Jack Sparrow and his Girly Pirate Crew

Ahoy!

And, Happy Halloween me hearties! 

ARRRRR!!!

Crazy Hair Day!

We love Crazy Hair Day at our house!
 Mags and Isaac wanted half white/half black hair.
Daisey opted for flaming neon pink!
Aren't they cute???

Water Fun!

I wanted to share some fun pics from about a month ago. Our good friend, Brynn had knee surgery, so her kids got to come hang out with us while she was at the hospital. Daisey, Isaac and Maggie just love playing with Marisol and Omar! They get along great and have since day one. It's pretty cool!

It was still warm and sunny at the time so we spent most of the day playing outside. Ari was there that day too. The more the merrier!

The next day Brynn was tired and still in some serious pain, so my friend, Clarissa and I took the kids to the new Splash Pad.

They had a great time! It's too bad we discovered it at the end of the summer. I think we would have spent a lot of time there! But, there's always next year. I think even if Aunt Clarissa didn't always have fun toys and yummy treats and let the kids play with her camera, I'm pretty sure they would  love her all the same. But, it sure doesn't hurt! They ate all her candy and used up all the bubbles in her bubble wands. She's awesome!

So fun! Summer really wasn't long enough!

Family Fun on Labor Day!

On Labor Day we headed to Boondocks for some family fun! I feel a little guilty saying "family fun" since Robert wasn't there. He had to work all Labor Day weekend. We sure missed him!
We went down with Grandpa Kent and met up with Chris and Jessica and Danny and Shayna and their kids. It's always fun together! The kids had a great time with their cousins!

This was our first time going to Boondocks. There was a lot of fun to be had!

They had mini golf:

Isaac

Noah

Maggie Mo

Lauren

Daisey

Boppa watching the fire with Noah.

Bumper Boats!

Chris and Adeline spraying Grandpa!

Isaac and Maggie

Grandpa, Daisey, Chris and Lauren all spraying each other!

Every man for himself!

Isaac and Maggie spraying Daisey, spraying Grandpa!

Ethan and Ari

This Mancub was spraying everyone!

Maggie, Daisey and Lauren spraying Ethan and Ari!

Arcade Games!

Maggie and Ari are chasing each other in tanks!

I have no words....

:)

Ariana

Maggie loved the little carousel! She rode it over and over!

Go Carts!

There goes Daisey! Watch out world!

My little Dale Earnhardt Jr!

Grandpa loves his grand kids!

But, they're all so busy I didn't get a pic of all of them together!

Boondocks also had Laser Tag, but I don't have pics of that. We had so much fun! I lost...
There were so many things to do we didn't even get to do them all! We'll definitely have to go back! With Daddy this time!

Kindergarten!

The day has come. The day we've all been waiting for. My Maggie girl started kindergarten!!!

She's lucky to have a big brother and sister to walk to school with and watch out for her.

Look at her, doesn't she look big in her new kindergarten clothes? Aww....

The look on her face is priceless! You can tell she's so excited and nervous at the same time. This is a huge milestone in her life (and mine!)

Daisey's hand wasn't burned that morning, so she agreed to let me take another picture that didn't make her look so sad.

And, there they go. *sniff*

For years I have dreamed of the day when all three of them would be in school and I would have some time to myself! But, now that the day has come I have some very mixed emotions.

It's a very bittersweet feeling that I can't quite put in to words. I love seeing my kids grow up and learn new things and become more independent. But, at the same time it's hard for me to let them go. 

I miss my babies! I don't want a new baby. I just wish that I could go back in time and cuddle my babies for just a few minutes longer. *sigh*

Come back babies!

All morning I kept thinking "this is the last time I'll be doing this". This is the last time I'll send a child off to kindergarten. So, what did I do that morning after she left?

I cried. I bawled my eyes out. I made a big stack of pancakes for children that weren't there. I don't like pancakes. This was my nervous breakdown of pancakes and tears!

Eventually I pulled myself together and went to breakfast with my husband. It's been a long time since just the two of us have gone to breakfast. It was great! I didn't have to tell anyone to sit down and be quiet, stop eating the crayons! I forgot what dining out was really like!

When Daisey and Isaac started kindergarten I made them a school bus cake. Maggie has been reminding me for weeks that she would be expecting a school bus cake after her first day of school.

As you wish, my child. She had a school bus cake waiting for her when she came home.

She liked it so much that she wanted to use the leftover cake to make little buses for her brother and sister. They look a little more like monster trucks than buses but Mags was happy and Daisey and Isaac enjoyed them!

I'm so happy that Maggie loves school so much. She told me every little detail about her day. From what the other kids were wearing to the games they played at recess. She couldn't have been happier. And, as if Maggie sensed that I was in low spirits she hugged me and said,"Don't feel bad Mom. You didn't miss much. We mostly just sang songs and colored all day." Haha!

This is a new chapter in my little girl's life and a new chapter for me, as well. I have no doubt that she'll do awesome! Now I just need to figure out what I'm going to do! Wish me luck!