September Summary

Well here I am, the very last day of the month, and not a single post for the whole month of September. There hasn't been too much going on to report but a few things here and there so I'm going to throw together a September mash-up post and summarize our month all at once!

Ivy started ballet!! There is a legit ballerina in our ward that holds a group called "Barnyard Ballerinas." She does it on the porch at her in-laws and charges $15 a month for a 30 minute ballet lesson once a week. Ivy absolutely loves it! And while she is the cutest ballerina there is, she has some work to do! (see video)

It's gator season! And sure enough Daniel brought Jackson along one night. No worries... he just kept him out until about 4:00am! But the kid was in heaven!! He is still talking about it!

Gotta keep it fair and square!! When dad takes Jackson out for a night of hunting then he sure has to take Ivy out on a date night! Dinner and shopping - Ivy's choice - and these two were the perfect pair.

A bunch of us gals got tickets with our girls to go see Disney's Frozen on Ice. We had a very fun time! My little Elsa would probably tell your her favorite part was the popcorn!

Daniel went hunting for week in Kansas this month and I had the kids all to myself! We went to the hokiest little circus that was in town (seriously pathetic but the kids loved it!).  We also went to the pool on several occasions and had a couple dessert runs but bedtime was always 7:30! And they were, surprisingly, the most well behaved that I've seen them in a looooong time. This big ol' tired pregnant momma needed that!  

  Oh yes! The infamous school picture! Turned out adorable to me!

 Just a little ball python action over at Aunt Heather's one day after school. 

 And my September sickie. Ivy had a pretty high fever for 4 days last week. She was extremely sad she had to miss a day of school because she was going to get her 5th coin (which allows her to go to the treasure box) but after smoothies for lunch and a lot of rest she's back to her spunky self. And we are ready for October!!

Ivy Starts Preschool

I really went back and forth about enrolling Ivy in preschool this year. But once we were able to get pregnant we decided to just do it! She loved playschool last year and this will make the transition to VPK easier. Anyhow, she repeatedly told me that she didn't want to go to school (that didn't make it easier, either) but I knew she'd like it once she went. Her first day was Monday, the 25th and when I picked her up she excitedly exclaimed, "Mommy!!! I liked it!!" What a relief! She was surprisingly very good at drop off, too. I expected a few tears but she just asked for one more kiss and hug and sent me on my way. I love my little mama's girl. When she woke the next morning and found out she wasn't going to school like Jackson, she threw a little bit of a tantrum! I'll take that as a good sign!  

This sweet picture was the previous week on our way to the school's open house and meet the teacher. 

Looking so grown up!

She found a friend!! 

And here she is... First day of school! Full of sass! 

Walking to class with her poster.  

The Loose Tooth

As if starting kindergarten wasn't enough... this kid had to go and lose his first tooth!! He told me on Friday he thought he had a loose tooth so I gave it a wiggle and sure enough! it was loose. I didn't think at that point it would all progress so quickly! When he got home from school that day, it was a little looser. Over the course of the day Saturday it loosened up quite a bit and by Sunday morning it was pretty much hanging on by a thread. It was really bothering him so I shared the old "pull with a paper towel" trick and voila! Out it came!! He was thrilled with his visit from the tooth fairy and I was relieved the tooth came out before he went back to school Monday. My boy is growing up!

Goodbye Summer

Jackson's school had a staggered start for kindergartner's which means that half go on Monday, the other half on Tuesday and then everyone is together on Wednesday. Because he started Monday, we had Tuesday off! One last day of summer. We spent it at our favorite summer spot... Grandma and Godad's pool. It was a perfect pool day and end to a fabulous summer. 

Jackson starts Kindergarten

This adorable kiddo started Kindergarten on the 18th. I can hardly believe he's old enough to be in school!

First day was easy breezy for him! But after I dropped him off I just couldn't bring myself to leave so I asked his teacher if I could help sort the school supplies in the hallway. I loved peeking in on my boy for the first 10 minutes of class but eventually... I had to go. Might have been the longest day ever for me and I couldn't wait to pick him up. He happily exclaimed, "Mom! I love school!" when he got in the car and told me all about his day. He made a new friend, Colton, and liked playing with the legos and dinosaurs. They read "The Kissing Hand" in class and he really likes Mrs. Moschouris. He didn't like recess, though, because it was too long and too hot. Overall, he gave it 2 thumbs up and I was a happy momma!