First Day of Preschool for Katie Jo

Katie Jo had her first day of four year old preschool today. Here are the facts.

Worn: New dress from Gran, bow made by Mom and princess backpack, lunch box, and thermos.

Time: Mon-Thurs from 9-1

Friends: Jude, Tyler, Megan and many new ones.

Favorite Part: Dollhouse, kitchen, making a craft, and eating lunch.

Dislikes: None so far, thank goodness!

Purple Monsters

Thanks Jenn for the colored bath tablet idea!

The girls loved their colored bath and from a teacher's stand point this is a wonderful way to teach children about mixing primary colors. Katie Jo remembered how to make purple and a few days later we made green. Such fun! Go out and buy these wonderful little tablets. I got mine at Wal Mart.

Don't let KJ's face fool you. She's just in that "I'm four and too busy to smile for a picture" phase!

Is it just me or does Georgia's hair remind you of the cowardly lion BEFORE he went into the beauty salon?

White Lily ain't just grits, they're also G.R.I.T.S!

Is there anything more southern than two sweet girls in their white smocked outfits taking pictures on the beach? There probably is but this is definitely a staple!

A few weeks ago when we were at Surfside for vacation we took the girls out to the beach one evening to capture some shots of them all gussied up in their matching white outfits. Katie Jo was very cooperative. Georgia was a pistol! We managed to get some good shots. My mom brought her camera out there too which was good because my battery died after about the fifth shot!

This is Katie Jo with her friend Jane. Her family had a condo downstairs from ours and the girls played together on the beach and pool that week.

Surfside Beach Trip 2009

This years trip to Surfside Beach was wonderful. The girls enjoyed spending time with us, Gran and Pop, and Uncle Brian. They had such a good time building sand castles, playing in the surf, jumping the waves (and they don't get any better in SC than the Myrtle Beach area!) and swimming in the pool.
Each day consisted of basically the following: Breakfast, play, beach, pool, lunch, naps, beach, pool, dinner, bed. Does it get any better? Since that's all we did the pics are mostly from the beach but I tried to post all the sweet ones of the girls having a good time. We can't wait to go again next year!


We took Katie Jo to play putt-putt this year. This was a first and she really enjoyed it, so much so that Jay and I took her again the next night. We finished up our evening with ice cream!








Jay and I had fun helping the girls sift the sand to find baby crabs. They were fascinating to the girls!
We also had fiesta night one night and Georgia got to eat sour cream to her heart's delight!

Can you believe she let Uncle Brian do this to her? She loved it!



We dug these big holes everyday for the girls to play in. It was worth the effort as they usually played in them till we left or the water washed them away.








One evening we walked down to the pier. The girls loved being so high up and watching the waves crash below. Right as we reached the final section a man had just caught a baby shark! Georgia was all about touching it. Katie Jo, not so much!






The last night we were there the girls and I drove over to my old college roommate's house. I hadn't seen Leslie in YEARS! God bless this blog and facebook because it really does help you connect with people you lost touch with. Leslie and I were thick as thieves back in the day and if we lived closer it would still be the case I'm sure! She has two adorable boys, Colin and Jack Henry. The girls loved playing with them and Leslie and I had a wonderful time visiting!

It was a great week! I would be remiss to not include the fact that Georgia was not at her best sleep wise that week. She shared the room with us and went to bed late every night and woke every morning between 5:45 and 6:04. I was truly near tears to sleep in my own bed when we got home. I know that next year will be even better and it's just such a blessing to make these memories with Jay, the girls, my parents and my brother.