McKinley is in Kindergarten!!!!

That's right, McKinley started Kindergarten TODAY! I am now officially old, my baby has now started school. I can not believe that she is old enough to start school!
McKinley was soooo excited to go to school, and not just any school, but the same school as her big sister! McKinley and I spent quite a bit of time last night going through her school clothes to find that PERFECT outfit for the first day. When I got the girls up to start getting ready for school McKinley double checked with me that today was in fact the day that she would go to school, it was too cute.
After getting ready we grabbed the girls backpacks and headed to the car. On the drive to the school I asked McKinley if she was still excited to go to school and she said yes, but that she was a little nervous too.
When we got to the school we dropped Shaylie off at her class and then McKinley lead the way to her classroom (which just happens to be right around the corner from Shaylie). We were one of the first there but McKinley walked in and went right to work. She put her backpack away and her homework folder in the bin (complete with her first homework assignment finished), and went to find her seat.McKinley was excited that her teacher remembered her name and welcomed her to the class.

McKinley with her teacher, Mrs. Carpenter!

I was sad to leave my baby at school, and I have to admit I did cry a little (but not until I was in the car). I know she'll have a GREAT first day and that she will do wonderful this year, learn new things, and make new friends I just don't think that I was as ready for this BIG day as she was.

2nd Grade........YEAH BABY!!!!

I can not believe that today is Shaylie's first day of 2nd grade! The summer went by WAY too fast and before I knew it we were school shopping. This year is especially hard for me because I'm not only taking Shaylie to 2nd grade, but I will also be taking McKinley to Kindergarten this year! Shaylie was soooo excited to go to school today she woke up on her own and couldn't wait to get ready. Shaylie had some great friends in her 1st grade class last year and her two best friends are in her class again this year which makes the first day even more exciting!

I decided that since it was the first day of school for Shaylie that I would make something she loves for breakfast so I made cinnamon rolls as a little treat for her special day. After getting ready for school Shaylie, McKinley and I loaded into the car and headed for the school. Shaylie was excited and talked the whole way about how she couldn't wait to see her friends and her new teacher that she already loves (we met her yesterday at the open house). We walked Shaylie in and it was like she had been going for months already, she walked right in like it was nothing and started their morning routine like she'd done it a thousand times. I was a little choked up and sad that we wouldn't be hanging out like we have been but she was totally fine! (Dang kids, shouldn't they need "mommy" more than that,LOL.) Shaylie allowed me to take a picture with her and her teacher but then I could tell it was time for me to leave.

I'm glad Shaylie is so independent and ready to be there, I just wish I was as ready for her to grow up as fast as she is. I know it's cliche to say, but kids really do grow up to fast! I can't wait to pick her up later today and hear all the stories of how GREAT her first day was!

Shaylie with her new Hannah Montana backpack and the dress she wanted to wear for her first day!

Shaylie with her new teacher, Miss Van Natter!

McKinley starts Kindergarten next week so check back for an update with pictures from her first day!

sWiMmInG!!!!

As you are all aware it has been HOT lately so the girls and I have done what we can to stay cool while having fun and enjoying the sunny summer weather we're having. We've eaten MANY popsicles, had water fights, watched movies (We LOVE central air!), swam in our own pool and gone to public pools. Here are some cute pictures of the girls doing what they LOVE, playing in the WATER at Veterans Pool (I only have pictures of them in the kiddie area, I didn't take my camera into the big pool)!

McKinley posing after coming out of the waterslide! Too stinkin cute!

Shaylie right after coming out of the waterslide! So cute!

McKinley using one of the many valves to squirt water out into the pool, and posing AGAIN!

Shaylie holding her breath and swimming under water!

Me and my girls!

Me, enjoying the sun!