First Day of School!

Ready to Go!



Quick run-down of the drop offs...Anna was semi-excited and anxious all summer. Allison was most definitely excited and couldn't wait to start. Annalise's anxiety came to a head as we pulled into the parking lot of the school. It was a very hard drop off :( She didn't want ANY pics taken once we got to the school. Jarrett emailed the teacher once we got home to check on her and give the teacher all of our contact info. She replied quickly and said Annalise was doing GREAT!

HALLELUJAH!!! My sweet girl.

Allison couldn't get in her room fast enough. Because of our time with Annalise, Allison was slightly late to her school and she was itching to get into that classroom. She was gathering her bags before we stopped the car. She went right in and checked out the turtles! (She did tell me she was most excited about the microphone...if those teachers are smart...they hid that thing as soon as we left "meet the teacher" on Fri)! We had to stop and remind Allie when we were leaving to give us a hug and kiss. She did so with a trembling body of excitement and energy and waved her goodbyes!

Wow! She's a mess!

Heading into school with Daddy!


Pick up for both girls went really well...Allison excited to tell me EVERY detail. Also, her teachers gave me a good report and said she even bonded with another little girl whose mommy was also having a boy :) Annalise waved at my car when I pulled up and she definitely looked much happier than we had left her. She wasn't jumping in her seat with excitement, but she did tell me that she actually liked the school and was ready to go back tomorrow! She did let me know that several of the things she was nervous about weren't so bad and that Ashlynn (the other new girl), was very sweet to her and they were now friends!

Allison on our ride to Target to kill time before getting Annalise! (she earned a star for finding an item on their scavenger hunt today!)

After getting Annalise, we met up with the Cline family for a celebration time with Fudge and Caramel Sundays!!!

Abbie's morning went more like Allison's and Josh had a hard start like his friend Annalise. But, success was also his story by pick up time! Now it's time to PLAY!



Well, the day started off a little rough, but I love that all the kids ended up enjoying their school day!

Here's to a better start to tomorrow morning!!!

Meet Allie's Teacher!

Allison immediately fell in love with Ms' "M" and Sissy! Yep, that's their names! Sissy was given her name as an infant by her older sister. The family loved it and it stuck (gonna be confusing to my little girl who calls her sister - "sissy!") And Ms. "M" got hers in college because no one could properly pronounce her first name. They are both highly energetic and loving! I was so excited to hear of all the plans and educational ideas for the year. Sissy has been working at the preschool for 19 years and Ms. "M" for fourteen years. Together, they have taught the four year old class as a duo for 10 years!

Allison will start with Flag Responsibilities!

Um...my shy girl...totally interrupting the teacher as she talks to the parents. Yep, her mic was on VERY loud and she kept saying "HELLO EVERYBODY!" She got a lot of attention and the teacher thought she was cute!

She loved the turtles and fish in her classroom!

Playing in the Architect/Construction station!

Wow, so much different from the 30 years ago when I was in preschool! Computers!

Yeah...here we go...a manuscript/writing station :)

She is SO excited to start school on Monday! I love the school and her teachers! So relieved!

Meet Anna's Teacher!

Abbie and Annalise in their fun new outfits!



Annalise got to pick her seat and she chose to sit next to the only other new kid in her class :)
She also said she is excited to meet Ashlynn, as she has never been to public school either.

And here is Mrs. Caruso (we got her Dianna)! She has taught at this school for 22years! Annalise seemed to warm up very quickly to her and told us she was excited that she was the one picked to be her teacher!

Tomorrow is Allison's Turn!

Allie's Very First Dentist Trip!

(Until our sweet Austin is born, my blogging will only consist of pictures and extremely minimal description as the pain in my hands/wrist are getting worse).

Annalise showed Allison the ropes and was a great example! Allison did great and loved the dentist!

Back-2-School Shopping!!!

Friday night, after the summer party, Jessica and I took Allison and Josh for a special back to school shopping trip and frozen yogurt!

Most of my shopping was done on clearance sales throughout the summer. So, the majority of my time with Allison was letting her pick out hair accessories!

Allison showing Josh the bows she likes!

She fell in love with this purple and green outfit!

We mom's found more great sales than we expected on clothes and shoes and started running out of time (at least our goal time). The kids were racing down isles, yelling each other's names loudly, and making sure that everyone knew they were in the store! It was time to go...and get FROZEN YOGURT!!! - Healthy, right? HA! Check out those toppings!!!

They each were allowed to load up on whatever yogurt and toppings they wanted...including (between the two of them) gummy worms, jelly beans, m&m's, fruity pebbles, and more!

Let the SUGAR RUSH BEGIN!!!


The next day was Abbie and Annalise's turn! Off we go to Justice!!!

Annalise loves looking at all the accessories!

Because I had bought most of Anna's clothes throughout the summer also, I had agreed to buy her 1 outfit from her favorite clothing store, Justice! If she wanted more, she could spend birthday money that she had saved up. I've taught her how to shop clearance and she RACKED UP! She made sure to pick the expensive outfit for mommy to purchase :)

The girl's favorite part was trying on all the clothes!

After shopping, the girls had a Girl Scout Skating Party nearby! This was the second event of the summer and Annalise and Abbie had a blast!

Annalise and Kaylee!

And here is the girls review of the day...

Summer Party!!!

Jessica had a great idea of throwing an "End of Summer Party" before our kids started school this year. Since our kids are going to school for the first time (as in...driving to a building where we, as moms, won't be teacher's), she thought we could make the day special for our kids to get them excited for school. We chose to go ahead and do this on Friday (even though our kids won't start school until the 22nd) because Morgan will be attending a 2 day middle school program tomorrow while Cassie will be starting off her kids homeschooling year!

To start off the bash, Cassie lead the kids in a game of "Charades!"

Then we had a pizza party!!!

Next, we set off the movies and saw Mr. Popper's Penguins! Mmm...ICEE's!

And if that wasn't enough fun and sugar for the day, we came home and had...
ICE CREAM SUNDAES!!!

And lastly, it's not a summer party without some swimming!!!