Fiesta!

Yesterday we met some of my mom's side of the family in Trussville for my cousin David's birthday party.  We had lots of fun and it was wonderful to have (almost) all of our family together!  David got lots of presents, and LOTS of money, but I think what made him the happiest is that he was with his family, who loves him so very much.  (Well, the family, and all of the money that he got.)NOTE:  I've tried 85,000 times to put names and descriptions by these pictures, but I cannot get everything formatted correctly.  So I'm including one caption that describes all of the pictures - "We're all related."

Cake Wrecks

My friend Robyn finds the greatest stuff on the internet. Her latest discovery is a blog called Cake Wrecks and it is HILARIOUS. If you have a few minutes and you need a laugh, click here.

A Few Pictures...

Mary calls her feet her "beet" (which absolutely cracks Wade and me up). I checked on her Saturday night after she went to sleep and found her like this, with her little "beet" sticking out...


Mary and The Bobo...


A gorgeous (and HUGE) butterfly...


Bobo relaxing in the sunshine...

Sweetness

I took this picture last night while Emma was "reading" to Mary, and they didn't know I was watching them...

Emma's First Day Of Kindergarten (Part 2)

I have taken a million pictures of Emma's first day of school, and I just wanted to share a few more from this afternoon when we picked her up from the bus stop. We all missed her so much today - the house just doesn't feel the same when she isn't in it. Mary looked for her big sister all day, and couldn't wait to get to the bus stop to pick her up. Emma had so much fun today, and came home absolutely exhausted. She has asked me no less than 10 times since we got home from the bus stop if we are going to have to get up "that early" every day. She asked me when I tucked her in tonight if we had to get up early again in the morning, and I told her we would have to wake up early on school mornings but on the weekends we could sleep late. Then she asked "How many more days until the weekend?" That's my girl!
...waiting for the bus.
...looking a little pooped.
...big kiss from Mary.

And They're Off!

Today was Emma's first day of Kindergarten at Kemp. She jumped out of bed this morning with a huge smile on her face, ate a great breakfast and kept asking if it was time to go to the bus stop yet. She was SO excited and wasn't the least bit nervous. There are 11 kids at our bus stop, and she was the first one on the bus! Somehow she ended up sitting between two boys she didn't know, so she wasn't thrilled about that, but she still had a beautiful smile on her face when the bus pulled away. Mary keeps asking for her, and Wade and I miss her like crazy. It will take a while to get used to not having her around, but we are so proud of her and we know she is going to have a wonderful time in Kindergarten.

Well, you, my friend, have crossed the line that divides man and bum.

This afternoon, we discovered Mary standing at the trash can, drinking the last few drops of Welch's Orange Pineapple juice from the discarded container.
Reminds me a little of this.

Meet-The-Teacher Day At Kemp Elementary

Today we met Emma's Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Miller. Emma got to visit with her new teacher, see her classroom, and meet her classmates. She was okay at first, but the longer we stayed, the more antsy she got, and she finally told me that she was very nervous. She told me four times after we left the school that she did not want to go to Kindergarten. I did manage to get one picture of Emma and Mrs. Miller, but don't let Emma's smile fool you - she did not want to be there. I'm worried that Monday morning is not going to go well...

Emma Bowling

Here is a little video of Emma bowling. Look at that form!

Mary Bowling

Here is a little video of Mary bowling. The ball takes SOOOOO LOOOOONG to get to the pins that Mary just walks away.

Bowling

Yesterday we took the girls bowling for the first time. We had the best time and the girls absolutely loved it! Wade and I were really surprised at how well they both caught on and how STRONG they both are - they didn't even want help with the bowling ball. Here are a few pictures from our fun day...