Back to School Night!!!

The kiddos had a blast heading to school the other night, meeting their teachers, seeing their classrooms for the next nine months, and unpacking all of their supplies. 

It was the perfect opportunity to  laugh, smile, and get the butterflies out...and they soaked up every previous moment! 

Excited about being at the same school together....

Heading to the playground for a pit stop before finding their new classrooms...

Tay's favorite spot!!

Ty got to hit her classroom first...she had fun looking for her desk!!!

Found it!!! 

Getting started on her little getting to know the classroom scavenger hunt! 

Next up was Trey Man...he was excited about being in the big kid hallway!! 

Found his locker!!!

Getting organized!!!

Thumbs up to an amazing year!!!

Happy First Day of School Eve, you two...it was fun watching you both get excited about all things school!!! Love yas!!! 

And, how cute are these little notes you made to give to your teachers?!? 

First Day FUN!!!

Everyone around here has officially said, "Good-bye" to summer break and is quickly getting back into the school-year daily grind!! 

The first days back were successful for everyone & these three really are pumped for an awesome school year full of learning, socializing, and just lots of personal growth all around....

Our big preschooler! I seriously cannot believe she's in the big kid room...I'm remember dropping her off a teeny tiny 5 month baby!! She's going to miss her big sis like crazy & Ty's always been her #1, but is so pumped to go at it alone for the first time ever!!! Her friends, her teacher, her toys, her books, her songs, her show & tell times, her artwork, her nap time, her ideas, her words, and just her spot. Hers alone...which hasn't ever happened!!! Like in the history of ever!!! Happy leading your own way, Peanut!! The sky's the limit!!! You're my sunshine and I love you so much I could squeeze you!!!

Our big kindergartens has owned it from day one!! Not a year shed & all smiles. She's been talking about this moment since Trey started the "big" school & each & every day we'd pick him up, she'd tell me all about how she'd be there someday soon!! Well, Little Miss, your someday soon is finally here & I just know you're going to have the most fun and love every single second of every single day this year! You've already brought home so many new things & tell constantly tell us how much you love school!!! You love your teacher. You love your friends, you even told us you love your desk! So fun!!! Keep smilin' and skipping to your own little happy beat!! Love you to the moon and back!!!

Trey Man!! You're in 3rd grade!! Say what?!? It doesn't seem possible!! You're so ready to tackle the learning and life lessons that are in store for you this school year...you're upbeat, positive, and all smiles! You're going to rock it, I just know! Believe on yourself & own it...and always strive to be a little better than you were yesterday!! Enjoy science & the bug unit...you've already been collecting & freezing those things so you're ready for the big 3rd grade project!!! Can't wait to head all about the new daily 3rd grade happenings!!! It's going to be a stellar year!!! Love you BUNCHES & BUNCHES!!!

Here's to you, Mynchkins, and the journeys you're all on....don't forget that I'm right there traveling with ya & cheering you on!!! XXX's & OOO's!!! 

This happened...

TONIGHT!!! 

I took my Tylee to KINDERGARTEN round-up & I'm still in shock!!! It just can't be possible that she's only months away from going to the "big school!!"

Beyond pumped just begins to describe her excitement....

So, here's to you, Baby Girl!!! You're going to rock that place August!!! 

Don't you ever lose that sass...and always be true to the fun-loving, take life by the horns, smilin' from ear-to-ear little lady that you are!!! I love you to the moon & back!!! 

XOXOXO

It's OVER....

SUMMER, that is.

:(

And, I am one unhappy Momma!!!

This summer was, BY FAR, one of the best summers yet. We pretty much just hung out and did all things kid and all things chill.

No stress about dinner time.

No stress about who's picking up who, when.

No stress about 5 different schedules to coordinate.

No stress about squeezing in doctor and dentist appointments.

Well, that stress free talk is over, that's for sure!

With the end of summer comes early alarm wake-up calls, schedule coordinating, meeting attending, quick dinner making, 5 AM workouts, and the good, old routine.

As much as I loathe many of those things, I also know that the end of summer brings another new school year and another new set of "firsts" for each one of my little cuties. New, exciting stories about all the cool things they get to learn about and the fun times they have with their school friends. New books being read, new school day memories being made. New attitudes and freedoms that need to explored and understood (and continually adjusted).

So, as our summer fun wraps up.....we say so long to the care-free days we LOVE so much and hello to the more focused, scheduled, and often more serious ones ahead.

Here's to a fantastic 2013-2014 school year from all of us still trying adjust.....

(And, for all those wondering...they did not actually finish those cups of frozen sugar!!!)

Last School Days for...

EVERYONE!

At least for the next couple of months, also known around here as SUMMER BREAK!!!

We are thrilled to say the least!

Thrilled about sleeping in...

Thrilled about picnics in the park....

Thrilled about late movie nights...

Thrilled about visiting the gym when we want to, not when we have to...

Thrilled about mini-vacations....

Thrilled about our Summer Fun list...

Thrilled about cleaning out the garage and finishing the patio...

Well, maybe the last one, not so much...although the patio is going to be FANTASTIC!

Ty, Tay, and I all finished up last week and Trey & Jason are finishing up TODAY....

Girls all ready for their last day of "school" for the next few months....goodies for everyone in hand!!!

Trey's THANK YOUS for all the wonderful people who worked with him all school-year long....We made these because he said he wanted something a little more "Man-ly" than the girls' pink & purple cards!!!

My little man...leaving home today as a first grader and coming home as a SECOND GRADER!!! I cannot believe it!!!

Love you, Munchkins, and SO PROUD of the awesome school-years each of you have had. Another successful year of learning and growing in the books!! And, Daddy, I'm proud of you, too!!! 

Here's to an AB-FAB summer for EVERYONE!!!!