8-24-09.....First day of school

The girls had a good summer. I think they are ready to go back to school though. Hannah is really excited this is her first year in "real" school....kindergarten. For me, this is bittersweet. I'm glad they are both together at the same school but my baby is in "real" school. I feel like yesterday I was holding my newborn girls!! How time flies!

9-28-09....Fishing (august)

We went to visit Maw Maw and hang out with her at the flea market in Jewitt. The girls had a good time. I think mostly because PawPaw bought them a bunch of stuff. We went back to MawMaw's for dinner and to hang out and talk. Emma informed me she's a city girl and not cut out for the country. I think fishing was too much for her...too many bugs. We did catch a couple of bass but the "BIG" one eluded us!!!! I got it on my line but it was too big for me to reel in and it jumped 2 feet out of the pond and broke loose. MawMaw Fran, we think, caught the same one because it did the same thing to her as well!!! Maybe next time we can outsmart it!!!!

9-28-09....Birthday Pics of girls

I was very late taking their birthday pics this year....better late than never I guess. They came out so good.

9-28-09.....Catching up!!!!

I have been so busy I have neglected my blog....something I promised myself I would not do this year. So, I am going to catch up with this entry. We have been going to concerts like crazy this year. It has been the year of the "hair" bands. We saw Styx/Reo Speedwagon/.38 Special in early June. Early July we went to Cruefest and a week later to Def Leppard/Poison. Now just looking forward to the U2 concert in October. Emma went to Nationals in early July. She was awesome!!! She walked away with a Double Platinum award for Muskrat Ramble and a First Place overall award. We stayed at Moody Gardens and I was really surprised how nice it is!!!! Hannah has been practicing like crazy this summer in gymnastics. She will start competing in August! She is so excited. We went to Space Center Houston with Emily, Aubrey and Grant and our neighbors Danielle, Brooke and Ella. The kiddos had a great time and we enjoyed visiting with the McKays. We don't get to see them very often. We hosted the First Annual Windrose 4th of July Block Party. We had a great time catching up with the neighbors. The kiddos had fun. Mr Jimmy put on an awesome fireworks display. Time for school...Hannah is so excited. She is in Kindergarten this year. She didn't get the teacher we wanted her to have buts that's ok. It will still be an awesome year. Emma is in Mrs. Fox's class. She is super excited and of course, Paige is in her class. The new dance year began. Emma is taking a hip-hop clas along with her tap, jazz and ballet. I'm sure she will enjoy shaking that booty. Hopefully, I haven't forgotten too much!

6-11-09 Summer Vacation....Disney World

Today is the first day of our vacation. The girls are so excited and I'm sure before we ever get out of Houston I will hear "Are we there yet?" 20 times. We are making our usual trek to the sunny state of Florida with a brief stop at the beach in Pensacola. This time the girls will actually be able to get in the water without forming icicles on their feet! This year we are braving the heat and also throwing in the water parks at Disney. We usually go in December when the temps are cool and mild! Blizzard beach and Typhoon Lagoon....here we come!!!! We also are going to Disney Quest and try some of the virtual reality stuff they have.

Sunday 6-7-09.....Styx concert

We went to see Styx in concert at the Pavillion tonight. It was great. You know when a band is really good when they actually sound like they do on their album/cd/dvd/etc!!! Took me back to the days when I was young and didn't have a care in the world!!! Tommy Shaw is still a hottie!!!! REO Speedwagon and .38 Special opened the concert. I was surprised to see how many REO fans there were!!! Looking forward to the next concert....Def Leopard/Poison/Cheap Trick.

Friday 6-5-09....Allison's luau party and sleepover!

Emma is really looking forward to the party tonight! Allison is having the end of the year AJDC party this year. They have a water slide for the girls and lots of food and games. Later they can relax with a movie...sleepover time!! I know they will have a great time.

Thursday 6-4-09....Last day of school

Today is the last day of school for Emma. She is officially a first grader and she can't wait for fall! Go figure...I guess she's nerdy like her mom and dad!!!

Monday 6-1-09....Kindergarten graduation

Today Emma graduated from kindergarten. I honestly don't know how I will make it through Senior graduation without medication!!! The school had a really nice program. There was a slide show and the kiddos sang for everyone. They even marched into the cafeteria by Pomp and Circumstance!!! BooHoo!!! I am so fortunate that I get to do this next year for Hannah!!! BooHoo!!!

Saturday 5-30-09.....AJDC Spring Show

Today was bitter sweet. It is the end of AJDC and the beginning of Progressions Elite...Rising Stars! The girls and guys danced awesomely (if that is a word!). Emma was especially excited because her Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Williams, came today to watch her dance.