College Students

 

Ok, this one really cracks me up- especially because it happened on Dan's watch, not mine!! This is how he found Daniel & Laura Ann this afternoon (and he actually thought to snap a pic w/ his phone- yay Dan!). He said that they were running around upstairs cheering 'Roll Tide' & then they came downstairs- COVERED in marker! Daniel announced that they were college students going to a Bama game & that college students paint their bodies red! Ha! I asked Dan what he said to them & he said nothing & that he just cracked up, laughing. He bathed them before I got home, so I only got the picture, but I did talk to them about it. I told Daniel that he could not do it again, that markers were only for paper, etc. He asked if he could do it when he gets to college & I assured him it would be fine to do then. He then asked if I would paint the 'letter A' for him then & I said 'sure, why not?' I'm not sure how his roommates will feel about his mom doing the body paint, but I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get there. So look out UA freshman class of 2023- Daniel has the "A" covered!

*Sorry for all of the blurry pics- I left my camera in D'ville last week when we picked up the kids. And can I just say that I MISS MY CAMERA!!! We will be reunited soon!:)

The GREEN Swim Band

 
 
 

Daniel finally summoned the courage today to take the swim test at the Y & got a green swim band! YAY!!! He's been able to swim for 2 years, just refused to take the test. He wouldn't do it when we first got there today, but when Emily arrived he all of sudden decided to do it.......I'm thinking to impress Emily?? Whatever the reason, I'm just so glad he finally did it. He was so proud of himself too & had the freedom to go all over the pool without me! Way to go, Daniel!!! We celebrated afterward with chocolate sundaes from McDonalds.

Sunshine Girls

 

Ruthie & Molly catch some rays every morning in the kithchen floor. I have finallly figured out that when they are missing from their bed, that is where they are! :)

Konomi

 
 
 
 

We took Daniel & Laura Ann to a Japanese restaurant over the weekend for the first time. Daniel loved every minute of it from start to finish. Laura Ann wasn't too crazy about the big fire at the beginning, but enjoyed the rest of the experience. They both loved the food & ate a ton. And they ate all of their food with chopsticks, granted they were the kid ones that were banded together on one end, but still impressive for a first time. We will definitely be dining at Konomi again soon!

More Pump It Up Fun!

 
 
 
 

We met the Bozemans at Pump It Up on Friday afternoon. The kids had a great time bouncing, flipping, sliding & jumping! Then it was off to Munoz for dinner & the Daddies joined us there. Fun times!

Kindergarten Jamboree

 
 

Daniel & I went to the Kindergarten Jamboree at Paine Primary last Thursday night. He was sooooo excited to go & got to see lots of friends there. We toured the building, learned about bus routes, lunchroom procedures, etc. We stopped by his classroom on our way out. Now we are looking forward to 'Meet the Teacher' next week!!

Super Summer Camp

 
 
 
 

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Daniel, Laura Ann & Caroline spent a couple of days last week at Nanna & Big Daddy's and attended Summer Camp with Nanna at church. This is Daniel's 3rd year to go & Laura Ann & Caroline got to join in on the fun this year. Daniel & Laura Ann could hardly wait to get to Douglasville to see Caroline. Word is, that they played well together and had a great visit. They had tons of fun at camp every morning. I think the highlight of camp for my two was definitely riding the horse, at least that is what I've heard the most about. And then every afternoon they lived it up in the pool, where Big Daddy, no doubt, provided tons of entertainment. Based on the TOTAL meltdowns by both Daniel & Laura Ann when it was time to come back home, it would be safe to say that they had a TERRIFIC time! Thanks to Nanna & Big Daddy for having them & for sending some pics of all their fun!

My Little Patriot

Mrs. Connie was kind enough to let us crash the church library yesterday afternoon to finish our last book for the summer reading program at church on her off day. Daniel checked out a movie in the Liberty's Kids series & watched it when we got home. I really didn't think he would understand it, but he is getting a lot of it & has asked lots of questions. He calls it the "America" movie. It has fictional reporters going through the colonies reporting on some key events of the American Revolution. His favorite parts, of course, are the calls to fight the Red Coats. He was all into Patrick Henry's speech, "Give me liberty or give me death"! About midway through the movie, he went upstairs & I thought he had just gotten bored, but in few minutes he came back all dressed up as a "Blue Coat" because the "Red Coats" are the bad guys. He did get out his red pajama shirt, though & sometimes changes out to be a Red Coat. He asked to watch it again first thing this morning & is all dressed up again. He is currently on a "mission" to "stop the Red Coats". I LOVE American history & am so excited that I may have a little history buff on my hands! It's time to break out all my 4th grade history books from the attic (see Dan, I told you there was a good reason to move all of those boxes & not throw them away a few months ago!). Jean Fritz, here we come!:)

Had to add these pics to the post........now he has out his pirate ship & is in fierce battle. The Red Coats seem to be winning at this point!

I should note that the upside down stool is the Patriot ship (you know their resources were far inferior to that of the Red Coats! :)

Ice Cream & Muffins

 
 
Sunday was National Ice Cream Day & we made sure to celebrate at the James' house!!
 
 
Daniel & Laura Ann had lots of fun making muffins for breakfast yesterday morning

My Sweet Flower Pickin' Girl

 
 
 

THE Letter

 
 
 

Friday was the day I've been anxiously waiting for........Daniel got his teacher letter in the mail & we found out who his Kindergarten teacher is going to be- Ms. Elledge! I was so excited to read her letter & I do remember her from when I was teaching, but she was at the annex, so we were never in the same building & I didn't know her well. I can already tell that she is going to be a perfect fit for Daniel & will be a big blessing in his first year of big school! He really wasn't that interested & didn't even want to read the letter when it first came because he was busy 'building a clubhouse'! Ha! He finally did sit still long enough for me to read the letter to him & he just grinned really big the whole time & said "Woo Hoo" when I got to the bit about her being a Bama fan. :)

I have to say that being on the parent end of the game is a whole new experience. I remember writing my letter at the end of the school year to go out that summer to my students for the upcoming year & not thinking much else about it. As a parent though, that letter has probably been my most anticipated piece of mail, EVER! Trussville does not post class lists, so it was a very exciting day for me texting, emailing & facebooking with friends all day to find out where everyone ended up. There are 15 Kindergarten classes this year spread across two halls/wings of the school, so there were lots of options. A couple of friends said that THE Letter day would've been exactly like the NFL draft if it had only been broadcast live on ESPN! Ha!

Happy Birthday, Melissa!

 
 
 
 

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The Bozemans came over for lunch on Thursday & the kids had fun on the slip n' slide. Since Melissa's birthday was on Friday, we couldn't let the day pass without putting candles in something & singing! :)

Odds & Ends....

 
The Blakes stopped by after Daniel & Laura Ann went to bed one evening, but they were more than happy to get up for some playtime with Tyler & Matthew!
 
We have been working on finishing out an attic room off & on all summer- Daniel, of course has to do his part to help!
 
A bouquet that Laura Ann picked this week
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