As we have been dressing Elsie in her school shoes and school clothes in the mornings, Kit has run to the closet to try on her big-girl fall shoes. How cute are these! How sassy! And how big is our girl!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Family Friends
There are certain friends that really are, as the saying goes, family you have chosen. David and I feel fortunate to have a number of friends that we can count on, that bail us out, that return favors, that we can lean on, that we have in the neighborhood, that we wish we could have nearby, that are as dear as family. To all of you out there, we are so grateful, so blessed, so thankful for you.... You know who you are! ;)
For us, the Martins are certainly one of those families. They are long term and last minute friends, special occasion and school night friends, happy news and bad news friends, serious and silly friends, all in all, best friends. Here we are celebrating Yates' 3rd birthday the other night, and they, in turn, will be among the last to leave Elsie's birthday on Saturday if I know how they roll.... and luckily for us, I think I do!
There are certain friends that really are, as the saying goes, family you have chosen. David and I feel fortunate to have a number of friends that we can count on, that bail us out, that return favors, that we can lean on, that we have in the neighborhood, that we wish we could have nearby, that are as dear as family. To all of you out there, we are so grateful, so blessed, so thankful for you.... You know who you are! ;)
For us, the Martins are certainly one of those families. They are long term and last minute friends, special occasion and school night friends, happy news and bad news friends, serious and silly friends, all in all, best friends. Here we are celebrating Yates' 3rd birthday the other night, and they, in turn, will be among the last to leave Elsie's birthday on Saturday if I know how they roll.... and luckily for us, I think I do!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Labor Day 2010
Well, with David on call in Jesup, the girls couldn't just sit around waiting for fun to find us. We had to go find our own fun. First we road tripped to Charleston. Mom was thrilled to have survived the 2 1/2 hour drive to Isle of Palms and the Fulmer's lovely beach house. In fact, the drive wasn't bad at all thanks to naps, DVDs, and maybe some lollipops (don't tell D about those). Once there, we played with the Pace family on the beach, in the pool, and in the playroom! As always, the Fulmers and Paces are the most generous of hosts and we are anxious to return!
On the way home, we swung through 20 Belted Kingfisher to visit the Boukaters and Grammy and Poppa at the beach and then, after naps, headed back to Savannah to see Daddy on Sunday. Grammy and Poppa came over for a Labor Day dinner on Monday to complete the holiday weekend!
Of course, I was all cocky and arrogant about my single mom travels until someone at work told the story of her sister-in-law crossing the Atlantic with two kids on a plane and then traveling with them sans daddy or assistance in a train, on a bus, and on a cart?! once they arrived at their Asian location. I guess my Western woes aren't all that commendable! But it does suggest to me that some girl road trips might be in our future--maybe involving the Grease sound track and gummy bears?!
Well, with David on call in Jesup, the girls couldn't just sit around waiting for fun to find us. We had to go find our own fun. First we road tripped to Charleston. Mom was thrilled to have survived the 2 1/2 hour drive to Isle of Palms and the Fulmer's lovely beach house. In fact, the drive wasn't bad at all thanks to naps, DVDs, and maybe some lollipops (don't tell D about those). Once there, we played with the Pace family on the beach, in the pool, and in the playroom! As always, the Fulmers and Paces are the most generous of hosts and we are anxious to return!
On the way home, we swung through 20 Belted Kingfisher to visit the Boukaters and Grammy and Poppa at the beach and then, after naps, headed back to Savannah to see Daddy on Sunday. Grammy and Poppa came over for a Labor Day dinner on Monday to complete the holiday weekend!
Of course, I was all cocky and arrogant about my single mom travels until someone at work told the story of her sister-in-law crossing the Atlantic with two kids on a plane and then traveling with them sans daddy or assistance in a train, on a bus, and on a cart?! once they arrived at their Asian location. I guess my Western woes aren't all that commendable! But it does suggest to me that some girl road trips might be in our future--maybe involving the Grease sound track and gummy bears?!
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
The First Day of School
Elsie was all ready to head back to the Montessori Academy today on her first day of school. It is hard to believe it has been three years--remember year one and year two. And here she is on the first day of her third year. While her birthday is after the September 1st cut off, she'll start the PreK curriculum with Ms. Carol, Ms. Tracy, and Ms. Candace anyway. She will work on her reading, writing, math, science, and social studies in the big classroom with the oldest kids in school. She'll be all set then when she starts PreK officially as the biggest little one at one of our neighborhood schools next fall!
Savoring Summer
When Mommy and Daddy are working, Kit stays home with Nonie and they clean, do laundry, and then go for walks. They also have park playdates and library storytimes to keep them busy. This will be the case for this fall as well until Kit starts at Elsie's school a few mornings a week when she is 2.... but for now, she is savoring her summer in this adorable seersucker from GranAnn and Pop Roy.
Big Girl
One of Kit's favorite things to do is find something to stand on and hold her arms in the air and announce "BIG GIRL".... And she is...
At the doctor the other day for a check up, we got her stats:
35 inches tall--off the chart for height!
27 pounds--76% for weight
with a little bitty 39%tile head circumference
She was a good sweet girl getting checked out, all smiles until the 3rd shot... that's right, the 3rd shot! She didn't even cry for the first two. What a champ!
And check out how adorable even her shoulders are in this precious favorite swing top Addie made for Elsie a few years back. She is a good sweet big girl, this one!
One of Kit's favorite things to do is find something to stand on and hold her arms in the air and announce "BIG GIRL".... And she is...
At the doctor the other day for a check up, we got her stats:
35 inches tall--off the chart for height!
27 pounds--76% for weight
with a little bitty 39%tile head circumference
She was a good sweet girl getting checked out, all smiles until the 3rd shot... that's right, the 3rd shot! She didn't even cry for the first two. What a champ!
And check out how adorable even her shoulders are in this precious favorite swing top Addie made for Elsie a few years back. She is a good sweet big girl, this one!
The most wonderful time of the year
Yep... Finally.... It has arrived... Long anticipated.... Sorely missed... College football season... Saturday morning ESPN Game Day.... beer drinking.... game snacks.... and football.... lots and lots of football. The Irish. The Tide. It is on. Go Irish! Roll Tide Roll!
Yep... Finally.... It has arrived... Long anticipated.... Sorely missed... College football season... Saturday morning ESPN Game Day.... beer drinking.... game snacks.... and football.... lots and lots of football. The Irish. The Tide. It is on. Go Irish! Roll Tide Roll!
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