Milestones!

This big girl is officially a kindergartner! She was really excited this morning. She asked when the bus was coming 589 times, and unfortunately the bus decided to not come it all, so it was a long, sweaty morning.

So humid that I couldn't get a picture without the lens foggy up.

Mr. 1st Grader, and Mr. I'm going to tell Bella everything there is to know about kindergarten until she screams at me to stop.

So the morning got off to a slightly rough start because of the bus snafu, but they got to school eventually and settled in fine. Gabbi and I attended the boo hoo breakfast and met some other mama's and babies then came home to a very quiet house. I think I probably would have teared up when Bella got on the bus, but since the bus was a no-show and we had to rush to get to school I didn't have time to think about it. I'll miss both of them, but they were ready to go. Plus my workload just got a light lighter!


This little girl turns 11 months old today! Now I am crying!

summer happenings

We've been hitting the parks, pools, and bbq pretty hard in an effort to get as much summer in before the kids go back to school next week. This week we headed out to clinton county to spend time with the grandparents and take swim lessons.

I've been learning to sew and made the girls some matching pillowcase dresses. It's so much fun to make cutesy girl stuff.

Not sure what she's doing, but she likes to get her arms out of her pajamas during nap times.

I'm a little embarrassed that she is wearing the same unmatching outfit in both of these pictures (they are two separate occasions).

We've been having fun but the older one's have decided to push each others buttons this summer, so mommy's a little ready for the break that school will bring.

Happy Birthday Bella!

5 years ago today our sweet Bella arrived. I can't believe how fast the time is flying with these kids. In 2 weeks this baby girl is heading to kindergarten! Thank goodness for Gabbi or I would be sobbing right now.

Bella at 8 months

9 months
1st birthday

We've been celebrating the older kid's birthdays all month long whenever we can get together with family. This weekend Brian's family came over for a BBQ, slip and sliding, and a pinata smash. This year the cake theme was little mermaid. I was informed tonight that next year it will be Cinderella. Nothing like planning ahead.



Silly us made the mistake of putting lots of chocolate in the pinata and letting it hang outside too long, so lots of smashed, smushy candy.

Bella is still super girly, and loves being a big sister. Doesn't love being a little sister much, though. She enjoys cooking up tasty meals in her cafe and driving the tractor, as long as she can look like a lady while doing it. She also enjoys tea parties, swimming, and root beer.

The children are obsessed with fried shrimp, so we went out for a birthday lunch to the cracker barrel (close to daddy's office so he could meet us), and then onto the park. We finished the day off with some pizza, cake, and a bubble bath. Fun was had by all.

Happy birthday big girl!