Dance!

We enrolled Brylee in dance. She was so excited until we got there. She started crying - I hated to leave her. I waited outside her class and didn't hear anymore crying - Good Sign! After dance was over, she came out so happy with her buddy, Leila Kane, chewing gum. Week 2 rolls around, she doesn't want to go to dance at all. I make her go and again,she comes out smiling. This week, she was actually excited to go. I was thrilled! Brylee even was one of the very few (4 out of 16 to be exact) that got a sucker because she followed directions! I was SO PROUD!! I think she has decided she likes dance now - I hope!!

We have a Kindergartener!

Last night, we celebrated Brant starting school with back to school cookies, courtesy of the Cookie Mama! She made Brant & Brylee's teachers some cookies for the next day. At bedtime, we read The Night Before Kindergarten. My sweet friend, Erika, gave Brant this book! Thanks, Erika! It was a great book - both kids loved it!

The day had finally arrived, today was Brant's first day of kindergarten! He was so ready to get to school. When we got there, we took pictures and headed toward his class. He went right into Mrs. Robertson's class and starting playing with blocks.

I was super proud - I did not shed a tear. I was not sad because he was so excited and happy to be there. (Part of the real reason I didn't cry was that I had to get back to my class and I did not have time to think about it!) He had a SUPER day. He took a nap - which is very surprising, and he loved going to P.E. He was excited to have a green light. He can't wait to go tomorrow!

Last Trips of the Summer

Sorry, again I am posting late. The week before school started, we went to Geyser Falls. We had so much fun! Brant again LOVED the Creaky Leaky Water Factory. Brylee did not want to get on the water slides at the Water Factory. Brylee finally went down the slides at the Lil' Squirts Hollow. After she went down a couple of times with my help, she went down by herself about a hundred times. As soon as she got off, she would run right back up to slide again. We all loved floating on the lazy river. We stayed until they closed. We were all worn out, but it was worth it!

Thursday, I met my mom in Macon. The kids were going to spend a couple of days before school started back. They had so much fun. Sorry, no pictures of this. They went and fed ducks, rode the Dentzel Carousel, etc. While they were there, Bryan and I enjoyed a night out at the movies. The next day, when Bryan got off work, we headed to Meridian to spend the weekend. When we got there, Brylee immediately started saying that she did not want to go home. My parents really LOVED hearing that. The next day, we spent the day with family and painting. Bryan and I had bought Brant a desk for his room. We thought he needed a desk since he was starting school. Brylee, of course, wanted one, too. I wanted to paint them. My talented sister stepped in to paint. I helped too, but I only painted what she outlined for me to paint. She actually drew Bully and the M State. I am so proud. They turned out awesome after almost 2 straight days of painting. We were worn out from painting but the outcome was worth it!

Fun at Lake Tiak O'khata

We went to Lake Tiak O'khata Saturday for a fun, quick getaway. I had never been to their lake. It was so neat - a beach with waters slides and diving boards. My kids had the best time. Our friends, the Lumsdens, went with us. We were all extremely worn out when we left!

At the Carwash!

Saturday, my sweet husband washed and waxed my car. The kids played outside, and then Brylee decided to wash her car, too! Too cute!

Summer Fun!

We are having so much fun this summer! Sorry I haven't posted in a while. We went to Meridian on the Fourth to visit my family.
We went to the Spray Grounds with some friends.
We also went to the Children's Hands-on Museum with Erika and her children. We had so much fun!
I am sad to see the summer pass by so quickly!

We're Back!

We had so much fun at Disney World! The kids absolutely LOVED it! They were the best dressed kids at Disney thanks to Jennifer! My sister came with us to help with the kids. She was such a big help! This was my first trip, so I was just as excited as the kids. I am going to try to sum it up through their "eyes" All About Brant's Trip: Brant loved meeting people, except girls. The first 2 days, he wouldn't let any girl character sign his book, but Cinderella's evil step-sister Anastasia signed his book without him knowing. When he found out, he put an "X" on that page. A couple of days later, he decided that Snow White, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, and Alice could sign. The last day we were there, we had to wait 90 minutes to meet the fairies - Tinker Bell and her friends. He let them sign his book, but he would not go take a picture. Tinker Bell kept playing around with him and teasing him. I guess, he had to be in the right mood to meet female characters?? He absolutely LOVED riding Splash Mountain. I lost track of how many times he rode it. At Hollywood Studios, he was chosen to train to be a Star Wars Jedi and even got to fight Darth Vader! He also got to ask a question to Crush the turtle during "Turtle Talk" and was chosen to play a game show at Epcot! The first two days, Brant showed no fear on rides. The day he rode Expedition Everest with the yeti, scared him, so then he was VERY RELUCTANT to ride any "scary ride". All About Brylee's Trip: Brylee was such a good sport. She couldn't ride every ride we did, but she rode her share. She loved Cinderella's Golden Carousel and the Tea Cups. She also loved the "babies" in It's a Small World ride. She enjoyed meeting the characters - especially the princesses and the fairies. She loved getting wet in the different spray play areas. Brylee also loved eating all the food -especially desserts and ice cream! Brylee participated in most of the block parties. She would get out there and dance with the characters! She also really loved the parades and fireworks. She enjoyed riding the shuttle buses to the parks every day. She really did well in Disney with all the busy action packed days and the late night!