School Events - September

Sept. 11 was Open House & spaghetti supper.  We went to Natalee's classroom & talked with her teacher.  We also got to see the things she learned the week before! We got our spaghetti plates & headed home.  Note to self: do NOT get the spaghetti if the same person cooks it next year!  It was HORRIBLE!!

Sept. 12 was school picture day!  I forgot to get a pic of her before school, but I'll upload a copy of her pic when I can get it scanned in!

Sept. 21 was homecoming.  Each day was a different dress up day.  Monday was color day.  The Kindergarteners had to wear red.  Tuesday was twin day.  Natalee didn't have a twin for the day.  The only other little girl in her class we don't know that well, so I was unable to get up with her mom to see if she wanted them to dress up together.  Wednesday was college day.  I couldn't get anything Arkansas here in time, so we decided to support Mississippi State!  She was so cute in her maroon & white!  Thursday was nerd day & Natalee REFUSED to dress as a nerd! :(  I tried my best to get her to dress up, but she just wouldn't!  Friday was homecoming shirt day.  I ordered Natalee the smallest size shirt they had (youth small) and it is 3 sizes too big!  She wore it that day, but it has since become a night shirt. They got out of school at 1:00 that day.  BB & Uncle Dustin picked Natalee up & went to the parade.  She loved it!  We went to the game that night to watch our cousin in the homecoming court.  Although she wasn't crowned queen, she was the prettiest of all!  CA didn't win the game, but it was the best game they played all year!  It went into overtime & they lost with 2 inches from the goal!  It was a "keep you on your toes" kind of game!

The other dress up days were Wild Hair day for the home game & school spirit day for the away games.

Wild Hair Day!

College Day

Homecoming!!

Hawaiian Day! Love the hands on the hips!

September

September was a busy month! We had College Game Day (first day of college football), Labor Day, Grandparents Day, 2 birthday parties, Open House at school, Sadie's 4 month check up, Homecoming, Sadie started big girl food, & mom, Callaway & I started our diet! Whew! That was a mouth full!  Some of these will be separate posts, but here's the gist of it!

On Sept. 1, we celebrated College Game Day!  We had a bunch of finger foods & watched the Arkansas game! It was a great day!

On Labor Day, we did nothing but lay around the house, cause mommy (me) was sick! :o  Mom was cooking & we were planning on going over there, but there was no way I was going to make it!

I totally forgot about Grandparents Day, but Natalee ended up celebrating a school (another post)!

On Sept. 8, Natalee went with BB & Nana to Louisiana for Madison's 4th birthday party.  It was a Splish Splash theme & Natalee had a blast.  Carol rented a giant blowup waterslide & they had a kiddie pool.  From the pics I saw, it looked like a lot of fun!

Sept. 22, we had a birthday party in Schlater.  Ally turned 4! They had a bouncy house too!  Her theme was Hello Kitty!  Natalee had a lot of fun playing with the other kids!

Sept. 23, mom, Callaway & I started our diet.  We went low carb.  By Sept. 30, I had lost 3 lbs!

Poor child is gonna be all confused! MS State dress & Arkansas bib!

Happy 4 Months!

 

Someone wore herself out playing too hard!

Natalee LOVES playing with Sadie Grace!

August!

The first week of August was rough.  Natalee & Terry both had the stomach virus!  Luckily, it only lasted 24 hours.

Aug. 8, Sadie turned 3 months!

Happy 3 Months, baby girl!

I can't remember the date, but one Saturday, we went to Starkville with The Mitchell's.  We went to FlexSteel & got some new furniture!  We got a loveseat that reclines on both ends with a console in the middle & a recliner!  It opened up the living room so much compared to having the couch & loveseat being in there!  This was our early Christmas present from them!  Thank you guys so much!  We are enjoying it so much!

No other news really for the month of August, except a few school related items, but I will post all school functions in a separate post.

Just a few pictures below! Enjoy!

"fishing" off the porch

 

playing with Belle

sweet girl

School - August

CA had Meet the Rebels on Monday, Aug. 13.  Needless to say, we did not go.  One reason, we forgot about it.

That Thursday, the 16th, Mrs. Payge calls me to come get Natalee.  She was burning up with a fever!  BB picked her up for me, since she was on her way there anyways.  The next morning, she was still running fever, so she was unable to go to school!  I hated it too, because she missed her first pep rally!  It was also Techno Day, so she didn't get to dress up for that either! Since Natalee wasn't able to go to school, we had to miss the ballgame too.

On Aug. 23, I signed Natalee up for dance.  Every Thursday, Mrs. Renee comes to the school to teach dance lessons to each class.  She needed tap & ballet shoes, plus some outfits.  We ended up getting the shoes from a local shoe store, but the outfits came from Wal-Mart!  The shoe store wanted way too much for one outfit!  The one Natalee wanted was $20 for just the leotard!  We got a leotard, skirt & tights at Wal-Mart, all for less than $20. Natalee's first class was on the 30th.  She has to wear her outfit to school in the mornings, since her class is first thing, and take a change of clothes with her.  She seemed to love it!  I'll ask her what she learned & she'll say "We tapped" or "We balleted" & show me what she learned!  She has always wanted to dance, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity for her!

Go Rebels!!

First Day of K3!

Natalee started 3 year old kindergarten at Carroll Academy on Thursday, August 9.  It was only a half day, but she really enjoyed it! We got there right before 8.  I walked her to her room with all of her supplies.  Her big ol' backpack looked so huge on her itty bitty self, but she doesn't have to put much in it, so it's perfect for her.  She actually picked her backpack & lunchbox out herself!  She did good to!  It's not a "kiddie" backpack like most kids pick out so I was happy!  When we got to her classroom, she was the first one there.  Her teacher is Mrs. Payge.  Natalee loves her!  She had to help Mrs. Payge unload her backpack & show her everything she had.  She was so excited!  One of her classmates arrived shortly after we did.  His name is Elliot. There is only 6 kids in her class: Natalee, Elliot, Jayce, Joseph, Nick & Savannah.  Yep, that's right, only TWO girls!

 Friday was her first full day.  She had so much fun!  She said they didn't do anything but play, which is probably true since it was the first full day & a Friday!  She was excited to go back the next week!

First Day of K3!  Not sure why she is smiling like that!

Her backpack & lunchbox.  Yes, she picked it out herself!

Her classroom door

Showing Mrs. Payge all of her stuff

Getting ready for her first full day!