Pictures from UT Gardens

A couple of weeks ago a friend of ours from church, Anthony Fuller took some pictures of the girls at UT Gardens.  He took over 150 pictures and these are a small sampling of my favorites.



Thanks Anthony for sharing your talent with us.  We love the pictures.  I'm just sad that Bill couldn't be there because of work.  That was the weekend he worked an insane number of hours in just two days.

Lauren's RSVP

Lauren got her first invitation to a birthday party from one of her kindergarten classmates.  She has a decision to make because she has been invited to another party the same day.  She really wants to go to both parties, so we haven't made the decision for sure about which party she will attend.  However, after telling her the party was the same day and time as the other party, she sat down at the kitchen table and wrote this note.  She did not ask for any assistance with spelling.  I think it is pretty remarkable for a little girl who is in KINDERGARTEN!!!



(Translated in case you can't read it.....Emily Lauren can not go cus she has to go to another birthday party.  Hugs and Kisses)

I am so proud of how well Lauren is doing in school. I was really concerned about her being so young when she started, but she absolutely loves school. Each night when I put her to bed I ask her tell me what her favorite thing that happened during the day was. Nine times out of ten her response is something about school. Tonight she told me she loved ALL her Encore classes, but Library was her favorite because she got to check out library books. Her school is on a 7 day rotation schedule for special area classes. She has Art 1 and Art 2 with different teachers, Music 1 and Music 2 with different teachers, PE (2 times in the rotation) and Library.

She is reading more and more books. One day while she was in the Bonus Room she was looking at some instructions to one of her games and circling sight words she could read!!

I am so proud of you Lauren!! I pray you will always love school!!!







Halloween Celebrations

We enjoyed a week of celebrating Halloween.  The first  pictures are from Allison's party in her 3 year old preschool class.  I did not even get any pictures for myself of Allison in this costume.  Thankfully, my friend Cindy took pictures.



Allison and her friend Evan at her class party



Lilly, Allison, Evelyn, Maddie & Joe

These next pictures are at our church Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treating night.  The girls had a great time and got lots of candy that night. 



My little crayons Lauren and Allison

Lauren and Allison playing the doughnut game.  They had to eat the dangling doughnut without using their hands.



Lauren and Dorothy (aka Mackenzie)

Allison, Lauren and Mackenzie Trunk-or-Treating

Mackenzie, Lauren and Allison

Allison with her teacher Jim Pryor and Owen Keim

These next pictures are from Lauren's kindergarten party.  I was fortunate enough to get to go and help out again.  We played games, had a wonderful breakfast, and made several crafts that morning.

Lauren's kindergarten class

Connor and Lauren

Lauren and her friend Kerstin

Lauren and her best friend Lilly

And finally, Halloween arrived and we got to trick-or-treat in our new neighborhood.  What a perfectly wonderful time we had with the Watsons.  Last year we trick-or-treated with them in their neighborhood and this year they joined us.  It was a perfect evening to be outside.  The kids were out in droves and the parents seemed to enjoy being out as much as the kids.   

Mackenzie, Lauren, Allison (with her fish face) and Josiah

Mackenzie, Lauren, Josiah, and Allison

Allison, Mackenzie, Josiah and Lauren at their first house