Kindergarten

Friday was Hayden's open house for GWA.  She got Mrs. Lisa and Mrs. Baxter.  I am so excited, I really think she is going to have a great year.  When we walked into the gym Mrs. Sherre and Mrs. Kim were so glad to see her, they gave her big hugs and kisses and me too for that matter.  They were such great teachers last year, Mrs. Kim even teared up, which made me cry too.  Hayden is my baby doll, she is so intelligent and well behaved.  This year she has to go all day and she will have approximately 10 minutes of homework every night, but this may sound crazy but I am looking forward to it!  She has already learned so much and by the end of the school year she will be reading!  Then she can read to me a thousand times at night instead of me reading to her!   It is still so hard for me to believe that she is really a kindergartner, it just seems like she is growing up so fast. 

Both girls start school on Monday and I am sure I will be crying most of the day...It is Gracie's first day of preschool and Hayden is a Kindergartner!!!!  I am so nervous and excited for both of them.  Can't wait to hear about their day when I pick them up. 

Soccer also starts on Tuesday for Hayden...so know we have School, Soccer and Ballet.  I am going to be running around everywhere, but I am just so thankful that I get to do it! 

Open House for Gracie

Gracie went today to meet her new teachers and classmates.  She was EXTREMELY shy, even more shy than I thought she would be, but she did eventually talk to Mrs. Monica a little bit.  Mrs. Monica told me that she actually did great, she didn't want me to hold her or cry like a lot of the other kids did.  Gracie is in the 2 year class room even though she is going to be 3 years old next month, so there are a few kids that are older like Gracie and there are quite a bit that probably just turned 2, it will be interesting this year but I still think she needs this and will enjoy it.  She talked to a couple of her new friends but mainly she got really upset at two of the little boys because they kept taking her blocks away from her, I am pretty sure Mrs. Monica is going to be teaching a lot about SHARING!!!  She looked so big and pretty for her first open house and she is excited about it.  I just hope Monday morning she is still excited and ready for school.

Ballet for Gracie

Well today was the first day of Ballet for Gracie and this is the third year of Ballet for Hayden.  Gracie absolutely loved it, she was very shy at first and I had to walk her to the class and then she was fine.  She went from 4-5pm and she came running out of the classroom to tell me all about it.  She was so excited and can't wait to go back.  Hayden was supposed to do the 6pm class but Ms. Kim and I decided that she is better in the 5pm class, the other girls are a lot older than her and she really wanted to be with her old friends in her old class.  Also works better for Mommy, now their classes will be back to back without an hour in between...it was a Win Win for everyone.  They were adorable today, just can't believe how big they are both getting!  Colton stayed with Nana and Steve today, he didn't want to participate in Ballet.  Nana said he was a little angel and she had so much fun making him smile and talk to her.  I have to agree, he is an excellent baby!

Tomorrow is open house for Gracie, can't wait to see what she thinks about that!

Back to Busy

Well this is our last week of Summer Vacation.  This year has been a little different because we also got a baby boy, who we love more than anything in the world.  The girls have still had lots of fun, but I think they are ready for School and Ballet. 

This year Gracie is going to start Ballet too, she is so excited.  They actually have their first class tomorrow.  Mommy is going to be sitting at Ballet for a total of 3 hrs.  Gracie's class is at 4pm and Hayden's  class is at 6pm but it is worth it.  I hope Gracie does well, I think she will!   Hayden is a pro at Ballet now!

They also both start school on August 15th.  I have mixed feelings about Gracie, after all she is still my baby girl!   She is excited and I guess we will just have to wait and see what she thinks Wednesday when she meets her teachers and classmates.  I just hope she doesn't scream when I leave because I don't know if I can just keep walking away if she is really upset.  Hayden is excited about seeing some of her old friends and making new ones.  She is getting so big she doesn't even care that Mommy isn't there.  She has to go all day this year being that she is officially a Kindergartner, wow that is so hard to believe...Is she really that old already?  I can't wait to see all of their accomplishments this year...they both make me so proud!!!

I will try to take pictures of the girls at open house and update for everyone to see.   Gracie goes Wednesday at 10am and Hayden goes Friday at 9am. 

Recap of Beach days 5 and 6

This post is just for Mimi.  She wanted to know where these days were because they were the best.  I am going from memory so I may miss some stuff.   Thursday Mark, Kim and Pop went scalloping, which they love.  Pop drove the boat while Mark and Kim went swimming and found our dinner.  Mark says next year he is making me go because as much as I love swimming I would love it, I am still not convinced but we shall see.  Also Colton will be a lot older next year and I will be more willing to leave him for longer periods of time.   Mark doesn't believe in sunscreen so guess who got BURNT! You can tell his back was floating at the top of the water.   I think next year he will listen!!!   They ended up having an excellent time even though it was storming.  While they were out on their adventure...We kept trying to go to the beach but it kept storming.  We finally played in the pool for a little while.  Finally after Mark, Kim and Pop got back the sun came out and it got HOT, so we spent the rest of the evening swimming in the pool and took a quick trip to the beach to play for a little bit too.

Friday, our last full day there turned out to be beautiful.  We spent the morning on the beach with the girls swimming and building sandcastles.   Pop stayed at the house with Colton.  We all tried to take turns watching baby boy because it was way to hot for him to be outside at all.  He was so good too!   After playing for a little while everyone came back up and took a quick swim in the pool and then we went out for lunch.  After lunch we came back and played some more in the pool and then went back to the beach for a little bit, but Gracie was so tired that she didn't enjoy it, so Mark and I came back up with her and started getting ready for our family photo shoot.  We got some really good pictures and had a great vacation.  Can't wait until next year!!!

2 Month Check Up

Yesterday was Colton's two month check up and he was such a good boy, he really is the best baby ever!  He weighed 13lbs 12oz and was 24 1/2 inches long, which means he was 90th percentile for height and weight!  Go big boy!!!   Dr. Beeber confirmed that he is perfect and then of course he had to have 3 shots, which almost broke my heart, he was just a looking around...smiling and talking when those shots hit is little legs and then he was screaming!!!   He handled it pretty well until yesterday afternoon and then he got really uncomfortable and ended up getting his first dose of tylenol.   He is back to his happy self this morning, so hopefully he forgives me.  He doesn't go back again until his 4 month check up and he also has to get the same shots again then too! 

We love you baby boy! 

End of Vacation

We had a great vacation and are wishing we were still at the beach but we had to come back home.  Thanks again Mimi and Pop for everything!  The girls were actually kind of glad to be back home, they acted like they hadn't seen their toys for weeks!  I thought that I would post some of this years family pictures, Aunt Kim and Mimi got some good ones. 

We are officially a Party of 5 now!!!