First Day of School

Anna and Si go to a montessori school in Birmingham.  I love their school, which is why Jennifer and I drive a half an hour back and forth.  I would love to have gone to their school!  They have gardens for each classroom.  Glass windows line the back walls, so they can look at the garden.  They grow their own food, keep bees, and best of all encourage children to be independent and encourage self directed learning.  Si seems excited in the car photo, Anna not so much...

 

 

 

 

Mom, I'm not so sure about this....

I really don't think you are making a good choice.... Anna, you are breaking my heart in this picture.

Much more fun after school!

Si trying to corral the dogs.

 

 

Happy 2nd Birthday Sweet Girl!

Our sweet baby girl turned 2 on August 10th.  She is such a blessing.  She has the sweetest smiles and gives the best hugs.  She loves pink!  Funny I remember hating the color growing up, as I tried hard to run with the boys.  She loves her toenails painted and dresses.  It would figure I would have a girly girl.  

I had to work on her birthday, so Jennifer got her a birthday morning muffin.  I made up for it seems by the picture with an oreo cake that night.  

We had a party that weekend and it was fun to see her excitement.  She loved her mermaid cake!  

 

 

 

 

Silas just couldn't wait...

 

 

 

Thankfully Aunt Katherine, Jennifer and Lauren brought lots of girly gifts!!  I did get Anna a baby doll whom she named Purple Red.  I was never a girly girl and I am easing into this slowly. 

Happy Birthday MeMaw!

My Mom and Dad came for a visit in July while I was at a course in Seattle.  What a nice visit and what a relief to have them to help with the kids while I was away.

 

 

Destin with 5 kids

We decided to embark on a trip to Destin with Gina and her girls.  Kirk had a conference, so we were on our own without our husbands.  It was a lot of fun.  The kids or should I say my kids had their fair share of tantrums.  Silas is a lot like Kirk.  He wasn't much on the beach.  The sand was a little too much for him and he didn't enjoy the hot sun.  Anna on the other hand, loved the beach.  She didn't want to get out of the ocean and kept wanting to go further out.  It is so much fun to watch them grow and to watch their personalities develop.

Gina and her girls are a lot of fun.  It was so nice to spend so much time with Gina.  We are very close, but given we live in Birmingham and they live in Kentucky, it isn't so easy to get together.  Alexa was a huge help.  Adeline is sweet and reserved.  Ella and Silas sometimes mix like water and vinegar, but love each other.

Enjoying his beach chair, which he never got up from!

I would never participate in this activity, but the kids loved it!  Silas was brave, I really didn't think he would go through with it.

Surfing!

Gina cheering Alexa on

Friends Forever!

The Watermelon was a big hit.

Brave Anna swam without anyone holding on to her with swimmies!