August 2014

Maia and Izzy cruising in the Barbie dune buggy. A great past time on our street. You haven't been initiated until you've had your toes ran over by this thing. 

A typical day in our neighborhood is to dress like your favorite character. Addie chose Snow White today. 

Hudson chose Bat-turtle. 

Mark's sister, BIL, and neice came to spend some time with us for a weekend. We went to the zoo and had a great time. The girls' favorite part was the stingrays. 

Also the Ferris Wheel.

Cousin Ladelle

Petting the stingrays. They said they have to clip the stingers every so often like fingernails. 

Petting zoo.

Bear cove

Mark's favorite part. 

We all rode the Skyfari. I made Addie ride with Mark because I'm terrified of heights. I held on tight to Izzy. 

Dave, Ladelle and Trish

First day of school. A monumental moment. Sigh.

All grown up.

A daddy and his girls. 

Our neighbor and good friend Hudson. Hudson is in Kindergarten with Izzy, but has Mrs. T instead. 

Izzy and Miss Waller. 

Izzy had her first overnight guest. It was Jaycee from across the street. We built a fort and played games. Lights out at 11. 

Well it has happened. My baby is a Kindergartner. We began the month with open houses and meet and greets and the big day came on August 11, 2014. I did pretty well. I only had to wipe my eyes once and that is when she was walking with her class into the building. After the first day she said she loved it and hasn't looked back. Addie had a hard time adjusting the first few weeks. She wanted to always know where Izzy was and screamed that she didn't want to go to school. There were a few days of holding onto my or Mark's pants and just bawling. That has since gotten better and she is adjusting to the new life without Izzy at daycare.

Izzy has struggled a little bit with rhyming words and after a few days of school she has them down pat. I can't wait to see what more is in store for her. I hope she can be a smart and nice little girl, but the nice is going to be a lesson learned. Just kidding, she is a sweet girl most of the time but she can sure push buttons...and not only mine. I have caught her being bossy with her friends and when I call her out she acts like she knows it's wrong. I think she just wants to see how much she can get away with. It could be also that she is tired with her new schedule at school and a lot shorter "quiet time."

Addie is growing leaps and bounds. I think she is going to be a lot taller than her sister. She is still as funny as ever. There are many times where Mark and I are sitting at the kitchen table just giggling at the silly little things she says. She is into telling stories at dinner time about a queen and a princess and a monster that gets them. The animation on her face is enough to make you laugh.

Mark and I continue to work away. Trying to keep our heads above water between work, running girls and keeping our house presentable. It never ends! Oh well, it keeps life interesting.