First Day of School (1 week late)

Well, it is official...Lucy is a Kindergartener! I can hardly believe it. It seems the last 5 years have flashed by.

So far, she is doing pretty good. She gets a little sad at drop off and during lunch (Food must remind her of home!), but she is really getting into the bus! She loves recess and P.E. Hopefully, she will get as excited about reading and math!

Gracie and I are doing pretty good too. The first day seemed to drag by, but now we are getting into the swing of things. Gracie starts preschool next week (stay tuned) and I have started working part time. All in all, we are one busy family these days!

Anyways, here are a few snaps of Lucy's first day!

Frio Fun

We spent last week with our awesome Fairfield friends (family) at a lodge in Concan. We had such a great time. The girls played all day and into the night. We swam, ate, laughed, played, fished, stayed up way too late, and even relaxed. It was a great end of summer trip.

This trip really made me realize how much I miss our friends. Some days I wish our home was still on the loop!

From a crafty galaxy far, far away...

Sara and I decided to tackle a few craft projects last weekend. This was my favorite. We made them for a good friend's sons' birthdays. We made two different boards. One was space and the other was a ocean. They were really fun to put together and so easy.

I wish I could spend more time crafting, but unfortunately, I am usually too tired by the end of the day. I wonder why...

EDITED: There are no new Varnells on the way.... I am too tired from chasing after the other two, to even think about adding to our chaos! :)

Big Girl Bed

We finally made the jump to a big girl bed for Gracie. She has been pretty cramped in her crib for awhile, but I have been putting off moving her, because I didn't want to admit she was getting so big. She was so proud and went right to sleep without a word. Next thing I know, she is going to be getting her driver's license.

Where, oh where, did my little baby go!

Well, Lucy is officially five. If you know her, you know that she has been counting down the days for months, because so many cool things happen when you turn 5 in our house. She had her first piece of gum and got to have her first coke (soda). It was very exciting.

She had the gum at exactly 8:24am, as soon as she swallowed the last bite of pancake. She chewed it for about 2 minutes and spit it out and went to get another... Unfortunately, she had forgotten the one piece a day rule. So far, she has had a piece every day, but usually only chews it for a few minutes.

She was much more patient with her first coke. She waited all day. We went to supper at Chick-fil-a. She went up to the counter and ordered her drink. She was so proud of herself. You would have thought she was bellying up to the bar at the Chicken, ordering her first beer. I am sure the lady at Chick-fil-a, thought we were crazy. She savored that coke for about 2 hours. She kept telling everyone she saw, "I am drinking coke!" I wish I had saved the cup. It was such a major milestone :)!

Saturday we had a party at the house. She was so excited she couldn't sit still all day. She had her swim suit on by 9 am and wore it until the party started. It was lots of fun with friends and family! We had pools, a sprinkler, a slip and slide, a pinata, and lots of cake and ice cream. She is a lucky little girl!

I am really trying not to be too melancholy about my oldest turing five, but it is really hard. I can't believe how fast time has flown. Plus I am entirely TOO young to have a little one that old and this much responsibility!

Flyin' High

Chris spent about an hour throwing the girls up in the pool. They had so much fun and giggled the whole time. I was excited to get some really great shots of all the action!

Girls Gone Wild...

My girlfriends and I got together a few weeks ago for a great "kid-free" weekend. We had a amazing time catching up, shopping, lazying around the pool and laughing alot.

We have been friends forever (some since elementary school) and have an awesome ability to just pick up where we left off, no matter how long since our last visit. I know these girls so well and love them all.

We may only all get together once a year, but we make the most of that time and have a ball! I can hardly wait for our next adventure!