Memorial Day Camp Out

The Friday that kicked off the long Memorial Day weekend was perfect for a little backyard camping. Claire has been wanting to camp for awhile now, and I hate camping, so we met in the middle. We went "fishing", ate smores, set up a tent and watched a movie outside. The girls fell asleep in the tent at 9:30 and we brought them inside to sleep in their own beds. Something was crawling around in the bushes...Brad said it was a turtle but I was pretty much done after that. It was fun and we will do it again for sure!

Bows, Bows, Bows!

Aubrey is finally letting me put bows in her hair. I've never been good at doing girl hair, but I better figure it out soon with two girls!

Graduation

Another school year gone! Claire finished 3 year old pre-k and Aubrey the 1's class. We all LOVED MBS Discovery Center. If we hadn't moved we would be back there again next year for sure. The teachers are amazing...they took the time to teach Claire how to read and Aubrey didn't cry once during her first year of school. They both learned so much and I was looking at a picture they took of Claire on the first day of school and it is amazing how much she has grown this past year. The girls put on a little graduation performance this morning and sang songs. I am proud of them and we are already looking forward to next year. Until then, summer, here we come!!!

Claire and Mrs. Peggy

Claire with Mrs. Cynthia and Ms. Valerie. She had three teachers to 18 kids!

Aubrey with Mrs. Julianne

I zoomed in from across the room for this one...I caught her drinking with her pinkies out. She often tells me that this is how a princess drinks...

I'm a proud Momma

Veronica and I spent countless hours talking in the parking lot or playground after school. Isabella and Claire are great friends and we are going to miss them next year!

Happy Mother's Day!

I had a great Mother's Day. My parents came to town to celebrate my brother's girlfriend's college graduation from UNT so I got to spend Mother's Day with my Mom. Brad bought me flowers, sweet cards from him and the girls, did the dishes, got me spa giftcards, got me donuts on sunday morning (because lets be honest, thats what I really wanted)!, and we all went to church. It was a great weekend and I am so thankful that God gave me Claire and Aubrey. I love being their Mom!

We've Moved!

OK, I'm back! But in a new location! We moved to Flower Mound a month ago to be closer to Brad's work and great public schools for the girls. The move went smoothly, and we are all unpacked and settled in. We love the neighborhood...lots of parks, friendly neighbors, pools, shopping and activities! Since my last post, Aubrey turned two, both girls had their yearly checkup and passed with flying colors. Claire has finally evened out and is at the 50% for both height and weight...she weighs36 pounds. Aubrey is almost 23 pounds so she is still at the 3% but Dr. says she is fine and we don't have to come back until next year. they both got their vaccines and they were SO brave...not one tear. The nurse said she has never seen that before in her life ;) Anyways, easter has come and gone. We found a new church here. It poured rain on Easter Sunday and we were dripping wet through the entire service. I am still driving to arlington four times a week to finish up school and ballet. Random post, I know but now we are caught up!

Happy Valentine's Day

We had a great Valentine's Day here! I LOVE LOVE LOVE my girls. Notice Claire's gloves...her Daddy got them for her as a Vday gift (does he know her or what?) and she wore them to school. They both had a great day at school exchanging cards and eating sweets. I got flowers and chocoalte fron Brad ;)Aubrey is talking in sentences now, and ever since Valentine's day she has been following Claire around saying over and over again "I love you Claire, I love you Claire!" Poor Claire, I can here her from the other room getting tired of hearing it yelling "I love you too!"

Happy Birthday Claire

We had so much fun with Claire's birthday party this year! It was a Slumber Party theme...six of her cute little friends (girls only) came over on Friday night from 7-9. I had pillow cases with thier names on them to decorate with paint, we watched a Barbie movie, painted toe nails and ate pizza and cake. Very girly, very Claire! Since I use my blog as a baby book, let me record some thoughts of my 4 year old. I will get her measurements at her 4 year checkup, but she is filling out now and tall as ever. She is smart...so smart that I forget she is turning 4. She is learning to read, knows some addition, can do 150 piece puzzles by herself, can color in the lines and draw faces, she LOVES school and ballet, she never hits Aubrey even if Aubrey is tormenting her, she can have an attitude at times, she is outgoing, has lots of friends and makes me proud. I am getting glimpses of what the teenage years may look like and that scares me a little, but she really is a good girl. I love the little lady she is becoming. And in the words of Claire, she is "the same girl, just a different number"!