August 2015

This post will be a little shorter since I just did a big school post about Hannah last week.  We have done a few other things this month that I wanted to mention.  It's still super hot so we spent time in the pool.  I promise there are more swimming pictures, but my mom spent her time editing school photos first.

We even had my cousin and her two boys over to swim and play.  So much fun!  Thomas finished his 2nd year of cello and he wanted to play for us and with my sister.  This concert was my favorite part of the day!!  Wish I had gotten video of the duet they played, beautiful!

We did have two days of really nice weather, a storm blew through that cooled things off.  Sadly our house didn't get much rain.  But we took full advantage of the cooler temperatures and headed to the park.

And I'll close with a few shots of the girls in my parents front yard.  They love all the flowers, benches, and the swing.  =)

First Day of Kindergarten

I still can't believe sweet Hannah is in Kindergarten.  She's grown up so much in the last 5 years, but she'll always be my baby girl!

I knew I wanted two different styles of school photos and my mom was kind enough to take them for me.  I am so so thankful for all the pictures she takes and the many hours she spends editing them.  So many precious memories I can look back on.  These first pictures are from our vintage school photo shoot.  My mom has an awesome friend that let us borrow all her antique things.  I think we ended up with almost 30 pictures, but here's just a few of my favorites!

I also wanted more traditional pictures of Hannah at her school and with her backpack. The first day of school is CRAZY!!!!  Lots and lots of parents and rushed for time, so we cheated and took them early.  We went up to school the week before and told Hannah this was pretend first day of school. LOVE how these turned out too.

We live about a block and half away from school so it's only a 10 minute walk, much better than sitting in the crazy long carpool line. =) Nathan was able to work from home the first day so he got to walk with us too. Hannah loves her sweet teacher Mrs Beckham and she's making new friends too.  It's been a great first week!

I'm still getting used to only having one child at home.  It's much quieter!!  And I keep trying to sign up both girls for childcare at various church activities and then realize I only need to sign up one.  Abigail seems to enjoy being the only one and having Mommy to herself.  =)

July 2015

I know I said it last month...but the summer is seriously FLYING by!  School is right around the corner and I'm not ready yet!  July has been busy with HOT HOT temperatures, swimming lessons, a visit from my cousin, and a trip to Arkansas.  One of our favorite things is Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-a, dress like a cow and eat for free.  I made costumes for us last year and they still fit.  =)

Miss Julia, the same sweet former student of my mom's, taught swimming lessons again this year.  Hannah's first few times in the pool with us did not look promising...she did NOT want to put her face in the water.  But she overcame her fear in the first lesson and has made REALLY great progress.  She is almost swimming independently.  Lessons are over, but we're still hoping to get in the water a few more times with her and practice what she's learned.

This was Abigail's first year to do lessons.  She also stared out really hesitant, not really even wanting to get in the water.  She's made good progress as well.  She has no problem going in now, blows bubbles, and kicks her legs too (not always at the same time though).  We're still working on floating, she is not nearly as relaxed as Hannah.  Both girls LOVE Miss Julia, she is so patient and sweet.

We haven't spent much time outside unless we're in the water....TOO HOT!!  But my sister, the girls and I, did take my cousin to the zoo while she was in town.  It was super hot, but overall a good visit.  Thankfully they had fans and misters set up to cool off.

We spent last weekend in Arkansas visiting Nathan's family.  We had a really good visit with his dad and sister (no pictures, his apartment is too dark), and had dinner with good friends.  We also decided to drive an hour north to visit the University of Arkansas where Nathan went to school.  He enjoyed showing us around campus.  The university has a neat tradition of carving the names of all graduates in the sidewalks.  The girls thought it was cool to find Daddy's name.

 All the above photos were taken with my phone, but my mom is slowly catching up on editing photos. These were taken in June.  Enjoy!