What Brookie learned today

Today Brooklyn came home so excited to show me what she learned. I was so proud of her for being able to remember what she was taught! Here is the video I took of her telling me what she learned. :)  

Picture day

Wednesday was picture day for Brooklyn. Since both kids looked so cute for school I had to get some pictures. Since they turned out so darn cute...I had to share them with you all!

 I hope her pictures turn out as good as these. She just keeps getting cuter. I love this little girl. 

My favorite picture of my kids together. I am so blessed to be their mom!  

First day of Preschool

 This week was Trace's first day of Preschool. He was pretty excited that it was finally his turn to go to school. 

 He goes M/W/F 9-11:30. It is going to be weird to have two and half hours to myself on those days. Good time to do homework and clean the house I guess!

 After school I asked Trace how his day was and if he made any new friends. He told me "Well there is one boy... I was playing with a toy.. and he kind of took it." Haha I didn't know if he was trying to tell me that boy was his friend now or if he didn't make any friends. I am just glad he wants to go back this week. I am proud of our little guy and love watching him grow. 

Back To School Day

 This week Trace and I went to back to school day at his preschool. We got a letter a couple weeks ago about his school getting remodeled. When we got there they gave us a scavenger hunt to go explore the new school. I love his newly remodeled school.

 They have a room for reading time.

 A Room to learn and do their assignments.

Then they also have a play/snack room which is kind of divided into two. It is honestly so cute and Trace was so excited to see it. He can't wait to start! They gave us a list of his classmates and I was so glad to see that there were five other boys in his class! Last year there were only two others. He really needs some boys to play with. He is surrounded by girls in our neighborhood. His first day is Monday and of course I will be posting about it! :)

Give me a "break." -What daddy signed on Brooklyn's cast.

This last Tuesday I took Brookie to the clinic to get her cast put on. Before they could even ask, she informed them that she wanted a pink cast! She actually seemed excited to get a the cast put on. The doctor asked me if she was a wild child and I told him she wasn't. He told me that with children who are a little more wild they usually put a cast on past the elbow, but since she wasn't she would have a simple short one.  I was so glad to hear this because that meant she would be able to do more in school which would make her happy.

It was pretty stormy the morning after she got her cast on so she wasn't able to wear short sleeve to show off her awesome pink cast. I'm sure she still found a way to show it off the best she could though! Also this past week she received her first homework assignments.  She has been able to write with her cast on and has done pretty well! She never complains about the cast even when it is tough to write. Such a trooper! We are suppose to read 20 minutes a night and she has really been improving and says she enjoys reading. I hope she continues to enjoy reading. I keep telling her the more she reads the better and easier it will become for her.

I have been coming up with different ideas for her lunches. Recently I found these awesome peanut butter cups to go. I think they are perfect for apples and crackers. I keep asking her if she enjoys her lunches from home or if she wishes she ate school lunch like the majority of the kids. She always tells me she likes her lunches. I don't know if she really does or just doesn't want to hurt my feelings. Even though she is only six, she is very considerate of others feelings. 

Remember me telling the doctor that she wasn't a wild child? One day after school she was playing in the family room and I hear some sort of a thud. I look over and she is doing a back-bend off the couch and flipping over!! I was like "You can't do that with a cast on!" She just laughed and asked me why. Maybe I was wrong to tell the doctor she wasn't wild! 

 My pretty little pink girl. From her hair to her shoes.

 This is what she thinks about getting ready for school instead of getting to play the Wii with Trace in the morning! 

After I took these pictures this morning, I started to review them and I couldn't believe how grown up she is getting. It really is so exciting and fun to watch her grow up into this beautiful little girl but it is also very hard for me. Some days I get so caught up in cleaning, homework, and life that I forgot to snuggle her while she still lets me. I have to remind myself that cleaning, homework, and other priorities have to wait sometimes because family is the most important thing  and I don't ever want my family to feel second best to anything. They are everything to me!