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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Preschool 2014

Be still my heart. Kinsey started preschool last week. This is her first legit year and she is going to Kidslink Preschool at our church. School is MWF 9:00-11:30. Mrs. Fisher and Mrs. Fraze are her teachers this year. They are absolutely precious!
She is so lucky to have some of her good friends in her class. Colton, Tenley and Maggie are in the same class and that is good for her. She was really nervous on her first day and the fact that there were some familiar faces really put her at ease. Kinsey is typically an outgoing little gal but when it comes to new environments and situations it takes her a while to get comfortable. She asked me a hundred times the morning of her first day if she could just stay at home with me forever. Ugh that pulls my heart strings. I love that she still wants to be with me. I love that she loves being at home. Someday she will be so grown up and independent. I pray that our home will always be home to her and her safe place to land. 
Anyways.......Josh stayed home on the morning of her first day and we went to McDonalds for breakfast (Kinseys choice:)). I tried my best to prepare here for all of the excitement that school is. But in typical Kinsey fashion she walked in the school chewing on her fingernails and clinging to my leg. Once she saw some of her friends she relaxed a bit. She hung her backpack up and gave daddy and me kisses. Reluctantly she went in to her classroom but did not put up a huge fight. 
I pray that she learns a ton, I pray that she is loved on by her teachers, I pray that she makes new friends, I pray that she learns in a new light just how much God loves her. 
I hope your school year is amazingly awesome sweet Girl. I love you!!
Heres a little pre-K photo shoot!








End of summer fun

Since Kinsey started school last week we thought we would end the summer with a little afternoon par-tay!
Nothing fancy.......Just some friends, water balloons, sidewalk chalk paint, sunshine and plenty of laughs!
My heart will truly miss the care free summer days. Playing outside most afternoons. The pool. Summer nights with friends. 
But we are excited to get into a routine. Start school. Cool fall mornings. Pumpkin Spice Lattes. Maize High Football!
Until then we celebrated with one last summer blast. 
Enjoy the pics!









Tuesday, September 2, 2014

The Big 3-2

Last weekend Josh turned 32!!! For some reason he says that sounds super old. Guess its because you are well into your thirties by this time and forty is slowly creeping up. EEKKK.
Anyways.......The kids and I decorated the house and had a surprise party for him after work on Friday. 
Streamers and balloons everywhere. We heard the garage door going up and went to hide behind the couch. Im sure he had no idea what was going on, especially with the little giggles coming from the living room:)
But he was a good sport and acted surprised!
The kids loved decorating and wearing the party hats. 
I snapped a pic of all three kids for his office as his present. Nothing fancy around here but I knew it was something he wanted.
We had dinner with some friends that night and the big kids had a slumber party at the church. 

Our family is so blessed by you Josh. You are a wonderful husband and father and I hope you know just how much you mean to all of us!