Meredith's Very First Christmas Band Concert

Back in August when I went through the headache of finding and buying a flute, I wondered if it was truly worth it? Would my child like it? Would she want to quit after the first semester? Would she lose the flute? Well I am happy to report that we have only positive things to say about our flute experience. Meredith LOVES it. She even goes early to school for extra practice. Last night was her very first concert....a wonderful long 10 minute concert!!!! The 6th grade band did such a FABULOUS job and we were all so impressed. It is amazing what they can learn in 4 short months. Here are some pictures:

Waiting to get started:



Meredith and her wonderful flute teacher..Ms. Nick!!!



Casie, Meredith, Kaely, and Abby



Best Buds...Ally and Meredith



Meredith and Sehee ( I teach Sehee ballet)



Kayla, Meredith, and Sarah

Back to blogging and Thanksgiving 2009

I had no intention of taking such a long blogging break. So many of my friends have been very faithful with their blogs, but I can't say the same. However, I am going to try to start being a regular poster again. I love looking back at my pictures and the accounts of our daily life. I hope I will have a few people drop by from time to time and keep me accountable! That being said, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We drove to GA and spent time with my family. It was a very relaxing five days but it went by so fast. We spent our time hanging out, watching movies, watching football, cooking, eating, and working on the girls animal projects for school. My mom and my SIL saved me by helping with those. As soon as they get them back, I will post pictures. We are hoping for 100's!!!! Here are some pictures of our visit!

The darlings and me:



Me and my daddy:



Our family photo ( minus my sister who couldn't be there...we missed Kiki sooooooo much):



Being silly:



Taking our family photo for the Christmas cards ( this isn't the one I picked but you get the idea):



And here are a couple of pictures from Noah's Thanksgiving feast at school:

He was an Indian named 'Red Arrow'. We had so much fun. I thought it would be a slow day and the food would be disgusting. Surprise...it was fabulous. They had all sorts of stations they went too. It was so much fun. The food was DELICIOUS and I think I had one too many lemon bars! ;)



Yum Yum! Cookie making station:



They were supposed to roll the pumpkins in relay style but Noah decided it was like a soccer ball and he kicked it the whole way...ha ha!!!

Happy Birthday Noah and Thank you Sedu!!!

Noah just turned SIX years old. We had his party at the Jump Zone. Here are some pics!

Noah and 2 of his friends from school:



The cake...can you tell what he LOVES:



The birthday boy ( a sweet friend of mine gave me this cute Lego shirt for him):



Blowing out the candle:



I didn't get many pictures because it was CHAOS!!!!

One more thing and this is for my mom. I just celebrated a bday ( no need to tell my age). I decided to order myself a gift and it was between a really nice flat iron or an external flash for my camera. I went with vanity and chose the flat iron....I will ask for the flash for Christmas. If you know me, you know that I have very curly hair and because you always want what you don't have, I long for straight hair. After much research I decided to purchase the Sedu pro flat iron instead of the Chi. The reviews for it were tremendous. Well....I am hear to say that I heard angels singing "hallelujah" when I first used it. It really works well . Please Please excuse the fact that I need a highlight badly!

I.MISS.SUMMER!!!

I can't help it but I do. We went from lazy (L-A-Z-Y) mornings, fun filled days, and late nights to a bunch of running around, schedules, early mornings, and utter craziness!!! I am feeling overwhelmed. There seems to be so much to keep up with and I find myself living for the weekends. I know that isn't what I am supposed to do, but every single Friday I have such a joy knowing that the weekend is upon us! Then by Sunday night, there is a heaviness that sets in. Hopefully, I can get my life organized and begin to sinc with our new routine! It is sooooooooooo hard!!!! Anyone else feel that way???

Noah's First Day of Kindergarten

Noah started school the day after his sisters did. They break the K classes up according to alphabet and his name fell on the second day. We were all very excited and also a little anxious ( well mommy was).

I had to remake the same "first day " breakfast:



My big boy:



We had to bargain about the backpack. He wanted 'Star Wars' and I wanted his name monogrammed on it. The Star wars backpacks are made of a plasticky material and couldn't be mongrammed so........he got a Star Wars lunch box and thermos and I got the plain blue backpack. He did pick "lightsaber red" for the color of his name!



Silly boy:



Who wouldn't want to teach this little guy?



Noah, I hope that you have a wonderful year. I have been praying all summer that God would give you the teacher that he wanted you to have. I am trusting that you will learn so much with Mrs. U this year. I hope you always keep your happy and fun personality. I LOVE YOU!

First Day of Middle School:

Wednesday was the big day. Madeline and Meredith started Middle School. This is such a big turning point for us. So far, they LOVE it. I think they feel quite grown up. Here are some pics of the day:

Our traditional first day breakfast ( cinnamon rolls and scrambled eggs):





The backpacks they had picked out. You only put initials on your backpack when you are in middle school! No full names!



Meredith



Madeline



My beautiful girls:

Navarre Beach Part 2

The rest of the week just seemed to speed by. Of course it was not without its share of drama. I will not go into detail, but lets just say it involved things that were out of my control and I probably failed the test of going with the flow.

Mom and the girls



Went shopping in Destin and met up with the Embrys ( Meredith and Ally are best friends)



Noah and I on the balcony



Greg and I got to go out on a date because my mom volunteered to keep the kids. We had a very nice evening.



All in all, a very nice vacation. I can't believe the summer is almost over. We are on school countdown here. We are under 2 weeks now. Part of me is not ready, but part of me is READY! I think the kids need some structure and so do I!