First Grade!!

Here she is....



















Faith looked darling for her big day in a cute yellow dress that she chose herself while we were shopping this summer. We all four loaded up to take her to the first day at Reagan. She was a little nervous (I think) but excited. Here are some pictures that give you an idea of how our morning went.

The Next Step

School starts tomorrow. I have mixed feelings. Excited - for Faith. She's at a great school, with lots of her friends. She's getting bigger and smarter everyday. And she loves to learn. How can you NOT be excited about that? But I'm also sad because the lazy days of summer are over. We had so much time to "hang out" over the past few months and I got spoiled. I'll miss her - tons. Here are some pictures from "Meet the Teacher" night at Reagan. She has Mrs. Nay (who's supposed to be fantastic!!). She got all of her school supplies and saw her desk. And she broke an apple shaped timer on Mrs. Nay's desk within five minutes of stepping inside the room. Oh well...so much for a great first impression!!



Faith and I love to make things for her teacher. I found this idea last year in a scrapbooking magazine. It was a big hit and totally fun for us. So we made an "Emergency Kit" again for Mrs. Nay. It's filled with goodies like supplies and candy and note cards, etc. Brown-nosing? We don't think so. Just family fun that honors one of the most important influences in Faith's young life!



We have also had some fun with friends. Meacham Sewell had a great birthday party at the Petroleum Museum. It was a "learning" opportunity as well as a chance for fun. The kids learned about rocks (Meacham is obsessed with rocks) and Faith even got to crack open her own Geo. Olivia had fun too. Not a lot of "learning" but socializing - for sure!





And finally - the commercial. Faith shot a spot for our CBS 7 Sports Department and the "Pigskin Preview." Her line..."OOOOO - I'm telling." It was really cute and she did great. She honestly not that impressed to be on TV. When I made her watch the finished product she just said, "Mommy I don't want to watch that any more." So much for a career on the small screen.

True Beauty (Art, Soul and Lemonade)

We have two beautiful girls - inside and out. This has been a busy week. First Faith has a new "job." She's employed by Logan Rose whose dad built her a fantastic lemonade stand. They sell chips, pink lemonade and cookies at "The Snack Shack." And they give away flowers for free. So far Faith's only picked up one shift but she made $2!!!

Faith was enrolled n Art & Soul Camp at church last week. They went every morning and learned songs, did cute projects and ultimately had a show to display all the creative endeavors they've mastered. She was very animated during her performance - and she can really enunciate with the big open space where her front teeth used to reside. Isn't it cute? Oh, Olivia played the role of precious and very supportive little sister!!

Not One But Two!!!!

She's really a snaggle tooth now!! Today Faith was eating some sticky candy (which she earned by being good at Art & Soul camp at church) and her second front tooth fell out. It bled a little and the weird red pulp was still hanging down (kinda gross!). But it's out and it actually looks better. So here's a picture of our new snaggle tooth. Oh, and I included some of Olivia's art work from school. Hope you're having a great summer.

Schlitterbahn 2009

WOW!! Our first trip to Schlitterbahn...and it won't be our last. We drove to Kyle, Tx to see our good friends Kesa and Lucas Larson (and Logan & Levi) and my mom's best friend Judy Thomason. They do Schlitterbahn a lot - so we've been talking about a family outing for months. Well, we finally did it and we had so much fun. Downside? Brad couldn't come! So mom had to take care of both girls - which is a lot harder than it may sound. Boy do I appreciate super dad even more now. Also, mom was a LITTLE bit (ok, a lot) overprotective. But Faith did great and wasn't scared of much. And Olivia was fun too. She loved the slides and even rode with me on a Roaring Rapids ride that was just a little too much. Some highlights you'll see in these scrapbook pages(which I created digitally with my new much easier than Photoshop software and personal hand-holding from Kesa!!)include Olivia's nap - she slept for more than an hour while we continuously circled in the lazy river. Also, Faith's "thumbs up" as she slid down a slide. And my mom's shocked expression when she rode the rapids. Oh so fun.