Girls Night Out!

I went out for a much needed girls night out last night. It was Megan's birthday, so we went to Red Robin. YUM! Then, we went back to her house for Cake. Again, YUM!! Anyway, here are some pictures.

They brought her out a treat and sang to her. She's pretty shy, so she didn't like it. She said she would have covered her eyes if she could.

One side of the table, Alexis, Rebecca & Karen

The other side: Megan, Brandy, Me, Shelby & Maggie

The whole table. Sorry this is kinda dark, I guess that's what happens when you leave your fate in the hands of your waitress!

Cake back at Megans. Doesn't that cake look yummy? I spent all day working on it. (Ya, right. Thanks Kroger!!)

I didn't get home until after 1 am. It's almost 11 and I am already set for another girls night out!!

Back to school

Kennie headed to Kindergarten and Justin is in his last year of preschool. Kennie was so excited to start school that he was up at 6:30 this morning. Here are the pictures. Kennie asked me if I would take his picture and go. "I am a big boy now Mom, I don't need you here."

I am ready!!

He loves his Superman backpack with the cape.

Standing by his backpack. He is a little nervous. He has a new teacher and new classmates this year. He knows 1 girl in his class from church. He did say at the end of the day that he misses Robby in his class. Robby & his family moved to South Carolina in March.

Walking in the building.

Kennie is getting to old

Last night, we went to Back to school night to meet his teacher, Mrs. P. (Pagniano). While we were walking up to the school, I told Kennie to take my hand since we were walking in the street. He then whispers under his breath, "Mom, when we get to the sidewalk, can I let go of your hand?" Oh, my! He is my tender one and he already doesn't want to hold my hand??

My little boy is growing up

So, my mom left to go back to her life today and with her took Nate's paci. (Not really, but that's what we are telling Nate.) So, he had to go to sleep without his paci tonight. On top of that, we put him in his Diego bed. He had some troubles getting to sleep. We will see what the night brings.

"These things take time you know."

So, this is quite the funny story. Kennie is in love. We were at softball probably about 2 months ago when Kennie proposed. He was playing with Hannah (she will be 6 in October, he likes them older I guess.) Here is how the converstaion went:

Kennie - "Hannah, do you want to marry me?"

Hannah thinks for a moment then says, "Ya, I think I do."

Kennie - "Good, because I want to marry you."

For a few weeks, all he could talk about was marrying Hannah. We saw them at the lunch park a few weeks later and Kennie convinced me to invite Hannah over to play for the afternoon. They had a blast. (That is when the picture was taken.) A few days later, we see them at the lunch park again and this time Hannah & her mom invite Kennie to play at Hannah's house. On their way home, Kennie was talking with Kim (Hannah's mom) and this is how the conversation went (Kim's part is not word for word, but Kennie's for the most part is.)

Kennie - "I want to marry Hannah."

Kim - "Well, maybe when you are older."

Kennie - "Maybe when I get back from my mission, like when I'm 21 or 22. These things take time you know."

Okay, so thought I was going to die. He still talks about marrying Hannah. She is a way cute girl, so I really wouldn't mind, but I think it's quite comical how much he thinks about it. Maybe in 16 years, we can look back on this post and he can just laugh!!!

Hannah & Kennie sitting in a swing.....

Maggie's 2 month check-up

So, our appointment line is jacked up. I called 2 weeks before Maggie was 2 months and the appointments were a month out. Anyway, moving on. To say that Maggie doesn't like shots is an understatement. She has nursed every hour and a half since she got her shots. The only exception is at night. She is so tired from only taking cat naps all day long (10 minutes here and there) that she zonks out at night. Anyway, here is her info.

2 month statistics

weight: 10 lbs 6 oz - 25th percentinle (Kennie was 14 lbs. and Justin was 15 lbs)
Height: 23 1/4 inches - 75th percentile


Here is a picture of her battle wounds. You can see she still isn't happy.

Wholesome Family Fun

This is the last one, I promise. We have had quite the summer. I have done a slide show for each of the kids. This one has a little bit of everything. I didn't put any duplicate pictures, so you have to look at all the slide shows....

Kennie's Fun Summer

This is what Kennie has been up to this summer.

Justin's Summer Fun

Here is what Justin has been up to this summer.