First Day of Preschool

Kate and Adele started back up at preschool the week after Emeline.  Kate is starting her last year of preschool, she'll be off to kinder next year!  And Adele started the year in the 2's program, and will be moving up to the PreK class in about a month.  

Here they are all ready to go...

Walking in to school, spare clothes in hand ;)

Ready to play!

Birthday

I felt very celebrated on my birthday this year.  Our babysitter, Gloria, is so thoughtful about special occasions.  She watched the girls on the Friday before my birthday weekend.  She had the girls make this art project of kisses for mommy.  Pink kisses on canvas sealed so I can see these sweet lips forever :)

Not only that, but she and the girls decorated the dining room and my bedroom door with butterflies, a poster, and (yes!) my very own piñata!  She and the girls also made me birthday cupcakes.

On Saturday morning. I woke up to my birthday present from Wes, a brand new GIANT KitchenAid mixer and a delicious breakfast.  My old mixer's motor was starting to act funny, and I really needed one with a larger bowl since I make double and quadruple recipes of things for cake projects.

That night, Wes and I went to see a musical rendition of Catch Me if you Can, featuring our friend Lydia.  It was as super fun show, and afterwards, Wes surprised me with having friends meet us for drinks and cake at a restaurant nearby.  The pictures didn't turn out to well in the dark, but he got me a delicious cakes from Susie Cakes, and we had an awesome time with friends.  I was so touched that people came out to celebrate, especially so late after the show.

On my actual birthday, we had a sharing lunch put on by the Nicaragua team, and a church pool party.  That day turned out to be a busy, one, but still full of fun, and I felt very celebrated indeed!

First Day of First Grade

And just like that, school started back up again.  We had a very full summer, and now it's back to the routine.  Emeline started first grade!  She's growing up so fast.  Here she is on her first day of school.

All ready at home...

At school...

Walking in with her class, and her friend Hadley.

Summer Gymnastics

Kate and Emeline did gymnastics over the last year, but Adele got to do a mommy and me class with me over the summer.  We had a few more gymnastics classes after our vacations to wrap up summer.  Here are the girls on their last day of class.