Monday, August 27, 2012

First Day of School 2012

First Day of 1st Grade
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First Day of 4th Grade
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And you may joke that I put them in their backpacks on the front porch - because we're homeschooling... but we actually WERE on our way out the door. Leah had a dr. appt., so we did our first lesson of the school year in the exam room waiting for the dr. to come in.

I'm so excited about our school year!
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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Natalie's 9th Birthday Party

Natalie wanted an "art party" and sleepover for her birthday, and I aim to please. So we had some of her friends and their families over for pizza and painting last night. Then the girls stayed over for a slumber party. They stayed up until 2am. Then at 5am, I got woken up by Erica. Then we were all back up at 7am. I was so tired today. I am way too old for this! haha I did go back to sleep for a few hours after the festivities were over. Natalie had a blast, which made it all worth it.

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Natalie's ready for the party to start

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Rainbow/tie-dye decorations

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They painted art canvases with their initials

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Ashton painting

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Natalie was so happy to be with her friends

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Abigail, Natalie and Dana

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All their finished artwork

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Natalie opening the Secret Password Diary that we got her. She's wanted this since Christmas last year!

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now she has a matching penguin with Dana and Abigail

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giving someone "the eye"

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This girls loves presents!

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Dana got her matching princess pajamas

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Jordan, Ethan, Abigail, Dana, Natalie, Ashton, Ethan
Erica, Evie, Graham, Leah

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I tried to make tie-dye cupcakes, but they were a huge FAIL, so at the last minute we went to HEB to pick out a cake

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Happy Birthday dear Natalie...

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Natalie, Abigail and Dana making bracelets

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Evie and Erica - I have NO idea what's going on here

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Dana, Ashton, Abigail and Natalie watching the first movie of the night. When it was over, we had a midnight snack of leftover pizza. Then we watched another movie. Only 1 girl fell asleep during that movie. Finally at 2am, I told them they HAD to stop talking and GO TO SLEEP. :) And they did.

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We are very tolerant in this house.

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Dana and Natalie at breakfast

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Abigail and Dana enjoying donuts for breakfast

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Ashton was the first to fall asleep and the last one to wake up.

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Graham triple strawing it

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Leah REALLY enjoyed her chocolate donut!