She Looks Too Big!!

It was time! As much as I hated cutting off that long pretty hair, it was long over due. Lola still had that baby fine hair and it was starting to look straggly so off it came today. Don't look too close as it was my own chop job and my scissors weren't very sharp but she was so excited and feels so beautiful as you can tell in her pictures. And as the title states she looks to much older!

Lola's 1st Day of Preschool!!

The first day of the last year of preschool! I can't believe it!! For Lola, it was no big deal this morning. This is her third year of preschool, so it was not as exciting as previous couple of years. I told her that she was going to school today and she asked if she was riding the bus. She is so ready to get on the big yellow bus. Mommy on the other hand can not believe that she will be turning 5 in a few weeks. Yikes...where does the time go???? Someone please call and check in on me the day Kolton goes to Kindergarten...I will be crying my eyes out all day having all my babies in school.

So Lola gets ready for school and picks out her outfit which is cute. We bought her that brown shirt a couple weeks ago. She gets left out quite a bit when it comes to new clothes because of hand-be-downs, so I try to pick up a new shirt or something here and there to add to her wardrobe. Well we got ready for school and as I was loading everyone in the van I asked her to brush and get shoes on. Such a big girl brushing her teeth and getting shoes on without me helping and doing it the first time I asked. So then we get to school and I'm getting them out of the van and I notice the pink boots. And then I notice the big blob of toothpaste on her shirt. I chuckle...pink boots, that's so Lola...and well she at least brushed her teeth like I asked. But it goes to show at the detail I look at the further the kids go down the line. With Tristin I was so particular...then Natalie, it's good enough...and Lola, whatever let's go...poor Kolton. =) I've joked about that many times. So the picture of her teacher putting Lola's name badge on is her laughing because she asked Lola where she wanted her to put the tag on her shirt, and I said how about right over top of that blob of toothpaste. She laughed and said, "Well at least she brushed!" During school, they sang songs, and made glow in the dark lightning bugs & reacquainted and played with friends from last year. When she got home she said, "Mommy, I'm in the BIG kid class". She had a great day!

ICE COLD LEMONADE!

Okay...so we have had a road crew going past our house because they are repaving our road. Tristin (well actually Keith first) got the idea to set up a lemonade stand to make a little money. Well talk about making some money and Tristin is all over it! So he worked on making his signs. He also had the great idea of making some posters to advertise and when it was break time to ride his bike down there and pass them out to all the workers. Mom and Dad said no, but it was a good idea. So we get everything set up and everyone joined in out by the driveway yelling "Lemonade! Lemonade! Lemonade! to everyone passing by. And when I say everyone I mean EVERYONE! It was so funny. Keith said if we ever needed to sell a car all we would have to do is pull it out by the road and set the kids out there by it. It would be sold the first day. I really thought that after a few hours they would fizzle out...but they were out there all afternoon! It was great fun and a team effort. Well the first day he did pretty good, I think he made like $12. We had neighbors, friends, a man on a bicycle, and a few people stop in their cars. Tristin was pleased. So wouldn't you know it...first thing the next morning...he's ready to set up shop. I got him to wait until after lunch and business was rolling in once again. Towards the end of the second day, the road crew finally made it down to our house. It was funny to see that most of the trucks were lined up on our side of the road leaving the traffic down to one lane and the road crew standing in our driveway sipping their ice cold lemonade! It was a great time and a fun memory! Oh and Tristin ended up making a total of $36.00!!

This picture turned out so cute...

Nope not talking about one of my real babies...buy one of my pretend babies. She had her little photo shoot today because she has been hanging around here since May 2006, and frankly she is sick of us so I'm trying to find her a good loving home. But this picture just turned out so cute I had to share. She looks real enough that you just want to get that belly!! I know, I know...I'm going crazy and need to get out more! Well, if you want to check her out just click on my Etsy link on the right side of the page. Thanks for lookin!

Tuesday was the first day of school!

The summer has gone by already. Not quite as fast as when I was young, but School is here once again. Tristin is starting the third grade already and he really does well and enjoy's school! He has Mrs. Eshelman and actually she is our block neighbor living right over in the next woods from us. Very sweet lady...their big 13 yr old dog comes over to visit from time to time. Natalie started 1st grade. I almost cried packing two lunches Tuesday morning. She is excited and has Miss Heil, the same teacher Tristin had. She does a great job in school as well! Natalie told me her favorite thing the first day of school was eating lunch in the cafeteria...boy that will change. Here is picture of Tristin and Natalie before school.