Kindergarten!!!

Caroline has started Kindergarten! She is so grown up now!

Things started off a little rocky for me. Not for Caroline, just me. I was a little upset over a few things. 1) Caroline knows at least 10 girls for her preschool or softball team that could have been in her class. Not one was in her class. I mean, really? What are the odds? It's not like Greenbrier is huge school. 2) Caroline's teacher just had a baby and will not be teaching the class for the first month. They will have a sub during this time. 3) During orientation the kids sat down at the tables where their names were. Caroline was sitting between the only two girls she knew. The two girls that always got in trouble in preschool and were mean to the other kids.
Caroline has been in school for four days now and loves it! I guess I was just being silly. She has made friends with two little girls in her class. The sub seems to be doing ok so far. And the seating arrangement was completely different on the first day of school so Caroline didn't have to sit by the trouble-makers! She loves getting her own tray in the lunch room, gets to nap with Bobo (stuffed lamb), and plays with old friends during recess.

Caroline on her first day!

Eating breakfast to prepare for the first day!

Just a couple pictures...

Well, it's started. The kids got quiet so I went to check on them. This is what I find! Ha!

Caroline is dressing up her little brother like a girl!
Graham might not appreciate these pictures but they looked so cute!

I am not crazy, just desperate for entertainment sometimes. In the pictures below the kids are playing with soap bubbles on the kitchen floor. It really worked out fine because the kids had great fun and I just used the water and bubbles to mop the kitchen floor when they were done.

Yes, Graham is using a plastic ice cream cone and trying to lick it.

Splish Splash!

We have really enjoyed our little pool this summer. It was the perfect size! Any bigger would have been too deep for Graham. I finally went out and took a few pictures the other day.

Caroline has done so good swimming this summer!

1 little, 2 little, 3 little MONKEYS!

My friend and I decided to start a "date night". One weekend a month we keep their kids one evening and they keep ours the next. Megan has 3 kids. The oldest is 3 years. The youngest is 6 months and the middle child is was born 12 days before Graham. They are all boys. Poor Caroline, she is always outnumbered!
So, here are some pictures taken when I was keeping all 5 kids.....

The older kiddos

Carter

Baby Grant!
He is always happy!

They are dancing to a Sing-a-long movie.
Or just running, jumping, and dog-piling.

I think they wore each other out by the end of the night!

Summer Fun

I am soooo behind in my blogging this summer! I have some random pictures in this post that don't really fit anywhere else.


Graham is eating a chocolate sheet cake. I made the cake and icing from scratch. I have been doing a lot of baking this summer. I have also gained a few pounds in the process.....

He loves cake!

Here is my cake and absolute favorite cookbook! Ree Drummond (Pioneer Woman) is going to have her own show on food network starting next weekend. I can't wait to watch it! If you like to cook, you need to buy this book. I promise you won't be disappointed.

This is what Graham does when I get distracted for a minute. He is trying to pour popcorn cheese from one cup to another. I have no idea how he even got the cheese in the first place.

Here are a few pictures from a weekend at Grandpa's house. They have a beautiful backyard. The kids got out the sprinkler and played with it on the trampoline.

Little Megan

(That's what Caroline calls her to distinguish between her and my friend, Megan)

This Graham's most favorite position to watch TV in.

Megan and I took the older kids to see Cars 2 in theater.
Caroline and Jack are best buds.

Caroline is reading to Graham. Is that not the sweetest thing?!

Caroline thinks she needs her ipad now. She hogged Matthew's all weekend.

The kids are having ice cream sundaes at Mimi's house.

During our visit to Mimi, we sent Caroline to bible school. She has a friend there that she gets to see sometimes, Ellie. They had a great time all week.