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Midlothian, VA, United States
A SAHM learning to live in a world of boys and not go crazy!

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Busch Gardens

Today we took a trip to Williamsburg, VA for a visit to Busch Gardens . Circuit City sponsored a family day, so we went as a family and spent the morning there. We did meet up with a friend and her son while there. Hayes had a wonderful time. He played in The Land of Dragons, rode the carousel, rode on the sky ride, ate ice cream and rode the train! It was quite a day for him, and he was completely worn out. Even fell asleep while Chris was helping him into his carseat! Bryce also had fun splashing in the water at Land of the Dragons and playing with his friend, G (my friends son.) Overall, it was a really great trip and we are looking forward to going again!





Sunday, September 16, 2007

Weekend!

We just had a great weekend! Hayes and Chris started soccer yesterday morning, Chris is one of the coaches of Hayes' team! Hayes wasn't completely interested in playing soccer, but he had a good time. Evidently, he really liked the cones they used. :)


Later that day, my brother and his wife and daughter came to visit. Hayes and Grace, my niece, had such a great time playing together. We had some lunch and then went to the zoo, where the kids had a great time. It was a really nice day, so all the animals were out and about. We came back to our house afterwards and the kids played and enjoyed some pizza for dinner! They stayed the night and left this morning. Hayes was sad to see his cousin go.






Tuesday, September 11, 2007

First Day of Preschool



Today was Hayes' first day of preschool at Brandermill Church Preschool. He is in Mrs. Hunters 2 day a week class. He was very excited about going this morning and hopped right out of the car when the teacher came to get him. When I picked him up he said he missed me, but he had a lot of fun! He wouldn't give me specifics on his morning, but he did say " I built towers with blocks that kept falling down, so I built them again." He also had purple ink on his hands, from his stamp art. :) I would say the first day was a huge success. Hayes is already asking when he goes back.

Sunday, September 09, 2007

A Visit with Friends

Yesterday, Chris and some of his friends went to the NASCAR race here in Richmond. For those of you not familiar with NASCAR this is an all day event for a race that starts at 8 pm. The guys left our house around 11 yesterday morning and stayed the night at Chris' parents house, which is much closer to the track than ours.

While the boys were out, I invited friends from Northern VA to come visit. Kelly, Caitlin and Megan came and spent the day with us. The kids had so much fun together and neither Hayes or Caitlin wanted the day to end. Bryce and Megan got to know each other a little better, since they have only been around each other as smaller babies. And Kelly and I enjoyed chatting and catching up. It was a nice day and something we plan on doing again. If only there wasn't a 2 hour drive between us!

Here are some pictures from our day.



The older kids


Bryce, Hayes and Caitlin eating dinner


Miss Megan



The beginning of a long goodbye!

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Preschool Visit and Orientation

Last night, Chris and I attended parent orientation for Hayes' preschool. We learned all about the fun things he will be doing and the things he will need, including a real size backpack! We met Hayes' teachers and they are both extremely nice and seem great.

Then this morning, I took Hayes in to see his classroom and meet his teacher. He was quite apprehensive at first, but once he saw his room I could see how excited he was! He played with the toys a little, while I talked to his teacher and we did paperwork. Then he put his handprints on his placemat, which he will use for snack time. The teacher showed him around the room and asked him a few questions. I was quite proud that he was not shy at all! He answered her questions and even impressed her with his knowledge of the colors. :)

He is very excited to go back and actually did not want to leave this morning. His first day will be Tuesday, Sept 11th. I am a little nervous that he will get upset at drop off, but hopefully he will be fine. Chris will actually be out of town most of next week for a conference in CA, so it will just be me and the boys! Keep me in your prayers.

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Officially on the Move!




Bryce is officially walking! He started Sunday afternoon with a walk across the family room and hasn't stopped since. Although, he still finds crawling to be more efficient. He is walking more and more everyday! It seems so strange to have 2 walking children, but my back is happy! :)

Monday, September 03, 2007

APT F Reunion


This past Saturday I drove to Newport News, VA to my friends house for a reunion with the ladies I lived with in college. It has been 6 years since all 5 of us lived together. The 3 other ladies drove to Newport News from Northern VA and we spent the day together just chatting and doing a lot of eating! We had such a great time. Can't wait for next year! Sunday morning we had a very small little shower for one of the ladies, who is expecting her 2nd child in December.