First Day vs Last Day

Way back on August 30, 2010, Evelyn went to her first day of school as a first-grader. I took a picture of the eager scholar in our front yard -Fast-forward nine and a half months to today, the last day of school. I don't know if it's the way her hair is pulled back in a pony tail, but Evelyn seems to look so much older in this picture -
Last August, I also took a picture of Evelyn as we walked to school -
Here's our little nature-lover this morning. She found some interesting leaves on our walk to school, and she kept her eyes peeled for herons or beavers in/near the creek by her school (we didn't see any today).