Last Days of Summer

We had an amazing Labor Day weekend, filled with family, friends, and fun!  After celebrating Macy's party and Tara's shower, Bumpa and Nana stayed two nights with us!  Macy got a kick out of all of her new toys, but I think one of her favorites was the pajamas that match her doll that we found for her.  She changed into pjs very early that day!  The girls were treated to Tanger mall and a movie with Nana, while I worked at Kohl's.  Madison picked out a BAB chair, which Matthew thought was a perfect size for him, while Macy picked out a BFF outfit for her build a bear.  Ginger has always been an awesome dog, but seeing her get "ridden" and bounced on by Matthew and just lay there, makes me even more thankful!  She is probably enjoying what little attention she gets lately!  The kids enjoyed some outdoor time today with the pool and slip n' slide, along with scooters, bikes and big wheels!  Sad for summer to come to an end, but also excited for a new school year!

Tara's shower

Macy was such a wonderful girl to let me also use her party as a "decoy" for a surprise party for my friend, Tara.  She just had her 4th child, and after 3 beautiful girls, now has a sweet boy!  Marcus will be very nicely dressed, and I was actually able to keep it a surprise!

Macy's Birthday party

We celebrated Macy's Birthday on Saturday with my parents and some of her friends.  Macy was thrilled to help make her cupcakes (as were her siblings), and we had such a nice time!  Jesse and Bumpa played outside for awhile with the kids, they had a nice meal together, had cake, opened up presents and played a little more!  I cannot believe we have another 5 and over in the house!  (Be sure to check out the similarity of not only myself and Macy's facial expression, but also Jesse's reflection through the tv...priceless)!

Max's preschool and Macy's Kindergarten

  Macy got to go and meet her Kindergarten teacher last Friday.  She even picked out a special dress to wear and was super excited!  She cannot wait to go to school and I think she will have an awesome year!My big boy starts preschool this week!   We had his open house so he could drop off supplies and meet his teachers.  He loved having the siblings there as well!  Matthew enjoyed the playdoh table, while Max played with Madison at the bean table.  It will be a great year!

Baby Marcus and Kiaja's birthday party

Our good friends, the Olson's, had their baby #4 last week.  Baby Marcus was greeted by his 3 BIG sisters very eagerly!  They are thrilled to have a healthy baby boy!  I was his first visitor in the hospital, and our girls got to meet him at Kiaja's birthday party.  Even more than the baby, they enjoyed the Little Mermaid on tv and the crown Ariel game they all played.  A great day!

More ice cream!

Yes, Max not only has an ice cream goatee, it is actually DRIPPING down his arms!  "Messy" Max should be his new nickname!  Last Friday, I ended up having 8 kids with me for lunch!  We had such a great time, and it got me ready for more kids at one time when I go back to school!

Here comes trouble!

Yes, he may not be running around yet, but he is a sly creeper/crawler/climber!  He has started walking some steps, but not consistently.  Even so, he is making his moves!  The pictures were not downloading properly, so it doesn't show him on the stairs, on top of the girls' dolls' bunk bed, on the dog food container typing the computer, trying to drink from the dog dish, etc.  But the one with him climbing in the drawer (the first out of the four to do that), and check his fingers closely on the sweet picture with Big Brother!  We will have to watch that one! :)