Summer Fun (Part 1 - Arctic Edge)

We had a great summer here at our house. One of the fun things to kick off our summer was VBS at our church. The above picture is of Rachel & Katelyn standing in front of one of the walls in the preschool craft area. Yes - I know - that sure is some fancy decorating!! HaHa!! I was in charge of preschool crafts this year, which includes ages 2 through completed kindergarten. We had lots of fun with glue, paint, markers, etc. Two year olds with a paint brush - loads of fun!!!

The girls really did have a great time and learned a lot. Of course, they said their favorite part of VBS was the crafts, but I think they were just trying to brown-nose a little bit!! They loved the music and had a blast dancing and singing everyday. Katelyn's favorite part of the Arctic Edge theme song was "you might see a caribou staring back at you" and putting her hands up on top of her head to be the antlers. She thought that was really funny! Actually, the funny part was watching the girls dance! They get soooo into the motions and all. If Rachel hears music, she just can't stand still - and she loves to get some hip action into it! She must get her dancing skills from her daddy!!!! HaHa!!



Stay tuned for Summer Fun (Part 2 - Dollywood Highlights).

A Month of "Firsts"

The month of August has been a month of "firsts" for us. Katelyn started a mother's day out program a couple of weeks ago. When I took her the first day she practically ran into her classroom, handed me her backpack and lunchbox, and then started playing. I tried to tell her good-bye, but she hardly even acknowledged me! She finally did manage to turn around and give me a half-hearted wave! It was such a traumatic experience for her - yeah right!! Katelyn took everything in stride. She absolutely loves going to "school!" Here's a picture of her on her first day. She was quite excited! Amanda - recognize the backpack? She picked out the lunchbox herself - it's UT orange! Go Vols!!!



The day after Katelyn started Mother's Day Out was Rachel's first day of kindergarten! WOW!! It's so hard to believe that she's old enough to be in kindergarten!!! She loves it and has done well with the adjustment. I think she has high expectations of kindergarten though. When I picked her up the first day I asked about her day. She said it was good. I asked her if she learned anything and she said, "No, and I didn't learn how to read!" Like I said - she has high expectations!!! She has several little girls in her class that are from our church, so that has made it easier on her. One of her buddies actually sits at the same table as Rachel. The teacher seems to be super nice and genuinely enjoys the kids. I have volunteered to be a parent helper, but haven't actually been in the classroom yet. I did attend the training session last week, so now I'm ready to copy things and laminate things. What exciting times!!

Here we are!

After enjoying everyone else's blogs, I finally decided to break down and start one of our own. Hope you enjoy your sneak peek into our daily lives.