Friday, August 24, 2007

Time for Vacation already....

Well this weekend we are headed to Delray Beach to visit my cousin, Lisa Mo and her hubby Josh and to see my 2nd cousin, Andrea and her family (she has 5 girls...Kendra and Kaylie are going to love this). We are going to be staying at a hotel, Josh and Lisa are coming to stay with us also...it is going to be so much fun. We have an ocean view room and Kendra is really looking forward to this.

The first week of school went great, I lost 1 pound! We have been driving to a street a little closer to the school and parking and we are walking while the kids ride bikes or scooters. Kendra rides her scooter and although I wanted her to ride her back before school started I think the scooter is a much better thing for her. There are so many people and since she only learned to ride her bike not too long ago it is easier for her this way. It is a pain though since she still has to wear a helmet and I am obsessed with her hair looking cute, but I did do her hair in 2 french braids today and it was adorable! So needless to say we have been walking 3 miles daily. And for those of you who have been to Florida during this time of the year, it is hot, humid and absolutely miserable! But worth it to walk and get into shape again.



Kaylie has been very tired and she just rides in a stroller, but the heat is very hard on a little one. But by the time we get home, get things cleaned up and give Kaylie a nap, it's time to head to school again to get Kendra. I have enjoyed my days, but I miss being able to get ready for the day, you see there isn't much need to look nice when you sweat like crazy walking twice a day.

Here are some super cute pics from this week :) I'll have more from the beach next week. Everyone enjoy your weekends and stay safe & cool!

When we got home from walking to school...Kaylie was exhausted...she fell asleep in the living room, which I can count on one hand how many times that has happened...but it was so cute!


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After school on Monday, Spencer wanted to have the family go swimming for FHE, it felt so nice!

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Kendra and her friend, Avery...she just started Kindergarden, she is so cute!

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After school Shanna and I stay and talk to one of the teachers for a little while...we are usually some of the last people walking home, but it sure makes it easier! The kids get to play on the playground afterwards so that is fun for them.


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Everyday I grab a hat for Kaylie, well today I grabbed a little cap for her that says "I love Mommy", she put in on all by herself...check it out!


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Mommy fixed it for her once she was in her stroller...and once again she is playing with her belly button while drinking her bottle!


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Kendra at school this morning on her Moss Park bench, pretty cool!

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I gotta go.....see you after school! (I loved her hair today :))

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Monday, August 20, 2007

First Day of School for Kendra!

Well today was Kendra's first day of 2nd grade. You know Kindergarten wasn't hard for me and neither was 1st grade, but I was getting a little choked up today when we said our good byes to her. She is going to love being in school again and I can't wait to hear all about her day. Here are some pics from this morning...yes I did dress her & Kaylie alike. Kendra loves it and I think it's pretty stinkin' cute :)


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School's IN, Time to Shout!

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Kendra sitting at her very own desk, before today she has sat at a table with other kids, this was very exciting for her to have a desk and to have things in it... :)

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Daddy & Kendra

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Kendra, Mommy & Kaylie.
Kaylie & I are sure going to miss Kendra during the day.

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Kendra & her friend from 1st Grade, Madison

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Last night, Kendra's last day before school started, we went out to play on the golf course. Ok so this is a family thing we do on Sunday's. The girls love it and we really just enjoy spending this time together.

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Sunday, August 19, 2007

Summer's Over!

Well I guess I am a bit happy and sad that summer is over. I am excited for Kendra to start school again and she is super excited also. I will miss being able to do fun things during the day and sleeping in late will be missed the most. Normally I would have the week off, well in a sense, when Kendra is with her mom...but you see, Crystal got a job and now Kendra will be over at our house on her weeks starting at 7:15am and then coming back over after school until about 6pm. I am loving that we will get to see her so much more, but no more sleeping in for Kaylie or myself.

So we met Kendra's teacher on Thursday, her name is Ms. Mitchell and she seems great. I have already started helping out in the class by taking home some things to do for her. And we picked up a bunch of things for her treasure box for the students when they earn money in class (play money of course). I am very excited for this school year and really look forward to helping in Kendra's class again. I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to, but Spencer thinks that it is the best thing for Kendra so I will... :) It will only be once a week and my friend and I will help watch each other's kiddies so we can help in class.

Anyway, this last week of summer Kendra has been at our house also during the day, even though it is her mom's week. We had a fun time, but it flew by very quickly. She had an assignment to do for school already, a poster all about her and we needed a picture for it so we took some outside, they turned out really cute.

Believe it or not, I didn't get a lot of pictures taken this week...we did alot of relaxing at our house. We did however get a chance to go to the Temple yesterday for an Endowment session with Lisa and Josh. Boy did we need that, it was so nice to be able to get back to the Temple. We took some pictures afterwards, the sun was so stinkin' bright so we ended up with our eyes closed in half of them :)

I got Kaylie's pictures back from her 18 month shoot, well half of her pictures weren't printed because of them being out of focus...so frusterating. So now we have to go retake them, but I am going to get some of Kendra when I do that.

Ok, well here are the pictures from this week...




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This video is funny, Kaylie throwing a fit...

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I love having Lisa Mo and Josh live near us...next weekend we are going to drive to them and head to the beach :)

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Here are some of the pics we got back...

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The pictures that were missing were of her in the pink/white polka dress...and I am using the same dress again and trying to get the same poses that I had, they were so cute and I am so sad we have to retake them. Anyway, to those with children starting school tomorrow, good luck! Have a great week!!!