First Homework Assignment

EG had her first homework assignment this weekend. It was a lot of fun to listen to her talk about her "homework". "Mom, I don't know how to do homework", cute, just plain cute.
The assignment was to choose some family pictures and glue them to a piece of construction paper. Each picture was to have a caption. Dad helped EG navigate her way through some family photos. I helped EG cut and paste.

The final product.


I thought she chose some really sweet pictures. Sharing chocolate with Dad, they've sat like that and shared chocolate since she was only 3 months old. The one of her and Abigail is one of my favorites. The waterslide is priceless. And I really like that she chose one of her and Layla. That picture was taken last year when they first met. Add to that me, the dogs and Kord and you have a pretty clear picture of EG and her family life. Good job on the homework kid.

Wordless Wednesday

Small Steps

EG started her new preschool this morning. Ever since the open house last Thursday school is all she's talked about. She was pretty exited when she went to bed last night...so much so that she was up a little later than usual. But this morning when I went in to wake her up, she popped out of bed ready to go.

She ate breakfast, brushed her teeth and was dressed in record time.


We got to the school a bit early. She was the only one in the class with her teacher...a real treat for her. They met for the first time Thursday, now....

the best of friends.


This is her classroom.


These are her classmates. Note that her bestest buddy Layla is there with her.


They are little felt letters, each one cut out by hand by her teacher. They were "mixing up" EG's name and putting it back together before class.


I'm feeling pretty good about this school year. Great school, great teacher off to a great start.

It's mornings like this

I have always enjoyed wildlife. Living in Portland the daily sightings were limited to crows, robins, and squirrels. So when I can look out my bedroom window and see this it really makes me like living in Alabama.

These were some BIG birds.


There were 5 total but they wouldn't cooperate with me...only 4 would pose for the shot.


I like Alabama. :-)

Wordless Wednesday

So Long Summer.....

It's hard to believe it's over and Abigail has started the 4th grade. EG starts her last year of preschool in under 2 weeks. With school supplies and new clothes purchased the last thing we needed to do was get the "school is starting" hair cuts.

OK, we may have let things go a bit....


This was brushed, it really was.


Ahhhh so much better.


She loves the new do. (me too)


And here she was the first day of school.


So EG has been going to see Mrs. Kim with me and her sister for months. She sits and watches us get our hair cut.

Not this time....


Look at that face.


She was so excited.


She loved the "snap, snaps" in her hair.


"My sister got her hair CUT, I only needed a TRIM"