First day of SCHOOL!

WoW! How quickly the summer flew by! I have to admit I was ready for them to go back to school (for selfish reasons ... so I can get back in the gym), but I SURE DO MISS them already! It's hard to believe I have a First and Second grader!! I wish I could just freeze them for a little while...they are just getting so independent and sassy and already wanting to be w/ their friends more than me! :( little turkeys!! but I LOVE them anyway! I hope you two had a wonderful first day of school!

These are the neighbor kids.... they are SO sweet and get along great! Allison is in 2nd grade as well, but in a different class and Ryan is in Kindergarten. They are excited to walk to school together everyday.

Colby did wonderful today!! I was very nervous, as he cried last year on the first day of school and it just broke my heart! He walked right in and sat down and got his colors out. Hallelujah! Poor thing couldn't sleep last night..he laid in bed for 2 1/2 hours before he finally went to sleep! I think he'll sleep very well tonight!!

This is the brand new school ...Caprock Elementary. I guess it was a little bright out there...we'll have to try this picture again. :o)
GO GATORS !!!

Decorating Challanged!!

HELP!! I really need an interior decorator!! HA! We are trying to get some things on the walls to make this house feel more like a home... I'm just very challenged in that area! Any suggetions are welcome! Don't look too closely at the 'upper case living-like' ( I say that because I got it at Kohl's but looks like upper case living) verse below. We slapped it up there really fast and didn't measure or anything...it's a litte crooked! oh well! We are in the process of painting the kids bathroom now... I should have some updates tomorrow.

Sweet AND Sassy?!?

I got off work early today and took Rylee to get her 'back to school do'... I really wanted to cut it short again, but she wants to keep growing it out. We'll try it for awhile, but any whining and complaining in the mornings about snarls... chop chop! Sweet and Sassy is a girls saloon, where you can get haircuts, highlights and manicures. It's a cute place but pretty pricey...we only go for special occasions. To sum it up, I'd say we are a little sweet and very sassy!!

What's in a name?

The first house we bought was GREENFERN, the next was FICUS, then GARDEN ROAD (in FLorida) and this house is GREY TWIG.... kind of strange, huh??

Finally... the NEW house!!

We are so happy to be in our house...and out of the apartment... we went from 1000 sq feet to about 3200 ...WOW what a difference!! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would have this big of a house... yes, we have a 3 car garage, and I am parked outside!! Calvin painted the garage floor, so we can't move the cars in yet. We would like to thank everyone that helped us move... we promise... the NEXT time, we WILL get movers! lol!

front door, off to the left is the formal dining room (which is empty right now) ... at the top of the stairs is the media room and french doors leading into the game room...

the kitchen is open to the living area...

the 'gourmet' kitchen.... the lighting wasn't very good.... we LOVE the kitchen!!

master bedroom is off the kitchen...

Colby's room ... he's still deciding if he likes the top bunk ...

Rylee's room....

the messy game room ...

the media room.... one day we'll have a flat screen tv in here to watch while we lounge on this huge leather sectional....

...until then, the tv will be on the floor... ha ha!!

July 23rd ....

Today was Calvin's actual birthday. I think this is the 3rd time we have celebrated. For not wanting to turn 40, we sure have celebrated alot! He actually took the day off, because the kids had dentist appointments. Afterwards we went bowling, then he and Rylee want to Home Depot, and went to On The Border tonight for his birthday dinner. Rylee told the waitress it was his birthday, so they came over to sing to him and gave us this awesome brownie dessert! Thank you Rylee!

SURPRISE

Well, we pulled off a surprise party for Calvin!! It is his 40th birthday and wasn't looking forward to it at all!! I think we had a total of 27 people show up at Oscars Mexican restaurant. Thank you to Claudia and Kevin for going early and setting up and getting the balloons and everything. I couldn't have done it w/o you! And thanks to everyone that showed up! We really appreciate you celebrating w/ us!