First day of school!

Okay so forgive me because I am learning the new setting on this blog and I thought as I was posting away that the pictures would post completely opposite of how they did.  And considering I am being lazy I just don't feel like changing it so it once again may take me narrating the pictures to understand what is going on since they are completely backwards in all ways possible.  I can't believe that it is that time of the year again and that it actually affects me for the first time in a long time!!  I have a schooler now!!  I am happy and sad about it at the same time.  I am so proud that she is enjoying school and really loves her class and has the sweetest teacher on earth!!  Yet to see her get out of the car and walk away no problem is a little saddening for me.  I guess it is the better alternative than kicking and screaming but still sad all the same.  Addie Blaire is learning so much already her letters and numbers and each week because it is a Christian school they have chapel and learn to a Bible memory verse.  She is already got those down pat.  She even impressed her grandparents the other day at "Grandparents day" and corrected Mrs. Nations when she got one of the verses wrong!!  This entry is for my little smarty pants....

One last hurrah before school, trying out the go carts with daddy.

Addie Blaire and Mrs. Nations

Poor thing the sun was so bright, we were actually a little late for school the first day, (hey, this school thing is hard on the parents too) so we didn't have much time for pictures.

She actually wanted to do this even though it looks like I totally put her up to it.  She is very proud of all her school accessories.  Mommy searched high and low for some different stuff for her this year and she got to pick out her own.

I found these lunchboxes and they are the best!!!  She loved the cupcake and I loved that they rinse right off and thus far has been great size for lunches!

This year they needed a certain kind of nap mat for school.

These next pictures are taken of Addie Blaire trying to show Brit how to crawl.  She doesn't need much help these days because she is a speed demon but sister couldn't help but want to show her the ropes.

She asked to be a model so we took many shots that day for her to look at and it was pretty comical but I won't try and post them all.

Brit just getting the hang of it, now I know why they put so much cute stuff on these little booties, who can resist a cute shot like that.

These picture is being posted for the soul purpose of proof that mommy learned how to french braid!!  It took a while and a few tears but we did it.  Now I may never do it again but now proof that it can be done exists!

I babysat Mason for a little while one day and he was such a big help with Brit.  He does some major loving her that bald head.  We love you mas dog!!

Picture for a day at the water park with our friend Kate.  She is cute as a bug and Addie loves to act like the big girl, too bad she is only 6 months younger than her so she doesn't need the help.

This picture was supposed to be shown before the school pictures because this is from Addie Blaire's last day of summer freedom.  She and I had a mommy and me day and we went for a pedi!!  This was her first real pedi, with clippers and the whole nine yards.  She really didn't know what to think but laughed through it all!  We spent the day playing in the mall, getting pictures in a photo booth (always a good laugh) and going to the movies to see the Smurf's.  It was a great day and one I will remember for a long time especially because as we were walking through the mall being silly she looked up at me and said "mommy, you are  a really good mommy"!  Still makes my heart melt.  Better words have never nor will ever be spoken!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lastly,  Sorry Raegan I should have posted this earlier but since you check out the blog I wanted you to see a cute pic i got of the kiddos on the boat this summer.  I was so glad my old friend got to come spend the day on the lake with us!!  Old friends can never be replaced, they are some of my dearest friends still today!!