One Week To Go!!

Can you believe it - Grace will be in first grade next week. Her first day of school is Wednesday, August 25th. We have Open House on Monday and will find out who her teacher is, where her classroom is and the most important thing in her mind - which friends are in her class!

I remember first grade. I attended Boudinot School and had Mrs. Bennett. It was there that I made my first two lifelong friends - Nikki and Stephanie. We still keep in touch - thanks to email and facebook but it would be awesome to get to see them more often. Girls trip anyone?!?

I hope Grace gets at least one lifelong friend out of first grade. I couldn't imagine life without my two and I certainly love the memories - the Winstons, the bus rides to ELP, the MBS test song (I"ll bet they forgot it), the safety patrol - I could go on and on.

Happy Back to School!!

2nd Annual Girls Day

So today was our annual girls day. This is where Grace and I get to spend the day together and do girl things. We started out with hair and nails, then we got some lunch and went shopping for new clothes. Grace got lots of cool outfits for 1st grade!! Now it's time to put our feet up for the evening.

The end of summer!

I can't believe how fast the summer has flown by. Did it go by this quick when I was a kid?

Well, in two weeks, Grace will be in first grade. She is very excited. Saturday will be our annual Girl's Day. On tap for this year - hair, nails and clothes. I love that she is getting into this!!

On the flip side it will also be Boy's Day. All signs point to them hanging out in the garage. That will certainly change as Adam grows.

The Beach!

While the kids had a blast at the beach - we have found that it is a lot of work! Chasing kids from one pool to the other, keeping everybody happy, getting in some time to nap - whew I need a vacation from my vacation.

But seriously we had a good time. We stayed at Embassy Suites Kingston Plantation this year. The kids loved the on-site waterpark; Mommy and Daddy loved the two FREE drinks per night - LOL! We got to see Uncle Sammy and Aunt Nancy - they came out while we played miniature golf on Thursday and joined us for dinner on Saturday. We spent some time at Broadway at the Beach on Friday - visiting the aquarium and some of the shops (Build a Bear - really they have one at home) and after spending the afternoon at the waterpark Grace got to enjoy a kids night out at the resort.

Back from NJ

What a fun weekend for the kids (and mom too)!



Friday, we went to Sesame Place with my cousin Michele and her kids Abby and Colin. I hadn't been there since I was little and I always forget it's right across the bridge. The kids went on a bunch of rides and saw several shows. Adam was not a big fan of the Merry Go Round. Grace loved the roller coaster and went on it twice - it's all she can talk about.

Saturday we ate outside and played in the sprinklers to stay cool. Now, Adam did not like the water park at Sesame but after a little while of watching the water come out of the sprinkler, he couldn't get enough of it. Grace always has fun in water so I wasn't worried about her.

Sunday we went home but not without a little adventure. We got to the airport and breezed through security. Of course I plan my travels so the kids don't have to sit for too long that way they stay content. Well as soon as we sat at the gate, I got a voice mail and email that our flight was delayed. If only those messages had come through 15 minutes earlier, we could have taken a ride around the city to pass the time. But that was the hand we were dealt, so we made the best of it. Both Adam and Grace were pleasant and did not act up. I even had a lady come up to me and tell me how well behaved they were. Wow that says a lot!

So we made it home two hours later than planned just in time for our neighbor's fireworks - you know, right when I want to go to sleep!!

Dancin' Princess

Note I didn't say queen - I don't want Abba coming after me for copyright infringement. Anyway yesterday was Grace's dance recital and she did really well. For her ballet number she knew all the steps, her tap number was a different story. It seems that everyone was doing something on their own once it got past the lyrics of the song. I hope to have the video up later this evening.

Last Day of School (well real school that is)

Today is Grace's last day of kindergarten - can you believe it? She was just born yesterday and now she's a rising first grader. She will spend the summer at Kids R Kids where she will keep tabs on her wild little brother. Lucky for them they have a water playground at daycare so they get to cool off once a week.

We're NJ bound for the 4th of July! We can't wait to see family and friends. And I can't wait to be around some free babysitters for these two monkeys :)