First Week of Preschool~

This was the first week of school for Madison & Ashley. They are going to Pleasant Plains Preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So far the week has been GREAT! They love their teacher's Mrs. Jennifer and Mrs. Mary. I love peeking in on them and just watching them play. Ashley seems to be more social, meeting lots of new friends. Madison does her own thing and just yells at Ashley for ignoring her! This morning she made Ashley "promise to play with her." It is so fun to watch their different personalities as they grow into sweet little girls. I am looking forward to a wonderful year ahead!

Bling Bling....Ashley and Maddie have earrings!

Monday was a exciting day for Madison and Ashley. We went shopping and thanks to aunt Ali she talked me into getting the girls ears pierced! I explained to them that it would hurt ~ but by that point Madison already had her mind made she was "getting those purple earrings." I have to say the girls did GREAT! Not even a single tear! Ashley got pink earrings and Madison got purple. This will help everyone tell them apart....at least for the next 6 weeks!




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Labor Day Weekend!!

This past weekend we decided to go to Charleston to visit Zak and Alison. We stayed busy the entire weekend. When we got there Friday night, Zak and Ali had already been to the store to pick up the girls some "entertainment goodies". They had markers, crayons, coloring books and a new movie! It was like Christmas in August! Saturday we all wanted to go to the beach. The girls have not been all Summer. We left early and got a great spot on Folly beach. The girls LOVED the ocean. Lucky for them, so did Zak and Ali. (Jon and I aren't too big at getting in the ocean) They played for hours. Well at least until Zak got stung by a jellyfish. After that we decided to just go back and hang out by the pool.




Sunday we thought we would just do it all over again. We got up, went to the beach but it was soooo windy we left after an hour. Once again we decided on the pool. Sunday night we went and played a competitive game of putt putt. (Zak was the big winner)




Monday was our last day. Jon, Taylor and Zak got up at 6:30 to go fishing. They caught some BIG fish. Meanwhile, Alison and I took the girls shopping. Ashley and Madison had an exciting experience. (It is "so" exciting I am going to post it in a following blog). We finally left late Monday~ very exhausted. We had a great time!

Where does the time go?

Okay so I am having a moment...I just woke up and realized my baby girl is growing up so fast!







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3rd Grade

Back To School!!!

Today was Taylor's first day of third grade!

She started at the new Sun Valley Elementary School. New school, new friends what BIG changes for a young girl! Another change is that Sun Valley Elementary follows the traditional school schedule, so no more year round. Personally, I am going to miss the 3 week breaks every third month! However, this school does have its perks. They start an hour later than last year and everyone knows how much Taylor and I REALLY like that! She came home smiling this afternoon saying that she likes her teacher, but.... she doesn't like having homework ALREADY!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

Unfortunately this is Taylor's last week before she has to go back to school. As a result of this she is trying to pack in as much fun as possible! It all began on Sunday... We decided to go to Carowinds. What a great day it was, the weather was perfect, it wasn't too HOT. Ashley and Madison's favorite ride was the swings (which is always their favorite). Taylor was able to make a deal with Jon. If he would ride the Frenzoid (the big boat that hangs upside down), she would ride Top Gun! I think Jon lost in this deal. Last night, Taylor wanted to have her friend Gabby sleep over. They had so much fun! They stayed up late making brownies, watching movies and playing dress up. After sleeping in from a late night, they got up and got ready to go to the pool! When we got home from the pool they were tired and all out of things to do but then... Pappy (Jon's dad) saves the day and brings the NEW Camp Rock and Hannah Montanna movie! Thanks Pappy!

The "Herbie" Game

The girls and I have started a new game while riding in the car. The name of the game is "Herbie." The object is to be the first to yell "Herbie," when you see a VW Beetle Bug. The winner then gets 5 pts. We got the name "Herbie" from the movie Herbie Fully Loaded. The girls love that movie! This past weekend we drove down to Charleston for my cousin's baby shower. The Herbie game kept everyone occupied during the whole ride. We let my mom join in on the fun but, all she did was cheat and donated her "Herbie's" to the kids. The first person to reach 100 points gets a surprise (I'm not quite sure what that will be yet). Taylor is the scorekeeper and current leader, but it is surprising how good Madison and Ashley are getting. I will have an update when we have an official winner!