Kassie's 8th Birthday

Happy Birthday my precious angel butterfly, Kassie. Today she is 8, and by golly it is great! We had a party for her and here are some wonderful memories we caught of the event.

Makeup.....

and pizza......

Madeline frowning for no apparent reason.....

Kassie & Alysa

The Whole Gang

Thank you, Jordan

Thank you Rylen & (other) Jordan

Thank you, Alysa

Thank you, Ella

Thank you, Ashley

Thank you, Kianni

Thank you, Grandpa & Grandma

Thank you, Emmaleisse

Thank you, Kaya

Thank you, Bethany

Thank you, Mom & Dad!

Hitting the Pinata.....

again......

and again.......

and again......

Ok, time out for a sec........

We now resume beating the pulp out of it......

a little closer now, his legs are falling off......

Sydney went "BAM".......

......and then the candy fell. It was a mad house with little girls fighting for the candy. Well, all is well that ends well, and it sure did! Fun times had by all. A BIG thanks to all of the girls that came!

Now it's time for B-E-D........

My Hubby Makes Me Proud

Check out what Andy did last night on our bowling league.

(This is what is hanging on the wall in the Pro Shop at All Star Lanes.)

Not only did he shoot his 9th sanctioned 300 game, he also shot his first 800 series. An accomplishment 25 years in the making. (He's been bowling since he was 4 years old.) I'm sooooo proud of him! Congratulations, babe!

Living Vicariously Through Your Children

Look what Sydney gets to play.

Nothing but the VIOLIN!!! The *only* musical instrument I always wanted to play, but never did. I told Syd she has to teach me how to play, since I bought it for her. (Maybe I bought it for me too....... :)

Work It Girls!

Posing before school on a random day like today. Oh yeah, it was today......

They are too cute! Sometimes, I don't wanna let them go for fear of corruption by this crazy world we live in. They will not be compromised!!!! Well, on second thought, they are my children, so maybe they already are...... :)

My Boys

Parker & Me

Parker & Andy

I sure do love those two!

Day 2 of Kindergarten

Second day of school.

Anxiety levels of a nervous daddy have calmed a bit.

This is what Andy dresses Madeline in. (Read the shirt.)

Never saw that one coming, did ya?

First Day of School 2009

Yeppers, the day has arrived. All of our children are in the "big school" now. It was hard getting up this morning, but we made it. I made the girls a big breakfast, took some pictures, and off we went to the first day of school. While Sydney and Kassie weren't fazed by a new school year, Madeline who has been stoked to go all summer, finally had her first butterflies about going. We were standing at her classroom door, and all of a sudden she got so nervous because it was setting in. Today is the first day of school, but Madeline only had her orientation today. We went for an hour and a half so the kids could get familiarized with the school, and then we were done. She has her first full day tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes. Andy isn't helping the situation either. He's having an anxiety attack about all of this. He doesn't want her to grow up! To his credit, I understand, she is our baby. He'll get over it though, I'll make sure of that! :)

But anyways, the following are the pics I took of the girls on their first day. Enjoy!

Getting ready for school.....

Here we go! We're on our way...

Sydney - 5th grade

Kassie - 2nd grade

Madeline - Kindergarten

When we first got there. Still semi-enthused for school.

After a few minutes. Not enthused anymore.....

In her classroom. After a while she seemed fine.

Notice Andy's enthusiasm. :)

We'll see how she (and Andy) does tomorrow. :)