First week of Kindergarten!

The first week of kinder has come to a close.
The fact that it has taken me so long to post about it, should indicate how busy of a week it was! Dwight and I are so.very.pleased. with the school, already. The boys love it, too!

 We survived early mornings, no afternoon naps, earlier bedtimes, homework and all the exhaustion that the fun of kinder brings!

 

The first day Dwight and I took Tristan and met up with Amari up at the school. I shed most of my

ears the night before, so I held it together pretty well. Ha!

 

What a special day that I will always remember; watching Dwight hold T's hand walking him to class, helping my sweet boy find his cubby and unpack his bag...begging him to take a couple more pictures while he whispered, "mommy, can you leave now?" 

Be still my heart. 

 

 

After dropping Tristan off, we hopped over to Amari's class. Dwight and I prayed long and hard about whether or not the boys should go to the same school. I am so thankful we came to the decision that we did. They both love seeing each other in the halls and comparing days in the car on the way home. There is no bond like brothers, these two are bffs.

 

 

 

The night before school started, Mimi delivered homemade blueberry muffins, Tristan's absolute FAVORITE. He was so happy to have muffins with his fruit and yogurt for breakfast the next morning.

 

 

 

Tristan has the sweetest teacher. She sent home this "jitter glitter" to sprinkle around the kids beds the night before school started to help with nerves. I read Tristan the poem that came with it and we sprinkled it around his bed. The next morning he told me "mommy, the glitter worked! I'm not nervous anymore." I also thoroughly enjoyed vacuuming it up. ;)

 

 

 

This little girl is loving her one-on-one time during the day. No more sharing attention with the big kids!  Love her so.

 



 

 

 

Big boys on their second day of school!

 

 

 

 

And day three! I slacked on day 4 and 5. Oops!

ALS ice bucket challenge

 

 

Dwight was nominated by one of his players to do the ALS ice bucket challenge, and he accepted. He asked me to bring Tristan up to they gym after practice last night so he could join in. Here is the edited video below!

 

 

 

Tristan wanted to nominate a few people....

 

 

 

Ashley, Mimi, and Poppy accepted the challenge. Due to the fact that I JUST washed/straightened my hair, I am going to donate. Ha! I know it sounds like such a poor excuse, but you have no idea how thick my hair is, or how much effort goes into fixing it. For those reason, I shall donate! :)

 

 

 

 

 

Engagement party, Part II

I finally did my monthly camera upload, and found some more sweet pictures from my sister's engagement dinner that I wanted to share. We have been talking wedding pretty much 24/7, SO fun!!

 

 

My sweet babies!! I love them so.

 

 

 

Ashley, Kennedy, and Taylor, one of my little sister's oldest friends!

 

 

Poppy and T!

 

 

My whole heart!

 

 

 

Mama's girl!

 



 

 

Aunt Natalie and Ken!

 

 

My mom worked her decorating magic and turned the tables into something beautiful. :)

 

 

Kenny getting some Mimi lovin'!

 

 

Tristan with his Mimi and Poppy!

 

 

Kennedy has her very own fan club. I mean seriously, how beautiful are these girls?!? She loves Ashlea and Mallory.

Meet the teacher

Thursday night was "meet the teacher" at the boys' new school. They were SO excited!

Dwight had to work so Amari's mom and I took them. :)

 

 

Their school is so beautiful and looks like it jumped out of the pages of a story book. They had everything set up so cute. Tristan's teacher is SO sweet and pretty.

 I know she will be the perfect fit for him! 

 

 

The boys enjoyed the photo booth and cookies the most. ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tristan's class!

 

 

 

 

This about sent me into crying hysterics. Ha! I definitely got teary eyed. I feel like just yesterday it was just me and T...now, I look at where God has brought us and my heart jumps for joy. It's definitely a "happy-ache".

 

 

 

 

Last week of summer

Well, the last week of summer has come and gone. While I'll miss the carefree days of summer...I gladly welcome the beauty that is fall. I am so ready for pumpkin patches, jeans/sweaters/boots, and the smell of pumpkin spice candles burning. :)

 

 

This past week we soaked in our time together and took it pretty easy. I am thankful my work schedule has been so flexible this summer, it has been such a blessing.

 

 

Ken Ken before bed one night.

I am convinced that there are few things sweeter in life than a freshly bathed baby!



 

 

 

 

Evening walk! We will be outside non-stop once fall is upon us. This was Kennedy's first time to ride in the stroller like a big girl!

 

 

 

Mr. T went shopping for his birthday party one day last week. He scored a ninja turtles hat to match the theme. How is he almost 6 ?!?

 

 

Can you tell this girl is teething? Well, if not, look at the bags under my eyes. We have not been sleeping much due to teething. I don't think the amber teething necklace is going to cut it. I am trying homeopathic teething tablets tonight. I am TIRED!!

 

 

I took this picture on Aug 20h, exactly one year ago that day we found out we were pregnant. What a journey it was, and how BLESSED we are to have our little Kenny in our lives!

 

 

 

 

Dinner date with my boys on Wednesday night! They are doing AWANA at church this year and are so excited about it. I had an informational meeting that night and then we went to dinner. They went to childcare while I was in the meeting, and learned John 3:16. They have to have it memorized for the next session. They are ready!

Dwight had Tristan and Kennedy for a bit on Friday while I went to a team building event with my co-workers. We did karaoke and laser tag at Main Event. So fun! Dwight sent me this picture of Tristan after his hair cut. You can tell he is with daddy because mommy is not a fan of McDonalds (see above picture) Ha! I love that Dwight is comfortable and capable of not only taking care of the kids (including baby), but he runs errands and takes them to do fun things, too!

 



 

 

 

I took Tristan back to school shopping for clothes and shoes. It breaks my heart a little bit, but I know he will have the best time in school! He did not get to ride in the front seat or without his booster, but we did have a quick "jam session" in the car!

 

 

My little Kennedy. Words can't describe the love I have for her!! 

Just a girl and her Poppy!

The kids and I are with my parents today, taking Tristan on a day of fun to celebrate the beginning of a new school year.

 

 

I have about 5 more post to work on...get ready for blog overload, again!

Kennedy's 4 month check up

Excuse the blog post overload, I think I am finally all caught up! School starts on Monday and things are in full swing to prepare. I can't believe summer is coming to a close. Where does the time go?!?  Yesterday we had a day FULL of appointments. Kennedy, Tristan, and I each had one.

 

Kennedy had her 4 month check up! She did such a good job.

 

At 4 months she weighs 16lbs 11oz (86th percentile) and is 24 inches long (90th percentile).

Keke was all smiles for Dr. Deitchman, she thought he was too funny!

 

Little miss got her first vaccination. I have her on a delayed/alternate vaccine schedule so she only got one shot. I am so thankful for a pediatrician who hears my concerns/opinions and values them! After her shot she fussed for literally 2 seconds and then was fine. Big girl!!

 

 

 

The appointment was during naptime so she took a little snooze while waiting for the doctor. :)

 

 

 

Love you, Ken! The past 4 months have been some of the sweetest. You are a doll.

Melody is engaged!

What a special night to remember. My "baby" sister is engaged! It seems like just yesterday we were playing "house" with our baby dolls...my how time flies. 

After a romantic proposal, Dominique surprised Melody with an intimate engagement party at Komali's in uptown Dallas. Some of her closest friends and family were there to congratulate her upon their arrival. The atomosphere was drenched in all things love.

I am so happy for these two and their new journey in life together! 

 

I debated on taking the kids since it was so late in the evening, but I knew my sister would want them there. Both Kennedy and Tristan did great! I had to take yet a other opportunity to doll Ken up for the occasion. It just never gets old! ;) 

Aunt Ashley, who just celebrated her 31st bday, looked fabulous!

Sisters!

 

 

 

Sweet Tristan and his aunt Mel. He is so excited to finally have Dominique as an uncle!

 

 

Tristan begged and begged to eat the cake all night. He has such a sweet tooth! I kept telling him he had to wait...but when it was finally time, he was READY! He didn't really bite out of the cake (his mama taught him better than that! ;) but he did want a picture pretending like he was. Love him!

 

 

 

#hueypartyoftwo !!