My baby went to school today!

Today was the third and final first day of school for this year. My baby Chandler went to preschool! I have been sort of nervous and didn't really know what to expect with her. She's a mamas girl and really hasn't been away from me very often. She's also a little younger than the other two were when they started preschool for the first time. Today was a little hectic for me because I babysit two year old twins every Tuesday and I had to time it all just right. Lunch time, nap time, and now school, are all around the same time. Plus I had to rearrange the car and add 2 more car seats to the mix, which with a big belly is no small feat! (I knew I hung on to those old ones for a reason!) Any way I got everyone all loaded up and even made it to Miss Shari's on time. We were however the last ones there so she just walked in and dropped her backpack and joined the crowd. There was one little girl who was on the verge of a melt down which sort of distracted all of the others and actually made it a little easier. I didn't dare make too much of a fuss so I just waved and told her to have fun and left and she did great! When I went to pick her up she just talked about snacks and stickers and was excited to show me what she colored. She did say she will go back on Thursday. I just hope the second day goes as smoothly!

First day of Kindergarten!

So I'm embarrassed to admit it but I just found out yesterday that Kindergarten started today. (Thank you Billie Jo!) I thought I was so prepared. I have had a school calendar posted since the end of school in May and was planning on Hayden starting school next Monday. Turns out, they revised the schedule over the summer and I didn't have a clue. So after I gave Hayden the good news, thank goodness she was thrilled, we scrambled to get all of her homework ready for the first day. She has been bugging me to do it since we went to back-to-school night last week but I kept putting her off by telling her we still had plenty of time. Nice!! There's nothing like totally screwing up in front of your kids to make you question your abilities as a mom of the year! I'm totally blaming it on being pregnant because everyone knows you lose a few marbles when you're prego! Right?
Anyway It was a great first day. She got on the bus with Gracie this morning then I met them at the school and walked her to her class. I asked her as we were walking if she was nervous and she said no. She was more nervous when we went to back to school night. One of the papers she had to hand in today was for me to fill out and it just asked what your child's interests are, if there was anything the teacher needed to know about your child and then if your child had any worries or concerns. I asked Hayden if she had any and she said "just put nothing mom", like I was crazy for even asking. When the bell rang and the moms and dads had to leave there were quite a few sniffles on the way out to the parking lot but not from me. I think because she wasn't sad or scared, it made it a lot easier on me. When she got home she only really talked about recess and snack which is pretty much what I expected. She did say she met some new friends and that there was one naughty boy in her class and that of course she was a good girl. So that's two schoolgirls down and one more to go. I don't even know what to expect with Chandler on her first day. Somehow I don't think the drop-off will go as smoothly as it did today.

This is the two of them getting off the bus. I think Gracie was a little disappointed I was there. She wanted to be the one to show Hayden the way to her class.

Getting ready to go into her new classroom

1st day of 3rd grade

Yesterday was Gracie's first day of 3rd grade. She was excited to start school and a little nervous. She didn't have a whole lot to say about it when she came home except that her teacher yelled at them already and she was mad she didn't get her math book yet. Where did this kid come from? I can't wait till she's complaining about math homework and I remind her how excited she was to get that math book.




Hayden starts kindergarten tomorrow and Chandler will be starting preschool after Labor day. They are both really excited but when it actually gets here I'm sure it will be another story. I don't know who will be more nervous. Hayden, Chandler or Mommy. I guess we'll see soon enough!

The Beddoes Campout

Over the weekend we went camping with the Beddoes side of the family. We haven't done it for a couple of years and we all had a lot of fun. These are just a few of the things that we did.

We rode horses

We went fishing

We hiked to the Grotto and played in the freezing cold water

We played in the dirt and mud

We sang silly songs

We roasted marshmallows for s'mores

We played cards

And that's just all that I got pictures of! We ate tons of junk, rode bikes and scooters, made t-shirts and crafts, played with cousins, ate more junk, caught a frog, played play-dough, laughed and told stories and had a super good time. I was ready to come home and have a long shower and sleep in my own bed but nobody else was. Hopefully we can do it again and not wait 2 years but you never know with a new baby on the way.

Our Sunday Picnic

We took the girls up Smith and Moorehouse yesterday for a picnic in "the woods" as they like to call it. I don't know why we don't do this more often because they had a blast! We ate lunch at the campground and then they had more fun walking across the logs that went across the creek or stepping on rocks to cross until finally they gave up and just walked right in the water. Even Flash loved it. I wish we could have taken him off his leash because he would have gone crazy with all the squirrels and chipmunks we saw. We could barely get him to walk he was so busy trying to sniff every blade of grass. After we ate we went to the reservoir because the girls wanted to skip rocks and the next thing I knew they were all waist deep in the water. I wasn't exactly prepared for the water and didn't have towels or anything so needless to say the ride home was a little smelly and chilly with 3 wet kids and a wet dog. I'm so glad we went because we really haven't been anywhere fun this summer and it's going to be over before we know it.