Anna's 1st Day of Kindergarten!

The day is finally here, Anna had her first day at Kindergarten! I can remember when she was still in my womb praying for direction in Anna's schooling. There were many conversations that followed and books read and journals kept - - would we homeschool, would we send her to public or private or charter or magnet. So many options these days. But today as I dropped her off for her first day at North Raleigh Christian Academy, it just felt right. I had no second guesses and the Lord gave me peace.

Anna loves school; she loves learning, she loves structure and she loves being around friends. When her clock went off at 6:45 this morning she could hardly contain herself with excitement. How proud I am of that little girl who says she's "a little bit shy" but still finds joy in meeting new friends.

July 4th in Bedford

July 4th was a hot one! We started the morning with a neighborhood bike parade around the green followed by ice cream with red, white and blue sprinkles. A cookout followed with great friends and the girls' first sparklers. The evening ended with a big firework show by the alley neighbors.










What a great 4th!

Anna's Preschool Graduation

Today was Anna's preschool graduation. She was dressed in cap and gown (a cute tshirt that read "preskool graduit")and came into the room in procession; it was enough to bring a mom to tears :). Anna has come so far since her first day. I have loved hearing stories about her friends and seeing her excitement for school. Now on to Kindergarten...

Maddie's 4 Year Old Checkup

Today Maddie had her 4 year old checkup. She seemed so old telling them her address and doing the eye test. She weighed 37.5 pounds (75th percentile) and was 41.75 inches (88th percentile) putting her on track for being 5'7" which would be considerably taller than her mama.

It's a Girl!!

Baby girl #3 coming September 20ish :).

Happy 4th Birthday Maddie!

It has been a great week celebrating Maddie's 4th birthday. Last weekend we had a Jessie Toy Story birthday party. Maddie dressed the part and had a great time playing with her friends.
On Friday we went to Monkey Joe's and the girls had a fabulous time. Then had ice cream cake by Maddie's request on Saturday.
This morning we had french toast and Maddie got her new Robyn doll. The girls had a great time playing with their dolls together.

I can't believe my little girl is 4!

Strawberries!

The strawberry crop came early this year and Maddie and I headed out to Page Farm to pick with our MOPS smallgroup. Afterward we had a picnic lunch at their cute play area. We then spent the afternoon hulling and making freezer jam, yummy!