Seven Year Old Sunday

My little girl is growing up and there's nothing I can do about it except embrace the change! She is loving second grade!! We checked her grades on Friday and she has straight A's!! So proud of our girl! She is in the middle of reading two books. Mr. Popper's Penguins at home and another chapter book at school. I caught her reading the other night while I was doing dishes. That warms my heart!! I was the exact same way when I was little. Actually, I do the same thing now! I can't get enough of reading books!! She also still loves to write stories and that is her favorite thing to do besides making crafts. We went to Hobby Lobby yesterday and she begged her daddy for a kitchen science experiment set. She told us that she's changed her mind and doesn't want to be a nurse anymore, she wants to be a scientist. Needless to say, Daddy bought it for her!

I love this girl so much!!

Five Year Old Friday

It has been a super busy week and it was a short work/school week. How does that happen?!! We are getting into a great routine and I'm loving it! I'm so happy the weekend is here so I can get my house painting finished, work on a couple of other projects, yard work, clean the house, spend time with family and friends, and start getting things ready for Max's birthday party next weekend. I'll probably be ready to go back to work on Monday to get a break!

 Tonight we went to a Food Truck event in our downtown area. We had a fun time and ate delicious food. We're definitely planning on going next month too!

 

Here's what's been going on with my five year old:

Back to school time means homework time.  Max didn't quite know what to think in the beginning. When he gets home from school he is ready to play inside, play outside, and play some more. After working so hard in school all day, he's ready for a break. The first couple of times it was tough to get him to sit down and I'll admit we bribed him with chocolate chips!  We are getting into a good routine now and he's enjoying sitting at the table doing his work and he finally realized the quicker he sits down and finishes the work, the more time he'll have to play.

Luckily, it's just letter and number practice right now. He also brought home his first book on his reading level and he wanted to read it over and over again last night. He has a new one for the weekend and I'm sure we'll have the story memorized by Monday morning. We are so proud of our smart boy!

 

 

 

 

my new niece

My newest niece, Abigail arrived on Wednesday at 2:47 a.m. and we couldn't be more excited!! There is just something so special about a new baby in the family. We LOVE babies in our family! She is grandkid #11. (and there are only 3 of us!) She was welcomed by her proud parents, 3 big sisters, and 2 big brothers. Not to mention her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins and her great grandma Mamaw Jennie...who is so proud to have a great grandchild named after her. I went to the hospital on Wednesday morning and afternoon and again on Thursday afternoon. I had to wait to go again until yesterday and I couldn't wait to get my hands on that sweet girl. She looks exactly like my brother's baby pictures and is just beautiful!

 

I just love being an Aunt!!