Saturday, August 31, 2013

A Big August

Lots of monumental happenings occurred in our house in August.
Drum Roll, please...

The girls officially earned the title of "Potty Trained!"  Or, as Marin calls it, house-broken.  :)  For the first time in over five years, we haven't had to purchase diapers at Sam's Club, and it feels GREAT!

Liam started kindergarten.  Such a big boy.  He loves it, and for the past two weeks, he has come home singing his color songs, reciting his memory verse, and Lord's Prayer.  I love that Sloan School still emphasizes memorization.  I firmly believe that it adds such a layer of richness to his education.  He also has a "girlfriend," but I'm pretty much sworn to secrecy on that for now.  Ha!

I began a new teaching gig (more on that later) that I absolutely love.  Absolutely. Love.

Jon started the school year strong at Crockett, and he's pretty optimistic about his art classes this semester.

Promotion Sunday meant that all three littles moved up into different classes.  Liam graduated from the Pre-K ministry and into the children's ministry.

The kids are still outside swimming quite a bit.  And watching Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood.

Jon has become the master of our grill.  Yum!

Jon and I have started working with Bounce, a children's ministry at church.

The girls are having fun and love being in Ms. Erin's class at Sloan School.

Jon and I appreciate having one drop-off and pick-up spot for all three kiddos each day.  Makes our mornings much easier.

We're getting back into the swing of things around here.

August was a sweet ending to a summer packed full of fun and adventure.
And a great beginning to a terrific school year ahead!

Friday, August 30, 2013

Hee Haw-ppy Birthday, Rick!

The Smith girls always have a cute theme for Rick's birthday, and this year's was Hee Haw.  We had a terrific time celebrating in full country style with them last week!

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Our Back to School Party

The kids woke up to loud music, clapping, cheering, a sugar-filled breakfast, special little treats, and new backpacks on their first day of school.  (Just ignore the date on the chalk board.  Since I'm still on summer time, I was a couple of days off.  :))  Time for a Back To School party!
And after school, we had the After Party, with a special snack and Disney toys for all after a fun and successful first day of school.

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Kindergarten Begins!

So now we have a school-aged child in the house.  I can't believe our little Liam is in kindergarten.  When I asked him how his day went, he beamed, "Absolutely good!"   Judging by his constant chatter rendering every detail of the day, I'd say that it was more like absolutely great.  I think he loved every minute of it and was so happy to see his buddies again after a summer spent mainly on the road.  Ms. Hoang has a pretty amazing year planned for this group of sweet friends.

Nursery School Begins!

The girls started nursery school at Sloan, and Liam was very happy to walk them into their room (the same classroom that he was in two years ago) on Monday and show them the ropes.  The girls are excited to have Ms. Erin as their teacher and meet new friends.

Monday, August 19, 2013

The First Day

Kindergarten.
Nursery School.
(How is this possible?)
It was a great day for all!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Free Spirits of Summer