Marley starts Preschool

Marley didn't make the cut off for K this year, so off for another year of preschool. She loves school, she is my social butterfly. At the airport a few weeks ago a woman talked to Marley and M and a few minutes later she said "I can tell who your wild child is". Marley is Marley is what I have always said about her. From the moment she knew how to act silly she wanted to make everyone laugh...and she still does. Mark my words (and all those people who know her can vouch)...she will be the one that T and I are tracking down in high school. She has so much personality, she makes me smile every morning when she crawls into our bed and taps me on the nose.
Have fun at school baby girl!

First School Bus Ride

McLayne is starting 1st grade today. Last year she went to a private kindergarten, so this year is her first year to be able to ride the school bus. At first she said she wasn't going to ride it, but by the end of the summer she is excited to ride it, but asks why there are no seat belts or booster seats and why so many kids can share a seat....same questions I wonder! She was very excited today, the rain but a damper on walking to the stop, so we sat in the car and watched for the bus to arrive. I got a little teary when I saw her walk on, my friend and I looked at each other and quickly looked away because we both knew the tears were coming on. She got on and waved from the bus, so brave!
She is ready, after many years of being shy and cautious she has now much more outgoing. I'm happy she is a little stand offish, it definitely helps her in choose the right friends.
I'm a little scared for her today, a big school, a big classroom...wish I could peer in the window and see how she is doing. I'm not going to follow the school bus to school today either, even though I secretly want to.
Good Luck today M!

One Last Summer Trip to Grandma's House

The girls had been asking me for weeks if we could go to Grandma's again before school started, T had a quick trip planned so the girls and I jetted off to Ohio. The trip didn't start off well, our plane was delayed for hours in Baltimore due to bad weather, but the girls were so well behaved! Today is our last day here in Zanesville. We are sad to leave, but happy to be able to see T again.

The girls have spent hours riding bikes in Grandma's driveway and making all kinds of crazy creations in the backyard. My mom lives in town, but to my kids who live in a beach house with a very small yard, her yard is one filled with nature and all sorts of possibility.

Last night we went on a walk, on a hunt for deer as the girls call it, and we saw a Doe with a set of triplets..they were amazing, they just sat still in the grass and gave us a brief look. Marley couldn't hold the giggles in we were so close.

All good things must come to and end and this trip has reminded me that summer is almost over, as I watch my kids outside in sweatshirts this morning. I'm a summer mom, I don't look forward to the school year beginning...I guess I will start dreaming of our next years trips.