Monday, September 7, 2015

Back to school

Wow!  The kids have been counting down the days until school begins and it just breaks my heart they are getting so big! !  I cannot believe Jillian is in 3rd grade.  She has graduated to the "upper" grades at our school becausewe only go to 4th.  I barely see her during the day but she loves that she gets 2 teachers.  Homeroom for reading and then switch for math/science. 

Rocco is in 1st with me and he is just in hog heaven.  He has Mrs. Sides one of my good friends that is literally the best teacher at our school.  He is so happy

Hadleigh is in prek and is very happy to be back at school.  She has ms. Irma and loves to talk to all of her friends. 

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

10 months

Channing is just the perfect final baby chapter.  Month 10 was a great month.  She loved the beach.  She still hates the nursery at church.  She went back to daycare and after a rough start she is back in the groove.  She hates the high chair but loves food so we are always negotiating.  She LOVES blueberries,  cheese, and green beans.  She really likes everything.    Her brother and sisters are always wanting to play with her.  Most of the time it is too rough! !!  She is a tough cookie.  She can stand up for a few seconds.   She cut her 8th tooth.  She says uh-oh all the time and mama. 

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

4th of July Parade

How un-American are we?   We have never been to a 4th of July parade!!!!  So this year, I was bound and determined to go to a parade!!! 
 
We got on our red, white and blue and headed out for adventure!!!
 
We brought flags and chairs and were ready to go!!!
 



 
Here we go!!!  Here come the motorcycles!!!

 
It got hot quickly!!!




 
Total success!!!  We will definitely be back next year!!!

Camps

This summer has been the year of the camps...my kids need to be busy and need a routine.  So first we started with VBS at our church.  It was amazing!!!

 
Next Jillian and Hadleigh rocked their dance recital!!!!

 
Next the older two enjoyed choir camp at our church!!  (I cannot find the pictures for this????)  They went all week and then had a show on Friday night and both kids had a solo and did a wonderful job!!!
 
 Next up, cooking camp!!!  Cooking camp with chocolate!!!  I came to pick them up early every day so I could sample some of their baking!!!  Mmmm, mmm, mmmm, all their treats were delicious!!!

 
Next they went to another VBS at a church by their school and saw a lot of friends from school and they enjoyed that a lot.  Again, I can't find any pictures!
 
Then we took all the cousins to Kiddie Park.  This is a San Antonio institution.  We were lucky that on this particular day they had pony rides.  My kids have never been on a horse so we gave it a try.  They all liked it except Hadleigh.  But Bill coaxed her on and she seemed to like it by the end.
 


 
The favorite ride is the carousel.  Everybody thoroughly studies which horse they are going to ride.



 
Boat rides....


 
UFO rides....

 
Plane rides....

 
Car rides....


 
Channing got in on the action and rode the horse buggies...


 
Back to the carousel......


 
 Fun stuff!!
 

Port Aransas

Back on the last day of school, Bryan picked up the older kids from school in Grandpa's BIG truck!!!  They thought they were so cool!!!  So we headed down for some fun in Port A!!!


 
Picnic time with our cousins!!!

 
Swim time!!!



Back to the beach.....
 
Channing's first ice cream!!!

 
Our regular pic inside Jaw's mouth!!!

 
A day at the aquarium in Corpus Christi