Monday, September 9, 2013

Phoenix turns 4



Our niece, Phoenix, turns 4 years old tomorrow! We celebrated yesterday with a pizza party at Polito's pizza!

I can't believe that she is 4 years old.  That means that in just 3 short months, our Bryleigh girl will be 4 years old too!  It feels like just yesterday, my sister and I were able to enjoy our pregnancies together.  Little Phoenix has overcome so much in her short little life and she is an inspiration to me!  Happy Birthday Baby Girl!  We love you so much!  

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Labor Day Weekend 2013 In Pictures

Our little model...






 Beach Fun!



 Color Run at the Campground to raise money for Alzheimer's Disease





 That's what its all about...Relaxation!





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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

We have a Preschooler and a New Room!

 The night before Preschool...Bryleigh finally got her big girl bed!  After convincing my parents to finally clear out my childhood room, I was able to talk them into letting Bryleigh have my old bedroom set!  We got it almost all set up and last night was her first night sleeping in her Owl Themed Room!





Now we just have to de-clutter a tad bit!  Her room is the perfect size for a crib or a toddler bed but once we put a twin size bed and 2 dressers in her room, it made the free space much smaller!  But we are getting there, and I love how I could keep some of the decorations from her nursery int  the room! And she loves it too!



Bryleigh was all rested up for her First day of Preschool this morning...


 She was so excited for her first day!  This girl was all smiles and poses this morning!



 She was so upset when we were dropping Christian off at school because she thought she was staying at Christian's school. But when we arrived at her school, she couldn't wait to get out of the car and put her backpack on!




 While many of the other children were crying for their parents to stay, Bryleigh, on the other hand, got right down to business and started coloring!  She didn't even want to say bye to me because she was too busy with what she was doing!

I can say that I didn't even shed a tear today because I knew that our independent little girl would do just fine!  She was so excited to tell us all about her day of playing with playdough, dancing, coloring pictures, and meeting new friends!  

We offically have a 1st Grader and a Preschooler in our house! Watch out,  our kids are going to be quite the smarty pants!  
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

We have a FIRST Grader

We now have a first grader in our house!  Who could believe that we are old enough to be sending our baby boy to first grade!?!  Not me!!!

Bryleigh had to sneak in for a picture with her backpack even though she doesn't start Preschool until tomorrow! 
 Although it was a bit easier taking him to his first day of school this year,  I still left with a bit of sadness!  Not only does he not have rest time this year but now he has his own desk and a locker!


Christian was such a ball of emotions this morning!  First, he did not want to get out of bed, saying "I"m too tired." (Anybody who knows Christian knows that he doesn't sleep past 6:30am EVER!)  He also did not want to eat breakfast.  He said he was nervous and excited!  

But the verdict is...his first day was a success!  He loves his long term substitute teacher ( His teacher is starting the year on maternity leave!) and he he loves his desk!  He can't wait to go back tomorrow!  And that makes this momma's heart happy :)
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