Summer's Last Hurrah

We decided to hit the waterpark one last time before they closed for the season, and these 2 could hardly wait to get into that water!! It was only about 110 degrees, by the way. One might think that all that water would just instantly boil off and evaporate, but alas there was just enough left for the kids to splash around in.

LOVE THIS!

This one cracks me up, Reilly is all "thumbs up" this is awesome, while Avery has had more than enough of the bright sun.

Avery couldn't get enough of that little blue slide!

Reilly doing his "big boy" thing...

Surprised we were able to talk them into a snack break!

It's tough to catch a picture of this one!!! He appears for a second, but then he's off again!

The shade is the place to be people.

YAY! The elusive Reilly Bear makes an appearance with the family!

Pretty blue-eyed girl.

I think this one is my absolute fave !! Teamwork!!

Good riddance 110 degree summer... bring on the FALL TEMPS !!!!!

Avery's 1st Day of Preschool

Avery's 1st day of preschool hit me like a ton of bricks. Reilly never went to preschool or Mother's Day Out, or anything besides Sunday School for that matter, so this was a huge transition for me. I knew we enrolled her in the right place, with precious teachers who love Jesus and lovingly provide a Bible-based curriculum. It was still hard to hand her over to someone else all day twice a week!! I cried like a fool after dropping her off for the first 2 weeks. Avery, on the other hand, hardly gave us a second thought. She was so excited and had the best time. She even calls it "princess charm school".

We took so many pictures... in an effort to capture all her tiny 2-year-old cuteness, before she tries to get all big like her brother!

Checkin' out what's in the bag...

Who doesn't love seeing their name on their sippy cup?


And it works just fine! ( By the way... those curls!!! Stop it !!! Too precious. )
" I'm TWO !! "

A mother cannot be expected to tame her own unruly curls on a day like this, so please just ignore them as best you can.
"Let's GO!"




the nap mat & the Daddy
Mommy's holding it together okay... for now.

a place of her very own...



It makes it a little easier to walk away knowing that she's happy as can be... and that there's Play-Doh. Score.

we know she'll have an awesome year!!

Reilly's 1st Day of 2nd Grade

Here are the pics from the first day of school. Reilly's new "big" backpack that we ordered was a bit late, so he had to use his tiny 1st Grade backpack for the first few days of school. (Oh the horror.) He looks so HUGE with that tiny thing!


And we couldn't forget his favorite lunch (complete with a note from Mommy)

This big smile was only there until he remembered that he doesn't get to dictate his own schedule when he goes to school. :/

Luckily, we got him to go in anyway. :)

Here's hoping our strong-willed and extremely opinionated little man has a wonderful 2nd Grade year!!!