It's about time

It's about time for an update on the blog... it's been almost 4 months!  We've just been busy doing life.  I look around and time is flying by.  I can't believe Lauren is almost half way through with Kindergarten, and Catherine is almost 21 months old.

Lauren was Snow White for Halloween and Catherine was a Ladybug.  We had a great time trick or treating with Jen and the cousins.  Trey made it home for Halloween and we were able to all go trick or treating together!

 

 

In the first of November we had our college friends over to our house.  It was so much fun to have everyone (minus the Fortenberrys!)  I love this picture of all our babies!

 

 

When we aren't going to work and school, we try to be outside playing and having fun! 

 

 

Trey wasn't able to be home for Thanksgiving because of the new "normal" work schedule, but we are looking forward to having him home for Christmas!

Maybe he'll help the girls play dress up again...   :)

 

 

I know I say this all the time, but these girls really love each other.  I recently moved Catherine to a new daycare (the same one that we have for Lauren after school), and the week that Catherine started was the week school was out for Thanksgiving.  So Lauren was able to be there with Catherine that week and I know that helped her be more comfortable and not fussy.  She loves her "Sissy"!

 

Every day when I pick the girls up I usually get Lauren first.  Then we walk to Catherine's classroom and Catherine always has the biggest smile on her face when she sees us come through the door.  Her teachers tell me that starting at about 4:00 pm she starts saying, "Momma, Sissy?" over and over again.  She knows I'll be there soon!

 

 

 

Hopefully I'll have another update before Christmas, and several after!  Maybe my New Year's resolution should be to update the blog more. 

 

Happy Birthday Lauren!!!

My baby is FIVE years old today!  It has literally flown by and I can't believe how fast she is growing up.  She is the sweetest, most loving, and happiest little love bug ever and I'm so proud to be her Momma.  Everywhere we go she is complimented on her smile and how happy and sweet she is.  She is a hugger, like her Momma, and wears her heart on her sleeve, like her Momma too.  I'm going to have to teach her to toughen up just a little, but I love that she is so loving and sweet too.  And funny!  She makes me laugh so hard sometimes!  I wish I could write down everyday the funny things she says, but we laugh a LOT!

She adores her sister and Catherine loves her too.  I'm so glad they have each other!  We are a blessed family and I thank God everyday for what He has given us.

Happy Birthday Lauren!  I love you, baby!!!

Kindergarten!

Lauren's first day of Kindergarten was Friday.  She was so excited and did GREAT!  I think she was the happiest child in the classroom... no, really.  She was ALL smiles and gave me a huge hug before I left and told me to have a great day, after I said the same to her.

Her teacher is so sweet and has been teaching for a while and was so patient.  Lauren actually chased her down for a hug, no more than 5 minutes into being in the classroom.  I love my little love bug!

And I love that they wear uniforms!  No more arguing in the mornings about what to wear!!!  I didn't even buy her any shorts because I knew she would never wear them.  So, jumpers and skirts it is!  I did buy one pair on pants for when it gets colder, but who am I kidding?  It won't be cold until Christmas, so I also have navy blue leggings to wear under her uniform bottoms.

Big and little sister posing together!

That backpack is bigger than her!

In her classroom!  Look at that smile!

Of course little sister was trying to be a big girl too... ;)

I think she is going to do great this year and I'm so glad I didn't hold her back another year... since she doesn't turn 5 until tomorrow!  I'll have another post for that too!

Blog Fail

Again with the blog fail, but seriously we have been BUSY.  Since my last post a lot has been keeping me from the blog.  Catherine got tubes in her ears, then immediately started walking, we've had some illnesses, Lauren had swimming lessons every night for a week (or was it two weeks?), we packed up and moved to the new house, and Trey has been out of town a lot.  But I'm going to try and keep it up from now on since we are back to having high speed internet at the new house on the lake.

Pictures are what needs to be on here though... so here they are!

Sweet neice Kennedy got baptized in May (?).  SO proud of her!

Catherine just picked up Lauren's Capri Sun and sucked it right down.  Girl was hot and thirsty!  Ha!

My new sister in Christ.  :)

Lauren enjoying the festivities!

These pictures are in random order... have no idea when this was taken.  :/

Getting a hair cut... to get all set for Kindergarten!!!

Catherine's first haircut!

She looks still, but sister was SQUIRMY!  :)

Lauren with Cinderella.  Can't find my picture with Kennedy, but we went to see her cousin Kennedy in the play, she was GREAT!

Sisterly love.  :)

Catherine likes to grocery shop in the pantry.  It's so funny!

Lauren is doing a 6 week summer ballet class, but she likes it so much that we are going to continue into the fall.

Posing at the Boardwalk

This was just before her tubes were put in.  She was a trooper, but her ears were badly infected and drained for a solid day afterward.  She thrashed for a long time after the surgery, but was back to normal the next day.  Since then we have not had a single ear infection!!!

Lauren swimming

The weekend we moved into the new house Aunt Jenny graciously kept the girls for us.  I was worried about Catherine but she had a great time!  And Aunt Jenny sent this photo collage to me to prove it.  :)

At some point I am going to take detailed pictures of the new house and post them, but I'll have to make sure everything is put away when I do that and since we actually LIVE in this house I may have to go room to room, day by day!