Grins, Giggles & Chaos!

Today was the first day of preschool for miss priss. She's been going to MDO for the last two years, and totally loved it. I was worried how she'd do today because this was a new school, and a longer day. She did great! She even took a nap. {which totally shocked me} As soon as I picked her up, she ran to me, and said, "I missed you love muffin." Awe, My cup runneth over! I think this is going to be a great year for her. So sassy this morning before school!

SECOND GRADER! My babies are growing up to fast! Today was the first day of school for Rylee. She was so ready to go back. I am thrilled that she likes school, and is always ready to go back after a fun summer off. She has a really great teacher this year, which I am so thankful for. Hoping my girl has a great year this year! :) Miss Priss before school this morning.

 I didn't mention in my last post, but one of Rylee's dance teachers, Ms. Jordan is leaving. We've known about her leaving for a few weeks now, but it still doesn't seem real.  She's moving to LR in September, and  Rylee is  we are going to miss her  so much.  Having to say good-bye to her on the last day of camp was hard. VERY hard for Rylee. She actually cried on the way home.  Thank you Jordan for the last 3 years. It's been really great getting to know you. Rylee has really enjoyed having you as a dance teacher, and I think she's learned so much from you. I hope you enjoy your new adventures in Little Rock, and wish you nothing but the best. xoxo

Rylee has been at dance camp all weekend, and I am so happy to have her home. Camp is intense for the girls. It's where they learn all their dances for the upcoming dance season. They worked non-stop! I am super excited about the songs chosen this year. They are fun. The choreography is awesome as well! It's a bit harder than they are use to, so this is going to challenge them for sure. Can't wait to see costumes!  Rylee took a camera to camp, and I just went through the pictures. HI-LARIOUS! 7 year olds love taking the most random pictures. Here are a few that were funny! GIRLS! {sorry Ms Britney!}

I don't know about y'all, but I love Dairy Queen. Growing up in Small Town USA, Tx, the only fast food was Dairy Queen. For years, that's all we had. I love their chicken strips, and of course you can't leave DQ without a Blizzard. Oreo to be exact. Yumm-o! Last week, hubby was out of town, so the girls and I went there for dinner. With the purchase of a kids meal, you get a free ice cream. The kids love it. This particular time, they both chose a Dilly Bar. Let me tell you, Landry loved it. She is a tiny Dilly Bar fan, that's for sure. ;)

Most of you know about Michael {my brother} & Sarah's story {my SIL}. They have been trying to adopt for a while now. Last Oct, I wrote this post about their foster daughter. You can read about it  here. Well -  Today, with EXTREME JOY & HAPPINESS I can tell you that Sweet miss priss is HOME. And she is HOME FOR GOOD! Long story short - The cousin who had taken her in, and hoped to adopt he r could no longer take care of her.  So she contacted CPS, told them what was going on, and made it clear that the only way she was going to part with her, was that Michael & Sarah get her back. How crazy is that? They were SUPER excited to get her back, and this AUNT was over the moon. This all happened a few months ago. I was reluctant to blog about it, because I just felt like only close friends & family should know what was going on. Well, I am here to tell you, the bio dad signed over his rights, and sweet little priss is adoptable. YES, that means Micha...

The first week of July, we headed out to Orange Beach, AL with my brother and his family. We had so much fun. The girls had a blast playing on the beach together. The weather was perfect, and even though the waves were larger than normal, the water felt amazing. Landry was more into the pool than the beach, but she was a good sport. A few nights we hunted crabs. The girls loved it! The last night we caught 8 crabs, and of course Rylee had to name all of them. Ha! The two little girls were scared to catch the crabs, so Rylee was the best crab hunter ever. {her words!} All in all, we had a great time, and look forward to going back next year.