2014 Level Up Party

After the 2nd service this morning, our church held its annual Level Up (Back to School) party for all of the kids.  They served hot dogs & ice cream and had lots of activities available for everyone.  

Cooper was in the mood to have his picture taken today ~ Reagan, not so much!

 muscle man!

 trying to cool off with some orange sherbet

 there was a crazy hair station, as well as face painters

 a ballon artist

 bouncy houses

and a dunk-tank

 Reagan and her friends from small group

 Cooper in one of the bounce houses

 bouncing down the slide

 Reagan had fun in the bounce houses too!

 Check out the action from last year's party here.

After all that fun in the sun, we put on our winter clothes and headed to the ice skating rink for a couple of hours.

Family Fun Day and Night

This was our last Saturday without anything scheduled, so we decided to make the most of it!  We ate a late breakfast at a local restaurant, Tupelo Honey, and then hit up the farmer's market downtown.  

the kids had fun playing with some of the goods for sale

 Next, we enjoyed a movie - the boys saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, while the girls watched Island of Lemurs in 3D

 We then went shopping for Greg some new clothes for his new job!! Then, we met Kim and Byrd for dinner at our favorite mexican restaurant (no pictures~it was waay too dark in there!).  As if our bellies weren't full enough, we tested out a new (to us) ice cream shop in town.  Kim, Byrd and I had Krispy Kreme Doughnut ice cream~and it tastes as amazing as it sounds!!

Sadly, our time with Kim & Byrd ended too soon...but, we promised to get together again soon!

Parent / Teacher Night

Tonight was parent/teacher night for the 1st grade at Cooper's school.  The teacher discussed what we can expect from her class and what the kids will be learning this year.

Every child wrote a few sentences about themselves

I am Cooper. I am 6. I like to play with me (my) friends.  I can srim (swim). I can not ti (tie) me (my) sus (shoes). My best friend is Logain (Logan).

Moving on Up to Basic 3

Reagan's first lesson in the Basic Skills 3 class was today.  She is enjoying ice skating so much.  And, I can't believe how much she's learned in such a short amount of time.

Family Day

We're trying to get the most out of summer and out of our season passes to Splash Country!  Since the park only has 3 more weekends left in the season, we decided to go one more time!  The kids had a great time and we rode almost every ride in the park!

someone had too much fun!

 Cooper asked me to take a picture of his cross-eyed face!

Junior Scout Meeting

Reagan's Girl Scout Troop wasted no time getting back into the swing of things this year.  Today was the first official meeting for the girls who are now Junior Scouts!  The troop has a new parent-leader this year, and I think it will be their best year yet.  There are already some great things planned!

 

No Jitters

Cooper was super cool about going to school this morning!  He wanted me to walk with him to his class so he could show me that he remembered how to get there!  He did great!  Not one misstep!

walking to school

 once in his classroom, he got right to work!

1st Day of 1st Grade

Cooper said he had a fun first day of school.  He was so excited to show me his work from the day!

Welcome to 1st Grade

 First Day Jitters

Before I got to school I felt Nrvis (nervous)

When I saw my teacher I felt si (shy)

Now that I'm a first grader I feel Praid (proud)

First Day of School 2014-2015

There is now a 4th grader and a 1st grader living in our house.  Today the kids had their first 1/2 day of school for the 2014-15 school year.

Where does the time go

 That's his nervous smile

 sibling photo

 

You can read about all the other first days of school by clicking here.

Field Trip Fun



Reagan and Cooper have gotten to take a lot of great field trips this summer with their summer day camp.  They've gone to the zoo, the aquarium, swimming, played putt-putt, gone out to eat, to the dollar store, to the Bounce House, to National Parks, historical sites and many more.  They even had a slumber party last weekend!

 

On one of their last field trips, their leader was gracious enough to take pictures for all the parents and send them home in a frame the kids made.

such a great picture of both of them

Meet the Teacher 2014

 Today was meet the teacher day for both kids.  Cooper's school held theirs first.  He acted a little shy when meeting his teacher, but made himself at home exploring the classroom.

Three days until he's an official 1st grader!

 Cooper and Mrs. Maner

 Later in the afternoon, we went to Reagan's school to meet her 4th grade teacher.  Reagan knows a few kids in her classroom, so that helped ease the nerves (a little)!

Reagan and Mrs. Bombardo

School is back in session Monday!

Cooper & Mommy Day

Cooper and I spent the day together at Splash Country.  It was his turn to have one-on-one time with mom.  We had so much fun floating on the lazy river, sliding down the slides and just being together!

on our way

 enough pictures, let's get wet!

 playing in the splash pad area

 on to the wave pool

 no trip is complete without lunch!

 so sad the day is over, but hopefully we'll get to go again before the park closes for the season