Can you believe.....

that within the last two weeks, my little girl has lost BOTH of her front teeth.  I do not do well with losing teeth.  I just LOVE baby teeth. They are so straight and perfect.  Ella has lost her two bottom teeth, and the last Friday, she lost her first top tooth.  It had just been hanging there for a few days because I would not let her pull it out.  She is also a little squeemish when it comes to blood, so she was ok with that.  Then Monday morning as she was brushing her teeth, the other top tooth started to bleed.  I knew it would not be long.....and sure enough she came home from school with her tooth in a ziplock bag! :(  So, i guess my little girl will be asking for her two front teeth for Christmas this year! She is growing up too fast!!

My Toothless Wonder!!!

Open House and the First Day of School

Wednesday was Open House for Braden and Ella at their new school. They were both very excited! I think they are going to have a great year. They both have wonderful, caring teachers.

Ella before going into her Kindergarten classroom!!

 Checking out the different centers.

 The kids were so easy to get ready on the first day! Fortunately, I was able to take them. I just love their new uniforms.  At least I can get away with "matching" them and they cannot complain! :) 

Ella loved her new "big girl" backpack.  But, of course, her new shoes had rubbed a blister on her heal before she ever even made it to her classroom. So, her first day of school she spent "shoeless". At least she had a very sweet teacher that allowed that to happen.  Maka did save the day by bringing her Keds, but they still hurt her feet.  I won't make her wear those again!! :) They both had a AwEsOmE first day and couldn't wait to go back! Braden even wanted me to "teach him" over the weekend.  I guess there are some benefits to him being in the same grade I teach!! :) I am excited for all the good things this school year will bring to my sweet babies!!  

Marc giving her a "pep talk"- probably not to talk to the boys! HA!HA!

I did good this year dropping off my baby in Kindergarten. (much

better than last year)  I think I did ok because Marc was with me to keep my mind off of it and I was more worried that she was going to be miserable all day with the blister on her foot. All in all, her day was great and I survived her first day of kindergarten! 

Time Flies

I cannot believe that a week from today, I will have a Kindergartener and 3rd grader. Not only do I not want summer to end, I don't want my kiddos to go to school.  Why? Because they are growing up too fast. They are going to a new school this year and I know they are going to LoVe it!!

The last few weeks of summer the kids have enjoyed a few weeks of camp.  Ella at dance camp and Braden at golf camp.  Of course, my camera decided to act funny for Ella's dance camp pictures, so I did not get any good ones of her.   We also had some company stay with us for a weekend and we all had a blast. (that post will come next)

 Golf Camp 2011

And yesterday, my sweet, handsome boy became even more so!!  He is growing up way to fast and he now has braces.  It is just too cute or what????

 Before

After

We LoVe you Braden and Ella.  Please stop growing up so fast!!!

What we have been up to???

It has definitely been a crazy few weeks.  We have gone from boxing up one house to unboxing in our new house.  We are pretty much settled now and loving our new home.  Our evening view of the pond while we eat dinner if definitely my favorite.  In between boxing and unboxing, we have had time for some summer fun. 

Ella keeping busy while she was waiting for firworks at the Ritz. Ipad, iphone, and ear protectors.  What more could a girl want???

Going down the waterslide at the Lake Club.

Ella ready to ride the "ski jets" as she calls them.

Riding on the ski jet with Papa.

 Getting ready to watch fireworks at Great Waters.  Ella is well prepared with her ear protectors!!  She is still a little afraid of loud noises. 

Next week, Braden is going to golf camp and then Ella has dance camp.  Summer, please slow down, just a little!!!

Summer Time

Well, this summer has definitely been busy and has gone by rather quick.  I cannot believe that it will soon be July. 

We have been busy with days at the pool, play dates with friends, movies, Braves games, VBS, and cleaning out.

Eating cotton candy at the Braves game.

Tomahawk Choppin'

VBS at church

We are getting ready to move. We have lived in this house for almost 7 years. I cannot believe it! We are not going far, but we are doing what we feel is best for our children. They will be going to a new school next year, and in order to go there, we have to move. So we will be in our new house July 1st!!! The last part of our summer will be just as busy as the first, but we are excitied about all the new opportunities our family will have in our new house.

Picture this........

 

Picture this..................your child's baseball team is playing their final game and if they win, they will receive first place for the season.  So, next thing you see, is the bases are loaded, we are losing 1 to 4,  there are two outs, and your child is up to bat!!!  What would you think???  Oh My!! No pressure or anything......This was ME.  So, want to know the rest of the story?????

There we are, bases loaded, two outs, and Braden is at bat.  Next thing I realized he connected with the ball.......I started screaming and realize the ball just flew by the short stop and is heading into the outfield!!! Can you say GRAND SLAM................Yes, my baby just hit a grand slam, making the score 5 to 4 we are winning.  I could not get to him fast enough to give him a big hug!! (and, yes I was crying!!) This was such an awesome game.....but as luck would have it, we ended up losing our 3rd game of the season and we got second place. However, at this point all I could think was My BaBy just hit a GrAnD SLaM!!! I am so proud of him.  He has come such a long way with baseball this year and I hope he continues.  WE LoVe You,  B!!!!

The winning team

The Grand Slam Hitter!!

Disney 2011

We had a wonderful seven days in Disney this year.  We again stayed at Bay Lake Towers, which is definitely our favorite.  Braden had a blast because it was Star Wars Weekend at Hollywood Studios!  This is the first year that we went to Hollywood studios and it was surely a hit! Braden braved the Rockin Rollercoaster, but his favorite was The American Idol Experience.  He enjoyed getting to vote....we even stayed late one night so we could see the finale show for that day.  We did our usual Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom too.  Ella's favorite section was closed in  Magic Kingdom while they re-do it....so she was disappointed she did not get to ride the goofy rollercoaster, but next year it will be even better for her!! 

 My girl spinning me on the tea cups. UGHHH!

 Daddy and his kiddos on the Jungle Boat Cruise

 Riding the monorail

 My girl with her new "sassy" pose

The best family picture I could get....don't you LoVe that face!!

Maka and Papa with this grandkiddos

The Star Wars Parade

 The storm troppers are my FaVoRiTe!!

R2D2 :)

 

And, as always, Ella has to have her face painted.

Disney was a great start to our summer vacation and we are looking forward to many fun memories this summer.