Monday, September 14, 2015

All Jackson wants for Christmas is his two front teeth!!

Jackson lost his second front tooth on the second day of school!!  And it went like this!!  Jackson came to me and said his tooth was bleeding and if you know me I don't like teeth.  Unfortunately Ryan was traveling for work so I had to take the bull by the horns and just pull out the tooth.  Of course Jackson and I both screamed as I did it but it came right out!!  He looks so so grown up now :-( I just can't believe it!!  Time needs to slow down!!  Here is my big second grader without his two front teeth!!!


Monday, September 7, 2015

First Day of School 2015!

And just like that Jackson started 2nd Grade and Addison started Preschool in the 2's class!!  Secretly every time I thought about August 25th I was sad knowing today was the first day of school for both Jackson and Addison and I was sad to think my last baby was going to school!  I actually surprised myself and there weren't as many tears as I thought but there were still plenty thats for sure! Of course we had to get everyone up early so we could do the 1st day of school picture tradition which everyone loves!!  lol!!  But we got some great pictures!!

The 1st stop of the morning was to take Jackson to his new 2nd grade class!  Jackson was so so excited to start school and see all his friends!!  It took us 15 minutes just to get to his class as we ran into everyone we knew or Jackson knew.  We finally got him into his class and he immediately jumped right into the routine.  I was ok until I asked him to take a picture at his desk and he gave me the MOmmmmmmm really?? Then said maybe tomorrow!!  lol!!  Thats when I teared up thinking he is just growing up way to fast!   

Next stop was to take Miss Addison to school so off we went and its funny Ryan and I both agreed it was like deja vu to when we took Jackson on his first day!  Addison was super excited and walked in like she owned the place and started playing with the babies right away!!  As I left I heard her ask her teacher if her mom was coming back!  :-(  I might have shed a few tears after that and the thought definitely crossed my mind to just go back in there and bring her home with me!!  But I knew she was in good hands which gave me comfort!!  After I left her school I headed to the mall for some retail therapy which was much needed!!!!  It seemed like the longest day of my life waiting to hear all about their 1st days!!!

I picked up Addison 1st she was so excited to see me and had a great day!!  She said she loved school and a little boy cried when his mom left but she didn't because she knew her mommy was coming back! Melt.my.heart. Next we picked up Jackson he was so excited after his 1st day too and said he just loved 2nd grade and guess what no homework yet!!!  All in all a GREAT 1st day which made this mama happy!!

And As we try to get back into our routine I can't help but hear that Kenny Chesney song "Don't Blink" playing over and over in the back of head!
"So Don't Blink
Life goes faster than you think"
Just trying to soak it all in!!  Happy Back to school!!  Here's to a great year!!!!!


Happy 1st day!!!
Love how she always looks at her big brother!

My favorite picture!

Another great one!!


Love!

Love her dress!


SO excited!


Silly faces!

Love this one!

SO cute!

Ready to go!


We are ready to take yaya to school! 


Handsome boy!

Lunchbox and all!

With daddy!
Love these two!

In front of the deer! 
We arrived at school!

Jackson with his buddies Chase and Hudson!
 

And off we go!
Another picture mom!

Walking in like she owns the place!

Addison and her friend Cami!

Rainbow Garden Deja vu!

Playing and doing just fine!


After a great day!





Sunday, September 6, 2015

One last hurrah for the Summer of 2015!

For our last day of summer we decided to first sleep in and then snuggled in bed to really take advantage of it being the last of our lazy summer mornings!  After we did that we decided to head to our favorite place, the beach to celebrate the last day of summer!!  It was amazing!!  The kids had a great time with their friends and I enjoyed mine!! After all our friends left Jackson, Addison and I stayed for a little while longer and enjoyed our time together chatting about our best memories of Summer 2015!!  There were so many great times this summer and we are so very sad to see it go!!  It flew by as it always does and I'm not going to lie that there was a sadness that came over me today as I thought of sending these two off to school to start another year.  There might be years I am excited for them to go back to school but I can tell you this was not one of them. Enjoy the pictures of our last summer day!!

Addison is sad its our last day to sleep in!

Enjoying the day!

Buddies!

Love these two!


Chit chatting!

Just enjoying the view!

Having a picnic!

Getting all sandy!

All smiles!

Taking it all in!

Building castles with this sweet girl!

Having fun!!


 Love these two so much!


Our apple arrives just in time!!! Love it!

Apples for the teachers!

Friday, September 4, 2015

Meet the teachers!

The morning after we returned from Hilton Head Addison had meet the teacher! Addison was excited she has been talking about going to Rainbow Garden all summer!!  We already know Addisons teacher Miss Adriana as Jackson had her but I wanted Addison to be familiar with her class and teacher so there were no surprises on Tuesday!!  She walked in there and immediately started playing with the babies and had a blast! She didn't want to leave when it was time to go which of course made me feel so good about our decision to send her there.  Its going to be a great year!!




Next up was Jackson's meet the teacher on Monday!  He was SUPER excited!! He truly is the mayor of Deer Park we couldn't walk 2 feet without Jackson knowing someone or someone knowing Jackson!!  There were lots of hugs and happiness between the kids about going back to school which made me happy!  We met Jacksons teacher and he seemed to really like her and we have heard nothing but wonderful things about her!!  We are excited for another great year at Deer Park!!  Let the 2015-2016 School Year Begin!!


Thursday, September 3, 2015

Hilton Head 2015!!

This post is a few weeks overdue but it has been hectic since we returned from Hilton Head but better late than never!!  Ryan had a trial that hadn't settled yet so he wasn't going to be able to go to Hilton Head.  So if we still wanted to go that left me taking two kids on a 12 hour total road trip by myself.  However the reward for making the trip was us spending 4 days with one of our favorite families The Crowleys!!  OH I debated and thought YOU ARE CRAZY many times and at one point Saturday I told Ryan no we are not going to go.  But I just couldn't stop thinking about all of the fun vacations Kristina and I went on together as kids and the memories we still laugh about and that I wanted our kids to have the same!   SO the Saturday night at 9pm before we were suppose to leave Sunday morning I made the decision that we were going!!  The kids were thrilled and promised they would behave!!   SO we packed up and hit the road first thing Sunday morning!  It was actually not a bad drive we had fun singing and they watched lots of movies and were VERY good for me!!  We arrived around lunchtime and headed straight to the beach!!  The kids all had a blast!!!  They picked up right where they left off!!  They truly enjoyed each other!! The boys were like the three musketeers and the girls were two peas in a pod!!  It was the sweetest thing!!  Monday Kristinas husband David had to leave for a work trip so it was Kristina and I and 5 kids and I am not gonna lie some cocktails too!! A GREAT time doesn't even come close to describing the incredible time we had!  We went to the beach everyday the kids swam in the ocean and built sandcastles and ran and played!!!  We just love the beach so it was the perfect place for us to spend our last few days of summer!!  Then after the beach the kids would swim in the pool.  One day it rained so we went to Salty Dog for lunch, it was delicious and the hush puppies were to die for!!  We kept them going and wore them out!!  The girls were SO cute playing together everyday and Addison was obsessed with one of Abbys babies and Abby was so kind to share!  The boys rode bikes and made up games and just got along so well!!! A HUGE thank you to Kristina and David for having us we had the BEST time and made memories that will last a lifetime!!  The goodbyes were tough on us as we left and Jackson said "see you next year" and I teared up wishing we lived closer to these amazing friends of ours!!  Love you guys and can't wait to see you again!!  Hopefully very soon!!!  xoxo

We are off!
Loving being at the beach!

Girl time!

SO cute! 
Love these two!

Loved the giggles!

The boys out boogie boarding!


Playing in the waves!

Tubing it!

Wipe out!

Best we could get that day of all of them!


This was not staged! seriously! They got in themselves!


Digging to China!


Well worth the trip for these smiles!!!

Jackson lost his front tooth in Kroger while grocery shopping!


lunch at Salty Dog!! Delicious!

The girls wanted to nap together! Ha! Dont think so!

More giggling!


LOVE!


RUNNNNN Get that energy out!
Twinsies!! Kristina and I met when we were this age!!  How cool is that!!

Besties!!

Love this spunky monkey!


Playing so well together!


Being so super silly!

LOL

Putting on a show!

LOVE these two so much!


Airborne!


Hanging in the pool!


Jackson and Thomas playing!


Addison loved Abbys paci dont think so Addison!!


More nap time fun!


Love this one!


The boys on our last day!


Beach Baby!

Me and the kiddos!

LOVE!


Such a handsome boy!

Always running always has a baby in tow!

Cuties!

Beach fun!


Buddies!


They had a blast!!


Love this one!


Addison loved the octopus sand sculpture!


Soccer on the beach!

SO fun!

Cheers to 34 years of friendship!  

All piled up in the minivan!


Ice cream night!

Kristina took these 4 to the park while I was at home with Addison napping!  Thanks Kristina!

Time to go!!!


Until Next Time Hilton Head...........