Kennedy's First Day of Kindergarten

Well, it is official...Todd and I are officially the parents of a kindergartner! Today was her first day of Kindergarten at Hurricane Creek Elementary. We all survived the 1st day! I held up much better than I thought I would. I got choked up more when I was picking her up than when I dropped her off! Something about seeing all the kids coming through the school doors with their teachers and their walkie talkies got to me! Her teacher's name is Mrs. Butzlaff and has been teaching for several years. Todd, Camryn and I dropped her off this morning and she did perfect! She is ready to go back tomorrow. Here is the poem Mrs. Butzlaff had waiting on Kennedy's desk for us...

The First Day

I gave you a little wink and smile

As you entered my room today

For I know how hard it is to leave

And know your child must stay.

You've been with her for five years now

And have been a loving guide,

But now, alas, the time has come

To leave her at my side.

Just know that as you drive away

And tears down your cheeks may flow

I'll love her as I would my own

And help her learn and grow.

For as a parent, I too know

How quickly the years do pass

And that one day long ago it was my turn

To take my child to class.

So please put your mind at ease

And cry those tears no more

For I will love her and take her in

When you leave her at my door.

Thursday morning tea

Gram got the girls each a tea set for their birthdays this year and yesterday morning they had a breakfast tea party. They had fruit, yogurt, blueberry muffins and apple juice! I am so glad they have each other and are making so many sweet sister memories!

Traveler's Game

We met Holli, Allen, and Anderson last Saturday night at the Traveler's game. It was a perfect night for baseball and we made it through all 9 innings! We won so after the game there were fireworks and of course Camryn did not like that one bit!!! She kept saying let's get out of here!

"The Jumpy Place"

I took the girls to Party Central aka "the jumpy place" this afternoon. This is one of their favorite things to do and they had so much fun. We were there for almost 3 hours! I put on my socks and played with them for a while and then got worn out so just watched and took pictures! Everytime Kennedy would slide she would want me to video or take her picture and then she would say put it on the blog!

Kennedy is always saying something hilarious. Yesterday she and Camryn were watching The Grinch with Jamie (their summer babysitter) and she said, "I can't wait until Christmas and we are going to get a great big Christmas tree that reaches all the way up to heaven and Jesus can help me put the lights on and then we can have a real angel on top!" I know Jesus is still smiling about that one! She has the sweetest spirit and loves Jesus so much! She tells me all the time how much she loves me and then she will say, "But I love Jesus more!"

Summer Fun

Hot chocolate in July at "Daddy's little table" is always yummy!

The girls are having such a good summer. We swim almost every day either at the neighborhood pool, at Aunt Debbies, or in the backyard in the pool Jan Jan and Pop got the girls for their birthday. They also love the Slip and Slide and think it is so much more fun with Dawn soap poured on it! We have been to a few movies. We all went to see Up last week. They really liked it and Camryn cried when the bird got caught in the net. After the movie Kennedy said her throat hurt. I asked her why and she said because she wanted to cry but didn't so her throat was burning. I thought that was too cute! She says some of the funniest things. Every time we see a convertible she asks when we are going to buy a car without a lid on it.

Happy 4th of July!

Wherever the fireworks where, Camryn was NOT! She was petrified of everything except the Dragon Snaps! Even now a week later if I ask her if she wants to go out and play she makes sure no fireworks will be involved! Other than Camryn's screams we had a good 4th. We had a cookout at Aunt Carla's and then swam! All the kiddos are swimming like little fish and had so much fun jumping off the diving board!

Getting as far away as possible. Maybe the pillows and being zipped up in the trampoline will keep me safe?

Beach Bums

Kennedy Euro Bungee jumping!

Daddy is wearing a lei!

This was at a very yummy pizza place in Sea Side

This is the view from our balcony of part of the pool

Camryn and Aunt KK

Looking at the crab Daddy caught and ate!

Camryn had her ocean water face perfected by the end of the week!

We went to Destin, Florida May 30-June 6 and had a BLAST! We stayed at the Beach Resort and it was so nice. Kelsey went with us and was a huge help. Todd and I were even able to have a date night! The kids had never seen the ocean before and loved it. By the end of the week Camryn had her ocean water face perfected. The water reminded me of when we were in the Caribbean for our honeymoon. It was so clear and had no seaweed or jellyfish! It rained a little while for one day but other than that the weather was beautiful. The girls loved playing in the sand, finding seashells, looking for crabs at night with flashlights, jumping the waves (Camryn) and riding the waves (Kennedy), swimming in our awesome condo pool, and playing on the top bunk bed. Our last night we went to the Villages of Bay Town Wharf in Sandestin. It was so much fun and reminded me of Downtown Disney. We will definitely go back! The girls Euro jumped and loved it. I was afraid Camryn would get scared and wouldn't do it but she had the biggest grin on her face. Kennedy was jumping higher than the trees and was even able to do a few flips in the air. They are so adventurous! Our vacation could not have been better and I am so glad we have these memories. I can't wait until the next one!