A Few Days in August...

Just a few of my favorites over this last month...

 

This was the net area where Magan saw a little boy use the nets as his bathroom.

This is what  Belle's bed looks like after all the animals are thrown in...

I have never seen anyone as happy about 2 monkey bars as belle was on this day.  She said she got the courage from her friend Hope that told her to not look down. 

Lego across America came to the Galleria...

Barons (Club Level...Part 2)

And YES!!! I won them again, and this time, my first call was to granddaddy.  This time, I did not really win the tickets but my good friend Ray (My work Dad) was able to get them for me at work.  The boys were both excited to go to another game, but when we said Granddaddy was coming, "YES" they both said!

 

And again, never any luck with these free tickets.  The store was having a 50% off sale, so of course we had to get some shirts for Sam and Davis, and I had to get Ruby the little dog she wanted.  Belle had already gotten a new little frog earlier, so she missed out.  All had a great time, and around the 5th inning, Sam and Davis went to go play at the little ball park area.  And then shortly afterwards the RAIN came down hard.  So we thought 6 innings was enough.  It was already late, so we went all the way just outside the gate to our VIP parking (free with the tickets), took granddaddy back to his work, then headed home...with some girlies falling asleep before we made it back.  

 

 

 

Rocket Time (Scouts)

We started the Webelo II year earning our athlete padge, and then shooting off some Estes rockets.  We didn't have a large group, but everyone got to shoot off a rocket.  Lost one rocket onto the top of the Intermediate School building...tore up one rocket getting it down out of a tree...burned up one rockets parachute due to my improper assembly...and came home with the one rocket intact. 

 

We all then went to Burger King.  It was a really good start to what I hope will be a fun last year of cub scouts for these boys.  I have been moved up to Assistant Cubmaster, so we have a very busy year ahead of us.  

 

Back to School

Back to School time, and now we have three at Forest Oaks.  Davis got Mrs. Fincher!  And Mrs. Fincher is super awesome!  She even has turtles!!  She seems to be super happy! And use lots of exclamation points! Davis was overjoyed when he learned about her turtles! 

 

Sam has Mrs. Painter and Mrs. Byrdsong, and has a different teacher for GRC this year.  He is getting really tall, and I am afraid I will be looking up to him pretty soon. 

 

Our Belly-Boo has Mrs. Williams, and unlike those boys, she just jumped up in Mrs. Williams lap for a picture.  We missed it, but we did get one anyway.  Mrs. Williams gave her some magic sprinkles that we placed in Belle's bed to help her sleep the night before the first day of school.  She came home from school just a smiling, but Magan came home just a crying. 

 

As I am writing this, it is 4 weeks into school, and all are still happy and smiling.  I took them all to school today and ate breakfast to them.  We got through the line, and I was so happy to be with them and sit with them at the parent table...Belle looked at me and said "Dad, can I just go sit with my friends?"  She then told her mom this afternoon about 10 little boys chasing her as she was playing Elsa.   Dear me...that little social bug will be trouble.  Sweetest little gal!

 

Magan said that Ruby just doesn't know what to do with herself most days.  But she is getting used to it, and loves when they get home to her.  Ruby also makes the mornings interesting in waking up Belle without waking up Ruby.  Magan keeps a large stack of stuffed animals in the hallway, then opens the door a crack, and throws animals at Belle until she gets up and out of her room.  It's a pretty funny process...Success rate is at about 50% right now. 



 

The Little Mermaid (Shakespeare Festival)



So if you have never seen Stella and Belle together, they are two peas in a princess loving unicorn rainbow dress-up twirly pod.  And in full princess gear, they went with Marcia and Magan to the Shakespeare festival.  Apparently the live action show was a little crazy to Stella, and I wish I could have been there just to hear the little conversations between these girls, as Belle told Stella about each new song, as they danced and talked their new ariel dolls.  I love these little girls. 

 



 

Hike with Ruby

Magan and Belle went to some party or get together...so we decided to take a little hike.  I think Ruby liked her first little hiking adventure, and liked getting her toes in the water.