Back to School

Everyone is back in school! I welcomed a new class of second graders today and Andrew went to his first day of 4 year old preschool. Daddy was the lucky one to drop him off and was instructed to take lots of pictures. Good job, Daddy! Andrew was pretty quiet about the whole thing. He tends to be with new things, but he seemed to like it. Hopefully we will get more details as the week progresses.

My class seems to be pretty good. They are a very chatty bunch so we will see how that goes and if I can curb that a bit. The girls are doing well and love being home with Daddy. Ella is OBSESSED with princesses right now. She can spot any Disney product in the stores like a hawk! We have watched Cinderella about 3 billion times with no end in sight. :) Elizabeth is still working on teeth, yes she has a total of 4 already! And I spotted three more with tips poking through! She is going to have a full set by the time she is one! She is so miserable still though. Motrin has been her best friend, for sure! That is our quick update. I am beat! The first day of school sure sucks the life out of me! Off to bed to do it all again tomorrow! Here are some pictures of Andrew's first day, a few of Ella and Elizabeth, and a priceless video of our silly little baby! I am so lucky to have these kids!!! Andrew and Ella playing Prince and Princess Sweet Little Lizzybeth

My Last Summer Post

What a heavy heart I have tonight writing my last post of summer! I can't believe how the time flew. Wasn't I just sitting here typing that school was out and our summer was beginning?? :( But my kids are masters at the transition and do way better than I do. I have found myself tearing up randomly at how much I am going to miss all those little moments of the day. I know...what a way to torture myself! It is always so hard! Especially leaving little Elizabeth who just loves to snuggle and cuddle and calls Ma-ma-ma all day. However, how could I ask for anything more when I know they will be played with and loved by their Daddy all day! (Lucky kids and lucky Daddy!)

On a brighter note, we are looking at a busy school year. Eric is still in the thick of his schooling and doing really well! Andrew will start pre-K on the 24th. He will be going everyday from 8-11. I will again be teaching second grade and hoping for a spectacular class! (fingers crossed) And the girls will just be hanging out with Daddy and having fun! Elizabeth is on tooth number 4! We have been in teething hell for the past week or so. Poor little girl is just uncomfortable! Ella decided to join her with getting her two year molars and has also added to the whine volume in our household. Hopefully both girls will be done teething soon! I will post again when the craziness of the beginning of school dies down and I can catch my breath! Take care everyone!

Here is a video of Elizabeth when she just learned to crawl. Of course, now she goes 0-60 in a matter of seconds! :) And she throws in a little Mama at the end! :) (You can pause the music at the bottom so you can hear her sweet voice if you want.)


Andrew took swim lessons this summer and did really well! He has tried a few times to swim without his swimmies and did great! His first day of swim lessons he was ready to jump right in without his swimmies. I think he thought that since he went to one swimming class he was instantly going to know how to swim. Funny!




Random cute pics!

Happy Anniversary!

This week we celebrated eight years of marriage. I love this time each year when we reflect on our relationship: where we started, how we've grown and where we are going...TOGETHER! With the craziness of life there are times when it is overhwhelming and I forget to take a step back and cherish the incredible person I married. The everyday annoyances and irritants of life sometime cloud those thoughts and every now and then I need a wake up call and remind myself of just how lucky I am. I love that it is a day where we can just celebrate being us! I can think back 14(yes, 14!) years ago when people thought we were absolutely crazy. Just turning 18 we had found our soulmate and partner for life. People waited for the infatuation to die and for the wall to come crumbling down but there we stood strong together. Even spending two years, 13 hours apart, only made that bond and commitment to one another stronger. What a road we have traveled together. And now here we are, having experienced high school, college, careers, and our biggest and most important adventure yet...parenthood. Thank you God for the gift of this marriage and our children. We are truly blessed! I love you Eric! Happy Anniversary!