June

Our first month of summer has gone by super fast! Probably because we have been super busy!

Alli's last day of school was June 2nd. As she was leaving school that afternoon, she says, "I can't believe I am a third grader!" So, I guess the minute you walk out the door on the last day of school you are officially out of that grade and in the next!

Alli's last day as a 2nd grader.

Later that same day, we left for Alabama to visit Nana and Papa, Aunt Nikol and Donaven, and Aunt Morgan and Bailey. The girls had tons of fun hanging with their cousins and swimming.

I love how Alli is totally chillin' behind Donaven...that is how I like to spend my time in the pool!

A very intense video game...

The day after we arrived home, the girls started swim lessons. Tori and Katie are now very good swimmers! Tori is a little more cautious than Katie, but they are both swimmers now! I see some pool side reading in my very near future! Alli also took lessons so she could become a more efficient swimmer. She did great and swam up to one-third of a mile at the end of her session.

Our family was also very involved with our church VBS. The girls had a lot of fun and I was glad it was a big success.

 

The girls and I had some fun painting matching "Funky Fingers" on our nails.

 

The trampoline is really no fun in the hot Texas summer....unless you add the water hose.

And since it is so hot, the girls wanted to get a summer haircut.

Before

After

We just got back from a short trip to San Antonio. We were able to just chill and hang out with family for a few days. It is so nice to go in town and not feel rushed to see everyone. We did get to visit my baby nephew. He is so stinkin' cute...but I did not have the camera so no pics.

I am looking forward to a little slower July and some more fun times with my girlies.

Preschool Graduation

Tori is done with preschool! We are very proud of our sweet girl who will be a KINDERGARTENER next year!! It is so hard to believe! I know I say this all the time, but it is so true- THEY ARE GROWING UP TOO FAST!

Getting her diploma and a hug from her sweet teacher Ms. Tasha.

 

This is from a slide show they did of all the "graduates".

 

Ms. Tasha was a great teacher. She loved up on my little girl everyday of school....this is the most important thing for me in a preschool teacher. Ms. Tasha is one of those teachers who greets with hugs and kind words! I love that! I HOPE that Katie has her next year.

One of Tori's favorite friends from her class was Hallie. Hallie is really Tori's first friend. Tori had never really been interested in "friends" until this year.

My Girls

My Girls- fun, happy, crazy, demanding, sweet, cuddly, loving, lovable, beautiful, smart, can't get enough of them girls! They are growing up too fast right before my eyes.

 

Alli. She is my complete opposite. She is a social butterfly. Loves her friends. Wants a play date everyday. Thinks school is boring. Loves music. Loves her DSI. Loves to cuddle. Caring. Fun. Funny. Loves animals. Loves her teachers. And is such a good girl. I LOVE to cuddle with her. I love how she is concerned for others. She is such a good friend to her friends. I love the time I get to spend with her at school on field trips or eating lunch with her class. And I love our special alone time together.

 

Tori. She is something else. She amazes me. She works out with me and by herself. She hits golf balls with her daddy. Loves to read. Makes her bed without being told. Cleans up without being told. Loves school. So sweet. Works hard and tries her best at everything. I love to hear her read. I love that she is always making sure I am watching her at dance and gymnastics. I love that she is pretty much happy all the time. I love how she is so sweet to her sisters...well, she's sweet to them most of time...

 

Katie. She is our wild child. So funny. So cute. Full of energy. In to everything. Loves Ariel. So strong. Great at gymnastics. Loves her doggies. Loves to jump on the trampoline. Loves to pretend and tell her own fairy tales. She makes me laugh all the time. I love how she'll do something over and over because it makes us laugh. Her voice is so sweet and I dread the day she doesn't say "yiddle" for 'little'. I love that she "reads" to me now. And I love that she still holds on to my leg and doesn't want me to go when I drop her off at school. She is my baby and she is going to be four soon!

My Big EIGHT Year Old

Alli turned eight last Saturday on the 10th of April. I am sure I say this every year, but it is so hard to believe she is eight! She is a great eight year old! She is doing so well in school. In fact, last week she was given an award for citizenship!

Here she is getting her award and a big hug from her sweet teacher Mrs. Anderson.

Her friend Alexa also received an award for Citizenship.

Alli has started taking piano again. We had been on a waiting list for a few months now, but found another teacher. One who comes to our house to teach- so much easier for me! She has started taking a tumbling class and is really enjoying it. Alli is also having some orthodontic work done. She has spacers now and will be getting an expander next month. Braces will follow soon after the expander. Between her piano, tumbling and teeth, she is sure costing us a lot of money at just eight years old!

I am so happy that she transitioned so well from our move. She has made a lot of really great friends at school and in our neighborhood. I am so proud of the little girl she has become!

Alli chose to have a slumber party this year. This was our first slumber party! It went really well. We started off the night with pizza. Then we broke up into two teams and went on a scavenger hunt. Who knew that scavenger hunts were so fun! This was our first one and we had a blast! The teams bombed each other with water balloons and silly string afterwards.

The worst part of a slumber party is trying to get them to go to sleep! If Pete and I can forget about how hard it was to get 10 girls to go to sleep, we might allow Tori and Katie to have a slumber party one day!

CRAZY GIRLS!

Easter 2010

This was the best Easter! It was so nice to be able to wear our nice Spring clothes and not have to cover them up with our Winter coats! Not only did we have great weather, but we really took the time this year to reflect on this very significant holiday. We attended our church's Good Friday service. It was beautiful. A great reminder of the huge sacrifice Jesus made for all man kind. Oh, how thankful I am for His sacrifice.....His amazing grace that saved a wretch like me! The Good Friday service helped prepare our hearts and minds for the Easter service on Sunday.

Coloring eggs

Easter morning = Peeps for breakfast

Modeling some of their Easter gifts

A very sad Katie. She was upset that she could not find her sunglasses.

Off to church and the church Easter egg hunt.

Now she is happy!

My three sweet girls!

Good Friday

Today is so much more than just another Friday.

"God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8

Let the Easter celebrations begin.

Have a great Easter weekend!

Trampoline Fun

We love our trampoline!