First Week of Preschool

Actually, our first and second week are only one day. WOW, what an emotional rollar coaster. THANKFULLY, all went FABULOUS!!! I followed the advice to make her first drop her off a QUICK process, before she had a chance to get upset about me leaving and it worked great. I, however, didn't handle it very well....the tears started flowing before I got down the hallway. (Note to self. Always wear sunglasses on the first day of school.)
"Bug" ate every bite of her of her lunch. We sat down and "took her order" at dinner, the night before, and then I packed it up the night before.
This Fit and Fresh Lunch System I bought at Target was a HUGE helper for packing her lunch. It has a flat ice pack that fits in the center to keep her food cold and then the small containers fit in on top. Perfect for her Scooby Doo lunchbox. Wednesday is her second day of preschool. Its "Wear Your Favorite T-shirt Day." Bug wants to wear the princess t-shirt Pepaw bought her in Galveston. Funny, she has tons of cute t-shirts but that is her favorite. I LOVE it! (The bummer part is that when daddy was painting this weekend she brushed up against the wall. Favorite t-shirt now looks like ratty old paint shirt. She wants to wear it anyway. Ugh..one of those mommy moments where you have to grin and bear it!) They have also asked her to bring something that starts with the "M" sound. Bug has decided to bring Muffins. I love that the things that start with an M conversation has her pointing out all the "M's" she sees. So exciting to see her mind at work. I love this mommy stuff!!
Hugs
Tara

“Pure love produces pure nonsense.”

Our world has been full of SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much happiness around here!!
Bug and Baby K have been playing TOGETHER much, much more....


Bug is about to start her FIRST season of soccer. We were both thrilled to see that PINK cleats are available. (back in the ice age, when I played there were black with white stripes or white with black stripes..)

This week also kicked off Bugs second year of ballet. She LOVES her teacher and was excited to learn that one of her favorite friends, Emmy, is in her class this year. (A bonus for mommy too because that means I get to bond with her mommy each week)


Baby K had her 18 month checkup and did fabulous. The nurse asked her to stack blocks and pick up Cheerios...THIS was her favorite part of the check up. She also said her first full sentence, "Dendall, where u you???" (Kendall, where are you?)

We went to "Meet The Director Night" at Bug's preschool and I am SOOOOOO excited for her to start, next week. I think she will really love it. We meet her teacher on Monday AND she finally gets to find out what color the walls in her classroom are....enquiring minds have been wondering for a week.

Enjoy your weekend and all those fabulous lil' moments with your lil' ones!
Hugs,
Tara

"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows."

Bug starts preschool in a week in a half (yes, that makes my lip quiver and my eyes well up with tears) Since this is my first go-around I have lots of questions. I'm confident that most of them will be answered during, meet the director night and meet the teacher day.(right? insert nervous smile)

Ok, so I'll admit. I've been laying in bed at night wondering, what to pack for lunch??? My sweet girl is very independent, but she still needs help opening a fruit snack. I am THRILLED to have found Wendolonia's Lunch Box Ideas post! Not only did she present LOTS of options, but she even has cute packing ideas AND she opens the packages for her little man and pours them into silicone cupcake wrappers. LOVE IT!!!

I found this info helpful too!
Another FABULOUS lunch packing blog!!!

We have already started, as "Bug" calls it, "practicing preschool" I try not to giggle when she holds up her hand and waits for me to say her name, before she asks a question. (she is so stinkin cute and she is still my baby...I may need therapy before this is all over) We are going to practice eating out of her new lunch box, starting Monday.
Speaking of Lunch Boxes....my precious lil bow wearing, dress up playing, princess, chose a Scooby Doo lunchbox. REALLY??? She passed over the princesses, Hello Kitty and even a cute monkey box, for Scooby Doo. (She and her daddy watch it together and she was THRILLED when she saw that lil van shaped box. Insert her car screeching sounds here....giggle. :)

I still can't grasp the concept of dropping my BABY off and letting her go inside that big church building, ALL BY HERSELF!!! And, she's only going 2 days a week....kindergarten may just be the death of me. ;)
Hugs
Tara

"Hello, again. Hello!"

Hey there Blog friends. The super crazy busy month of June is here and I have been running around like a chicken....
Anyway, my VERY creative friend Jennifer just started a blog and I realized when I became her VERY FIRST FOLLOWER, that I hadn't posted in awhile. (You will want to become her next followers, wait until you see what she can do with a cake!)
Here is a little photo wrap up of how I've been spending my month...

My beautiful and thoughtful husband took me out for our 5th wedding anniversary!

While the hubby was at school working on his MBA, Pepaw and the girls and I headed to a festival called, Taste of Addison.

Baby K learned how to say, "CHEESE!"

"Bug" had her very first, dentist appointment. She handled it like a champ and had no cavities!!

"Bug" had her first dance recital! She was amazing!! This was my first experience as "back stage mom." Being in charge of seven, 3 and 4 year old's that had to wait 2 hours for their first performance was interesting. Thankfully I brought, crayons and coloring pages, apples, crackers and fruit loops. In the future, I will bring the portable DVD player and a movie. The girls has a hard time being away from their mommy's that long and REALLY needed a distraction.

"Baby K" attended her very first, Sonic, Happy Hour. She LOVED the Cherry Limeade.


We took the girls to a Veteran's Memorial on Memorial Day. We want to make sure our girls know about all of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
We were surprised to find our friend Josh on the traveling wall. His beautiful daughter, Olivia was born just 2 months after he was killed, in the line of duty.
We were so honored to be able to have our girls leave flowers and a flag in his honor. I was so touched in that moment, where my family was together and totally safe, that so many people were hurting and missing their loved ones. God bless our troops and the families who love and support them. Because of the brave men and women who are willing to be away from their families and the brave men and women, who are willing to let their soldiers be away from their families, we get to breath the fresh air of freedom. We are so blessed by America's heroes.


My hubby and I celebrated our birthday, which just happens to be on the same day. LOVE IT!! Did I mention his anniversary/birthday present to me, yet?

Oh, just a FABULOUS adult only trip to Playa Del Carmen...
Off we went and it was FABULOUS!!!

We went with our fun, friends The Whitley's!

Relaxed on our SWIM UP BAR PATIOS! Yes, I'm talking walk out of your suite, roll off of you patio and splash!!! you are in the pool. LOVE IT!!!

Shot a scene for the Bachelorette! We felt like we were on television. We had an anniversary dinner, right on the water. It was so amazing. If you are looking for a fabulous get away with your hubby, The El Dorado Seaside Suites is an amazing location. The service was top notch, the rooms were fabulous and the food was amazing!! (oh, and I love my babies with all of my heart but there were NO KIDDOS....it was WAY relaxing!)


2 days after we returned we hosted "Princess Kendallrella's 4th Birthday Beach Ball!" I'll post all the fun details for that bash, soon!

Last week, the light of my world, turned 4! (where does the time go??)

This past weekend, we celebrated Father's Day at a family reunion. Whew, its been a crazy month, but we had LOTS of fun. What have you been up too? ;)

Hugs,
Tara