Hayden's first day of kindergarten

Hayden has been so excited about his first day of school!

He was all smiles every time he talked about starting this new adventure!

Here he is with Layla on her second day and his first!

Bless his heart. He was fine until he walked into his classroom. He got so nervous and didn't want to stay. I felt so bad for him and was shocked to see him so scared. Gary and I quickly left his classroom and apparently he did just fine! When the end of the day rolled around he was very excited and couldn't stop talking about how much fun he had! I'm so happy for him. I was worried when we left him.

I'd say both kids had a great back to school experience. I'm praying for a great school year for us all!

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Layla's first day of 3rd grade

I'm so proud of my sassy girl!

She started her second new school in less than a year.

She was a little nervous this morning when I walked her into the school, but this afternoon she was talking 100 miles a minute!

She had a fun homework assignment with a list of silly things to do, including writing her name with her toes!

She had a great first day and was literally climbing the walls with excitement! Haha!

Hayden starts school tomorrow and Layla has been such a positive influence when it comes to school! He's very excited and ready to go.

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Coming right up...

school, that is!

The kids got to meet their teachers today!  I am so excited about our new school year.  

Because we moved houses, but in the same town, the kids will be going to a different school this year than they did last year.  

Of course Hayden will, he is beginning kindergarten!  

Layla is excited about switching schools and starting 3rd grade in our new school.  I thought she was going to be nervous, but she seems so much better with changing schools than she was in November when we moved here.  I know they are both nervous, because they said so, but I think they will both do great.

The new school is very small.  I think we will love it.  Both kids teachers were very nice and we look forward to a fun year meeting new friends!

Miss priss pot got a back to school hair cut.  She needed a few layers and I think styling her hair will be much easier now.  At least I hope.  The tears shed over brushing her hair are many, and not just from her.  I cry too.

This afternoon we organized all our school supplies.  We got all our new clothes all set and ready to wear.  We are still planning to pick our clothes out at the beginning of the week instead of every morning.  I can't handle the stress of arguing about what to wear each day.  Remember when I posted about our clothing organization? 

 It really is such an exciting time of year.  This year we will experience fall here in Ohio and we will get to see the leaves change and fall to the ground.  It is such an adventure for us because everything is still so new to us Texas folks.  I have to say I am loving it.  I would've never thought our family would be so happy here in Ohio, but we are digging it!

Sharing a bone....be still my heart! {muted monday}

Big O Bubble

Layla just recently started blowing really huge bubble gum bubbles.  

It reminded me of my childhood.  I remember the exact day I blew my first bubble.  I was riding with my Grandma in the car, in the middle seat, with no carseat or seatbelt. In fact I think my legs were sticking to the white vinyl seats.  I even remember the stretch of road we were traveling.  We were going over a bridge.   

I'd been trying to blow a bubble for weeks.  Every time I'd blow my gum would fly out of my mouth and usually plop into the dirt or land on the carpet. Eewww.  Gosh, I'd get so mad trying.  I didn't have patience as a kid either.  This time was different and I just knew I was going to blow a bubble that day, that moment.  I didn't want to lose my delicious piece of gum on the dirty floor board of grandma's long red car.  I did it.  Once I felt that feeling I was unstoppable.  I was blowing bubbles non-stop all day long.  

Man, gum is so fun.  I still love blowing bubbles.  My favorite gum is Hubba Bubba, but it is so sweet to my adult taste buds.  It's crazy how our tastes change.

Layla is so much like me.  She is loving gum right now.  She loves to see how big she can blow a bubble.  I love her innocence.  I love seeing the glow in her eyes when she blows a huge bubble.  I want her to remember this silly bubble forever, just like I remember blowing bubble gum bubbles as a kid!

No cavities!!!

For some reason I have been a procrastinator scheduling doctors appointments since we moved.  I guess it turned out to be a good thing because now I have trusted opinions on which doctors to use and which to avoid.  Moving to a new town is hard because you have to start all over.  I found a dentist and waited until summer was almost over to book the kids appointments.

The only time slots they had open were at 8:00 and 8:30 am.  Not only was it super early in the morning...it was also a cool crisp 50 degrees when we woke up.  Brrrr!  

Hoodies in August say what??

Both kids did great and were cavity free.  Hayden had a few chipped molars though.  Weird huh?!?  What in the world caused those?  

Layla crunches lolipops, not Hayden.  I would have thought she'd have chips.  Anyway, we are watching those teeth and cutting down on the c-word.  C.A.N.D.Y! 

I thought is was interesting that the kids got sunglasses to wear because the lights were so bright.  That reminds me we need to make appointments with the eye doctor next!  :)