We went to TN over the Labor day weekend. We went to my Uncle John & Aunt Susan's house. My Uncle Bob & Aunt Judy came down from Virginia. Bob and Susan are my dad's brother & sister. We haven't seen them since my grandmother passed away five years ago. My brother and his family came over from Nashville too. This was the first time Bob & Judy met Olivia, Ethan, & Ava and the first time for John & Susan to meet Ethan & Ava. We had a great time catching up. Ava made herself right at home. She even decided to eat out of the garbage!! Don't worry it was lasagna that had just been thrown away from dinner. We also went up and spent one night in Pigeon Forge and took the kids to the aquarium.

Ethan's First Day of Preschool

Well, Ethan headed off to preschool this morning. He is going to K4 at our church this year. We went and met his teacher yesterday. He was so excited! I think he is going to have a great time. I can't believe that in less than a week I have gone from having all 4 of my kids 24/7 to only having Ava 24/7. The house is too quiet.

Oops!! I Did It Again!!!!

Well I went and did it again. I enrolled Peyton in public school!! I took him yesterday to be tested to see if he could go into the 4th grade or needed to repeat the 3rd. He is in the 4th grade!!! He struggles with reading but they have a reading specialist at his school. That is definitely an answer to prayer. They will work with him intensively and after Christmas will determine if he may have a reading disability. If he does, this specialist can adjust his teaching to fit his strengths. He stayed yesterday and had a great day. Two of his friends from baseball are in his class. I will post pictures soon.

Wrong End Ava

Ava found a pair of Olivia's shorts and decided they would make a cute hat. She was right.

You did What?!? She Went Where?!?

You are not going to believe this but...... I signed Olivia up for school at Pearl. I know, know, I said I was going to homeschool but it was not working. With as much attention as Peyton needs and as much attention that Ava demands I just couldn't get everything done. I signed her up yesterday and she stayed. She LOVED it!! She said that she wants to go to school there and that she doesn't want to homeschool. I left the school feeling like a complete failure but after she got home I felt better. Please pray that she continues to love it.

Olivia's 5th Birthday Party!!

We celebrated Olivia's 5th birthday today. We combined parties with our friend Lily again this year. We rented a water slide and a castle bounce. The kids had a BLAST!! The water slide was a HUGE hit. Peyton was the first one on and the last one off. We had a great turnout with all of our friends and families. The girls received some awesome gifts. I just can't believe that our little girl is five!! Enjoy the pictures.