It's Fall Ya'll!

Okay it is officially fall in our house. This morning I drove to Dunkin Donuts to get some of the girls favorite donuts ( cinnamon and sugar!), and I saw one that I had to try...apple 'n spice! Oh my word it is delicious!!! Yummy cake donuts covered with cinnamon and sugar and the filling is like apple pie! So good. 


Driving on the way back to the house was gorgeous! The leaves here are so brilliant and bright. I love to see the barns and the fields around our house this time of year!

I walk into the house with a warm cup of coffee and two little girls screaming DONUTS!! They quickly ran to their drawer in the kitchen to get their bowls! They were so excited. Most of this morning has been lazy, which is what we needed. Both girls are in school on Tuesdays and Thursday. Life can be a little crazy. The girls have taken all the old baby toys and bouncers out of the closet and have pretended to be babies. 

Dress-up was a must today! We had cowgirls and ladybugs. Lillie could not resist putting on my new boots! 

Here are a few photos of life recently:

Lindley used the potty for the first time last week. Lillie took her. We were so proud of her!!!

Fall Break: We took a trip to the Children's Discovery Museum. The girls pretended to row a boat!

Lindley cooking!

Lillie hangin around the tree house!

Lillie drew mommy!

KindergartenWorks: binder basics

I love this!! What is it about teachers that makes us go nuts for binders, tabs, and rubbermaid?! I have a binder too and it is like a child that I take everywhere with me. One of my best ideas is to use the taller rubbermaids, and I put all of my theme stuff in them. So, I would put all of my Apple shared and guided reading books into this and also a folder or a small binder with all of my daily activities for that theme. It has been such a time saver. These rubbermaids have a lid with a handle so I can easlily pick them up and take them home if needed. I warn you though if you start using them you will get addicted!! I have probably 20-30 in my room. I love them!! I had a question. I have been using Microsoft Word and it is about to drive me crazy trying to make sechedules and other things for my binder. What program are you using? And would you every consider offering your lesson plan template in a form that I could manipulate to fit my schedule? I hope you have a great day and thank you for the ideas!

Two Funny Little Girls!

Okay so I have a little catching up to do! This past week has been crazy! Last Thursday I woke up to an interesting sound and sight. Lindley was giggling and laughing in her bed, and she had both of her feet hanging out of her PJ's. Please mind you that all the buttons were still secured! She is such a morning person (she gets this from her father not me). Lillie was of course still sleeping in her bed just like her momma would be doing! 

Lindley loves to play with her pacifier!



Lindley now can hold her bottle!





Later when I did go and get Lillie up, she jumped out of her bed to run and get her pair of boots. This girl loves to dress up! LOVES! Daily I am finding her putting on whatever she can get her hands on. It could be her sister's pants (while I am changing her diaper), Ellie's doggy sweater (she wears it like a cape!!), Daddy's shoes and socks, or anything! One of her favorites is a plastic container which her play food is supposed to be kept in. She looks like an astronaut! She thinks it is hilarious. I think it is hilarious.





Lillie the astronaut!



Daddy was so sweet!! He brought me home flowers just because! I love that it was just because. I can't believe we have been married 7 years! Time has flown by so fast.

On Friday morning, Wes and I knew that we have turned a parenting corner. Both of our kids were up at 5:40! Instead of mooping and fussing. we put in Jungle Book and enjoyed an early breakfast! Later that day we just laughed about the situation, and Wes even admitted he enjoyed seeing the Jungle Book!

Friday Nights are usually Family Nights. I try my best to plan something special. This was our first Pizza Picnic. Lillie loved eating her pizza outside on a quilt. The weather was so nice! Seemed kind of cool to be a summer evening.

Saturday we had a surprise. My entire family came in for the weekend. Lillie and Lindley both enjoyed seeing Bebe and Pop. Aunt Stephanie was such a help!! She was so great with he kiddos! We had barbque for dinner and s'mores for dessert! Yum!! My mom even helped me start organizin our garage. I still have a long way to go. My summer project is organize our house and life! Starting off slow but I hope to see a light at the end of the tunnel!

Father's Day was great! Had breakfast with my family. Lillie and Lindley gave Wes his cards and presents. Later that afternoon we went to Wes's Mamaw's house to eat dinner with his family.

Yesterday I took Lindley for her 6 month check-up. She did great considering we were in the office for 2 hours! Lillie was hilarious!! While we were waiting, I fixed Lindley a bottle, and of course Lillie had to fix her baby doll ( baby Lillie) her bottle too. She picked up the formula dispenser and pretended to pour some into her bottle and shake it up. She did this over and over! When we finally did get back to the room she found a cabinet to open and she would put her baby bottle into it and close the door and push pretend buttons. She would say microwave bottle! This was so funny! She is so observant! Everthing that I do with Lindley she does with her baby. She is going to make such a good mom some day!! Lindley's visit went really well she is getting so big.

Letters of Love and Prayers for my girls

Dear Lillie and Lindley,

I hope you know how much your father and I love you. You both are incredible and perfectly made! We are so blessed to have you in our life! You all are growing so fast. I am at times flabbergasted to find the time slipping away from me. Time with you all is so precious. I hope that I can create lasting fun memories that you can someday take and share with your families. I remember my mom doing that with me, and I know I could not wait to share those things with you.

I always wanted to be a mom. I feel so blessed that I get to be your mom. Everyday I find myself looking for ways that I can be better, that I can do more for you, and be more for you. I hope that everyday I create a memory that is worth remembering to you. Everyday I am given the opportunity to help mold you into what God has put you here to do. That makes me fee a little overwhelmed at times, but I know that it is not only me- for I have HIM. I pray daily for both of you. I already see areas in which I know that you will find yourself later praying for. Funny enough I have a feeling that they were the same things that I prayed for.

I have prayed for you both before you were even in our life's. As I continue to pray for you both daily. I pray that you both will come to know your Lord and Savior at an early age and that that faith will not be easily shaken. I pray that you will live your life according to your faith. I pray that you will share your love and faith with your family and others.
                                                                    1 timothy 4.12

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, 

but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity. 

ephesians 3.14-19

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being,  so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,  may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,  and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

 

My girls, I love you as wide and long and high and deep as I can image.

Love, Mom