Saturday- Football Day

Saturday at our house has turned into football day. Ethan is playing flag football and Sydney is cheering. They are both having a blast and doing a great job. This Saturday Ethan played a running back position and ran the ball the whole length of the field for a touchdown and then he scored an extra point for his team. GO Ethan. He is so athletic.

Ethan taking the hand off

Sydney Cheering

Addison and Ethan watching Sydney cheer

Fall Break

Last week was the kids fall break from school. I just love our school systems calendar. It is so nice to have some breaks when most families are in school and the vacation spots are not as crowded.

We decided to vacation in Hilton Head, SC at a Disney property there. It was wonderful. The property was really pretty and Disney had some great activities for the kids. Hilton Head is a really nice island and very family oriented. They have bike paths all over the Island and we were able to ride our bikes places. The beach was nice but nothing like Destin. The water was mucky and the sand was brown. It did have the lowest tide I have ever seen which was really interesting. We also found some really great shells and sand dollars. I think we will definitely be visiting Hilton Head again.

New PJ'S

Addison and I had some errands to run today and in the process we went to Babies R US. While there Addison found a Dora nightgown and matching slippers. I put her new nightgown on her after her bath this evening and she is loving it. Ethan noticed she had slippers on and he ran and got his. Kids are so cute.

Labor day weekend

We started the weekend with a grill out with Granny and Papa Tom. We enjoyed Hamburgers and apple pie. Sunday we enjoyed a fire pit with all of our neighbors. The kids enjoyed roasting marshmallows while the adults enjoyed winding down. On Monday we spent the day together as a family and did some hiking. It has been a long time since we went hiking. Jay and I use to hike and mountain bike quite a bit before kids but haven't done much since they came along. We were hoping that maybe Addison would be old enough to enjoy it and actually hike some. She did an amazing job and walked almost the whole time. We did have to carry her out but she was tired and had missed her nap. After our hike we checked out the local lake and it was really nice. We had a great time together. I think we will start doing more hiking together.

Exciting morning

This morning was an exciting morning. Sydney got an award at school called the shining star. It means she shows good citizenship ect.... The ceremony was in the cafeteria at school and afterwards they served a few snacks and drinks. It was nice. Way to go Sydney.

Ethan's birthday party

Saturday we celebrated Ethan's birthday with his friends. We had his party at the bowling alley which was a blast. The kids all bowled really well and I was impressed. Tuesday is Ethan's actual birthday and he will be 6 years old. My baby boy is growing up fast.

Sunday Morning

Sunday morning we had biscuits for breakfast which gave us the opportunity to try my preserves. The kids didn't like them at all but Jay and I did. I am not sure that they taste the same as my grandmothers but they were good.

Another Friday!

We long for Friday all week and now it is finally here and it will be over before I can blink.
It is a beautiful day here and Addison had a few friends over to play this morning.
I am sure once school is out the kids will spend all afternoon outside playing expect for Sydney. She is home sick today. Two weeks into school and she is already catching things. Poor kid she spends so much time sick. I think I might hit the health food store next week and see if they have any remedies. I will listen to any suggestions anyone has.

Strawberry Fig Preserves

What a title but that is what I am doing today is making homemade Strawberry fig preserves. My grandmother use to make them for me all the time and they were my favorite. Luckily I got her recipe before she passed away and I am trying my hand at it today. I have to say how much I admire ladies that can and make things homemade. It is a lot of work and if you know me well you know I am all about purchasing the item already made. This is really out of my boundaries. I sure hope they turn out good. I will let you know.

End of the week

The kids had another good week at school.
Ethan had some exciting changes. Apparently they had too many 1st grade classes so they distributed his class into all the other classes. What that means is Ethan got a new teacher and new classmates. We went in Tuesday morning early to meet his new teacher and the new kids in his class. He has adjusted just fine and has already made several friends. Yesterday he had his first spelling test and got a 100. yeah Ethan!! He also was tested this week in reading and is in the 71% for all first graders. His reading level is 1.1 to 2.1. This is really good for my little man that has been behind on reading. We worked really hard over the summer and I was still worried when school started that he would be behind but he is right on target. I am so excited for him.
Sydney has meet several good friends in her class already and is going to a slumber party tonight. She has been doing well in class so far. She had a math test yesterday so I am waiting on that grade to come home. Math is her worst subject.
Addison is enjoying being at home alone. She has started fighting me on naps though. She still needs them but it is a struggle to get her down. Once she is asleep she will sleep for up to 2 hrs. I am hoping it is a phase and will pass.