The 1st day of Preschool

Had a surprise waiting downstairs for Logan this morning...time to celebrate!!!

1st day of preschool for my sweet boy...

The morning had a rough start....tears and protest of starting school but the balloons helped make it better :0)

 Look at his 'pose'

 Dressed and ready....Captain America tshirt day!!!

 Logan and Ella...Big sister was proud of her little brother...

 We had a couple minutes to spare before preschool started so we made a quick doughnut stop...

Chocolate sprinkles...no better way to start the day

 Walking into school with daddy...

 Back to the playground...his 'happy' place

 Striking a superhero pose for me...Such a cutie!

No tears were shed when we said 'bye' and gave hugs and kisses, however he did cry a bit after we left... 

He was happy to see us and said he had fun!

So proud of what a good boy he is! 

Hope he loves school as much as his sister does :0)

Getting ready for preschool

And so the tradition continues....it was time for Logan to choose his back to school 'dinner out'....

Logan's choice...Smashburger

 My two cuties...

 And the special dinner wouldn't be complete without dessert...

Cold stone

 The next day was open house at preschool....

Logan quickly found his cubby...

 The calendar...he was full of smiles on his scavenger hunt

 Time to color...

 So cute to see Logan on this rug....it feels like yesterday, Ella was sitting on it and singing...

 Building blocks with daddy...

 Logan and his teacher....she's so nice!

 Good job writing you name Logan...

 Nothing better than trying out the playground...

 Found his friend, Sienna outside....Too bad she is in the 'older' class...

 Me and my buddy....He picked out my shirt for the day...

 World class hula hooper...

 Logan and his other teacher, Mrs. Doerr...

 And time for his special book...."The Night Before Preschool"

 His sea lion, Chocolate Milk, liked the book too

Time for a good night's sleep before starting school...

"The Last Dance"

The kids had the fabulous opportunity (Thanks Jen) to be a part of a movie...

They played grandchildren in the movie and actually Paul and I ended up being extras....

It was alot of fun and a great experience...

Saturday, we all went to see the premiere....

It is a short film that is going to go the film festivals....

Two excited kids...

 Ella and Logan with Brooke and Bradley who had great roles in the movie...

 Playing on Ipods...Iphones....waiting for the start...

 Brooke and Ella...pretty girls

 Nannie and Muntz...

 Ella signing the poster after the movie...

 Logan signing his name...

 Ella and Logan with Marcus (the director) He is AWESOME to work with!!!

The kids are going to be a part of his other projects...

 Ella at rehearsal for her next adventure...a tv pilot, reading the script with the other kids

Fun times with Friends

We had a Friday, first week of school, celebration with our buddies, the Brauns...

We were all excited!!!

Ella and Piper

 Logan and Mr.Trent

 "Love ya Man"

 Silly Muntz!!!

 Nolan perfected the 'bum splat' after a demonstration by Logan

 syncronized jumping...

 Dinner time...

 Simply scrumptious!!! Look at these treats!!!!

 The boys...

 The girls...

 Nolan and Ella....best buddies.....3rd year of school together!!!

Such a fun time and we finished it off with some 'just dance' on the wii...

First Day of 1st Grade...

Awake, not too early....I was actually surprised she wasn't up at 5am....

She couldn't wait to get dressed and have her hair done....PE day so she wore her PE uniform..

She couldn't wait to check herself out in the mirror...

Complete cuteness!!!

 A little decoration surprise waiting for her....

 1st GRADER!

 Showing off the new backpack...

 Beaming.....absolutely glowing!!!

Wish I could bottle up her cuteness!!!

I was giving this sweet girl a hug a few days ago and told her how sad I was that summer was over and school was starting soon and how I would miss her and her response was, "Mommy, you are always with me because I carry you in my heart"

Sniffle, sniffle.....smile

 The big first grader with her brother who will miss her tons!

 It was just drop off today...no walking in with tears in the classroom (mine, not hers)

She smiled and hopped out of the car...EXCITED!!!

And away she went....only looked back when I yelled her name and waved like the crazy mommy I am....so proud of her!!!

And a GREAT day it was!