Here are pictures of Taylor's first day of 4th grade. Where does the time go????
Again I have been a terrible blogger...The Summer is over and I promise to try and do better!! Here are some pictures...Enjoy
Okay...so like I said before we have had a busy Summer. I have been trying my best to take as many pictures as I can...so that "one day" when I had time to sit down and blog I would be able to show some of the things we have been doing! Here goes....
We have been trying to go to Carowinds at least every other week. The girls love riding the rides and then when we get hot, we head over to the water park. Lots of fun!
Earlier in the Summer the girls had a Lemonade stand. Good ole' fashion fun! The girls made a couple of dollars and had so much fun doing it!
There is an ice cream shop right down the road from our house that has Friday night Karaoke. The girls have really enjoyed this. They get to go have some yummy ice cream then sing some of their favorite songs.**(I actually have video of them singing but I can't get it to upload, if I figure it out I will post it later)** Until then you will just have to enjoy the pictures!
Finally, this past weekend we made a trip down to Charleston. Taylor went with My Mom to visit Aunt Sissy and her Cousin Hunter. The girls and I went and stayed with Zak and Alison. We all met up for some fun on the beach! The kids LOVED feeding all the birds. It was a great weekend getaway!
I am sorry I have been a terrible blogger this Summer. We have just stayed so busy. Our weeks are full of pool days, carowinds, movies...etc. This Summer has been a challenge trying to keep everyone entertained. The girls are at the age they wake up with an agenda. Where are we going today? Who can we play with? I am bored! This is what I hear all day long. But I love it and we are having FUN!!
This past week were at the beach! We went to Hilton Head Island with my family and had a great time. I was amazed at how much the girls LOVED the beach. They wanted to spend as much time as possible making sand castles and playing in the ocean. Thank goodness for Grandparents and Zak and Alison. Jon and I are terrified of the Ocean, so that was the only way they got to go "out in the deep part." Taylor learned to ride waves on the boggie board! She loved that. We all had a great, relaxing time...now back to reality!
The Summer countdown has started for Taylor.....3 MORE DAYS OF SCHOOL....I think she can make it!!!
I am so proud of Taylor, I can barely put it into words!! Today her teacher called and said she would be receiving an award tonight at the Academic Excellence Award ceremony. Jon and I were thrilled. Taylor never ceases to amaze us. We get there and she wins TWO awards. The first one was "THE PRESIDENT'S EDUCATION AWARD" (signed by Obama) and the second award she got was the A/B honor roll award. (she made A's and B's all year long) I know there were a lot of proud parents in the room but I can't imagine anyone being more proud than Jon and I. We have raised such a unique daughter. She has a heart of gold that shines through to everyone she meets. Tonight was just a reminder as to how lucky WE ARE to have a daughter like Taylor!
Today Madison and Ashley went for their four year check up!!! Taylor had prepared them that SHE got shots when she was four...so they were scared to death before we even got there. However, times have changed and they do not get shots til five years old!!! The doctor said they are in the 75% of heighth and 40% in weight for their age group...so he thinks if they keep on this track they will be "tall and slender" (just like thier Mom) haha.
Today the girls had a family picnic day at school. The weather was perfect and we all had a great time. Tomorrow is their last day in the 3 year old class. They have a small performance they will be singing in (of course I will take and post pictures)
After our picnic we came home and then went to the park. Our neighborhood has just built a big sand volleyball court....my kids think it is a huge sandbox!! Oh well now we are off to take our nap...ZZZZZZZZZZZ
This weekend was Taylor's last softball game of the season. (except for the tournament) She had a good season 6-6, which I think is impressive considering this was a new team and all the girls were getting use to their new position. Here are some pictures from her team party where she got received a "Medal"!!!! Congrats Taylor!
On May 1st Jon and I celebrated our 10th year anniversary!!!!! Wow, I still can't believe it has been 10 years. I love him more and more everyday! To celebrate we went out to California. We started in L.A and drove the coast all the way down to San Diego. Stopping and enjoying the different beaches as we passed through. We also made a stop in Hollywood. I have always wanted to go there...and walk down Rodeo drive. We had some friends fly out Friday night and join us. That was a lot of fun to have people to go and hang out with at night. I think my favorite beach was Laguna. Jon really liked Huntington beach. Overall we had a great trip and a wonderful anniversary.
Let me start by saying I am so far behind in blogging....I have had a lot of fun and exciting things going on that I have just not had time to write about yet. Jon and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary last week by going to California. Since we got back I have been having computer issues so I have not had a chance to sort through all the pictures. That is my project for this weekend, so hopefully I will post all about that soon.
Meanwhile, today I had wonderful day with my girls celebrating Mother's day. Taylor's school had "Muffins with Mom" where all us Moms got to go and eat breakfast with our kids. Taylor had made me a beautiful silhouette of herself. I had a lot of fun and really enjoyed spending one on one time with Taylor.
After I left there I went to Madison and Ashley's preschool where their class had a brunch for all the Mom's. I was a little late getting there because the time frames were only 30 minutes apart. Madison quickly let me know that being late caused her to be at the back of the line...and that was not fair. Gotta love her honesty. The girls had me a very sweet card along with a photo album with some really cute pictures they have been collecting all year in school.
Saturday the girls had their "Princess party" They invited some neighborhood friends and some kids from their class. The weather was perfect for an outdoor party. We made princess crowns, painted fingernails and put on lip gloss. Very "girly" activities for two very "girly" girls.
Also... I wanted to post this video...I found it on another blogger friends page and I LOVED IT. Jon had just told me last week to listen to this song. (which is funny because he does not typically like country music) When Jon is traveling he said he has to turn the station when this song comes on. We get caught up in the day to day activities and sometimes forget to stop and cherish the moments.....They grow up so fast!
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