I know that fall is here when the weather turns cooler, pumpkins come out, and we start to plan our “season” of birthdays. Grandma and Papa took the kids today to get their first round of pumpkins and they are now apart of our decorations in the front yard.
I.LOVE.THIS.TIME.OF.YEAR!
Carson is playing soccer this season and he loves it! Yesterday was his first game and he had so much fun! Even though these pictures are not the best of quality (they were taken with my phone), I still wanted to share them with you. He picked number 11 and when you ask him what number he is he will tell you, “I”m number beleven. It’s a one and a one.”
This picture was taken at his practice earlier this week and I just love it!
And she seemed so very small.
As I walked there beside her
In the Kindergarten hall.
And as she took her place beside
the others in the class,
I realized how all too soon
Those first few years can pass.
Remembering, I saw her as
She first learned how to walk.
The words that we alone made out
When she began to talk.
This little girl so much absorbed
In learning how to write.
It seems as though she must have grown
To girlhood overnight.
Oh how I longed to stay with her
And keep her by the hand
To lead her through the places
That she couldn’t understand.
And something closely kin to fear
Was mingled with my pride.
I knew she would no longer be
A baby by my side.
But she must have her chance to live,
To work her problems out,
The privilege to grow and learn
What life is all about.
And I must share my little girl
With friends and work and play;
She’s not a baby anymore –
She’s in Kindergarten today.
(***Pictures are from Meet the Teacher and the first day of school)
We love you to the moon and back Sweet Pea!
We are so proud of you!
Sarah has been anxiously awaiting the first day of school. So the night before the first day of school, we…
made her book box,
made treats for her teacher and my team mates,
(Can you tell that they are supposed to be pencils? They were Rolos and Hersey Kisses)
read The Kissing Hand,
packed her lunch with a special treat,
And PRAYED!!
{And maybe cried…just a little)
Every year as our close to the summer, we take the kids to the circus. Both Sarah and Carson were totally into it this year and we had a blast!
The tigers and elephants…
Super Clowns…
I love Carson’s expression in this picture…
Every July, we go to the beach with our family for some much needed rest and relaxation. Anyone who knows me, knows that I LOVE the beach! I can’t get enough of the sun during the day and the calming, cool breeze at night. My soul is rejuvenated by many things…and the beach is one of them! I have put off this post because we have so many good pictures from this year and I didn’t quite know how to post them. So I’m going to put them all in one post.
Warning: Major Picture Overload Ahead!!!
Shortcut…Here are my favorites from the trip…
On our way, we stopped at Vicksburg and toured the Civil War Battlefield. Very Cool!
Our house was appropriately named “It’s About Time”
Beach Time!
S’mores Time…
Pensacola…Home of the Blue Angels
Lambert’s…Home of the Thrown Rolls!
Lulu’s and Date Night…
