My lanky lollipop kid...

 Natalia's off to third grade...dimples and all.

She'll be the coolest girl in school or at least the most sparkly...

After flipping through photos on my camera I came across one Natalia snapped:

Guessing Natalia's happy she's not going to be starting third grade with a ratty backpack. Last year she went to school with an old hello kitty backpack, or heck it may have been new and simply started to fall apart just a month into second grade. Hoping this sparkler from Bixbee lasts longer and is easier on her slender frame. I first saw it in a Chasing Fireflies catalog but ended up buying one from Mastermind Toys...more color choices and a bit cheaper.