School, Maddie, Hair Cuts, Missing Tooth, Hannah, Etc.

Wow! I guess it has been a while since I posted. We are settling in to our new routine and enjoying it very much. The girls are loving school. They both have wonderful teachers and we are very thankful! Maddie and I are having a good time just being home. We stayed so busy this summer (which we loved too!) that it feels great to just be home!

Miss Qualls and Cassy - First Grade

Mrs. Ruwersma and Abby - Third Grade

Maddie:

I am hearing a lot of "Why?," "I do it by myself," and "What is that?". She is at such a fun stage, although challenging at times. Answering her questions all day can become tiring but I am thankful for her developing mind. We are still working on the WILL.

I guess the banker must wear her high heels!

Mom:

Just more of the same :)

Hair Cuts:

We decided to get their hair cut. It had gotten so long and stringy. We are enjoying this new look :) It is fun to fix.

Missing Tooth:

Cassy's first tooth that she has lost. It was very exciting for her!

Showering Hannah with gifts:

My sister-in-law is due in October. We went to Nashville for her shower last week. We had a great time! I made this bag for her. I can't wait for her arrival!



I will have to post pictures later of piano and t-ball.

Thanks for checking in with us!

We just have too much fun!

We were able to spend the day at Dollywood as a family last week. It was so much fun. The girls and I had a couple of yard sales early on in the summer and we had been saving our money to spend on a fun day together. We decided to go to Dollywood after much thought of how to spend the day and money.

Maddie absolutely loved riding these rides.

The man that worked this ride would squeal like a pig and wave at the children throughout the ride. Maddie thought he was so funny. She would look at me and laugh and say, "He's wavin' at me." She was so funny.I just thought this picture was hilarious. Abby walked around in this part with Maddie in a harness. There is a splash pad and water guns and such and I did not want to get wet. It was so cute to see Maddie dragging Abby around from thing to thing. Abby is really such a big help to us! You can see the "leash" in this picture.

Abby and Cassy were planning to ride the farris wheel. When they got up next in line, they told Cassy she was not old enough to ride without an adult. Abby still wanted to ride. She is so brave. Cassy was not too disappointed. Mark took her to ride the bumper cars while Abby took her turn on the farris wheel.This ride is called the "Shooting Star". It takes you up and keeps you there in anticipation and then drops you quickly. It goes up and down to different heights all during the ride. It looked like fun.

Abby has a smile, it must have been!

Abby, Cassy and I rode the Blazing Fury. It is a small indoor roller coaster. It was Cassy's first time to ride a "big" coaster. She loved it!

We enjoyed ourselves very much and are glad that we had the opportunity.