first grade.

the day before school started we went out on one last adventure.
the girls had been begging to go on a beach bike ride, so away we went.
little did we know we'd ride 5 miles from bolsa chica to huntington beach & 5 miles back.
10 whole miles! what.
the girls did so great. well, other than those 2 people ellie hit going down a hill. bah!
but seriously, great! a dang good day.

and then the day we'd been dreading for months.
we wanted the first grade part, just dreaded the whole waking up early part.
we're doing okay, too! we're alive! and up early! like a whole new worrrrrrld. sing with me... :)

and then that night, we had our annual back to school, fancy, shmancy dinner.
i burned the dinner, but we sure did laugh a lot. and my brownies were delicious. heh.

FIRST GRADE!
how...
why...
who...
hold me.

also, 3 blog posts in a day! a record!
i have so many more.
maybe tomorrow.
maybe not.
xo

kindergarten deja vu.

1.

preschool.

kindergarten last year.

kindergarten, take two.

1. i feel like i'm getting pretty good at this whole 'drop your kid at school' thing. i only teared up once today. and that was because another kid was crying.

2. how old do my girls' look this year? OLD. i seriously think they grew a foot over summer.

3. yes, repeating kinder this year. it'll be good for everyone :)

4. ellie's making the same face this year, as in her preschool pic. makes my momma heart smile. hehe.

5. audrey has the same princess backpack as 10 other kids in kindergarten. darn you, target, for only making one princess backpack this year.

6. this morning, trying to hold the tears back, audrey said, 'i'm really nervous, mom.' are you kidding me? dead. on the floor. i hate having to watch my kids go through the nerves of life. i mean, i know it's good for them, but still. gets me every time. (she was totally fine when i dropped her off though. phew!)

7. i'm so proud of them, i could pop. i mean, look at my little 3 pound preemies! aaaah. no crying. no crying.

8. KINDERGARTEN! 3+ hours of freeeeeeeeeeeeeedom!!!!!! well, kinda. just me & eden. i'm not allowed to happy dance yet. [too soon. they'll think i'm a terrible mother. bhaaa!] BUT OMGOSH!!!!!!! just a tad excited. i think i need to celebrate at target. or starbucks. or...one of those places that moms like to go. heh.

happy back to school, everyone!

does that mean this awful summer heat gets to go too?

darn.

snippets from summer.

1. the girls suddenly look, um, 10, and they finished their first year of kindergarten!! 

[they're totally going to do a 2nd year of it, but that's a story for another day]

2. meanwhile, timmyboy finished his final exam for fire probation! which means, NO! MORE! TESTS! [and officially over june 22nd. wahhooooo!!!!] i've never seen him smile so big. and so much.

annnd, his bff moved to town. ah gee.

 3. welcomed to summer with a BANG [thank you pinterest!]

4. eden got a haircut. [funniest picture EVER, right?]

5. and then.....the shenanigans began!

hope you're having a happy, happy summer, too!