The first day of school

August 18 came so quickly, yet so slowly. I'm not going to lie...it was a long 6 weeks being holed up inside. 100 degree temperatures and newborn babies don't really mix. The kids didn't want to play outside on the driveway, because I'm certain the asphault was roughly 192 degrees. Who can blame them? I think we were all ready for school to start, littles included.

Landen continues to humor me with our pictures by the rock on the first day of school...my big 3rd grader.

Lily still scampers out to do the pictures...my little, big 1st grader.

Our quick shot in front of the school...oh, you didn't see one of these of Landen? Yeah, he chose to have us drop him off rather than walk him in. I think he may have changed his mind a split second before he got out of the van, but by that time, it was too late...we had sat in traffic for 15 minutes, and we had just enough time to get Lily to class.

Lawson didn't start school until the following Monday.

Lawson's first ever side view...looks like he may still have some sleep in his eyes.

Lawson has been talking about the new playground equipment "they put it there for me" all summer...he's pointing out the finer details to Lily.

He looks so little opening such a big door...you can bet, he got the job done.

This photo turned out a little blurry, and it was captured a little late, but a friend from daycare, Zoe, put her arm around Lawson and was showing him the ropes...you know, the ropes she had learned about 3 minutes earlier. :)

B2S with Sneak Peek

Ah, it's August again...that can mean only one thing...school is starting! Every year, we pack up the back packs, and head into the school for Sneak Peek. The difference this year...we had three classrooms at two buildings to visit, in a matter of 90 minutes. Doesn't sound that bad, does it? Well, when you're married to Chatty Charlie, it can be a bit of a challenge. But, we made it.

This is Miss Suzy...we enjoy her, so. She was Lily's preschool teacher, and, well, she rocks! Miss Suzy has some really cool toys and centers in her room.

This Mr. Hermreck...we also find him enjoyable. He was Landen's 1st grade teacher. He's definitely a kid fave.

This is Mr. Stotler. Jimmy has taught Junior Achievement in his classroom for several years. He also appears to be a kid fave...when Landen would tell friends who his teacher was, it was usually followed with an "Uh!!!! LUCKY!" :)

Looking forward to an awesome preschool, 1st grade, and 3rd grade year...siiiiiiiiiigh, my kids are growing up on me.

Lucy is a month old

Well, she's actually 6 weeks old, but what mom of a newborn isn't a couple weeks behind? Lucy liked her picky stickies that Karalie got for her...fun way to mark each month of her first year. Here we are getting ready for her church debut...admittedly not our best picture-taking effort, but at 8:30 a.m., I thought any picture-taking effort was a success.

Here kitty kitty

Yep, Jill just had another litter of kittens, so it seemed like it would be way past time to get the last litter on the blog. It seems like just yesterday (seriously, it was probably less than two months ago, so yeah, we'll go with just yesterday) that we gave away Chili and Handsome to some people through an ad in the paper. These are parting pictures...first, Landen and Chili. She was awfully cute. Then Landen holding Handsome and Lily with her Chili...it was Chili who saw Humpty Lily through taking a great fall from when she was sitting on the wall. They'll forever have that little bond.

The day the tonsils were no more

After lots of sore throats and many many rounds of yucky tasting medicine, it was finally time for the tonsils to come out. June 25 was the big day. We had no idea we would be cutting it so close to the arrival of little Lucy...but it all worked out well.

Really, I couldn't have asked for a better experience for our little man. He complained very little, and slowed down almost none at all. Much more worry went into it than was necessary...it all went off without a hitch.

Our toothless wonder

Well, maybe "toothless" is a bit of an exaggeration, but Miss Lil' did in fact lose a tooth this summer! I'm "back blogging", so I don't have the exact date, but by looking at my camera dates, and knowing it was when she had her cast on her leg, I've narrowed it down to the end of May or the first of June. The tooth fairy was very good to her. :)

Happy Due Date, Lucy

Thursday, July 15, is officially Lucy's estimated due date. It's just kinda weird for us to celebrate such a thing...Landen didn't make his appearance until he was 8 days overdue; Lily was a day overdue; and we celebrated Lawson's due date while in the hospital when he was a day old. So, how exciting that Lucy is already 2 weeks old on her due date? :)

She came into the world with a pouty face. Maybe she didn't like her sudden entrance into the world, falling out of mom's c-section incision. Maybe she was sad because her blood sugar was so low? Or maybe she knew of the heel pricks to come to assess her blood sugar and level of jaundice. Whatever...the pout is adorable, in my opinion. We had just arrived back to our room, after surgery. I remember the trip this time - yay! My recovery has been most definitely awesome, in comparison to the one I experienced post Lawson. Couldn't have been better, in fact.

Proud Daddy...LOVE the hat.

Proud brother...really, very proud.

Proud sister...couldn't love her more.

Proud BIG brother (that sounds weird)...hasn't offered a hint of jealousy...only tender-loving kisses and hugs. Gotta love those eyelashes.

Thanks Molly Ann Photography for the beautiful pics to remember Lucy's special, first days.