Updates soon...

I know it's been a while since I've updated the blog. I've been so busy with the girls & VBS etc. Tiff did make it home from camp safely. She had the best week. I'm so glad she's home. This week was VBS and it wiped me out. I have not had any motivation to journal. I promise, one day next week, I will try to update the blog and put some photos up.

Youth Camp 2009

Sunday night, very late, the youth at our church left for youth camp. They were driving in a charter bus to TN. Tiff was so excited. She had such a great time last year and was looking forward to this year.

I have heard from Tiff once. She said they arrived around 4:30 PM and were exhausted. Once they got settled into their rooms, they took showers and got ready for evening worship. I asked her to call tonight around dinner time. We'll see if she does.

Here are 2 photos from Sunday night. Until next time.....

Another Lost Tooth for Abby

This week while we were at Disney, I checked Abby's tooth wondering if it was getting loose yet and noticed her big tooth was coming in behind it. So yesterday we worked at the tooth. Last night, it came out. Abby was not too happy as Bill was loosening it, but once it came out, she was thrilled. This meant the tooth fairy was coming. And she did come. She left $1 for Abby. She was so excited.

Jadyn is still wondering when her teeth will start to get wiggly. I think she wants to catch up with Abby, but she does not want to actually have the pain that comes with losing teeth. :-)

Our Disney Get-Away

Three words: HOT, CROWDED, FUN! I bet you never thought those 3 words could even go together. But they do for this trip. Yes, it was HOT at Disney. Of course it was CROWDED at Disney. But we did also have a lot of FUN. I'm so thankful that we had the cabin to come back to. We turned the AC down so it would be cold when we got back.
We arrived at Disney on Tuesday afternoon. After we checked in, we went to Hollywood Studios (formally MGM). We tried to get Jadyn on Tower of Terror. She got scared at the last minute. Rock-n-Roller Coaster wait was too long for Bill & Tiff. So we did the Movie Ride and Backlot Tour. Then we ate. It was about 6:30 by this point. Then we watched the final show of the American Idol experience. That was neat. We left around 7:30 and headed back to cool off.
Wed we got up early and went to Animal Kingdom. Long lines fast there. And of course hot. Tiff & Bill did Everest, then we got a fast pass for the Safari and while we waited we took a walk through some of the animal trails. Then it was time for the safari. I'm glad we did not wait in that long line. The animals were not out. :-( Then we ate lunch at our favorite place. Then we headed back to the cabin. This afternoon we went to Downtown and watched Night of the Museum 2. Cute movie. That evening, I stayed back with Abby & Jadyn and took them to the pool, while Bill & Tiff went back to MGM to do some rides.
Thursday up early again and went to Magic Kingdom. The lines were actually not too bad here. We did a lot and left around noon. That evening we went to Epcot and did a few things.
Friday we slept in and then went to Downtown Disney before heading home. We were glad to be home.
Here are a few photos from our trip. Enjoy! Until next time.....

The Last Week of School

It's officially summer here. Schools are out! Abby & Jadyn are so happy to be going to kindergarten now. Tiffani was very sad to leave her friends, but looking forward to High School. This week has been a very busy week with all of the end of the year stuff planned.

The preschool had water fun days. Unfortunately for me, they did not schedule Abby & Jadyn's class to go on the same day. So I had the "pleasure" of doing it twice. First Abby's class went. They had fun. Chasing each other and making sure everyone got wet. The next day was Jadyn's day. She was not as adventurous as Abby. She got a little wet, but did not want to get soaked. Thankfully both girls got tired and we were allowed to leave early. :-) Here are some photos that I took of our fun water days.



And yesterday, was the official last day of school. Of course I had to get photos of the girls. I love seeing how much they have changed since the first day. After we took the photos of the girls, I took Abby & Jadyn to school. They were so excited. They were going to have an ice cream sundae party. When I got home from the preschool, I noticed Tiff changed her outfit. Typical for a 14 year old girl. Then her friends Maddy & Terry came over for a photo shoot. Then off to school for the last time.

Tiff called me at 1:30 saying she was on her way home. So the girls & I met her. She was crying. She said she has been crying all day. Her teachers kept giving speeches and that would make her cry. She cried for about 30 min after school was over.

Then her friends started showing up for her party. Unfortunately so did a thunderstorm. But that did not stop the fun. The girls were silly upstairs for about an hour, then into the pool once the storm passed. They had a great time. Around 7:30, the mom's came over and we watched a DVD that I made for the girls. I had photos of the girls from 6-8th grades. The girls screamed & laughed. Us mom's laughed so hard we were crying. It was a lot of fun.

Here are photos from the last day of school.


Summer is officially here. And Tiff is already gone. She's gone to the beach for 4 days with her friend Maddy. I hope she has a blast. I wish I could have joined her.

Until next time......

Online Store

I wanted to let you know, if you took to the left of the blog, you will see items for sale from Studio Store Frog. This is Bill's little shop. He made everything that you see on this page. He's very talented. Feel free to take a look and if you like anything, let us know. He can make special orders too.

Thanks!

Graduation

That time of year. Can't believe it. Seems like we were just looking forward to starting preschool, and now we're done. The girls have had a great 2 years at their school. They have made such wonderful friends. I think they are more than ready to go to the "big" school in the fall. Kindergarten, here they come!!!

Here are some photos from the preschool graduation the other night. The girls were so cute. Jadyn HATED being up on stage, walking across by herself, all the way to her teachers to get her diploma. Abby on the other hand ate it all up. She loved it.




Here are a few photos of the girls teachers.



And last but certainly not least, Ms. Tara. Jadyn's favorite teacher. She was a great teacher for Jadyn. Unfortunately her husband got a job transfer and Ms Tara had to move. We were so happy that she came back to see the kids graduate. Jadyn was in heaven.


So hard to believe how fast all 3 of our girls are growing up. We have 5 days of school left. Then we'll have a freshman in high school and 2 kindergartners. Wow!

Until next time.......