School Days

The girls finally had their first day of school today! WooHoo! They were SO excited last night! We put them to bed at 8, and they were both still wide awake at midnight! I'm sure they will CRASH tonight!

Nanny and PawPaw came over early this morning to see Maggie off for her first day of Kindergarten. They did this with Lily, too. Such a sweet tradition!

Gotta love the first day of school outfits and poses! These girls know how to strike it! :)

Watch out, 2nd grade!!!!!

HEEELLLLOOOO, Kindergarten!!!!

And, they're off!!!

Daddy and his girls!

Maggie has the same Kinder teacher that Lily had. We LOVE Mrs. Samford! So, so blessed!!

She also has Lexie and Ellie in her class. They have been friends since they were born. Their mommas, even longer than that! :)

Lily has Mrs. Bruce! She came home today saying that she was, "AWESOME!" :) I love to hear that!

Can't believe that we have 2 in school now! It is definitely going to be an exciting, busy year! We prayed on the way to school this morning that this year would be tons of fun and that they would learn a lot! But, more importantly, that they would show God's love and let His light shine through them!

In the same way,
let your light shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven!
Matthew 5:16

We love you, girlie girls!
You're both gonna R-O-C-K this school year! :)

It's Finally Here

Tomorrow, Maggie, will be walking into this school as a Kindergartener. She is SO beyond excited! We are SO beyond excited for her! She has been SO ready for such a long time!

She has a couple of her life long friends that are going to be in her class. How fun is that going to be?! There is also the excitement of meeting lots of new friends, too!

We love you, sweet girl! We are praying this is going to be an awesome year for you!

I'm Here

Hi! Just checking in!!! Yes, we are still alive! No, baby boy has not arrived yet. We are getting oh-so close, though. Only about 4 more weeks!!! The count down has definitely begun!

I have a ton to blog about and a whole lot of pictures, but my Mac is currently getting worked on at the Apple store. Something crazy came over it. Therefore, no computer and no iphoto, means no blog posts and no pictures. I am currently on Conn's computer. So, through my trusty iphone and Instagram pics, I will try to catch you up on the past couple of weeks.

***We have begun the process of rearranging rooms. The girls are moving in together and the baby is getting Maggie's old room. This means...painting 2 rooms, moving and painting furniture, cleaning out closets, cleaning out toys, etc. The girls room is in the final stages. I'm loving it! A big shout out goes to my parents for helping us with the transformations!

Cleaning out Maggie's room...

Lily's room before...
Sneak peek of girls room...

***We went to the beach last week with Conn's whole family (a whole post in itself). We had such a great time. We were supposed to stay until Friday, but came home early on Wednesday because I was having very strong and frequent contractions. With my past history and how fast my babies come, we didn't want to play around. So, we loaded up late Wed. night and got home around 2:30 in the morning. The contractions slowed down, so we decided just to go to bed. Thankfully, for the most part, they have stopped and no trip to the hospital has been needed. I can tell my body is beginning the process of "getting ready". So, we are just taking it day by day.

***I turned 35 (now 36) weeks. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has flown by!

***I pulled out all of Cash's old baby clothes and actually got the baby's bag packed for the hospital. I bought some new outfits just for him, but I'm so thankful that I already have tubs and tubs of boy clothes!!

***We went to Conn's 20th high school reunion. It was actually a lot of fun! It was great to catch up with all his old buddies. I can't believe that he has been out of h.s. that long! He's old! :)

Class of '91...

***We met some friends for a little play date at Wendy's, of all places. They had storytelling, face painting and crafts. Fun times!

These 3 will all be starting Kindergarten at the same school! Woohoo!!

***Like I mentioned earlier, I have a lot of closet's to clean out. YUCK!!!!

Before...

After...

***We have all been going a little crazy! Summer has been fun and eventful, but the count down to school has begun! We are ALL so ready for it to start! It is time!

***And this pic is just for laughs! :)

Hope you are all having a great week!

Family. Friends. Frio.

The week before last, we headed to our annual Marler vacation on the Frio river and at Garner State Park. We always look forward to this week and the kids talk year round about wanting to go back to GSP! This year was a little different in the fact that it wasn't just the Marler family that was going to be there. My mom's best friend, and most of her family, were going to come along for the fun, too. It was such a fun week! Pretty sure the laughter never stopped! We soaked up tons of family and friend time!

As always, I have a ton of photos that share the memories of our week. We played in the river, we jumped off rope swings, we stayed in a cabin with 25 people, we danced the nights away at Garner, we chased kids, we had talent night, we soaked up the beautiful Hill Country, we laughed, we caught a mouse INSIDE the cabin, we ate shaved ice, we decorated cupcakes, we colored, we played in the hot tub, we ate, and ate, and ate, we stayed up late, we played games, we played "name the baby boy!", we took afternoon naps, and SO much more!

The group...

The cabin...

The river...

The dance...

The hill country...

The kiddos...

The boys...

The girls...

The family pics...

The shaved ice...

The ride home...

See ya next year, GSP!