Giddy-Up

Grammy decided that any good ol' Texas boy needs to have some 'real' cowboy boots. Abi, not wanting to be left out, went and got her cowgirl boots that we bought especially for 1st grade! YeHaw and Thank You Grammy.

Fun evening

Well it appears that the weather has finally changed here in Texas. For some of you, I should define change--our hundred degree days appear to be gone. Thank goodness for September. In August, 30/31 days were over 100*, with most being 102 and higher. I never knew 93 could feel so good. Anyhow, tonight in an effort to save our dying yard, I turned the sprinkler on in the backyard--you can see how dry it is........ Jax, doing what any good natured boy would do, immediately started playing in it.

Our precious Abi was having nothing to do with that. She was happy playing on the swing.

And finally, Because it is down to the upper 80's, Jax decided he was cold after playing in the water and needed to get his cold pants off. I will let you guess as to how far down he striped!

Jax's turn

Several times I have posted cute 'bootie' shots of Abi. In an effort to treat my children fairly, well, here is Jax's cute bootie. Enjoy! Oh, and yes, his unders are on backwards!

More Red Bed Sweetness

Mini Daddy

Daddy's shoes are too cool.

2nd day of 1st grade

1st day of 1st grade

Yeah, Abi had a great first day! She woke with a smile on her face and was great until we got in her class and she didn't know anyone. I could see and sense her apprehension. We decided to go potty and on the way back, we ran into her friend from last year. They grabbed each other's hand and off to class they went. All apprehension was gone.

I know, I know, I probably have her overdressed for her first day, she is trying hard to grow up, but she is still my little girl. She has already picked out her outfit for tomorrow and it is much for 1st gradeish. Stay tuned.

Getting ready for 1st grade

As a special treat in anticipation of starting first grade tomorrow, I took Abi to get her toes and nails done. She chose pink for her nails and orange for her toes. We actually got matching toes. Exciting stuff! The cloths are out, the lunch box is packed, and we are currently working on the bath. Abi--we hope you have a great 1st grade. We know you are going to be wonderful and make lots of new friends.

PS--Eric went to check on how the baths were coming. He requested my assistance--uh oh, this probably isn't going to be good. Guess what--they had a tub full of bubbles. No big deal except that we ran out of bubbles a few weeks ago. Hmmmmm, could it be that they emptied the entire bottle of body wash that we just bought today. Yes, that could be it. My kids are now squeeky clean.

Pure Sweetness

A few weeks ago, Jax decided he wanted to sleep in the guest room. After doing that for two nights, Abi decided to join him. Ever since then, they have been enjoying the comfy, cozy guest bed. The other night, while making sure all the doors were locked etc before going to bed, Eric went to check on the kids one last time. He came back telling me that I absolutely had to go look at them. This is what I saw. Jax holding Abi's hand while sleeping. How sweet it that?

PS While I am normally a stickler that kids need to sleep in their own beds, since moving to the 'red bed', Jax is sleeping through the whole night. No 1 AM or 2 AM or 3 AM or 4 AM visits.

Ahhhhhhhhhh!

Our Obsession

The kids, daddy and I are obsessed with collecting all the Sm*rf figurines that McD*onalds is giving away in their happy meals. Abi and Jax have actually been watching Sm*urfs on TV for a while. We even DVR all episodes. While we have not yet seen the movie (we are waiting for it to not be as popular so the theatre won't be so crowded), we are anxious to go. So far we have collected PaPa Sm*urf, Sm*rfette, Handy, Farmer, Clumsy, Jokey, and Hefty. 7 down, 11 to go.