Date Night

It's always fun to have date nights with my handsome hubby!! This time we were celebrating Josh turning 31....I surprised him and took him to our favorite restaurant downtown called Stroube's. Dani kept the boys at the house and we had a fun night out celebrating!!

 

 

Happy Birthday to Josh/Daddy!! We all love you so much and we are so thankful for you. 

Funny Picture Friday

Brooks wanted to dress just like Daddy.....I told them to smile and he made sure to pose just like him too....cutest little picture ever!!

 

First Homework

Saying Cade was excited about his FIRST ever homework assignment is an understatement!!!

 

He had to practice writing his letters for the week which were "T" and "O".

 

 

And of course Brooks had to join in too....

 

I definitely need to remember this post for the future when he complains about having to do his homework!! 

First Days of School

1. First day of Pre-K for Cade at Zachary Early Learning Center and First day of 3 year Pre-K for Brooks at Bright Beginnings Daycare!!

We dropped Brooks off first and then I took Cade to school!! He was so excited, but you could tell he was a little nervous as well.

 

He did great though. He even took a picture with me!! I only cried just a tad, but I am so proud of him for being such a big boy at his new school!! It is just hard knowing this is the beginning of his many years in school!! They grow up so fast! 

 

The anticipation of picking him up for his first day was crazy!!! But I finally got him and he said he had a GREAT first day! Thumbs up all around! 

His second day he got to go to work with me because the first week of school they do a rotation of the first four days between just boys and just girls. So he was my helper for the day!

His second day back to school we let him ride the bus....this is him intently listening for the bus!!

He was so excited that he just hopped right on!!

I got a picture of his first packed lunch....he racked up of course!! I don't want him going hungry!

This is Dani's second day of 9th grade picture. (Even though it says 1st)

For memories sake, I have to document!! We had a rather rough first day of 8th grade! She refused to put in her contacts, Daddy said she had on too much make-up, she then messed her make-up up by crying and so goes the first day of a 13 year old girl to school for the 8th grade??!! 

She was 30 minutes late because we had to pull over, stop the crying, rationalize through the situation, go to walgreens for more make-up to fix the mess up and take a few deep breaths before the first day began. Once she got home from school....It was a GREAT first day??!!! Ok, so glad it was for her!! Soo...needless to say, we didn't get the first day picture, but we faked it on the second day!!

 

And then we have Cade's third day of school....Daddy stayed home to watch him get on the bus! 

We love his bus driver, Mrs. Dawn and Ms. Joy (the helper)! They are great and so sweet to the kids!!

 

Cade had a great first week of school!! He had some minor misbehavior but the transition from daycare to big school is rough at first because they are getting used to the new rules and the excitement is hard to contain. Overall though, Cade is officially in big school and doing great!! 

We did have one minor issue the second week of school. Cade's teach misunderstood me and thought I said he was riding the bus home so on Monday of the second week I went to pick him up in carpool and they told me he wasn't there that I needed to pull up and park!!! WHAT??!!! So I frantically did...ran inside and found the teacher aid for his class who then told me "Cade has already left, he got in the car with someone else." I said "Um NO!!! He should not have gotten in the car with ANYONE else!!!!!" She responded that she was pretty sure he did b/c she walked him down herself. You can imagine the panic over me at this moment....I was hysterical, crying, angry, and wondering where is my child??!! Luckily his teacher came around the corner shortly after stating that she put him on the bus. I wasn't confident in that answer, so I told the teacher and principal they needed to make sure and I was on my way to find the bus and make sure that was the case because I was told he got in the car with someone else. I got in my car, drove around Zachary until I found his bus...stopped my car in front of the bus and jumped out.....luckily he WAS on the bus!!!! I was a mess once I had him in my arms, so thankful and grateful he was safe and not in the car with someone else. You better believe I called and spoke with the principal about the transportation policies and what was mistakenly said that day. And so far we have had no more issues. But a parents worst nightmare happened to me that day, luckily he was safe and sound on the bus!!! For about a week after that we had issues with Cade getting on the bus because I think he associated me crying with him on the bus, but his bus driver was so sweet and would text me every day and let me know he was fine once he got off and he eventually got over that. 

Let's hope we have a better school year after this!! I have faith we will, so far the school has been great as well as his teachers. Mistakes happen, it's just harder to swallow when it involves your 4 year old child not knowing where they are.

Funny Picture Friday

A little early morning play time before school....

 

Beach Trip 2014

Before school started and while Mandie and Adelaide were in town, we decided to take a quick trip to the beach with the girls and kids! 

The first morning my kids were so excited to get down to the beach that we were the first ones out there!! We set up our chairs, put on sunscreen and got prepared for a great day in the sun! 

The water was nice and calm for the first day! The kids searched for shells and built sand castles most of the morning.

We stayed at the Pheonix West II, which was such a nice condo!

Later Aunt Mandie and DD joined us for some fun in the sun and waves!

 

We took a quick lunch/nap break in the room. 

 

We even spilled the beans about the new baby to Memom one evening!! She was thrilled. 

Day 2 at the beach was just as much fun! We started out early and played all afternoon.

Brooks is NOT a big fan of the sand and beach, he is more of a pool boy so it took a lot of engaging to keep him interested and happy. But we built a few sand castles and played in the waves.

Cade was my little beach buddy!! He loved just being on the beach in the sun and waves. A few times he would just sit in the chair next to me holding my hand, enjoying the view. SOOO SWEET!!

One afternoon Dani had a friend stop by for a few hours that was also at the beach from Zachary. They had fun playing in the inflatable boat out in the water.

Brooks happiest moment of the trip may have been when he got his first blower from the toy store. He couldn't wait to get home to show Daddy!

The third morning, Brooks was pretty  much over the beach and this is where he sat most of the morning!! He was the cutest sitting under the umbrella :)

We even re-enacted some of our beach pictures from about 5 years ago!! Dani has gotten slightly bigger since the last time...but she still managed to get on top!

We also took a quick photo session for the baby announcement for facebook. I found this cute idea on Pinterest and so we took to the beach for a photo opp!

Some of the pictures I can't help but laugh....and we are adding one more to this mix!!!

In the end, I think we got the perfect shot!! (Cade was unhappy because he scratched his leg, but it made for the perfect picture based off the signs)

The signs read: 

Dani: "Brothers for sale"

Cade: "Baby for sale"

Brooks: "Not me!"

Mine: "Due March 2015" with a picture of the ultrasound

Our last night we went crab hunting, it got pretty serious!!

The boys were a little hesitant at first but once we started catching the crabs they were pretty excited about it!!

We caught a good many, and it was the perfect way to end our trip!

 

One our way home my sister was on her way back from Baton Rouge to Birmingham and we wound up crossing paths. We were able to stop for a short but sweet visit with them. 

We had a great long weekend at the beach!!! Thanks DD for the trip and we look forward to next time!