1st Day of School

Ok,ok, I am only a few days behind in posting this one. I have just been a mess these last few days. I have had a very hard time letting go. This is so crazy to me because it not like she has been home this whole time with me. Brylie has been to school but this was so different. I mean I went back to work when she was 6 weeks old and she been in Mother's Day out since she was 11 months. The sad thing is that I was so ready this summer and I knew she was so ready and would love school.

When we went to meet the teacher my world went crashing down. I did not get a good first impression of her teacher. Her room was very bare and boring for a kindergarten room. There were no centers and no bright visuals and nothing really on the walls. It was not very inviting and it made me so sad. We then met the teacher and she was nice but you could tell very strict. I was sad that this would be my child's first experience of school and thought she might not love school anymore.

So far Brylie has loved going to school and meeting new friends, which still don't have names except for two little girls. Well, their names are Riley so that was easy for her to remember. Things she most about school so far: that she has a nurse at her school and that she gets to eat in the cafeteria. She loves that she gets to go to paint class (ART) and stretch and grow (P.E.) and she loves her music class. So far she has got green for her behavior everyday and a positive note on her first day. Needless to say God has surrounded her with all she needs and is taking care of my little girl. So I guess I need to stop worrying and start thanking God for what he has done for me. Yet, another hard life lesson for me to learn. When will I be too old to learn?

Up on the Caprock and through the cow smell to Gawga's house we went

The kids & I just got back this Saturday from my Mom and Dad's. We were there for a week in a half. We had so much fun! I helped my mother clean out her closets. Not sure if she really wanted too but she was pleased after wards. She loves to keep everything. Brylie loved all the fun dress up clothes we found in the closets. She played dress up in all my old dresses from Prom and other banquets from High school. She loved my mother's wedding dress. My mother cut it off for me to play in when I was little and now Brylie is enjoying playing in it.












While we were at my parents we went to the Cheese Burger Festable. I just love small town activities. The food was so yummy and the kids played and got their faces painted. They had tons of great booths with cute jewlery and shirts. Brylie and I did a little shopping.
















My brother Wade and his family came down while we were at Mom and Dad's house. Brylie talked my mom into having a Cousin's Birthday. We don't live that close so our kids don't get to share their birthday's with each other. My mom let them decorate cupcakes and she made a cake and homemade icecream. Then the kids got gifts like foam swords and silly string and tons of books. These books we found in her closets while we were cleaning them out. She got these books for the kids at different times for the kids Christmas or Birthday and then forgot about them. They had tons of fun playing with the swords and silly string. We are still loving our new books and read one everyday. Oh the memories we made that week. Thanks again Mom
and Dad for all the great fun!













Fun times with our cousins

Baby It's Hot Outside

My kids have been fish this summer. We are always in some water somewhere. It doesn't help that it been 100 plus for the last 8 days. Here are some picture of our fun water playdate and private swim lessons the kids took last week.



HM Splash pool





















Brylie swimming




Lawson swimming


Lawson jumping in


Having fun @ the Jameson's pool

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Tons of summer fun

This summer has been so very busy with swim lessons and VBS and tons of play dates. I thought it would be fun to just to show some pictures of all the things we have been up to. I love summer! This is my favorite season of the year. I really could do with out the hot 100 degree weather but I love the busy fun we are having.


Father and son camping trip





Our Friday hot spot the water play park






It can't be summer with out a lemonade stand
















Playdate at Ashley's house and pretend wedding

















Marlee & Brylie having some Bass Pro Fun