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Well, I'm about a week behind in posting. My biggest excuse is that I'm just plain tired and have been crashing after the kids are in bed. But in my defense we did venture out of town last weekend and I've been busy with my "room mom" duties as well. Anyway, my baby girl turned 6 last weekend! WOW... time flies. She is as big as she looks and acts well.. like a big girl. The other day she didn't find it necessary to hold her daddy's hand while crossing the street..ouch did that hurt! She is doing great at school and the best part is she loves to go and loves to learn. When she's not at school, we are either at swim lessons or soccer practice or she's at home pretending she's at school. This year for her birthday we met her Grandparents in Chattanooga for a long weekend (I'll post more on that later) and when we returned our best friends next door had a party planned for her. This weekend more family is coming to see her and she's excited about seeing her cousins. Not a bad way to celebrate 6 great years!
This month Luke is 2 1/2 years old. He is always on the go. Recently we started classes at My Gym and he loves it. He is so happy there. This has been a great way for him to get rid of his energy but also he is learning balance, coordination and surprisingly how to listen and follow the teachers instructions. Last week we took a trip to a Madison Creek Farm. They had pumpkins and a small hay maze for the little ones. Mostly he played with a toy tool bench... I guess we know what to get him for Christmas.
Did anyone happen to catch the Georgia vs. Alabama game Saturday? We did! As a matter of fact we had great seats just behind Georgia's Redcoat Marching Band. That's right ... roadtrip! We left Saturday around 12:00 (thanks Karen and Bobby for watching the kiddos). We made it in time to take in some tailgating and to meet up with my former youth minister. We decided to squeeze in behind the band with other Georgia fans (our actual seats were in the end zone with the Alabama fans). This took us right back to our college days of cheering along with the band, standing sideways the entire game and putting up with a few drunk fans. I just have to say... What a game!!! The Dawgs played well and while I thought for a minute they had blown it they came through with a touchdown in overtime! HOW 'BOUT THEM DAWGS?!!!!!
The HSM on ice tour was in town this weekend. We made it a girls night out. Karen and her little one and me and Anna had dinner at Blackstone and then headed on over to the Sommet Center for a 2 hour show. The first act was HSM and the second act was HSM 2. Since Karen and I have seen both these movies a hundred times and listened to both soundtracks a million times, we were jammin' with the girls. It was fun and as always Disney knows how to entertain!
Take a look at Anna in action. She was all smiles! This is her first year and we were unsure of how she would do but she loves it. I actually thought she was going to score while I was filming this.
Anna had her first day of school yesterday. I was a bit worried that she would get upset when I started to leave her but she did great! She walked into the room and started pointing out books that she liked and she found her cubby right away. I did okay and didn't cry... until I got into the car. Of course I took some pictures...
When I picked her up she was all smiles. She had a really good day. What was her favorite part? Eating in the cafeteria. She liked making the food choices and she said the food was "Yummy!".
How many of you have heard of this workout craze? About 3 weeks ago our family joined the YMCA (again). I started out just using the treadmills and bikes thinking that there was no way I would be able to keep up in an aerobics class. But then....I discovered ZUMBA! This is the most fun I have ever had working out. It is low impact aerobics with a latin twist. The music is upbeat and motivational and you just find yourself shakin' your groove and having a blast! You can read more about it at www.zumba.com. and if you want to go to the Hendersonville Y with me and try it out just let me know!
Today we visited Anna's new school for orientation. She got to meet her new teacher and even got to meet some other little girls that will be in class with her. Her kindergarten class room was amazing with lots of bright colors and letters, numbers, and words everywhere. She had fun exploring in the class and we also found the cafeteria, library, and the gym. For the next 2 weeks she will go only on Tuesdays for half a day (this is part of our county's phase in program) and then after that she will go everyday. She's all signed up and ready to go!
Fundom Kids
Swimming with Ms. SherrySummer is here and we are on the go. So far, we have been to the library story time, free movies at Opry Mills, swimming with Ms. Sherry, sleepovers with our neighborhood friend and of course at Karens too. Today we went to Fundom Kids for the first time. It is in Joelton, TN which is only about 15-20 minutes away. It is a renovated skating rink with lots and I do mean lots of fun stuff for the kids to do. There are jumpys, tricycles and cars, dressup areas, and centers to play in such as a kitchen, a classroom a firestation and.. there is a cool castle that the kids can climb in and slide down. Anyway, lots of fun for only $6 and a McDonald's across the street for lunch afterwards.
Here are some of our summer photos so far!
Anna has been wanting to cut her hair for a few months now. I told her after her ballet recital we would cut it and donate it to Locks of Love. (This gave me and Ron both time to adjust to the idea, the ability to put it up in a cute bun and the time needed to grow it long enough to donate the minimum 10 inches). As we got closer to the "cut" date she had mixed emotions. A few times she seemed to be hesitant and said she wanted to wait. But, I was able to convince her that it would indeed grow back if she decided to let it grow long again and I told her how happy someone would be to get her natural highlighted hair!
This past Monday, May 14th, Ron and I celebrated 13 years of marriage. We took photos on Sunday since I only saw him for about 10 minutes on Monday morning. We did go out on Saturday though. After dropping my kiddos off with Karen, we headed for our annual dinner at Outback. We love some Alaskan King Crab! Yes, we go to a steak house and have seafood. It is awesome! We really enjoyed our time out together. This was our 3rd date night this month... Yeah!
To Ron: You are my world! I love you.
The last day of our mini vacation, we visited The Creative Discovery Museum. This place was amazing and and had so many things for small children to do. The Dino exhibit was complete with dress up clothes, a sand pit where the kids could dig for bones and of course all kinds of educational activities about Dinosaurs. Luke's favorite spot was the water table (complete with waterproof smocks). This water table had small fountains and a rock waterfall. He was in heaven. They played for 2 hours and then we headed back to Nashville.
