1st day of school

We had a great first day of school!! The girls were super excited to get dressed!! New shoes! New backpacks etc. So much fun!!

 Kennedy is going into 2nd grade this year! 

Her teacher is Mrs. Thomas.

 Kaitlyn is going into 2nd grade. 

Her teacher is Mrs. Prado.

 Twin pic! (Although, in this picture they look so different!!)

 Jillian is going into PK this year. 

We decided to bridge her as well since she has a summer birthday. 
Her teacher is Mrs. Gerschoffer.

 All my girls go to school with me this year! Love it!!

  Showing off their backpacks!

 One last picture before we went into the building!  :)

The girls had a great first day. The twins were bubbling with excitement when they got home. Jillian had a good day, but unfortunately, got stung by a wasp at recess. Poor baby. She got an ice pack from the nurse and her teacher let her walk across the hall to my room to get a hug from me.  (love that). 

It shook her up a bit, but she recovered quickly. 

I have a sweet little Kindergarten class with 11 students. :) They are all adorable and I know this year is going to be great!

Happy 8th birthday, Kaitlyn and Kennedy!

 July 7, 2014...my sweet girls turned 8! I'm not believing that I have 8 year olds...I'm sure I will say this every year as they get older. (Ha!)

Birthday breakfast....of course, donuts!

 Kaitlyn

 Kennedy

 Kennedy in her new dress

 Kaitlyn (they loved these dresses..felt so grown up in their "long" dress

 Kennedy, Kaitlyn

 My 8 year olds

We had a fun day celebrating and ended up with a family dinner at a local Mexican food restaurant. Everyone got to come!
 (Grandma, Pa, Aunt Jenn, Uncle Chris and Cooper)

 Cousin love

This was my favorite part...the hat and whipped cream!

Surprise!

 Whipped cream on Kaitlyn

 Kennedy's turn

 Yuck! (Neither girl likes whipped cream...which made it so funny!)

 See video below...Kaitlyn's face as she tastes the whipped cream cracks me up!!!

 After dinner, we went back to our house for dessert and present time

 Kennedy's horse for her American girl doll from Aunt Jenn and Uncle Chris

 Kaitlyn's horse!

 Frozen art set

 New clothes

Their very own CD player to keep in their room!

It was a fun day and we are so thankful for these girls. 

Happy Birthday, Kaitlyn! 

Happy Birthday, Kennedy!

8th birthday party

 The twins had their birthday party on July 6...the day before their birthday. Tony and I got off easy this year because Kennedy and Kaitlyn wanted the exact same theme and decor that Jillian did for her birthday last month. So, we brought out all the same decorations and we set up another Frozen birthday party! :)

 The twins wanted a "Pajama Party"......so the evening before their actual birthday, their sweet friends came over with pj's on! The girls got new Frozen pj's just for the party. :)  

 Getting some "before the party" pictures. (Kaitlyn-L, Kennedy-R)

 Little sister showing off her new Frozen pj's too!

 Sweet pic with Kaitlyn

 Once all the girls arrived we started out with dinner. Pizza!

 Followed by cupcakes and ice cream. (Kennedy)

 Kaitlyn

 Cierra and Kaitlyn

 Hope and Kaitlyn

 Elizabeth and Jillian

 Skye and Kennedy

 Silly Kennedy and Marissa

 Elizabeth and Skye

 Present time

 During the party the girls broke up into 2 teams (Kaitlyn's team and Kennedy's team) and went on an indoor scavenger hunt through the house. 

 There were clues throughout the house...they had to finish the song lyrics from the "Frozen" songs to figure out where to go next. Of course, the girls knew all the words, so this was super fun!  (Got this cute idea off Pinterest)
It was funny to see all the girls running up and down the stairs looking for their clues. At each station, they got to add something to their bag ...which turned out to be their goody bag to take home.

 Kennedy's team (Skye, Jillian, Elizabeth and Marissa)

 Kaitlyn's team (Gloria, Cierra, Hope and Gracie)

 After the fun, the girls went upstairs to sing on the karaoke machine! (The twins gift from mom and dad) They loved singing on the REAL microphones!

 Singing away!

And of course, whats a Frozen party without watching the movie??? The girls cuddled on the couch together, we popped popcorn and they started the show.....

It didn't last too long however...they abandoned the show and had fun just playing together and catching up until their parents picked them up at 9pm. 

Super fun evening! 

4th of July and more!

At the end of June, we drove to Marble Falls, TX to meet Tony's parents. They were camping up there and invited us to come.  We celebrated all the girls' birthdays! What fun!!

Singing "Happy Birthday" and blowing out candles!

They got lots of goodies and loved hanging out in their RV. They thought it was cool!

Afterwards, we went to our hotel and let the girls swim.  

Bathing beauties

Dinner was at the Bluebonnet Cafe. 

They had wonderful food and amazing pies!! Definitely a place to stop if you are ever in Marble Falls!

Back at the hotel, the girls had fun with all their presents! 

They painted nails and got all "glammed up".

We have had a fun summer...lots of parties and hanging out with friends. One evening we went to some friends for swimming and dinner. We had a great time.  :) Thanks Tiffany and Jon!

All the kiddos! 

(Kennedy, Jillian, Kyle, Allie and Kaitlyn)

We had a play date with Skye! We took advantage of the 

"Kids bowl free during the summer" program and went bowling!! Fun!

Twinkies on the 4th of July! (Kaitlyn, Kennedy)

My 4th of July cuties

(Thanks Grandma for the cute dresses!)

After the storm that blew in, we were able to go outside and do some fireworks! 

The girls had fun this year!

Kennedy holding a sparkler

Kennedy

Kaitlyn

Jilly

We stayed out until dark and enjoyed watching all our neighbors pop their fireworks too!

Happy 4th of July!!