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!