Ross Perot Museum

When you are in Texas for the summer most of your pictures involve some sort of water activity.  We took a break from the water last week to visit the new Ross Perot Museum.  Every little detail is amazing.  We didn't really 'read' all the details, but there are lots of hands on things for the kids to do including a children's area on the bottom floor!

 

Sweet friends!

Lots of water park days in our summer future! 

1st Day of Kindergarten-2012

This morning the little girl who made me a momma for the first time started KINDERGARTEN!  I can’t believe it!  The time has flown by!  And while Landree has been in preschool since she was two, it was only for 3 hours at a time and just a few days a week.  She was feeling a little nervous and not really wanting to start school and we talked about the reasons why and it pretty much came down to her not wanting to miss what would be going on at home.  I told her how we would shift Hudson’s nap time up and how I’m hoping we can do some fun things in the afternoon now.  And what a fun day we have today-she really only have a ‘preview’ this morning doing fun things like table activities, playing on the playground, and eating a popsicle while the parents had a meeting.  I got a little teary while they were talking about the kids and them growing and just thinking about how fast the years have flown, but I’m so excited about her future and how much she’ll grow and learn at school.  And I think I’ve done a pretty good job keeping it together :)

Here are a few before school pictures:

We are using a backpack that Grandma gave Landree a few years ago that we haven’t used much.  I just took it to be monogrammed.  Landree picked the orange. 

 

And this boy wanted his picture made too.  Isn’t he handsome?  And to distract myself from Landree being at school ALL.DAY.LONG tomorrow I’m starting to potty train Hudson.  It’s really been a long time coming, but he’s shown no interest (and still doesn’t) but we’re starting anyway. 

 

The split up the groups into boys and girls for our preview this morning and Landree’s class is going to have 3 boys and 11 girls!  I am so excited! :)  Hudson went to the Brewer’s while we took Landree and we watched JP while they went to their preview.  The Spiderman’s were having a blast playing.  I see lots of boy dress up in our future. 

 

And if that wasn’t enough Holly and Timothy invited us to the lake this afternoon so the kids an I headed out for an afternoon of fun on the boat, riding the jet ski and swimming!  

We finished the day with yogurt first and then dinner at Moe’s.  Not everyday is your first day of school, right? 

I know there will be many more firsts, and I’m so excited that I get to be apart of them!  I love you Landree Grace! 

Congratulations Class of 2012!

{Landree officially starts school on MONDAY!!!! So I thought I should get this up :)}

Or should I say class of 2025?  I think that’s the year Landree will be graduating from high school.  Heaven help me!  These last 5 years have gone so quickly I have no doubt the next few will too. Landree had a sweet graduation service on May 24th.  They sang a few songs and had a sweet slide show with a baby picture and there graduation pictures.  They wore cap and gowns and even walked up to receive a Bible and graduation certificate. 

Landree’s cap was falling forward the ENTIRE ceremony!  It was so funny watching her try to balance it on her head.  Following the ceremony they had a reception and we visited with several of her sweet friends, some who have been in class with her since she was 2 years old!  Mia was in town for graduation and we are so thankful she was there to share graduation with us! 

  

And then we forced her took a few pictures…

 

And the real smiles come out when she got to play and have a fun time with friends! 

    

And she has grown and changed so much over the summer!  I can’t believe we start school in just a few days!