First Day of School

I have a fourth grade and a first grader. Wow.

Unfortunately, it was pouring rain, and the thunder and lightening were flashing across the sky. Therefore, we just by-passed the typical outside pictures.

Raegan "sending them off"! (I think she missed them, but she also enjoyed having Mommy's full attention!)
Raegan spent her time creating birds out of her wonder clay.

August Fun

Here are just a few of the fun things we have done this month. I wish I was a better blogger and could update daily--or even weekly--but this will have to do!

First, I love having kids. My heart just melted when I saw this. I think Jackson put it here. :)
Second, I love hand-me-downs. My kids are set for this year, and they LOVE their "new" clothes. Here, Jackson is sporting his new Zorro p.j.s. Thank you, all who share with us.

Third, I love that my big girl still wants to have tea parties with me. She is my quality time girl, and I am thankful to be able to share it with her!
Finally, I love that my brother/sis-in-law moved back to Kansas a couple of years ago so that our kids can live life together. This is Toby's and Cambria's birthday party!

Mia and Raegan

Daddy's Date with Sydney

Boy, I'm behind! August has been so full.

Here, Chris took Sydney out on her date. They went shopping and then to Bella Luna for supper. I think they stopped by the ice cream shop on the way home! Fun!

"Vacation" with Gram

Mom came for a long weekend, so she treated us to many "extras". We had a great week. Here are just a few shots.

Watching all of Uncle Adam's Home Videos.
Trip to the zoo. We tried out the boat tour! It was fun!
In the 100 degree heat, we found ourselves gravitating to the misters!

CYT Production

(Sydney is in the middle of this picture in the green shirt. Her arm is somewhat in front of her face.)

Sydney had the chance to go to a Christian YouthTheater Camp last week. They worked all week to produce a Broadway-style show. It was so much fun to see their end product!

Her friends, Ella and Jessica went with her. (This is Ella.)

Mud Pies with Cousins!

I never realized how messy mud pies were. But, it was worth the fun, I think! The humorous part was getting the girls cleaned up. We had to wash the majority of the mud off of their hands with our outside faucet. I was trying to lift the girls over to the faucet in order to keep them out of the mud (since we don't have our landscaping in). When I finally got to Raegan and got her cleaned up, I looked back to see Cambria sitting in the mud hole we had just created with all the hand-washing and Mia's hands and feet covered again with mud. They had been having a hayday with the "new mud" after I got them all cleaned up! So, we went at it again with firm instructions to stay out of any and all mud.

By the way, Toby said he would just watch all of us get dirty. :)

Raegan's Date with Daddy

Last week, Raegan went on her date with Daddy. (Daddy likes to treat each one this way for his/her birthday.) They went to Pump It Up first. After a little bit of encouragement from Daddy, Raegan became a pro!
This slide was a hit!Then, they went to Spangles for lunch before heading to the park.