Off to school we go....

It's a day away from September 1st and we now have a kindergartener and preschooler! How did THAT happen?! Madelyn started kindergarten in the middle of July and will actually track out in two weeks. She LOVES going to school and we are so proud of her! She adores her teachers and loves chatting about her friends. She is doing great with reading more and writing! It's so fun to watch and see the progress she is making.

On a side note, Madelyn has had two tooth fairy visits and is almost getting ready to lose another tooth! It's so cute seeing her little mouth with missing teeth :)!

Caroline started preschool in the 2 year old room today and did wonderful! It really helps that we go to church at Hope Chapel, so that makes it much easier for her! She has one of Madelyn's old teachers. She had to leave blankie and paci at home, which was a first! She made it and didn't cry at all! YAY!

Thankful...

Today I am feeling thankful....thankful for getting to enjoy these precious days at home with my girls, not rushing around this week getting ready for preschool since we're finished, snuggling with Madelyn at bedtime, hugs from Caroline, a fantastic husband, eskimo kisses from Caroline, Madelyn telling me I'm the best mom, a wonderful house, reliable cars, a relationship with Jesus Christ, and so much more!

Madelyn graduated preschool last week and it was so emotional! She has grown up so much, even from last fall. I was talking to her preschool teacher and she mentioned how shy she was in the beginning and at the end she would have to remind her to be quiet! Oh, my girl :) It is bittersweet knowing in a short 6 weeks she will head to kindergarten near our house. No longer will she be kept under my wing but will take off on her own....

She reminded me of something that is so hard to do....have patience. In our church the kids aged kindergarten thru 5th grade go to Hopetown for the service. They are talking about patience. Tonight Danny and I were talking about having more money to do this down the road and she quickly said, "Guys, remember...patience." Oh, how hard that is for me sometimes but it's so sweet that my 5 year old reminded me.

Doctor-Take II

Poor Caroline....the girl has some serious issues going on with her skin and the ped thinks it might be related to a food allergy. So, after our second visit to the lab we were able to get blood drawn from her sweet little arm. I was so anxious and worried, but chose to surrender to God and let him take control. He took care of her and this worried Mommy! She did great although she cried. I was so proud of her and even happier they got what they needed!



So, next week is our last week of preschool. I am so sad about her graduating from preschool!! It's crazy...I totally remember her first day when Danny got the call to come pick her up because she had "had enough" for one day! Now, she's off to kindergarten in a short 6 weeks. It's bittersweet to think about it :)....

Spring is here...

These past few months have been busy! Madelyn turned 5---wow! She had a fun princess tea party with her sweet girlfriends. She loved every minute of it! They decorated picture frames, played games, made necklaces, had lunch, and finally enjoyed cupcakes. She starts kindergarten in a short 3 months (not even that long)! She will attend year round and is so excited to go. She has grown so much over the past few months. She is reading now and loves to do so. Her newest love is having us read chapter books with her and going to the public library to re-stock :). Every morning she brings at least 7 or 8 books downstairs to go through them all, organize which ones she has read, what she wants to read next, and informs me which new books we need. It's so fun to watch her do this and enjoy one of my favorite things...reading!

Caroline....where should I begin? She is such a sweet, quirky, unpredictable gal! She keeps me on my toes all day long but I love it. She knows which buttons to push and has landed herself in a crib timeout more times than I can count. I'm exhausted by 5 o'clock! She loves to read and I often find her in her room sitting in the glider reading a book.
Other fun things she loves:
-emptying out all of her drawers full of clothes (I especially love putting them back)
-opening the pantry doors all.day.long to see what she can snack on next
-finding the silverware drawer and 'tasting' all of it...beware if you come over!
-dancing, dancing, and more dancing (the girl loves this more than anything)
-wearing her ballerina leotard, especially on Tuesdays when Madelyn has dance
-play-do....and it is everywhere :)

She has been busy with Kindermusik and really is so excited to go on each Wednesday. She has made new friends and is quite a ham while we are there. We'll definitely keep her in that in the fall. Speaking of fall, she starts preschool come August---yay!!

We've been busy playing outside each day and Madelyn loves making me play Mario & Luigi with her....oh so fun :) She has been practicing her bike, but she is so cautious that it takes us forever to get down the sidewalk! Caroline on the other hand has no problem running around full speed!

Today we picked strawberries with dear friends from preschool. This was a great day to do so and fun! I'll post some pics of this!

Hopefully I'll get better at writing b/c I truly do want the girls to have things written about them :)