First Day of School

Well the day finally arrived...the first day of school. I must say it went really well. Paige was SO excited and I was really happy for her. I do miss her already (only dropped her off an hour ago!) but I know she is having a blast!! Never easy letting go of something you love so much. I now know how much it must have hurt my mom's heart to take me to that first day of Kindergarten, that first day of college or that last day at home before my wedding. She always hid it well and I never even gave it much thought. I guess that is just how life is, it is hard to know what someone else is feeling until all of a sudden you find yourself in those exact same shoes. Now I know I am getting ahead of myself but you do start to think about those things, I mean who would have thought 5 years could go by as fast as they did. Ok enough sentimental stuff, here are the pics that I know you want to see. She was very excited about her super cute outfit, backpack and lunchbox!! Praying that she has a great year and becomes even more of the beautiful little girl she is, both inside and out!!

Broken Arm & Bumped Head

Old news but couldn't miss sharing these pics. Paige broke and dislocated her elbow back on July 13th. She was jumping out of the swing in the back yard and landed wrong. After a long day of pain and xrays we ended up in the Baptist OR being put to sleep to get the elbow put back in place. She got a super cool full arm cast but only had to wear it for 2 weeks. Just a few days later Chloe collided heads at a birthday party for an awesome black eye (well really her whole side of her face!) We were a rough looking bunch for a few weeks.

Loving the Lake

We have been really enjoying our boat. We have a great time out on the lake and get to spend quality family time while we are at it. The girls are in love with the water and love jumping from the back of the boat, tubing (sometimes while standing, but still holding on), kneeboarding and wakeboarding with daddy. Paige even strapped my board on this past weekend and went by herself a little. She has this wakeboard picked out...you knew it would be girly! We are so blessed to be able to spend this time together as a family building those precious memories. I know everyone always says it but life does just fly by...take a moment to make a memory with those you love SOON!! Love ya!

Our Firecracker Turns Two!

We had a great time celebrating Lyla's 2nd b-day swimming and playing with friends! Thanks to all who came out to make it a special time! I still can't believe she is TWO!!! More pics to come from her "2nd" b-day party at the lake over the 4th holiday!! : )

Back in the Boating World

Well, we are thrilled to say we are back in the boating world! We picked up our new to us boat this past Tuesday and took it out for the first time this weekend. The girls LOVED it! Even though they were completely worn out they didn't want to leave the lake. They tubed with daddy and some with mommy, but their favorite part was swimming and jumping off the boat. Paige did love driving around the lake listening to the music loud. Here are some pictures from our time out on the lake. Derek still has his flip on the wakeboard but does admit that he is getting a little "old" for those falls! Us old?!? Surely not!!



A little worn out!!

The Middle of June ALREADY???!!!

Yes, it is in fact already the middle of June. Again that leads me to thinking about August coming and the biggest of my babies headed to kindergarten...but again I will try to put those thoughts away as to not sit here crying at the computer at 8:00 a.m. on a Friday. My girls never understand why I am crying at "nothing"! We are having a great summer so far. Paige took swim lessons back early in the spring and boy did they pay off...she loves swimming and getting her hair wet (didn't think that was ever going to happen!) She and her daddy have splashing competitions jumping off the sides of the pool. She has also started her gymnastics team classes and those are going well, too! Chloe is swimming well too with her little "turtle back" float. She will be swimming by herself in no time. She is the one that is giving me so much trouble right now...she is so precious so it is hard to believe for some of you I am sure, but she has little to no control over her emotions right now. She just melts if something doesn't go her way and the melts are not quiet! We will make it though. She did have a nap the other day where she didn't nap but must have been doing some super deep thinking because when she got up she said I want to ride horses and get my ears pierced for my birthday (not until October!). So cute! Little Lyla is a champ right now, she is pretty much potty trained...haven't had a diaper on in a week!! Praise the Lord...do you know how long we have been buying diapers??? Well, Paige was born in 2005 and for a few brief windows of time in there we actually were buying TWO sizes of diapers, so this is a HUGE deal. Although I am sure Pampers isn't seeing it the same way I am! I am so proud of how well she is doing. She is a smart cookie and has the absolute best manners...always saying "than tu mommy" or "weltum" or my favorite "bless u mommy" when I sneeze. Derek and I are doing well, just running and chasing after these little darlings.

Our Cruise

OK, here are some pictures from our fabulous cruise. Derek and I took a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We had a wonderful time and loved cruising. The girls did great with Nana and Grandpa and had many fun activities awaiting them. Enjoy the pics!!