New school year

THE BIG FIRST DAY!!!!! 2012 Flash 4, Fiesty 2, Adams 6month

The time has FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY(can you tell I was ready) come for school to begin!  What a great year we have ahead of us!  Flash is now in 4 year old kindergarten. He will be going FOUR days a week which is a big change for our family.  He has a Mrs Staci and Mrs. Kelly. It is very fun because LOTS of his buddies are in his class(or at least my friends:).  Mary Getty, Wilton Bishop, Britton Giffon, Drew Nelson, Davis Lee, Skip Stuerman and Raines Wiggens.  Those POOR teachers!  

Needed a haircut and had to BEG the sweet thing to smile! He is a BIG boy!

FIESTY is off to her BEST year!  It was a big year as she is now in the Day School in the 2 year old class.  Somewhat a BIG deal that Margaret Ratliff is not in her class, but she is surviving!  WHAT fun news that we have Mrs. Bethany...mommy's friend and Mrs. Alayna.  So far she is off to a great start and has already told me about the "hungry caterpillar that eats and eats and eats and mommy one day he was  a PRETTY BUTTERFLY!!"  She will tell me anything about her day.  

We were not too excited about smiling!

Little Bit is also getting the JOY of attending Mother's Day out(yes I go to the 3rd floor, 2nd floor and 1st floor).  He has Lawson old teacher Mrs. Kina in the BUNNY room.  He loves kicking and playing. Unfortunately, NO sleeping going on in the Bunny room for Little Bit but he comes home and takes a HUGE nap for me :).

Not sure who the new friend is these days???

Just a few pics of the morning before the FIRST day of school begin. You always envision these precious pictures with everyone happy. I think we had about THREE rounds of candy handed out before I caught a few good ones!

This has got to be my favorite.....REAL life!!

NEW shoes..

It is always a special memory for me as a child going to SIKES to get my "back to school" shoes.  I hope that Fiesty and Flash will have those memories as well.  We landed at the Pant's store this year.  I have to say I was not totally pleased with the "REALLY BIG BOY" shoes that Flash picked out, but decided to "pick my battle."  He loved them so OH well!  We had to end the morning with a little ice cream(I think it was 10AM :)!  Can't believe they are getting so big!!

Pretty in Pictures

I have made it a routine to get my babies' pictures made at 4months.  They can smile and seem to have a little "personality."  It was Little Bit's turn!  He was a JOY for us that day and in a great mood.   We can  now "document' the baptism gown for our family.  This little baby reminds me everyday that God's plans and ways are perfect.  It is hard to believe that if I had gotten "my timing" we would not have his precious life with us today.  He is a blessing and makes me smile everyday!  Thank you Jesus for Little Bit!

Summer Days

We have had a great summer.  In the past, I feel as if I have been pregnant every summer so it has been rough.  This summer we have had the best time doing a few camps and a lot of swimming.

We went on our annual trip to the beach with grandparents.  That was very fun.  We celebrated Mama's birthday, played in the sand all day, and went out to some yummy restaurants.  Fiesty and Flash had a ball and loved the water.  Fiesty was a little too interested in the pool and not the beach.  Little Bit had his first trip and played in the condo or in the neighbor's mini tent!  He didn't get the best sun tan this year!

Most of our days were spent at the pool.  Flash started off the summer taking swim lessons and was SCARED of the water.  About mid June with peer pressure from cousins he was JUMPING off the diving board and swimming across the pool.  We could not believe it.  He had a great summer of swimming and even won a MEDAL at Barracuda camp.  I am excited about swim team in his FUTURE!!  Fiesty of course had a ball in her puddle jumper and spent many hours at the diving board as well!  

The lake was our usual weekend routine.  4th of July was a crazy one with all the grandkids.  Fiesty and Flash enjoyed riding on the ski biscuit or Emperor island with everyone(see pics).  It was a big  year with the new island and fun with the cousins!  

Fiesty and Flash also spent a week at Camp Charlotte this August.  We were sad to see them go but they had tons of fun at all the different museums in Charlotte and playing with new toys.  Mommy and Daddy got to experience life with one baby.  We had many morning runs, nights out to eat and a quiet house.  

Summer is a special time in our family but we are THRILLED that SCHOOL begins tomorrow.  Fiesty  is now in the "Big school" and Flash will be going FOUR days a week in the 4's(this is huge).  Little Bit will be starting 2 days a week in Mother's Day out.  ROUTINE is NOW in our future.  We look forward to a great school year(especially mommy i.e camp director!)

FIRST MEDAL!!

Lazy days at the beach are the best!

Having her own picnic!

So fun to laugh together!

WOW....of course Fiesty rides on the bullet at the lake!

The crew at Emperor Island

Favorite cousins!

I totally french braided her hair!

How I roll on the beach!!

She has absolutely NO fear

SIX MONTHS

YEP...I feel as if I "woke up" and Little Bit is SIX months old!  He is still a sweet angel.  He has two teeth(one about to come through), jumps all day long in his "johnny jump up", loves to roll over, is rocking back and forth and ready to crawl, eating baby food(loves bananas) and smiles ALL day long.  He is the best sleeper and a TRUE joy!!  We are so thankful or this little life!  

NEW Era..

IN SEVEN years of Marriage I really NEVER thought I would see this happen.  The funny part is that it was HIS idea!  She has him "wrapped around her tiny finger."  I can see the cherry red convertible in 16 years right now!  Lord help us!

Let's not discuss our attire-Lawson's pjs and dad in his bathing suit???  No telling what we were doing at our house that day!