Last Day of Daycare and Grace's Graduation

Well back in May we said goodbye to daycare and started a new adventure of staying home with mama.  We've had a blast.  I am loving every minute of it and I am truly thankful that Brett has allowed me to have my dream job!  Don't get me wrong there are hard days and in the beginning I wondered if we had made the wrong decision, we didn't!  the last day of daycare was also Grace's graduation day.  We loved the teachers at Little Acorns and miss them dearly.  Ms. April, Grace's teacher, babysits the girls from time to time.  And we just ran into Reagan's favorite teacher, Mrs. Emma the other day at Wal-Mart.  I thought Reagan was going to cry.  We were lucky enough to stay on the daycare's drop-in list and the girls love to visit every once in a while.  I still cannot believe that Grace will be start school next year.  Where does the time go, I am not ready! 

 

Swimming

 

Swimming is one of the girls favorite things to do and when we moved having a swimming pool was a must.  Brett and I really did not want one in the backyard, right now.  So we wanted a neighborhood that had a community pool and that is what we got!  It has been a great way to meet other families with children our girls age and of course a great way to get the girls good and tired!  I get asked at least once a day by ALL children if we can go swimming, rain or shine.  In the summer this was great but they do not understand that colder weather means not more swimming until it is summer again. As you can see in the pictures, the girls got really brave in the water and we could not be more proud of them.

 

Rice and Beans

Being at home has been a great blessing to our family. But with all new things comes changes. I remember as a teacher I dreaded rainy days because the children were wild and there was not where to take them to get their energy out. Well, surprise, we have the same issue at home. However, I have come up will some creative ways to entertain the girls and I know that I will have to come up with several more as cold weather comes our way. Right now one of the girls favorite things to do is to play with bowls or rice and beans with spoons and measuring cups. They have a blast!

 

Portland, Maine

Brett had a business trip to Maine and I decided I needed to go as well. We had a blast. We want to thank our parents for watching the girls and allowing us to have a child free trip. The people here were great, the food was amazing, and the place was wonderful!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor Day

 

Every year we get together with some family friends for Labor Day weekend.  Brett and his family have been doing this seems like forever and we would not want to miss this weekend for the world.  He looks forward to golfing and I love the shopping and girls talk.  I hope this continues for years to come!

Trick or Treat

The girls got plenty of use out of their Halloween costumes.  First, we went to the Natural Science Museum for their Halloween festivities with the girls best friend, Marley.  Then, we went trick-or-treating with our friends, David and Katie and their little girl Madeleine.  The older two girls also got to wear them to get group pictures with their gymnastics class.  This was also Reagan's first day for gymnastics and she loves it just as much as Grace.  The girls have the same teachers but go at different times.  At first I was not thrilled to be at gymnastics for two hours but I love that they have their on classes and they do too.

 

Painting Pumpkins

We began our Halloween by painting pumpkins.  The girls are very hands-on and we thought they would enjoy painting pumpkins more than watching daddy carve them.  They loved it!