songs

Both girls came home with new songs or sayings yesterday.

Av said, "I know my principal's name." Of course I said, "what is it?" She said, "Mr Bodine and he says Wild Wild cats do their best." It was soooo cute. She has it a little wrong its "Wilder Wildcats always do their best" but close enough for sure. Love her!!!

C came home singing:

I am special

Look at me

You will see

We can work together

When we're at school

heheheh so cute too.

fortunate

I feel so fortunate. For many many many reasons but right now I am feeling fortunate for a wonderful husband that took great care of our kids so I could get a long weekend away with my girlfriends and for how well Kindergarden is going. I am so thankful. Not sure how I got this lucky in life but I know I have a great life and I am thankful for every minute of it. I left early on Thursday for Folly Beach, SC. I was meeting my best girlfriends from college for Christine's bachelorette party. Some other girls joined us that I knew from college and some others that Christine has met thru the years. The weekend was wonderful. Everything I needed. Lots and lots and lots of girl talk time. We just sat for hours and talked. We also had one long nice beach day and that was much needed too. I loved my weekend and I love my girls and I can't wait to see them again soon at Christine's wedding. John did so well with the kids and he enjoyed it too. They went on bike rides to the park and to the fair and camped in the back yard. Who wouldn't have a great time doing all that?

The second reason I am so thankful is kindergarden. She just loves it. Talks and talks and talks about it. She can't stop telling me about it when she gets home which is AWESOME!! She loves the bus and her teacher and her new friends and her school. We do not have one complaint. John went on Thursday to her open house (killed me that I missed it). Mrs. Roth said Av was doing great. She said that she is a sweet girl, liked by the other kids, listens well, starts up conversations with friends, smart and she is keeping up with the other kids. Music to our ears.

I'm not sure what I did to deserve to be so lucky but thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Busy weekend

We had a busy weekend once again. Friday night was normal, bike ride, feed the kids and then takeout for J an I. I love our Fridays! Saturday we got up and walked to the farmer's market to meet up with Av's bff then walked to get E's haircut and then walked to Target to get a bday gift for Jocelyn. After our walk we got home only to rush out again to head to Jocelyn's bday party. The girls had a great time. It was all family and us. How super nice that Jocelyn wanted to include Av and C in her bday fun. They dressed up in princess dresses, put on makeup, made some crafts, decorated theit own mini cakes and then played, played and more play time. I had to drag them out of there so we could head to the lake for the night. We are so super lucky that not only the McG's let us use their lake house but also they include us in their family celebrations. Matt (J's bff) and his wife Andrea were in town for a visit and the family was enjoying some lake time and we were invited to join. I feel so blessed they think of us as extend family as we do with them. Anyway we of course had a blast like we always do there. It is one of my favorite places on earth. John and I even got some time to ride the wave runner together. That has never happened and it was a super treat. It was so nice seeing Matt and Andrea. Wish they lived closer. Sunday we got up and enjoyed the lake a little more before heading home to get ready for the week. It was a nice weekend.

5 days in

Av has successfully completed 5 days of kindergarden!!! She is still loving it and getting on the bus in the am and getting off the bus in the pm happy! I am so proud of her. The big question now is how many more days will I continue to cry seeing that bus leave in the morning? I am crazy!! As soon as she is out of my sight I tear up. I can't help it. Wonder if I can go for the world's longest crying record???

no car day

Today was awesome!! My car didn't leave the garage all day. We walked/ran everywhere we went. I love days like that. We got up and walked Av to the bus stop, then we headed home to pack up snacks and finish getting dressed then off to the park we went. I ran us there. By the time I run us there, do a loop on the path and then run us home its about 2 miles. Not bad pushing my huge children. We stayed at the park forever though. It was such a perfect morning and we kept running into more and more friends. C played with Sam, Jocelyn, Ella and Abby. She loved it. After running home we ate lunch and then E took a 3 hour nap!! C watched a movie for quiet time and then we worked in a workbook, painted, played Candyland, and read books. It was a perfect afternoon. After that we walked to the bank and Walgreens and then biked/walked to the bus stop to get Av. Only thing that would have made the day better had Av been with us. She had another great day though. She loves is and loves the bus. I could not be happier. Here are some pics from the bus stop today.

I have a walker

Somebody is pretty much officially a walker. All the sudden. He is obsessed and it's all he wants to do. He worked on it this weekend and then today he has been walking if he can. He makes it all the way across the room. He thinks he's big stuff. It makes him so happy.

First hair cut

E had his first hair cut this weekend. He needed it. It was long and way over the ears and always a mess with food in it. I had no idea how a hair cut on a 10 month old would go but I got my answer. HORRIBLE. He HATED it. From the minute the strange women came towards him with the strange objects until the minute we left the place he screamed. I felt bad for the other 2 peeps in there who had come to get a relaxing hair cut. He started out sitting in the chair by himself with me standing right in front of him. That quickly turned bad so I held him. He hated the cape and it was pointless bc by the time we left we were both covered in hair. I had to hold his neck steady which was very hard. The lady kept trying to give him breaks to calm him down but he was not having it. All he wanted was out of that place. It turned out okay. He looks a lot older and very cute. J will have to take him next time though. This is pre-cut/pre-fit. Last pic I got since I was busy holding him down. Then a pic of him later in the day after he finally calmed down.