We have a new cousin!!!

Johnny and Shana welcomed their baby boy into the world on Friday, August 31st.  They named him Wesley Patrick. I got to go to Nashville on Saturday to meet him.  Oh my he is such a doll!  So cute and sweet.  He was soooo little I was scared to hold him!  After 3 newborns of my own!  He is just perfect and his parents are doing great...tired but great!  You can tell he is loved and cherished. 

After about 24 hours of sweet Wesley I had to come home.  But I was so glad to see my babies!

I uploaded all the pictures from my phone and put them in this album too.  So there are lots of random pictures but they are cute. 

Julianna's 1st Day of School

Finally Julianna is officially in preschool! She has been waiting and waiting to go to Jake's school and today was the day!  Her very first day of "bunny school."  We visited the class last week and get her feet wet.  She was a little clingy until the snack came out...she loves food!  She goes to school on Tuesday and Friday (conveniently the same days as Grace) and her teachers are Ms. Sonya and Ms. Ashley. 

This morning we got ready in her pretty dress, new sparkly shoes and her new bag (complete with Princess ribbon) and off we went.She was a little nervous but luckily Jake gets out with Julianna and walks her to class.  He has been waiting for this for weeks now!  It is sooo cute to watch them walk hand in hand off to school.  I got a little teary but I am not going to worry...I will be back in a little while and they will be fine. 

Jake's playing soccer

Jake had his first soccer practice on Saturday.  He is playing with his friend Matty.  I seriously can't wait for his first game.  I think soccer at this age might be even cuter than t-ball!  I mean can you beat a pack of 4 year olds kicking a ball around a field?  Both boys are getting the hang of it.  Jake has a hard time not picking the ball up.  But he is trying and is having lots of fun.  I took a bunch of pictures and handed the camera off to Leslie so I have no idea who took most of these shots.  If you didn't know I love to take pictures so of course there are tons!

But Jake is #10 and his team is the Silver Ninjas.  First game is September 15th and its going to be so fun!   I just hope we can keep Julianna off the field.  She started kicking a ball around on the sidelines.  This girl has some athletic ability...I wonder where that came from?

Grace 5 months old!!!

My baby is 5 months old and getting bigger by the minute.  She is just a doll.  I am sure I say that every time I write about her but its true!  She is such a great sleeper and just goes with the flow.  She started PMO (parents morning out) a couple weeks ago.  Her first day was just after we got back from the beach and I was trying to get so much done I didn't really think about leaving her until I was getting her out of the car.  I starting tearing up and Jake says "don't worry Mommy we will come back and get her in a little while, she will be fine."  From the mouths of babes!

She is doing just great...she weighs over 17 pounds but its all chunky cuteness!

Jake's 1st Day of School

Last Tuesday was Jake's last, first day of preschool.  Next year he will be moving on to Kindergarten...but let's not think about that!  He is in the Panda class this year with Ms. Claudia and Ms. Debbie.  I got to visit the classroom during orientation and they have all kinds of fun stuff in their room.  The teachers said by the end of the year he would be reading!  I had no idea but I brought a packet home and he already knew 15 of the 20 sight words.  He's so smart (but I am probably biased a tad). This year is a big year because being 4 his class gets to play on the BIG playground.  I guess its a big deal.

We are very proud of our Jake!  Looks to be a great year!