Grandparents Day at School

Back on September 12 it was Grandparents Day at the kids school. Memaw Linda, Granddad Bob and Memaw Dena came to eat lunch with us. It is a special day when your grandparents and great-grandma comes to eat with you. We had Chick-fil-a to eat and a nice little lunch with the kids at their school!

Rachel is showing us she is as tall as Grandma now.

Look What Kate Can Do

Our neighbor let Kate borrow a little bike two days ago that does not have any peddles. It is supposed to teach them to balance. Well, Kate learned to balance herself right away. The next day I took the training wheels off of her bike. She picked it up with no problem!! Yay Baby Kate!!

JV Colts Cheerleading

Rachel has started her third year of cheering for the Colts. She loves being a cheerleader!!

Cheering the boys onto the field.

The girls have been working with one of the high school cheerleaders. They are looking really good this year. They have come along way from when they started as third graders.

Working on stunts.
Our Saturdays are filled with soccer and football games....perfect for Fall Saturdays!!

Fall Soccer

Today was Luke's first soccer game since he was four and decided he hated soccer. He plays soccer at recess everyday and has grown to really like it. This summer he begged and begged for me to sign him up for soccer again. I signed him up back in July for the Fall season. He has been so excited to practice and go to his first game. I mean there has been an 180 degree change in his game since he was four. He really gets in there and fights for the ball, and he is a VERY fast runner! Here he is all excited before the game.

He chose his Daddy's number, 88, as his number!
He got to be the team captain at today's game.

The game did not go so well. The other team was very good. Luke did a great job!! We were so proud of him!! You can't win them all.

This little soccer fan was ready to get home for lunch and a nap...

Wade's First Week of School

Wade started Children's Day Out this week. He goes on Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30-2:30. I was so worried about how he would react to being left. He always cries when we leave him at Church, and most times he is crying when we pick him up. He also does not willingly go to people other than me and Chris. I had been really praying that this would not be too hard on either of us. Well, Mr. Wade completely surprised me. He did not cry either day this week, and he has had good days at school. I feel so bad because so many of the other kids are crying when I drop him off. I know he is thinking WHAT IN THE WORLD, but he just sits and looks around taking it all in. He has eaten and napped well both days. I could not be happier with how he has adjusted!

I am not complaining, but I had my days while Wade and Kate are at school pictured much differently than they have been. I thought I would come home and sit in a chair, pet the dogs, watch TV and nap. Well, I feel like somebody starts a stop watch as soon as I drop the kids off, and I am running a race until "times up" at 2:30. It is like I need to see how much I can get done while there is silence in the house and nobody that wants to be held or needs something. At least I have gotten a few things accomplished!

My Little Houdini

Wade has learned a new trick. He can get out of his highchair and a grocery cart...even with the belt on. This is not making things any easier on me...not at all. This picture was taken yesterday at breakfast. I had left the room and returned to this. This morning I was in the kitchen...maybe on the computer...I turned around and he was holding onto the kitchen island for dear life with his bottom half about to slip off the tray. I caught him just in time! Grocery shopping is a nightmare. You can sit him in the seat and belt him in then turn to get an item off the shelf and when you put the item in the cart he is standing up. Putting him in the back of the cart is only a little safer, but not for the items you are going to purchase...he likes to throw everything out of the cart. Yesterday we were at Open House for Children's Day Out and Wade was climbing on the little chairs and getting onto the table....and I thought Kate was my dare devil.

The picture of Wade sitting on the highchair reminded me of this picture below. I always thought this was so funny. Dixie pushed the highchair to the hearth of the fire place and climbed up all by herself. Now that is a resourceful dachshund. She could not figure out how to get herself down. I remember her barking (I was getting ready in the bathroom) trying to tell me she was stuck...after she cleaned off the tray.
Look at baby Rachel back when she was an only child. HaHa.

First Day of School!!

The excitement has been building around my house the past few weeks. Especially with me and Rachel, but for different reasons. Rachel had hers and Luke's backpacks and lunch packed by noon yesterday to be ready for this morning. Luke has not been excited at all, but he seemed to be pretty excited this morning. Yay for the First Day of School!!! Today Rachel starts Fifth Grade and Luke starts Second Grade!!

If Rachel looks a little less than thrilled in these pictures it is because her tummy is hurting. We told her she could stay home, but she wanted to go to school. I hope she feels better after she settles in. I just hate that her first day started with a stomach ache.
We are praying for a great year with lots of learning!! I hope they are still smiling when I pick them up this afternoon.