Kick Out Cancer

At Boston Elementary, they had their first ever mini Relay for Life.. it was absolutely adorable! The kids were told about how they can help cure this horrible disease- by raising money and then walking for awareness. I was fortunate to be able to witness these little kids walking (okay some were running) in the heat in support to finding a cure.

Before the event, Reese was asking questions like how can walking help kick out cancer and why they need money, etc. I explained to him that his papa died from complications with cancer and so he is walking in his papas honor and how helping kick out cancer, it can help a lot of other families not have to go through the saddness of loosing a loved one.

The first lap, the kids all held up a sign and walked in silence in remembrance of all those lives lost from cancer.

And then the race was on!!! The kids just walked.. and walked... and walked.... and I had to be fast enough to keep track of all the kids in his class and how many laps they ran.

Reese was very sad because their class didn't win the prize of the most laps but I was still pretty darn proud of him!!

Preschool No More!

Such a sad time.. looks like our times at TLC Preschool have come to an end. When we first moved to Georgia, I decided Reese needed some interaction with other kids so I randomly called preschools in the area and came across TLC.. they had an opening and I grabbed it right away. It was one of the best things I could have done! He loved it, I loved it, they loved him.. it was perfect! So of course when it was time for Rielly to go to preschool, there was just no other option but to send her to TLC as well. Never once was I dissapointed! She has just thrived there. And the teachers and staff... man I just can't say enough about them! There's just something special about your childrens very first teachers. I entrusted them to the care of my baby 3 days a week. They're the first people to expose her to school and education other than us and Dora the Explorer. So when it was time for her to leave, it was a bit emotional. But here's some pictures of her last few days of school:)

Getting ready for Preschool "Fun Day".

Our of everything she could have gotten painted on her face, she picked the WalMart happy face! Silly girl

Rielly and the fabulous Miss Kelly!

There was a boy at the school named Reese so Rielly called him "school Reese" and he called her "the Rielly with curly hair".
Rielly ready for her last day of school. Can you believe that hair?!?!?
Getting her diploma. She was named "More Artistic". She draws and draws and draws.. on anything and everything!!

This is her other teacher Miss June (pronounced Ju-nay)

This is the school "principal" or whatever you call it.. Miss Shelly.
Abbie, Amelia and Rielly.. 2 of her little girlfriends from the school.

Goodbye TLC!

**bonus** We LOVE Chick-fil-a!!!

If anyone is ever looking for a preschool in the Woodstock/Towne Lake area, I highly recomment TLC Church!!!

Even our toes need some TLC!

Last Friday ended up quite a fun pamper ourselves kinda day!!! I am a sucker for a pedicure but I just never can get them as often as I wanted. So my friend Cheryl had her birthday and she's not too big on pampering herself so I figured I should splurge and take her for her first ever pedi! My good friend Ellen also joined us for the relaxing morning!!

Name that foot... well OBVIOUSLY mine are the rediculously PINK toes!!!

That night my friend Brenda and I with her neighbor Shelba and all our little girls went to get their toes painted. What a perfect way to start the summer!!

Rielly was very funny about it. She loves being spoiled and of course she HAD to have her toes match mamas so the first thing she did was pick out the brightest pink she could find!

The boys also had a guys night while we went out and had a great time hanging out together. I think we need to have these special times more often!

Preschool teacher and class gifts

Surprise Surprise... I had to make something for the end of yr. I wish I had the fundage to just go out and get pedi certificates for them or something but since I have all this stuff, I might as well use it right?

So for Riellys teachers Miss Kelly and Miss June, I made them little mini backpacks with candy in them. I'm not too thrilled with how they turned out.. I should have used my missing bone folder to make the edges more crisp but I didn't have time to re-do.

And for the lady in charge of the preschool, Miss Shelly, I made her a little mini beachbag filled with candy.

And you can't give a gift without a card! I can't anyways;) It's hard to tell but the strap on the shoe has some bling and the polkadots are 3-d.

And while I'm at it, might as well make all the kids little treats too right? Here's some simple sour cream containers with candy.

Think.. PINK!

A wonderful new family just moved in to our ward and we became fast friends!! So Rielly and I were thrilled when she invited us over today for a pink party-- based off a book called Pinkalicious where a girl ate too many pink cupcakes, she turned pink!

Meredith made pink cupcakes and the girls (Rielly and Lily with the help of Katies little fingers) decorated with them pink frosting and pink sprinkles. They also drank pink lemonade and ate pink whoppers! And there were pink suckers and other candy we couldn't keep track of:) It's a wonder how these girls aren't pink themselves with all the stuff they were munching on!!!

Lily, Rielly and I getting ready to pour (and I mean POUR) on the watermelon sprinkles

The girls getting ready to enjoy the fruits of their labors... and they sure enjoyed them- although this is anything BUT fruit!!

Do these not look fabulous?!?!? Good job girls!!!
This little girl is already so YUMMY.. throw in an empty bottle covered in frosting and she is irresistable!The aftermath... they had so much fun there was no complaining from the moms having to clean this up!

Thanks Meredith for having us over!!!

I met this guy last yr when he came to perform in Woodstock-- he is absolutely amazing and I've enjoyed playing several of his songs. I can't wait for this one to come out in sheet music..

Before I was a mom!

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.



Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep...

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put him down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt..
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom..

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom .