first day...

Sydney's first day back went really good! She was happy when she got off the bus...she said she had fun and didn't even have any homework!! She told me about the people sitting around her (one boy she said was really serious! ha ha!) She was excited because she is the line leader for the week!

They had art and PE today...she squawked because she wore sandals to school and had to sit out at one point for PE because she didn't have tennis shoes on (oops! I did think about tennis shoes but had no idea they had PE on Monday's!) We laughed about that!

I asked her about lunch and she said she was hungry and ate everything! She told me I needed to pack more food! She ate a sandwich, strawberries, graham crackers and a granola bar! I figured she would be hungry...she ate breakfast at 6:45 and lunch isn't until 11:40. I would be starving!

~~We just had an earthquake while I was typing this. VERY WEIRD! I thought the wind was blowing hard but things just kept rattling and rattling. So I looked outside and the leaves weren't blowing but the whole house was shaking! Was getting ready to start freaking out and it stopped. WOAH. And Carter just said earthquakes are fun...~~

Anyway, Carter and I made chocolate chip cookies after lunch. We did that last year too...I put a note in Sydney's lunchbox and told her we'd eat cookies when she got home! That was fun!

Ok my train of thought is shot from this earthquake...

Back to school!

Well, the day is finally here...back to school. Ughhhh.
I do not like the earlier start time. I set Sydney's alarm clock this morning and walked back to her room when it was time to get up. She hopped right out of bed and said, see, I'm not even tired!! I told her to remember this later on when I have to drag her out of the bed in the morning!!

She has been excited about going back since she met her teacher last week. I am happy that she is happy!

My big 2nd grader...I see a huge difference in her from her pictures last year. I don't even want to compare her kindy pic :(






so silly!


Allie was not impressed with getting up early!




Coming home, Carter was telling Allie that they could play all day together! I think he is happy to have Allie to himself for a little while...when Sydney is home she is more of the mother hen ;)

Can't wait to hear about her day!

Flying!

It's kinda sad that the summer is winding down...we probably won't keep the pool open but a few more weeks! Hard to believe...

Sydney & Carter had a blast this afternoon. They love when Kevin gives them a "boost"!! They go flying!!

Allie's words

When I ask her to say these words, here's how she pronounces them ;)

Mama (ma-ma)
Daddy (dah-deeee)
Sydney (dee-dee)
Carter (silence, ha ha!)
Emma (mama)
shoe (booo)
ball (bawwwwwwl!!) her favorite word :)
cracker (da-da)
sticker (da-da) again :)
bath (does the sign for bath, fists in a circle across her belly)
hello (heh-woah)
where'd it go (dahhh-go)
there it is (dahh-uh-ehhh)
paci (pah-heeee)
baby (behh-ehh)

Modeling her batgirl pj's & new Sketchers:

a little getaway...

We had a little surprise trip planned for Jennifer's birthday...she had no idea! We showed up at her house Monday morning and told her to pack her bags for a girls night out! We stayed at Wintergreen and had fun watching movies, cooking, eating, talking, taking pictures and eating some more ;) I think we all needed a getaway...

sleepover!

I asked Sydney and Carter if they wanted to have a "sleepover" last night in the living room and they could not have been more excited! They pulled out their sleeping bags and stuffed animals and parked themselves in the family room :) We read a few books first then popped some popcorn, turned out all the lights and watched Gnomeo and Juliet and The Indian in the Cupboard. They were actually both cute movies! I told Sydney I had read the book The Indian in the Cupboard a long time ago and told her what it was about. We watched about 30 minutes of it and she said, "This is actually a good movie!" We finally crashed about 12:30...I haven't stayed up that long for a loooong time!!

Movie time!


This morning...

I knew this day was coming...

I saw a black snake in the yard last night...it was HUGE and slowly making his way through the grass. Kevin took care of him though...it was easily 5-6 feet long and very fat **shudder** ughhhhh

Can you do this?

Allie's new afternoon workout...

check leg position...


get other leg into position...


perfect form...


ta-da!! And repeat...

She did it!

Sydney's Sunday school class has learned all the books of the Bible! They learned the New Testament at the end of last year and the Old Testament this year.

I learned the New Testament books during Awana but am not sure if my brain can handle all of the Old Testament books...listen to this!

Untitled from selena phillips on Vimeo.

Wyatt...