IT'S THE FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN!!!!!

I never thought the day would come... and it's here. August 11th- Emma's first day of kindergarten. I also NEVER thought I would put her on a bus... and I did.

You thought the loose tooth was exciting. She came into our room this morning, near hyperventilation, and announced that it was TIME FOR SCHOOL!!! At least we didn't need to worry about any of HER fears or anxiety! The whole family walked to the bus stop to see her off. Mommy was holding up okay until Reese realized what was happening and starting sobbing. He just could not understand why we were sending her away... and was she coming back?? We prayed with her that God would help her make good choices and be obedient and a good friend and we all got through it... mostly because SHE WAS SOOOOO EXCITED. So in less than one hour, we're off to pick her up and go to McD's to hear all about it. Update later...

Checking off the last day of our countdown!

Waiting....

"I promise I'll be back, buddy."

There she goes... hold it together, people!!

First Tooth!

No joke. Emma has been talking about losing her teeth for about the last 2 years. She has been fascinated with the idea of being 6 and getting wiggly teeth and having the tooth fairy come. Well a couple of months ago, we discovered the first loose tooth and have been anxiously awaiting its falling out. On August 5th, the blessed event finally happened. Despite her wish for diamond earrings, the cheap tooth fairy left $1. Before

After!!

Luces!

Our great pals Micah, Drew, Hannah and Haddie came for a visit... we never left the house so the kids had plenty of swimming and playing time. When some other friends came over for a visit to play games with us we had the following ages all in one house: 7, 5, 5, 4, 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 4 months, 6 weeks. We managed to find a spot for them ALL to go to bed! :) Talk about a miracle! Precious Hannah looks up to her big buddy Emma!

Tasha the doggy

Tasha the dog decided to come for a visit and brought Aunt Kara along! The kiddos ate up every bit of it- and even learned some circus acts...

Delicious Playdate

Emma has been talking all summer about having a pool party with her girlfriends from preschool and sadly only one could come! We decided to still have Moira over and reschedule the pool party... and Grammie Debbie came over to make a yummy white chocolate peanut butter snack mix with the girls!

All that candy!

Caught red m & m-handed!

Good job, girls!