Happy Birthday Abby!!

Abby celebrated her 5th birthday by going to "Libby Lu". She took 2 of her friends along and they all had so much fun and were so cute getting all dolled up. I really can't believe she is 5 already! She is something else-I'm telling ya'll. She's so funny and definately keeps us entertained. Here are some pictures from her birthday and a couple of her bobbing for apples for the first time at a Fall Festival. I thought they turned out cute.

Miss Ella (rock star), Miss Abby (punk rocker?) & Miss Elizabeth (princess)

Latest Pictures

Well, I've finally taken advantage of the great portrait package I won from Target Studios. We spent a whole day taking pictures of the whole family. I am so thrilled with the results. Here are a couple to sample:

My Big Girl Turned 7!

Alyson turned 7 on September 22. It's so hard to believe because seriously it just seemed like I gave birth to her not too long ago. Gosh, the years fly by. She's such a caring, smart and loving little girl and I'm proud to call her my daughter. Here are a few pictures from her big day. We took her to Build-A-Bear Workshop for the first time. She absolutely loved it. Afterward, we took her for pizza and then came back home for cake with a few friends and family. It was a special day for her.

Here's one of Abby cheesin'.
Bryson's ooooohhhh'n and aaaaahhhhh'n.

Abby and her teacher, Mrs. Cothren. She was also Alyson's teacher and will hopefully be Bryson's when he gets to Pre-K. We love her!!

Our Little Artist

I know all of the blogs I've written lately are all about Alyson, but she's been the only one with "news". And I've still got to blog about her b-day. I promise I don't have a favorite child!!

We are so proud of Alyson, she has won the drawing contest for the whole 1st grade. Her drawing goes on all of the class t-shirts for the whole grade. She got her shirt for free, but I of course had to order myself one to proudly show off. We're not quite sure where she got her drawing ability, definately not from me or her Daddy. Enjoy the picture. (I had kind of a hard time scanning a shirt.)

Already????

Alyson came home the other day with her first "love" card. It's from a little boy named Blake in her class. I couldn't believe it. I figured all little boys this age thought little girls were yucky!! Here's what the card looked like-it is kind of sweet.

N-H-H-S

The girls participated in the New Hope High School mini cheer camp this past week. They had a great time learning cheers and dances. They got to perform what they had learned at Fri. night's ball game. It's just so cute to watch them. This was Abby's 1st year, Alyson has been doing it every year for about 3 years now.

Student Of The Week

This past week, Alyson got the honor of being "Student Of The Week". She is enjoying school so much and absolutely loves her teacher. This is a big homework year. In kindergarten, they really didn't have any, so this is definately a change for us. Every night she has to read a book, practice her spelling words and practice her reading words for the week plus she has homework sheets that have to be turned in every Fri.

Here's her little survey she turned in for SOTW:

My Favorite Hobby: Drawing

The Best Thing About Me: I can swim

My Favorite Food: Carrots

My Favorite Color: Orange

My Favorite Book: Tinkerbell

My Favorite Number: 10

When I Grow Up I Want To Be A: Doctor

My Favorite Animal: Puppies

My Favorite Subject: Art