Lauren's First Day of 8th Grade

Well it was Lauren's turn this morning. First day of 8th grade! She wasn't as excited to go back as Laci was. Except for being able to get all new school supplies & clothes. Of course she loves that. And seeing all her friends too! I can't believe she will be graduating this year, seems like yesterday I was saying this about her graduating from 5th grade! Of course I wanted a couple pictures of her this morning & she was not thrilled about this but let me take 2.


She just looks so thrilled! haha Oh well I told her she needed to be nice & deal with it! Someday she'll appreciate all the pictures I take.

Laci's First Day of School

Today was LuLu's first day of 2nd grade! She was really excited! Here's the new school bag. She's growing up too quick, refused to get a backpack this year, she just had to have this tote! How could I say no? You can't tell in the pic but the peace sign is actually sequins, it's so Laci.

The big 2nd grader!Her new Hannah Montana outfit.My little model.
She was all smiles after school, said it was a good day! Tomorrow it's Lauren's turn. First day of 8th grade!

House, Concert & Sweet Dreams

Lots of stuff going on lately. First is that after being together for almost 15 years, my husband & I have finally been able to purchase our first HOME!! I am sooo excited! No more apartment, paying rent to some landlord! Finally something of ours!! The closing will be Sept. 30th & it can't come soon enough! It's a colonial, 2 car garage, fenced in backyard, front porch & across the street from a park! I feel really blessed to have found this house! I always wanted a house with a front porch & I'm so glad we found a house with one!


Next is on last Wed. I took my oldest & her friend to her first concert. It was Justin Beiber. I had bought the tickets back in Feb. or March for her 13th birthday which was in May. Oh was it nuts!! So many screaming teenagers including mine! It was cool though to see how happy & excited Lauren was! She said it was the best night of her life so far!! They made their own shirts, bandana's & sign's.
Here Lauren & Laken are trying to win upgraded tickets from Fly 92 with their JB signs.
Here they are with Tash from Fly 92.And here he is! I thought this was a good pic because it's like he was looking right at us!I have to say even though my ears were ringing for 2 days & that I don't really care for his music, I have to give him credit cause he does put on a pretty good show for his fans! And I didn't know this till that night but he can play the drums, piano, guitar & trombone, I was impressed with that.


A couple nights ago I went up stairs to check on all the kids & make sure everyone was asleep & they were so cute of course I had to take a couple pics. Lauren says I'm weird, oh well! Here I found that LuLu had snuck in my bed w/Rylan. Isn't it cute how his head is resting on her shoulder?!

Then I went to check Braedon & this is what I found! I was cracking up!Needless to say I obviously didn't get one of Lauren cause she would have not been very happy with me!

I'm now need to go get some rest for tomorrow, big day, first day of 2nd grade for LuLu Bell! I know I say it every year about all my kids but I'm gonna say it again I can't believe how big all my kids are getting! How time flies!!

5 year old calls 911

As I was surfing other blogs I found this video of a 5 year old calling 911 because her father was having chest pains. It was so adorable I had to post to my blog. These parents taught their child well! I've taught mine about calling 911 and I just hope that if the time ever arises my children will be as calm and focused as she was! So check it out, like I said adorable!

First Steps....

Sunday night I caught Rylan on video taking some of his first steps! He's not totally walking, he would rather crawl right now. But I think soon enough he will be more confident & then I'll be chasing him everywhere. My husband can't wait for him to start walking, he loves the toddler stage. Me on the other hand will be excited for Rylan but kinda sad cause my favorite stage is the baby stage.


I also caught the boys on video giving kisses & hugs to each other it's so darn cute!






I made mini ice-cream sandwiches for the kids Sunday night. The kids loved them, although a little messy. I made the chocolate chip cookies. Once they were cooled I added cookies & cream ice cream in between then drizzled chocolate sauce over the top. Put them in the freezer for at least a half hour & enjoy! Even Rylan tried a little & got it all over himself.

4H Fair

We went to the 4H Fair today. Lauren was dancing today along with many others from her dance studio. She did tap & hip hop. She did great as always. It was a nice day for it, not to hot. They had some games for the kids to play, food, animals, bouncy house, etc. Laci & Braedon went right to the games first! They were cute. Then Laci saw the bunnies & that was it! She's now begging for one. There must have been about 25 of them there. All different colors, sizes & breeds. There were 4 black & white babies that were 2 months old that she pretty much stayed with. Carrying them like babies. She loves animals, maybe she'll end up being a vet when she's older. Here's some of the hip hop dance, my camera died so I wasn't able to get some of her tap.
Braedon watching to see if he's a winner.BowlingI thought this was pretty cool. Instead of sand they used corn. The kids liked it too!Another nice day with the kids. They didn't want to leave. As long as they are happy & having fun then Mom is happy!

Halloween in August

This weekend at my mom's camper it was Halloween in August. They have activities all weekend & trick or treat for all the kids. The kids love it because that's twice a year they get to go trick or treating. Lauren & my mom got back from Maine yesterday so they met us up there. The kids went for a quick swim before dinner then it was time to get ready. Lauren dressed up as a Stop sign, pretty creative huh! She had everyone cracking up & she won for most creative costume! Laci dressed up as a zombie bride, Braedon dressed as Thomas the Train & Rylan was a dalmation. He wasn't in a very good mood though so I didn't get any pics of him. After trick or treat there is a costume contest for most original, cutest, scariest, prettiest & best costume. Like I said earlier Lauren won for most original & my niece Isabella won cutest. They also have a haunted house so once it gets dark it opens up for all the kids to go through.Isabella the butterfly.The contest winners!The whole group minus Rylan.The haunted house.