Emily's First Day of Preschool

Emily started her first day of preschool and she had a fantastic time. I was so proud of her (and myself too) because we made it out of there with no tears. I have been praying all summer that God would place her with the teacher she needed and He sure did! I am very thankful that she has Mrs. Dawn for a teacher and I know they will have a great year together:-)

Here is Emily getting ready to walk out the door

Emily and her teacher, Mrs. Dawn

Update on Paisley Hope!

Yesterday morning I had my 3-D ultrasound apt. to see little Paisley. She did such a good job and we got a lot of good pics of her. I wish I had a scanner so I could show them off but oh well-I'll probably be carrying them around in my purse! A few facts we learned at the apt:
She is already head down, in one of her pics you can see her foot up by her face, she is weighing 3lbs. 9 oz. (but you can give or take a pound on that little fact), her hearbeat was 144 hbm, I am well hydrated and I have more than enough amniotic fluid at this time, she is in the 57th percentile in growth for her age. I go back in two weeks! Thank you again for all the prayers-we got a great report!

Cheer Camp:-)

This past week Emily and Ansley attended a local cheer camp. They went Monday through Friday from 9-3:00. I wasn't sure at first how they would do but they loved it! They learned cheers, a dance, and made crafts while they were there. On the last day all the cheerleaders performed for their parents. I was so proud of what they had learned and how hard they tried. Ansley even called out two of the cheers for her group all by herself. Mommy and Daddy took them to Dairy Queen afterwards for a treat:-)

Ansley going up in a pyramid

Ansley saying one of the cheers
Emily showing of her muscles in a cheer!
Both girls
Emily

My two little cheerleaders!

Ansley
Emily
Ansley
Both girls

Fun with Friends!

Thursday night our friends Kip and Cristy invited us over for dinner. The girls had a great time playing with their friend Chloe' while us adults had fun catching up. I also enjoyed getting to hold KaCee (which I forgot to get a pic of)-I need practice holding babies again! Thank you guys for such a wonderful evening. We hope to do it again soon:-)

Ansley, Chloe', and Emily

Shopping with my Sister!

This past Saturday the girls and I met my sister Audrey for some shopping! We had to pick up some school supplies, new shoes, etc. We had intentions orginally to go to My Girlfriend's Kitchen and make some meals for the month. Then I recieved an email from the owners saying they had switched their business name to My Covert Kitchen www.mycovertkitchen.com and they were assembling your meals for FREE this month!!! Woohoo! No preparing for us means more shopping time and it allowed the girls to be able to go and see their Aunt BB. All you have to do is call your order in and they will prepare it for you. Time is running out so call soon if you are interested!

Emily, Aunt BB, and Ansley taking a break from shopping!

Ansley resting while mommy shops
We had a great time Aunt BB! We love you and miss you bunches!!!

Let the Games Begin...

The Olympics are quickly approaching us and Andrew and I enjoy watching all the athletes compete. My favorite is of course the swimming with diving and gymnastics following right behind. Well at our house for the past month Emily and Ansley have been addicted to the game Bible Memory. It's just like the Memory game I played when I was a little girl but the cards show bible characters on them. They ask to play this at least twice a day to see who can win. The four of us get very competitive and I must say I honestly get beat by my 5 and 3 year old. Right now I can blame it on those pregnancy hormones but I don't know if that really is the problem. It's amazing how much they remember and they get better each time! Andrew and I sit there in shock! So although I am not in the Olympics I feel like I am constant training for my brain...LOL!

The actual game we play

Emily showing off her "matches" that she won
Ansley hoping that she won!

The Mystery of the Poop!

First of all, I wanted to let anyone reading this know that I spared you a picture of this gross mess and thankfully you can't smell it! Yesterday morning we had an air conditioner repair man come to our house to look at our unit. It has not been working properly for the last few days and that is not a good thing for a pregnant momma in the summer! He came to our front door and rang the doorbell to let me know he was there. I asked him if the garage was open already (Andrew had already left for the day and so I figured he had left it open) and he said yes so I told him just to go ahead and look at our problem. He came in a few times to check out the filters but I never had to go out in the garage...until he was leaving. The girls and I were leaving to run a few errands so I followed him out (which they have to order a part and when it gets here our air will be back to normal). As I step out into the garage this horrific smell reaches my nostrils! Then I look over and I see this enormous poop pile on Andrew's flipflop right under where the man had to work! I was soooo embarassed and apologized over and over that I had no idea! I was ready to throw up so I know he had to be sick over it since he was at our house for over an hour. When I got in the car I called Andrew right away asking him to come home and clean it for me. I didn't want to touch it with a ten foot pole especially being pregnant! I knew our dog didn't do it because she goes out on a leash. I knew our cat had not done it because he doesn't poop that big and has never done it in the garage! So who was this mystery pooper....a raccoon! We caught them in our garage stealing Samuel's (our cat) food! I just wonder if the repairman will be brave enough to come back when the part comes in or will he try to send another guy???? LOL!

Lunch with Nicole

Today I went to lunch with my good friend Nicole. We have been wanting to get together all summer and finally managed it! Other than the waitress spilling a whole glass of tea on our table we had a great time! It was quite funny because when she set the glass down on the table it just broke in half and went everywhere! Thankfully we didn't get too wet:-) Nicole can always make me laugh:-) Thanks Nicole! Love ya!

Dinner and the Movies

Last night Andrew and I went out for a date night. We had a great time eating dinner with each other and then we went to the movies to see "Mamma Mia". A couple of weeks ago I went with him to see the "Batman: The Dark Knight" so it was his turn to watch a movie with me...LOL! Thanks for a great night Andrew! I love you!!

Time with Tracy

Last night after the birthday party I was excited to meet up with my friend Tracy and her family. Tracy and I met two years ago through MOPS and from there developed a special friendship. Well last June she and her husband moved back to Indiana. It hasn't been the same but I have gotten used to keeping up with her through email. This week I got an email from her saying she was coming to our state for vacation! She just had her 3rd baby two months ago! We had a great time catching up with each other and our children had fun playing.

Me and Tracy ( I can't believe I forgot a pic of her baby boy, Carter)

The four kids having art time:-)
I had a great time Tracy! Have fun on your vacation:-) Love and miss ya bunches!!!

Silly Saturday

Andrew with his cherry earrings. Aren't they beautiful? The girls just thought daddy was so funny!

Do you remember Crush? Well we went to a birthday party of a man that turned 90 years old and they served that orange soda pop. The girls had never tried it before and thought it was quite tasty! I remember thinking that too when I was a little girl.

Emily enjoying her Crush
Ansley chugged it down in about 5 minutes-then had the burps!!

Great Book to Read!

This summer I had a list of books that I wanted to read and well you know how that goes! I did finish one of the books on my list titled The Shack and I really recommend it to everyone! I don't want to give the whole plot away but it will make you see God's love in a whole new light. We sometimes find ourselves putting God in a box with our preconcieved ideas or unfortunately how we were taught and this book will break those thoughts! Click on www.theshackbook.com and get a copy or borrow mine:-) You have got to read it!!!