1st day of Kindergarten!

It’s official! She’s in school as I type this, hopefully having a GREAT first day. We dropped her off and left her to color the work Ms. Moore had on her desk. She said she was nervous as she got out of the car but we assured her she was ready for school and there was nothing to be nervous about! I can’t wait to hear about her day!

I am pretty sure Leslie was wearing sunglasses when she waited for me to come home on my first day of kinder…Brynn decided on the glasses all on her own.

She wants to be a History teacher

Great smile!Walking into schoolHer deskgetting her name tag onall set as we left her for the day!

Countdown to kindergarten

Well as I type this Reese is a mere 4 days away from starting kindergarten. She is VERY excited and looking forward to meeting her teacher tonight. She will be in Mrs. Moore’s class.

In the last month or so we’ve been trying to keep ourselves busy. We had two great Sunday trips to the beach. We normally spend LOTS of time at the beach in the summers but this summer has been busier than normal so we really only made it to the beach a handful of times. We were glad to pack in two long days at the beach with Ryan in August.

What happens when you pull your camera out of the climate controlled car right after getting to the beach and then having the heat and humidity fog your lens.

Brynn has no fear of the water. She runs right down and starts jumping over the waves. She loves being at the beach, running around and playing in the sand.

Reese has a boogie board and shortly after she came in from riding the waves Brynn decided she wanted to as well.

My favorite thing about the girls is how well they really play together (94% of the time) Here is an example. Reese is more than willing to pull Brynn around and Brynn is thrilled to get to try out the boogie board.

Last week we took Reese to Schlitterbahn. In case you don’t know what it is, it’s the hottest coolest time in Texas…and also one of the best water parks in the world. It’s original park is located about 10 min from where Ryan’s parents live so it’s easy to go. We left Brynn at home with Oma, for a fun day, and we took our big girl to the park. She had lots of fun riding the rides. She loves the lazy river and the rapids as well. It was our second year to do it and I think Reese enjoys that special day with just us. Soon we’ll have to take Brynn but I think Reese probably has 2 more years before we bring Kong along for the day. Brynn had a great time at Oma’s house and I have no doubt loved the special one on one time she got with Oma.

We also headed back to Geronimo last weekend for Lucy and Nora’s birthday. Our nieces turned one last week so we headed up for the big party. The girls had a great time playing with everyone. Reese got to see her second cousin Atlee (they are 5 days apart) and as always they had a blast playing together. Brynn played with Emery and we finally got to meet baby Sutton. It was nice seeing everyone.

We were heading out to our new favorite weekend dessert spot. Frozen Yogurt. You can’t believe how good that stuff is. You can put it in the bowl yourself, add your own toppings and you pay what it weighs. A concept most cities have at this point but we got one in Calallen towards the end of the spring and it’s our favorite place. They change flavors a lot and each time we go we think, “Oh this is my new favorite”…White Chocolate Moose is still high on my favorite list. It was still sunny when we left the house so Brynn slapped on some glasses.

Taking a picture to send to MiMithe “real” pictureAfternoon dress up dance party.

As our last week of summer draws to a close we have been trying to pack it with special things before Reese heads to school. Last night we hit the Hooks Game.

Brynn sat right down and watched the game like she was the biggest baseball fan ever. She cheered when they had good plays, clapped to all the music…she had a blast.

Today we’re headed to the pool for another day of jumping off the diving board (or side of the pool if you’re Brynn) and some last minute swimming. Lately with it being so close to school starting we are the only people at the pool. It’s kind of nice because then the kids can sort of do what they want.  Later tonight as I mentioned we’re headed to meet the teacher.

Tomorrow we’re taking Reese out to lunch for her last weekday at home, and then in the evening we’re headed to the Calallen football scrimmage to watch Ryan referee.

Next week I will post some pictures of Reese’s first day of school. I know she’s thrilled…I just think a little someone is going to have a HARD time with sister being gone all day…because that little someone LOVES playing with her big sister!!!

Iphone pictures

Sorry for the delay in posting pictures. I had good intentions of getting some pictures up last week but our computer got a virus and was MIA for a day while it got fixed.   I also spend a LARGE majority of my day going back and forth to the bathroom with Brynn, so sitting down is not something I do very often these days. That being said while Brynn walks around the house moaning for no reason (I am so sorry Mom for any moaning I did as a child, I know now how annoying it really is) I am posting some pictures.

Ryan grows some of the most delicious corn in the field each summer. He picks it at noon and we eat it before 7 p.m. I had been cutting it off the cob for Brynn but one night she was particularly stubborn and showed us all she could do it like a big girl!

with one of her favorite dogs “Dopey” aka Kobe

diving for Mickeys like I did as a kid

fashion dance party with friends.

problem solving with King Kong

 

Reese doing a workout video. On her own she decided one afternoon that she needed to do a workout video. So I let her. She hung tight for the full 25 min and even did burpees!

morning cartoons in my bed

Disney has a show called Jake and the Neverland Pirates, the girls love watching it. So Meems had some leftover fabric and Nana sewed them their own pirate garb

Reese lost her first tooth!

We took the girls bowling. With the aid of bumpers and this fancy ball roller thing they both bowled a better game than I did.

Our great neighbors the Fergusons went out of town for their son’s wedding so we watched their dog Kaya for a week. Brynn was obviously in LOVE as soon as Kaya laid down. Brynn kissed her goodnight every night and Kaya was the first thing Brynn asked for in the morning. Kaya was a great house guest.

We had to walk Kaya twice a day. This was day one, after our first morning walk. She was exhausted. I learned a valuable life lesson on these walks as well. We live about 1/2 a mile or less from the school Reese will be going to for kindergarten. I previously vowed that we were going to walk to school each day and walk home from school to avoid using the car and being stuck in the car pool lane. After a week of two a day walks with Kaya, I am second guessing our plans to walk to school. Maybe when it cools off but I am not putting myself through the torture of walking. Although I suppose if we did walk she would really have something to complain about as an adult…”my mother made me walk to school uphill both ways in the oppressive heat” (and there are hills in both directions)

The day of the wedding we thought it would be cute to dress Kaya up and send a picture to her family.

Cool kids wear undies!

Even cooler kids are potty trained. I am happy to report we’ve made several trips outside of the home this week, all of which have been successful for Brynn. She still has a few accidents here and there (at home), but she’s doing very well and I am proud to say we are DONE with diapers!

This witch prefers dogs

We took the girls to see Despicable Me 2. Reese didn’t see her first movie until she was 3, but both Ryan and I wanted to see it and we thought we could make it work. I had a spot on game plan. We were going to break a rule and buy popcorn at the movies. I figured that it would keep Brynn in her seat longer. Well Brynn discovered that the hand dryers in the bathroom were MUCH more fun than eating popcorn in the movies so she and I spent the first 20 min going to and from the bathroom. After that I decided to spare myself and we just went to the car. Ryan and Reese loved the movie. I guess I will watch it when it comes out on video.

singing on the floor

working out

the girls!

We are less than 3 weeks out from school starting. Today we went and bought all her uniforms. She had fun trying on the clothes and is very excited for school to start. Here’s to hoping we can fit a few more fun things in before summer is over.