First Day of School (2014-2015)

Miss B started Kindergarten. 

Sigh.

How did this happen....

She looks so grown up. 

 Cullan started 3rd Grade!

Sigh.

For the same reasons. 

 And Kael...

My Sweet 2nd Grader...

Triple Sigh. 

Live just keeps moving on. 

Here's to the start of a Great School Year!

Now she is a Sunbeam!

My heart is aching a little. 

I no longer have any babies in the nursery at church. 

My little Ayla is a Sunbeam. 

She is so excited and I think she loves being with the big kids. 

(ps. Cullan moved up to senior primary the same Sunday. Yeah... I might be having a hard time with all of this!)

A Scout.

Well, with the age of 8 comes all sorts of fun things. 

Now we have a scout!

And if I do say so myself...Avery cute one. 

 We sure love this boy and are proud of all the things that he does!

First Day of School.

How is this possible. A second and a first grader???

Where has the time gone.

Where are my babies. 

Instead I have these two... Ready to rock out in a new school year. 

This time they are starting school in NC. 

I can hardly believe my kids are going to be growing up here. 

 My big 1st grader. 

 My big 2nd grader. 

 My whole crew. 

The girls were really excited about dropping the boys off at school and seeing their classrooms. After all, Briea will be in kindergarden next year. 

After we dropped the boys off, we went to Sam's to run some errands and ended up having lunch there. 

I am trying to take advantage of every minute I get to spend with them. I know that just like the boys, they will be in school and growing up even faster than I can handle. 

Who wouldn't want to soak up as much of these sweet faces as possible. 

Tessa Graduates!

We were lucky enough to get here just a few days before the oldest of our nieces and nephews Tessa graduated from High School.

I was so excited we got to be there on her big day!

We have always lived so far away from our nieces and nephews that we miss stuff that happens in their lives. 

 Her is beautiful Tessa on her big day...

 Her we are with Tessa. 

and at the house after..getting ready for cake and big celebrations!!

Congrats Tessa!!

We sure love you and are proud of you!

First few Days in NC

So for the first few days that we got to NC we stayed with my SIL Jerusha and her family. 

We enjoyed visiting and watching some softball. 

Alaina's team had lost every game this season but managed to get second place in the playoffs. 

It was such an exciting night. 

 Ayla got bored with the ball game and decided to just roll and play in the dirt.

 After a few days we got the keys to our house. The first day we were there and put the washer and dryer in, we found this little guy in the wall of the garage where we needed to hook up the washer.
Ya, I always have my eyes open now when I go out to do laundry. Have I mentioned I hate snakes!!!

 We also wanted to make some quick changes.
For example the locks.
I was feeling handy and decided to give it a try myself.

 This was our first official dinner in our new house. You can see all the boxes behind us. We were still unpacking...um we might still be unpacking. :O/

 While we were busy unpacking, Kael decided to lose a tooth. He is starting to look like a snaggle tooth look.

 After being here for a week, my dad had to fly home. He was such a big help while he was here. We really appreciated all that he did for us.

Briea's last day

Breia's last day at pre-school was sad. 

I really loved her teacher. She had both Kael and Briea. 

These were the gifts we made for Mrs. M and Mrs. O. 

 Briea waiting for school to start. 

  First day and last day!

So glad that she had such a great experience. 

Now there is a Sunbeam!!

and her name is Briea!

I can't believe my baby is moving out of nursery and into the Sunbeam class. 

She is growing up and I can't seem to stop her!

school pictures!!

Cullan-1st Grade

Kael-Kindergarten

Briea-Pre-K

another one gone.

another one bites the dust. 

this kid is going to be completely toothless before to long. 

he said it is ok, because then we can just get him fake teeth!

First Haircut!

Everyone got haircuts for family pictures the other day. I realized when Ayla was starting her cup that it was her first ever. So I decided to snap a picture for memoires sake. 

She did so well. They lady kept saying what a sweet girl she was and the lady cutting her hair even got a hug! Ayla can be so sweet!!

out they come.

this kiddo's teeth are coming out faster than the tooth fairy can count. 

Cullan came home from school today with a little treasure box and inside was his top tooth. I personally think he looks adorable with all these little holes in his mouth, but I am his mom!

another one bites the dusts.

and another one is gone. 

the tooth fairy has been busy at my house lately.

updates!!

If you are wondering how things are going so far.. you can click the picture below to go to my other blog and see pics and updates!! 

thanks for all of your kind words and sweet comments!

Parent Orientation

The other night was "Parent Orientation" at the boys school. 

We got to go and see the boy's classrooms and meet their teachers. 

First we met Ms. H, Cullan's teacher. 

If I am being completely honest, I am not sure about her. 

She did not say one positive thing about the kids in her presentation. All she did was complain about how chatty and wiggly they were. There are some other things that I am not crazy about, but I am hoping for the best and that all work out. 

 Here is Cullan's drawing.

The purple on the side of his face is the blue part of the glasses that go around his eyes. 

 These are his favorites:

color : red, with a hint of blue

food: orange chicken

animal: dog

sport: baseball

game: (not sure honestly)

Then we went to go visit Mrs. B. 

She is just a great teacher. We loved her with Cullan and I know we will with Kael as well. 

Here is his all about me poster outside the room. 

I still can't believe my little Kael is in kindergarten.

1st Day

Briea had her first official day of school. 

She was so excited. 

We tried on a couple different outfits. She finally picked one she really liked. 

 She looks so grown up to me. 

Ayla was super excited. She was thinking she was going to school as well. Briea looks nervous in this picture but she was just the opposite. I did not even get a hug once we got to class. She took off and found things to play with. I heard "bye mom" over her shoulder. That was it. Day two seems to be just as exciting as she jumped out of the car this morning!!!

B Bugs Turn

Well today it was B-Bugs turn to go to her school and meet her teachers. 

She was so excited. 

We got there a few minutes early so we sat in the car. 

B wanted me to put some makeup on her, so I put a little eye shadow on. 

 We went in and met her teacher, who happened to be Kael's teacher last year, so we were pretty familiar with the routine. 

 Briea loved her classroom. She already made friends and was having a blast with all the toys. 

She cried when we had to leave. 

Hopefully she will be that excited when she starts on Tuesday. 

She asked to have a picture taken by her cubby. 

I love how happy and excited she looks in this bottom picture. 

I hope B has an Amazing year in Pre-K!

First Day of School

Well today was the official first day of school. 

Cullan and Kael are off on another adventure as a Kindergartner and a 1st Grader.

 My 1st grader.

 My Kindergartner

 Cullan waiting to meet his teacher and go to class. 

 Poor Kael's allergies flared up this morning and so the sun was bothering his eyes. 

 Lining up to go into the building. 

Look at all those Kindergartners.

 This is Cullan's teacher in the pink and brown dress. I have not met her yet, but I have heard great things.

 On their way to Ms. H's class.

 First Rug time with Ms. B. 

Getting all the classroom rules.