and so it begins...

I'm one of 'those' moms - there, I said it!  

As the first day of pre-school approached, I was nervous for the lizard.  

I wanted him to enjoy school.  I wanted him to make lots of friends.  

I wanted him to thrive. 

I also wanted the teachers to like him...

which meant, mama was getting a 'first day of school' gift for the teachers.   

I had to come up with something functional, clever, cute & not too expensive.  

I headed out to pick up some sneakers (w/velcro) :) 

and made a stop at Bath&Body Works.  

My plan was to get anti-bacterial gel for the teachers - apple scented, of course.  

Well, I'm not the only mommy looking to bribe some teachers.  They had a ton of apple shaped antibacterial soap and hand gel dispensers.  So cute. 

Needless to say, this is what the lizard put on the teacher's desk - day 1!!

Here's the lizard (and ladybug) ready for his first day of preschool.  

I'm happy to report - he likes it (so far)

if you look really close - you can see the turquoise ribbon (hanging on the lunchbox)..
I switched out the star ribbon on his lunch box bling for a more masculine 
turquoise and lime polka dot ribbon :)

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