Cayleigh's First Day 2015-2016

Cayleigh started her second year of preschool this morning! She was so very excited and definitely ready to be back in the swing of things; she went right into her classroom and was ready to start her day. We met her new teachers this past Friday and we already know one of them from previous years and church. This year, Cayleigh will have school 3 days a week, MWF. Grateful for another wonderful beginning.

I just love this curly-haired sweetheart!

Excited for her big sister!

In front of her name tag and ready to start the day.

B's First Day of Kindergarten

What a wonderful day for our big girl Brooklyn! She raved about her First Day of Kindergarten and told us how she received a ticket from her teacher for demonstrating good behavior at the rug. Daddy came with us today to drop her off this morning and Brooklyn walked right to her classroom and was excited about being there. It was such a blessing to watch her independence and confidence. We prayed about this day and will continue to pray for this school year and her teacher. Thankful for a great start!

Love this big girl so much!

Excited for sisters big day! 

Headed straight to class.

Ice cream afterwards to celebrate her first day!

Last of Summer Shenanigans

It was quite the busy ending to our summer this year. The de Wolfe cousins, Addy and Kate, came to Texas to visit and we got to spend some time with them. They stayed the night one evening for a sleepover and what a blast the girls all had together. They played and laughed, baked cookies, ate pizza and watched a movie.

They somehow squeezed together horizontally on a double size mattress.

Kate, Brooklyn, Addy and Cayleigh (Morgan wanted no part in the picture)

During their stay, we celebrated Katelyn's 6th birthday with an American Girl birthday party. It was wonderful getting to celebrate with this sweet girl again this year.

Brooklyn and Addy with silly eyes

Kate with her ice cream cake made by Nana

We then had our annual Mesquite Rodeo Night with the Hein family for Gampa's birthday. The girls just loved seeing the horses, bull riding and so forth. All three of them fell fast asleep on the car ride home after our fun-filled night.

Me and my sweet girls

Hein Men: Nick, Jonathon, John, Nate, Dan and Aaron

My cowgirl Cayleigh

Gampa, Aaron and the girls

My biggins

My forever love

Brooklyn got a special treat this year from her Nana and Papa. She got to go with Nana to the American Girl Doll store and pick out her very own doll for her birthday. She was very excited and knew exactly which girl she wanted. She chose Julie and brought some of her own saved money to buy a dog along with her doll. She has since made her Daddy build a bed for Julie and a dog house for Spot!

We took a trip to the zoo when we had a short break in the 100 degree heat. Crafts and more swimming, another birthday party and Cayleigh went to see Rapunzel with a friend. The girls also have been begging to have a garage sale (because they heard a story that Daddy sold toys out of his window when he was a kid), so we gathered up some of our older books and sold them for a quarter a book to lots of neighbors. Crazy children and crazy times!

I wrote on our neighborhood moms page, so we ended up selling a ton!

3 lion cubs with their momma and daddy

Watching the kangaroos

Donuts at our favorite shop for breakfast

Cayleigh and her best friend Phoebe at Rapunzel

Tomorrow will be Brooklyn's first day of Kindergarten! We are all very excited for her, especially Cayleigh, who is always B's biggest fan. We had Meet the Teacher Night last week and Brooklyn got a new backpack and lunchbox to start at her new school. It's hard to believe that it is time for one of our girls to start school, but we love her teacher and know that she will have a wonderful year!

Sweet, sweet Sisters

Mrs. Graves and Brooklyn

Look out Kinder, here comes Brooklyn Grace!