Monday, August 31, 2009

All's well...

James is feeling pretty groovy, but he's fine, after his epidural/injection this afternoon. Hopefully this will give him some relief...it's definitely comic relief for me until the meds wear off. Hee hee.


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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Summer's End

We had a short list of things we REALLY wanted to do this summer, but one thing we almost missed out on was Splashway, a waterpark in Sheridan. Sherri mentioned to James the other day that they might go, and we decided we'd go before summer's officially over. The Trevinos went, too, which is always fun! And we're glad we went--it was a blast! There was a little something for everyone, and it was very mellow. We'll definitely go back again...next year. :)




Oh, we ate at this cool place across the road...Dairy Delite. We'll be going back there, too! Bad pic of their sign...




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Readers are leaders?

We drove through Sealy yesterday on our way to Katy Mills, and Kayci popped up with, "what's doitbest?" (rhymed with Voight-fest)




And to switch gears, here's why we went to Katy Mills...we're sad to see his prewalkers go :(.



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Saturday, August 29, 2009

We made it!

We made it through the first week of school...ahh, there's a collective sigh of relief. Other than a few moments of kid anxiety, we all made it through with smiles intact. Yesterday afternoon the kids and I were so tired that we basically just hung out on the couch for the hour before Daddy got home, then we all went to run a couple of quick errands. The picnic we'd planned was rained out, but Kayci was okay with that because her back-up plan was to build a fort and watch a family movie. :) So, we did...but the movie was "Stuart Little 3" so maybe Daddy and I got a little shut-eye, not that we'd admit it. This morning we're up and around, just enjoying being at home and not having anywhere to be. That's a good feeling, isn't it? Hope you're having a great weekend so far, as well!


The happiest first grader in the world!


Noble has adopted an old pair of Bitty's sunglasses and tends to wear them at odd times. The pacifier has made a comeback recently...strangely...as well. :) That's our silly little guy...


Walking from Blockbuster to HEB. Aww...


Of course we had to stop for the unh unh...Kayci has decided that if he rides, she rides.
Poor car.


This was actually this morning after the first diaper change but...wait for it...guess who slept in the fort ALL NIGHT LONG? If you guessed 2 kiddos, you're right. And we all WIN! :)


Saturday morning breakfast: Daddy made awesome french toast. Noble has decided that he's big enough to sit on the bench with Kayci now (instead of in his seat), so that's been fun. He also wants to drink out of a big boy cup, which is both a good and a bad thing. This morning we pulled out a very special cup (it's one of the treasures from Grandma and Granddaddy Curtis' house) and Noble was so excited to have Mickey Mouse on the table that he kind of forgot to eat. But he's back up at the table now working on his french toast while I type. (Kayci has rediscovered her iphone/ipod--she'd lost privileges before school started and just remembered that she can use it again. She's a happy girl, all around.)


What's next for us? We're not quite sure. We know what we're having for dinner, but we're not sure what the day looks like between here and there. It's time to go to Stride Rite and get Nobley some new tennies, we need to make a menu for the next week, Sami needs a hair cut...or who knows, maybe we'll just take naps. But whatever we do, the one thing I'm sure of is that it will be low-stress and something all 4 of us can enjoy. After the last couple of weeks, we're ready for DOWN TIME--as I'm sure you are, too. :) Enjoy yours!

Friday, August 28, 2009

That's Our MommyGirl!!!


Kristi is published!

She is the guest blogger today over at Today's Housewife - a blog about, as best I can tell, today's housewives.

Her post is about saving time, and she has some really great Kristi ideas to share. Be sure to check it out! And be sure to check out Kristi's blog, The Adventures of MommyGirl.

Congratulations, Girl!

Thursday, August 27, 2009

For this?!

This is what I rushed home for?!



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Days 2, 3 & 4...

Here's our happy girl getting in the car on Tuesday...




...talking to Grandma before school on Wednesday (she didn't know she'd be seeing her that night!)...



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..and before school today. :). I worked late yesterday and started my new gig in LaPorte this AM, so Grandma rode along and got a quick kid fix. By the way, note the shoes--the much-anticipated Chalkboards arrived yesterday!




So far, so good...only one meltdown this week. Her teacher called me this morning; Kayci was crying because she didn't know if I would pick her up or not. We'd left it at I would try...but now I WILL be there. :)
-- out & about, courtesy of the wonderphone

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Great day!!




I hope she's this happy at 3:10 every day!



I'd planned to take Kayci for ice cream, just the two of us, but she wanted to get Noble first...so she could tell him all about first grade. :)


It's just flying by so fast...

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Happy first day!!







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