First Day of School

Today was the first day of school for my older girls! Weegie started 8th and Speedy Cheetah started 5th. Two big grades, two graduations! Both girls were very excited and as usual I had to have them take the first day of school photos in front of our house. The Squiggler wanted to get in the action too!

I started school today too! I have 28 children in my class! 19 boys and 9 girls. We are suppose to be hiring a new Kinder teacher soon, but I don't think she/he can come soon enough! Wish me luck!!!

Squiggler is 9 months!

Oh my! Our little Squiggler is 9 months now! Where does the time go? She is growing so fast and everyday we love her more and more! She brings so much to our lives and I think because of her we have become a better family! Today I took her to have her 9 month pictures taken and knew that she had to wear the special dress that her Aunt Princess had made for Weegie 13 years ago. Weegie and Speedy Cheetah both wore it at 9 months and if I have a chance I will try to post all 3 pictures this week! Also being the Baby Diva that she is, she had to wear a tu tu and pearls today too! I love how the pictures came out!!!

Squiggler Highlights:

• She wears size 6-9 months, size 2 shoe, but they are getting tight
• She wears a size 2 diaper
• Takes 2 naps a day
• Eats fruits and vegetables, puffs and yogurt melts
• She had ice cream and really likes it
• Can crawl backwards and scoot on her butt.
• Climbs off the chair or bed, but can't really stand yet so we have to watch her every minute
• Loves to stand and wants to walk

• Went swimming and loves to take baths
• Went to Yosemite and Bass Lake
• Gets shy and around new people and buries her face in our shoulders. Warms up after 20 minutes.
• Loves to say Babababa and yell when she wants her sisters to pay attention to her
• Can sit up and turn all around
• Loves when we clap for her and sing Happy Birthday
• Loves our dog, but not other animals
• Waves bye bye
• Loves to play with other people's hair and pull it
• She is so sweet and loving!
• Just started pulling herself up

I'm sure I am forgetting 100 things that I want to say about her! I also know that I always say what a blessing she is, but she is! She is the sweetest baby! So loving, and curious. She is so well behaved in church and loves to look around! She loves to be outside, especially when her sisters are playing. She pretends to bounce a ball and talks to them like if she is one of the girls too! I go back to work this week and I will miss her so much, but vow to come home as quickly as I can to spend as much time with her as possible. We love you so much Squiggler! Thank you God!

End of Summer :(

Well it's the end of summer and work officially begins on Tuesday! I'm excited to be going back to work, but will miss the time we spent as a family so much!! I've had so much fun just hanging out with my girls and watching them grow. I can't believe that Weegie will be in the 8th grade! She is such the teenager, always on the phone texting, caring about clothes and gossiping with her friends! Speedy Cheetah will be in the 5th grade and she has grown us so much in the last year. She has gone from loving American Girls to loving X-Men! X-Men? I have no idea where that came from, but she is obessessed with super heroes and mutants. She is no longer my baby, but is into clothes and lip gloss. I think she gets that from Weegie. The Squiggler has been such a delight and will be 9 months tomorrow. It has been such a blessing to be home and just watch her and her sisters. I hope I never forget this summer! It has been the summer of big trips or oh my gosh moments. It's been the summer of ordinary every day life, but what a wonderful life we have. I was just telling my friend that I forget to thank God for all that he has given me and I take it for granted sometimes, but I am so truly blessed and so hear I will say it and try to remember to say it everyday. Thank you God!






Summer Highlights

• 4th of July at my favorite uncle and aunts house
• Amazing Firework show in the backyard
• Softball camp in Santa Barbara
• Camp MariaStella in Wrightwood
• Having lunch with my cousin LaLa (she knows who she is)
• Having my cousin Pumpkin move back home (meaning closer) and inviting us to her house to go swimming






• Spending time with DH's sister's family and they all went to the beach while Squiggler and I stayed behind






• CPK's Red Velvet Cake
• Spending time with two of my best girl buddies and celebrating A's dad's 70th birthday
• Dates with my wonderful DH (lunch and a Dodger game)






• Shopping with my girls even when it was just window shopping
• Yosemite
• Sleeping late! (And my girls finally learned how to sleep in!)

Summer of 2009 was a very low key, but a great summer! Like I said, I'm looking forward to starting fresh with a new class, even though I will miss my old class so much! They were a great group of kids, but that is one of the greatest things about being a teacher...every year you start with a clean slate and no two days are actually the same!