We Start School in 5 Days!

Malia:

What are you most excited to learn about in first grade:
-Dolphins

What was your favorite part about summer?
-Moving to WV and riding horses at Nana and Pappaws, swimming in the pool and getting to meet Pebbles.

What makes you saddest about summer being over?
-Not being able to swim

What is most exciting about school starting?
-Going to first grade, getting to meet my teacher.

What will you miss most about going back to school?
-Seeing my family

What are you most nervous about?
-Meeting new friends


Pressley

What are you most excited to learn about in kindergarten?
-I'm excited to read and go to the library and gym

What was your favorite part about summer?
-Playing in the pool and playing on the swing set at Nana and Pappaws

What makes you saddest about summer being over?
-I can't play in the pool

What is most exciting about school starting?
-Meeting my new teacher.

What will you miss most about going back to school?
-Playing with Isabella

What are you most nervous about?
-Meeting new friends



Isabella

Are you happy or sad for your sisters to go back to school?
-Sad

What are you going to do when they are in school?
-Play with you and daddy!!  Yeah I'm gonna play with you!

What are we going to play?
-Barbies, color, we're going watch movies (Belle and Cinderella) and I wanna play with daddy.  I wanna play Barbies with daddy!

Do you want to go to school?
No because I wanna stay with you!  (gives hug)

What was your favorite part of the summer?
-swimming and I liked going in the sprinkler and when Emma and Addi comed here.

What will you miss about summer?
-Malia and Pressley

Malia's First Lost Tooth

Malia lost her first tooth today!!

Malia's Bike Adventure!

Malia learned to ride her bike today!! Check out the video!!! We are so proud of her!! Yay Malia!!

Favorites Interview with Malia, age 6

Favorite movie: Lemonade Mouth
Favorite song: Break Through, Lemonade Mouth
Favorite toy: Alien (Toy Story 3) Barbie, named Olivia
Favorite outfit: Sparkly horse shirt with black tutu and black leggings
Favorite game: Guess Who
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite animal: horses
Favorite TV show: Good Luck Charlie & Phineas & Ferb
Favorite activity: coloring & crafts
Favorite saying: I love you
Favorite horse: Spirit
Favorite place to visit: West Virginia

Kindergarten Clinic

We took Malia to KG clinic today...sorta sad...definitely mixed emotions. I know she will love school. Everyone seems very nice there and the principal,Mr.Wheeler seems awesome. He took our picture as we came in-we were there first complete family of the day. Malia was very shy at first, not too sure what to think but she did great with everything. Pressley was very sad about the whole thing-she really wants to join Malia in school. She was close to tears several times today. I felt so bad for her. School doesn't start until around September 6 so I'm very glad to get a little extra time with her this summer. We need to make a summer to do list so we can make sure we have the best summer ever!

Daydreams (I Heart Faces-Slice of Life)

This week's photo challenge is "Slice of Life" and I had to submit this photo of my oldest daughter playing on a tire swing! I just love how she looks lost in her own world! We had such a fun day that day! I took my girls to the college my husband and I graduated from and we found the swing in front of my old dorm. The girls just had to jump on for a ride! Check out all the other fantastic candid moments this week at I Heart Faces!

Growing Up

Malia and Pressley went to their friends house yesterday to play with Bruce Michael and his sister Ella. They has a ton of fun playing together,watching TV on the movie screen and eating Chick fil a. It also gave me some time to pack up a few more things before we head back to Pittsburgh tomorrow. Last night we headed out to walk around town and enjoy the 60 degree weather and some family time before our "living apart" days begin. When we got home, there was a message on my phone from Lori to have Malia and Pressley call Bruce Michael back to talk because he really wanted to thank them for coming over. It was so cute and funny listening to them try to talk back and forth on the phone...her first call from a boy...poor Justin just kept saying how he dreads the day that come where she wants to talk to boys all the time on the phone. I do too...but this was super cute...and hopefully those days won't come for a very long time. :-)

A Snippet of the Day-5 (Playing Together)

Rock Stars!

My Sister and I are Fat!

The girls and I were riding home tonight from visiting the Bohleys, when Malia said to me, "Mommy if I gave you and Aunt Beebye all my love, you would weigh the same." It was so sweet...and my guess is that amount would be sixty-hundred. For whatever reason, that is the girls' favorite number. So it looks like my sister and I would weigh sixty-hundred pounds. I'm ok with that.

Growing Up

Malia and Pressley went to their friends house yesterday to play with Bruce Michael and his sister Ella. They has a ton of fun playing together,watching TV on the movie screen and eating Chick fil a. It also gave me some time to pack up a few more things before we head back to Pittsburgh tomorrow. Last night we headed out to walk around town and enjoy the 60 degree weather and some family time before our "living apart" days begin. When we got home, there was a message on my phone from Lori to have Malia and Pressley call Bruce Michael back to talk because he really wanted to thank them for coming over. It was so cute and funny listening to them try to talk back and forth on the phone...her first call from a boy...poor Justin just kept saying how he dreads the day that come where she wants to talk to boys all the time on the phone. I do too...but this was super cute...and hopefully those days won't come for a very long time. :-)

Friends

Pressley to Malia: "Malia I'm sorry I was being mean. Friends again?

Flips!

Another quick peek...

Gymnastics!

A little peek of the girls in their gymnastics class...

Oh Lily...

Malia: Mommy! Lily was on my leg and making it shake! Look! Let me show you!
Me: Umm...that's probably not a good idea, Malia.
Malia: Why? It's funny!
Me: No, it's gross. Lily shouldn't do that. Tell her no.
Malia: Why? What's it called?
Me: Umm...well...it doesn't matter...just don't let her do it again.

Let the Wedding Plans Begin!

Pressley to Malia today: I can't wait to marry Mikey Bohley so I can live with Emma and play with her everyday like mommy plays with us.
Malia: Press, Emma won't be a kid when you marry Mikey you'll be grown up.
Pressley: Oh, Mommy can I take all my stuff when I move to Emma's?
Me: Yes (trying not to burst with laughter)
Malia: Pressley will you tell me what you do when you are living at Emma's?
Pressley: Yes, and I'm gonna need a wedding dress...Mommy, can I borrow yours? You can be my maids bride.
Malia: I'm excited Emma will be my sister when you marry Mikey, Press.

Swimming!

Booger Juice

Malia: Mommy!! Pressley picked her nose and ate it, then she wiped her booger juice on the couch!

Jesus

*Passing a graveyard*
Pressley: That's where you go where you die.
Me: Yes, your body goes there, but your spirit goes to heaven to be with God. You'll go to heaven if you have Jesus in your heart. Who has Jesus in their heart?
Malia and Pressley: Me!!
*Walk down memory lane telling Malia about when she asked Jesus in her heart*
Pressley: When did I ask Jesus in my heart?
Me: I don't know Pressley, when did you?
Pressley: Jesus, come in my heart! I asked him, but I don't feel him!
Me: He's in there Pressley!
Malia: We'll how did her heart open up so he could come in?
Me: I don't know Malia, ask your daddy!
Pressley: Does Daddy know a lot about Jesus?
Me: Yep, that's what he went to school for.
*Fast forward later that day*
Malia: Daddy, how did my heart open up so that Jesus could come in it?
Justin: *Explaining a bit about the Holy Spirit*
Pressley: Daddy, do you know a lot about Jesus?
Justin: I know a little bit.
Pressley: Well, you know a lot about Santa!

Santa Claus is Coming to Town