First Day of School!

Emma at her desk!



We woke up bright and early this morning to get ready for the first day of school! This was not so easy on me, considering I have thoroughly enjoyed getting out of my bed in a more leisurely fashion all summer long. I actually had to set an alarm, but I did it! Emma was very easy to awaken as she knew it was "the big day"! She got dressed, ate breakfast, and posed for her annual first day of school picture. I woke Eli up just in time to put him in the car and go. It was a family event as John drove in his truck and met us at the school too. Emma walked confidently (remembering just where to go) and was happy to have us all with her. I'm not sure how long that will last, but I sure enjoy it! Anyway, I look forward to picking her up this afternoon and hearing all about it. Of course, she will probably just respond with "Fine" or "Good" when I inquire about her day, but we'll see! I am very excited for her and I'm sure she will have a great 1st grade year!

Lake Ray Roberts

Last weekend, Ron, Andrea, Brooke, and Blake (John's brother & family) came for a visit and they brought their barge. Of course, all the rain that hadn't been falling from the sky for the past month decided to fall on us over the weekend. So, in between rain showers, we went to Lake Ray Roberts one day and Lake Lewisville on another. It was a lot of fun. Brooke, Blake, & Emma enjoyed the tube, while Eli just loved exploring the various "islands" we stopped at. I took some pictures at Lake Ray Roberts. It's a beautiful lake!



John and his girl

Me and my boy

Brooke and Eli (enjoying his cupcake & Sprite)

Emma, Blake, and Brooke floating around

Mr. Cool

Chillin' at the Pool

Eli cruisin' around the pool like a big boy today. He JUST got off my hip and started swimming around on his own, so I am thrilled about that!

Emma, Hannah, Eli, and Logan at the pool. As you can see, the boys (especially Eli) weren't really into the picture idea.

Our little divas, Hannah and Emma posing for the camera

Today we spent our afternoon with our good friends (The Choquette's) at the neighborhood pool and then we had a cookout at our house afterward. The kids had a great time splashing in the pool and the grown ups did too! It is so hot outside that it is no longer pleasant to just sit by the pool and watch, unless of course you just happen to enjoy sweating to death! So, we enjoyed the pool for a couple of hours and then came back to the house for burgers and hot dogs. It was a nice day and even nicer when the kids crashed at bedtime! Eli even fell asleep without his puppy (stuffed animal) because we couldn't find it anywhere. I guess I have 24 hours to locate him though because I know it won't be so easy tomorrow night. Wish me luck!

Emma and John at Kindergarten Graduation June 2009

Emma and Eli at a Balloon Festival in Celina

Yeah! I figured out how to get pics on this thing! I would still like to jazz up this blog, but I guess I am off to a good start. Emma graduated kindergarten this past June and she was so happy about that. She had a wonderful kindergarten year and is looking forward to 1st grade. John and I are so proud of her. The next pic is from a little balloon festival where we got to have a real close up look at some hot air balloons. Very exciting!

Here we are!

Wow, I find it hard to believe myself, but we now have a blogspot! John and I have protested Facebook for a variety of reasons, but we still wanted a way to share our family with yours, so here we are! Hopefully, I will keep up with it and be a really blogger. We shall see.
Anyway, not much is new with us. The kids and I are thoroughly enjoying the summer by swimming with friends 5 or 6 days a week, going to the $1 movie, and just hanging out at home. It is quite relaxing! I kinda feel guilty about it, but I know that life will get busy again when school starts, so I will just enjoy it. :)