Weston Apple Fest

WORLDS of Fun

Yes, this was also part of our insanely action packed weekend. :) We got to spend the day at WOF as part of the Worth Harley Davidson staff appreciation day. Of course, the first hour or so was filled with tears and screams because of the "scary" guys in costumes doing such frightening things such as dancing to Cupid Shuffle and Single Ladies. Haha! After that though, the kiddos had a blast (well, mine did at least, I think Zan and Sterling got a little bored spending the entire day at Planet Snoopy!)

yes folks, this IS a picture of my daughters with a "mascot" SMILING! this is a huge deal that they are no longer scared (I should write it in their baby books!)

Liberty Fall Fest

More awesome memories were made at the Liberty Fall Festival last weekend. (we went non-stop last weekend!) We enjoyed a parade, lots of strolling around downtown Liberty, some ice cream and then the little ones tried their hands at tennis. Macey told me a few weeks ago that she wants to start playing tennis (??), but after watching her miss the ball 4 times in a row, I decided I may give her another year or two before investing in that sport!

I can't remember why Macey was pouting here, but boy, can this kid pout! People even stopped to comment on the poor little girl which of course only encourages it. We just took this opportunity to sit with her and take a break from walking until she was done. :)

and here the goofball is thinking she's pretty funny by pretending to be asleep

Plaza Art Fair

My GIANT babies sharing Preston's stroller

being silly, as usual

creating art of our own (Addalyn took FOREVER to work on her masterpiece!)

the crew enjoying live music, great food and tons of awesome art

The evening was too beautiful to pass up an opportunity to walk around the Plaza with Mel and baby Preston last Friday night, so we went ahead and packed up the crew and headed down to enjoy some art and some fabulous people watching. :)

P is for Preschool...

Have you ever seen a sassier 3 year old? I seriously forget that this little girl is only 3 sometimes. These are a few pictures taken on her first day of Preschool (which she loved at the time but now she can't stand it--cries every time I drop her off there, which is only 2 days a week). The video is her taking a phone call from Nana to find out how her first day went. I love how animated she is when she talks, even on the phone. And anybody that asked her about her first day heard the exact same stories about the super fast slide, the spider web and the bicycle. Too precious! :)

K is for Kindergarten...

...which Addalyn is LOVING so far. She's had couple of rough patches (like a little boy flirting with her, a teacher getting onto her to sit down, not getting to play on the playground at recess because she had on flip flops, and not having enough time to finish her lunch--just a few things, haha!), but she really likes her teacher, and has made a new friend in class that she eats lunch with everyday named Alex (don't worry daddy, she's a girl). On Friday she got a little bit upset because it's mommy's day off work and she really wanted to spend the day with us, but I talked her into going to school to see her friends. These are some pictures of her first day. She wants me to do a slideshow with more pictures and videos, but for those that don't want to have to watch an entire video on the first week of kindergarten, here are a few shots to enjoy. :)

Happiness

Nothing warms my heart more than hearing the giggles of these little friends from the back seat.

Awesome Day At The Pool

Radio Disney was there...which means contests and rockin' music

Look who can go under water now like an ol' pro! (that's Addalyn, hard to tell, huh?) :)

And now, for your viewing pleasure, my swimming, dancing, little cuties. :)

More Soccer Pics

Super. Hot. Practice.

even little tike got hot and had to cool herself off

Addalyn and Emma (Add was shaking the water off like a dog)

It's too hot for hugs, little sis!

Seriously, we do a lot of rehydrating during the hour of practice :)

Sweaty mess!

Baller.

Such hustle!

She shoots. She SCORES!

Soccer Star

Addalyn was extremely excited to start soccer this week. 2 nights per week she'll have practice or a game and a practice. She did friggin' awesome at practice. She's not the best player yet (obviously), but man she makes me SO proud with her hustle every where she goes, and for paying attention to every single thing the coach says. Awesome job, Addy girl!

Kindergarten Enrollment *sigh

Addalyn officially became enrolled in Kindergarten this past week. I'd like to pretend that it was a wonderful evening filled with smiles and big hugs, but instead, Addy girl threw another one of her massive fits (that only some of you have been lucky enough to experience). She didn't like the way I fixed her hair, so after ripping her ponytail holder out twice, I decided walking to the school to let off some steam would be a good idea. You can see below that she was just not happy with me in general and especially unhappy that I brought that camera to remember this big day. She opted to walk way ahead of Mace and I. The only thing on Macey's mind though was the fear of there being actual foxes at Fox Hill Elementary School. :)

My plan worked! She was much sweeter by the time we got to her school. :)

And she was suddenly thrilled that I brought the camera and made me take a dozen pictures similar to this one.

Peeking in a classroom to see what this school stuff is all about.

Let Mommy's homework begin too! (holy cow this is a lot of information to take in)