Love at First Site

We got a few hand me down Barbie's the other day along with a few other girly things.  I opened the suitcase to show Sara and her eyes went wide.  She picked each doll one at a time and looked at them.   She was hooked...love at first site. 

 

 

Looks Who's Riding Now!

Jack is!  He finally agreed to take off his training wheels last week.  At first he wouldn't leave the grass but once he got onto the road there was no stopping him.  Go Jack!!!

Run Now, Wine Later

 I ran my first 5K this past weekend with some of my friends from town.  Of all races to pick as my first, I think this was probably the best.  Run 3.5 miles and at the end there was wine tasting and a huge BBQ waiting for us.  I had a great time and despite the humidity, I came in 108 out of 500+ people that ran the race!  Not bad for my first race!!

 

 

Cheers! 

 

There was a large Norfolk contingent at the race.  Here's a picture of all the woman that ran it!  I think we made up a large portion of the race!

 

Boys Day Out

 

The boys had a fun day at the fire house today. Friends of ours won a fire house visit at an auction which included a fire truck ride to and from the house, a tour of the fire house and a chance to wash two of the fire trucks.  The boys had a blast washing the truck and loved riding in the truck.   On the tour of the fire house, the fire chief was talking to the boys about when you call 911.  Everyone raised their hands and gave examples of when you call 911.  Jack raised his hand and said "when you get a boot to the head."  What??  Where does this kid come from?

 

Jack's First Day

Jack's first day of school was last week.  He started with orientation on Monday and his first full day on Wednesday.  I can't believe he only has one more year of preschool.  He's been my little buddy ever since I stopped working so I'm already not looking forward to him starting kindergarten!  But we have an entire year to go so I won't get ahead of myself.  Jack was excited to start since many of his friends from last year are in his class again this year.  His teachers seem really nice so I know he is going to have a great year in Pre-K!

 

I tried getting a few pictures but Jack was being a stinker and wouldn't smile no matter how nicely I asked him to.

 So Sara took it into her own hands to try and make him smile.

 And this was the struggle that ensued.....

 Thanks for trying Sara! 

 Here are a few pictures of Jack's orientation a couple days before his first day.  Jack has a few friends from last year in his class so he was very excited to see them again.  Here is Jack and his friend Ben.

And here they are being silly.

Sara loved Jack's classroom and I think if I would have let her she would have stayed the entire day!  She made herself comfortable at the table with all of Jack's classmates. 

Birthday Celebration

We had a playgroup birthday party for Sara and her friends who all turn (or already turned) two within a few weeks of each other.   The cupcakes were the hit of the party and the rest of the party consisted of Sara pulling her toys away from her friends as she said "mine" which then made everyone cry.   No one can say Sara is going to be a push over.

We continued the celebration with dinner and cake.  Sara loved when we sang Happy Birthday to her and joined in by singing "Happy Happy".  I love this little girl....

 

Happy Birthday Sara

Happy Birthday to our sweet 2 year old!!  It feels like just yesterday you were born and now you are smart, silly, loving, independent, happy, rough and tumble girly girl.  We love how you can play with your baby dolls one minute and then run around the yard kicking the soccer ball with your brothers the next minute.  You are one feisty little lady and we can't wait to see what the future holds for you.  We love you so much!!