How fast this summer has seemed to have flown by! It seems like yesterday we were just getting ready to start our summer with a vacation to the beach and now it's time for the kids to go back to school. We had a great summer, but of course it never feels long enough. Kellston is now 5 weeks old and Braylei has been in school for two weeks! I can't believe she is in first grade already!
Braylei is so excited to be back at Brookstone this year and she has a fabulous teacher named Mrs. Collier. She has several kids in her class this year that were not in her class last year, but she knows most of them pretty well so she is happy. Her best friend Catherine isn't in her class this year, but she still gets to see her at P.E., music, and on the playground. She is also doing dance, gymnastics, and Girl Scouts with several of the girls from school again this year. She has been so happy to be back at school with all her friends and is looking forward to a great year!
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| Ready to go! |
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| Doing her first assignment |
The night before her first day of school, Bray was so excited that she had a hard time falling asleep. Like always, she was reading before bed and went I went in to check on her that night she had fallen asleep while reading. I couldn't resist taking this priceless picture! Brix was pretty cute sleeping too!
The morning of her first day went pretty smoothly. I got up extra early and made Bray her favorite pancakes, turkey sausage, strawberries and juice. Jeremy had to be to work at 5 am that morning so since he didn't get to see her before school, he made sure to call and wish her a happy first day! She ate, got dressed, and was ready to go well before we needed to be there, but we went early so I could walk her up to her classroom. She only had a half day, so when I picked her up we went to lunch at Chick-fil-a with her best friend, Catherine. When I asked her how her first day was she said, "Fabulous!" As is our tradition, there was a new book and a small treat waiting for her on her pillow when she got home and for dinner that night we had her favorite meal: spaghetti and meatballs. Overall, I think she had a great first day!!
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| She kept telling me that the light was too bright! |
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| Talking to her Dad on the phone |
Since Bray has been in school it has been fun to spend some time with Tayscen before he starts school this Tuesday. We have still been working on his school work from over the summer, but also playing outside, swimming, and playing Star Wars - his new favorite thing right now. In fact, Bray is really into Star Wars too and for the last two movie nights the kids have chosen to watch Episode One while dressing up and yielding their own light sabers!
Taysce had his meet the teacher day this past Friday and is so excited to be in Mrs. Pruitt's class! After we met his teacher, we practiced walking to his classroom, looked at the playground, checked out the library and cafeteria, and upon Tayscen's insistence used the "big boy" bathroom. His first day is this Tuesday and he can't wait. I of course have mixed feelings about him going to school already, but he is overly ready and I know he will do fine, just not sure if I will:)
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| Pointing to the sailboat with his name on it outside his classroom |
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| Ready to eat lunch! |
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| Doing puzzles |
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| On the stage |
Kellston has been growing like crazy and as of Thursday (the day he turned 5 weeks) has officially outgrown his newborn clothes! We joke that he is now the size Tayscen was when he was born. He is starting to stay awake more throughout the day and still sleeping really well at night, only getting up once to eat and then going right back to sleep. He moves around a ton when he is on the floor and is really good at holding his head up. He is also extremely strong and sometimes it is hard to change his clothes because he holds his arms so close to his body and it is hard to move them away.
This past week he had an unfortunate incident with his skin. The doctor prescribed him some antibiotic cream for his face because he developed impetigo (a staff infection), which we put on that night. About 2 in the morning he woke up screaming and never really went back to sleep. We couldn't figure out what was wrong with him but the next morning around 9 am I noticed that his eyes were swollen shut and he had hives all over his face. I took him in to the doctor and they determined he had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic, so they had to give him some benadryl, hydracortizone cream, and a new antibiotic. Fortunately, he is doing so much better and back to his happy little self. He did just break out in a new rash on his body, which we now think is an allergic reaction to the laundry soap we have been using. It seems he is going to be our extra sensitive one!
All in all, we are enjoying life and couldn't be happier with our little family! We had a great weekend taking Kellston to his first football game at Braylei's school and working on projects around the house. We are so grateful to have my mom here with us (this is her last week...tear) and excited to have my dad come out this week as we get ready to bless Kellston next Sunday!
Braylei is so excited to be back at Brookstone this year and she has a fabulous teacher named Mrs. Collier. She has several kids in her class this year that were not in her class last year, but she knows most of them pretty well so she is happy. Her best friend Catherine isn't in her class this year, but she still gets to see her at P.E., music, and on the playground. She is also doing dance, gymnastics, and Girl Scouts with several of the girls from school again this year. She has been so happy to be back at school with all her friends and is looking forward to a great year!
The night before her first day of school, Bray was so excited that she had a hard time falling asleep. Like always, she was reading before bed and went I went in to check on her that night she had fallen asleep while reading. I couldn't resist taking this priceless picture! Brix was pretty cute sleeping too!
Since Bray has been in school it has been fun to spend some time with Tayscen before he starts school this Tuesday. We have still been working on his school work from over the summer, but also playing outside, swimming, and playing Star Wars - his new favorite thing right now. In fact, Bray is really into Star Wars too and for the last two movie nights the kids have chosen to watch Episode One while dressing up and yielding their own light sabers!
Kellston has been growing like crazy and as of Thursday (the day he turned 5 weeks) has officially outgrown his newborn clothes! We joke that he is now the size Tayscen was when he was born. He is starting to stay awake more throughout the day and still sleeping really well at night, only getting up once to eat and then going right back to sleep. He moves around a ton when he is on the floor and is really good at holding his head up. He is also extremely strong and sometimes it is hard to change his clothes because he holds his arms so close to his body and it is hard to move them away. 
This past week he had an unfortunate incident with his skin. The doctor prescribed him some antibiotic cream for his face because he developed impetigo (a staff infection), which we put on that night. About 2 in the morning he woke up screaming and never really went back to sleep. We couldn't figure out what was wrong with him but the next morning around 9 am I noticed that his eyes were swollen shut and he had hives all over his face. I took him in to the doctor and they determined he had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic, so they had to give him some benadryl, hydracortizone cream, and a new antibiotic. Fortunately, he is doing so much better and back to his happy little self. He did just break out in a new rash on his body, which we now think is an allergic reaction to the laundry soap we have been using. It seems he is going to be our extra sensitive one!
