Time Goes By...

I want to start by saying to all of you who have inquired we are still very much alive around here just extremely busy. We have been attending Birthday parties, Balloon Festivals, and other activities that seem to fill up our weeks, however I have not taken many pictures thus the lack of blogging.

The school year is off to a bang around our house. Here comes some proud parent bragging:-) For the second year in a row Kaylee got "Good Citizen" for the first six weeks. I cannot believe that it has already been six weeks of school! Where has the time gone? She also brought home her first real report card with grades in it. Since there had always been an "E or S" before she was a little unsure of anything less than a "100" being a good grade. When we sat down to look at her report card together and I told her she got two "99's" and three "100's" she started getting teary because she thought the "99's" were bad grades. We have since had a very long talk about the different numbers and I assured her as long as she was trying her best that was all we asked. My sweet girl:-)
Kaylee continues to love playing chase, soccer, and other active games at recess. Rarely do I hear that she has played with a girl because their games are too boring. Who wants to be the Mom or kid all the time she says when there are Clones Wars to be in? (We have never seen the movie or read the book but I suppose the boys have filled her in.) I love that she is her own person and does what she wants. She still adores school and cannot wait to go each day. We are so proud of her and her precious heart for the Lord. We feel so blessed daily to be her parents.

Campbell is also off to a great year. I think she keeps her teachers laughing most days with her funny words. I do not know where her thoughts come from sometimes but they usually have to do with me. A few weeks ago she randomly told her teachers I walk around n*k*d all the time. When we got to the car I asked her why she told them that because I can assure you I do not. (Maybe if I had the body of Brittney or Jessica, sadly that is not the case though.) She replied in her sweetest voice, "Well you do when you are getting in the shower." Of course she did not tell her teachers that. Thanks goodness they are some of my precious friends or I would have been even more embarrassed. Supposedly I was in a lot of trouble according to her the other day too but she never told the teachers why...I am sure it would have been another good story. That girl is a mess and constantly has us in stitches.
She is really into the fact that she is getting bigger each day. She relates most things to the size of people. I told her she could drive me to church this morning and she said, "I am just the little girl...you are the big Mom so you have to drive the Tahoe". I also told her she could cook dinner the other night to which she responded, "You are the taller one so you have to cook." You've got me there. She is also constantly loving on her babies and reading them stories from the Bible. It is so cute! When she is not doing that she is dressing up in her best princess attire with her tippy tap shoes and dancing around the house. Our days are very action packed around here and never dull. She is another blessing from the Lord in our lives.

Most Friday nights you will find the girls like this and us supporting our favorite High School football team. It really is fun to join in the excitement of a West Texas tradition. There is nothing like watching the love for the game come out in these young men when the ball snaps. The girls get into the band and cheering too. They are so fun to watch. I am looking forward to the cooler weather while being in the stadium though.

Then on Saturdays we usually try to support ACU by taking in a football game at Shotwell. The girls both have good friends whose Dads are coaches for ACU so they play in the stands while we take in the game. It is a win-win situation for all of us.
You can see pictures of Campbell at the game last night on my friend Whitney's blog of Campbell playing with her daughter, Morgan. (Unfortunately Kaylee and I were home because she had a fever.)

So if you do not hear from us for a while you can guess where we are...I will try to blog more often in the future. Thanks for sticking with me the few of you who still read about us.

Blessings to you all in the coming week!!