October 7, 2010

Mckay's 7!!!

I seriously don't know how time goes by so fast! Mckay is now seven and is all about sports, hunting, chasing girls at recess, and lately bikes. This year for Mckay's big day we surprised him with a new bmx bike. He was one happy kid!

















Mckay was especially excited because his new bike has front and back pegs which he tells me is the only way to go.



















Mckay wanted a water party theme this year and I found this cute idea on Family Fun website.













The weather ended up making it a little cold, but the boys were having so much fun I don't think they even noticed.













For the party we played the thimble game, relay races, water balloon toss, and a hot potato water balloon game. PJ helped run most the games and the boys just "soaked" it in.




























For desert I made root beer cupcakes and each of the boys went home with "one more squirt".














What a fun day! We love you Mckay!

Back to School

The fall decorations are out, my house smells like apple pie, but it is awfully quite and even clean. Both of my kids are now in school and preschool. In our perfect little plan, we weren't expecting this until a few years down the road, but we are trying to enjoy every moment. It's funny how sometimes all I ever wanted was a moment all to myself, but now that I have it, I have to admit that I miss having little ones around. Don't get me wrong, having a clean house is nice, but the time with my kids is slipping away, and so I'm determined to treasure each day. With that being said I hope they have a wonderful school year and when they are done with reading, math, and recess, I hope they come home feeling like they are in their favorite place.




















Mckay started first grade this year and was very excited to try school lunch where you could just put in a magical number and get whatever you want.














Mckay was in Mrs. Wakely's class this year. He was very excited to have some of the kids from the neighborhood in his class, especially Bryton.













Madi started Preschool with Mrs. Tiffany. To say she was excited is an understatement! She couldn't wait to start school like her big brother.













Madi, Paige, and Stephanie













My stress level went down a notch when Madi found her name. I knew she would be okay.