1st Day of School

Yesterday was a very big day for us, first day of Pre K for Ella Kate!!!!!
We walked Riley over to daycare first so Ella Kate could show off her new uniform to all of Riley's friends and to her old teachers, she was so proud! And then we walked over with some of her friends to their classroom. It was so special! I left her there and looked back and she was just a smiling away, as happy as can be!

Me Me picked her up later and said she had a great first day! I asked her all about it and she told me her teacher, Mrs. Gina, was awesome and it was so fun! She said she had recess and ate lunch in the cafeteria and carried her lunch tray like a big girl!!!

Yep, my little girl is growing up!!!!!!

Our little Crawfish

Ella Kate has been busy this summer! She just finished up swim classes at Crawfish Aquatics. Riley kept busy playing on the waterslides and eating snow balls while her sister was learning to become a fish!

Check out our little swimmer in action-





And Riles the Daredevil-

A Star is Born!!!!

Ella Kate loves to DANCE! She has been so excited about her recital and could not wait to get on that stage! It was the cutest thing ever to see her up there and it brought tears to my eyes! We were all there to cheer her on and I think Riley was the proudest of us all! She rocked her Recital! Even when her tap shoe went flying off mid tap routine, the girl kept going like the star she is!! We were so proud of her!!!! And boy did she love all of the flowers that she was given after her performance!!! It was a magical night for our little ballerina!!!


Here are videos of her from the dress rehearsal, talk about cute!!!!-






And lots of pics from the Recital!-

Annual Griswold's Memorial Day Weekend

Every year, we go to Dad and Deb's for Memorial Day Weekend, we pile the kids in the car and take off! The kids live in the pool and the adults partake in lots of good food and spirits. Let me just set the scene for you-we are the GRISWOLDS!!!!

If you listen closely, I swear you could hear "Holiday Road, oooooo oooohhhh Holiday Road!" in the background! We lived up to our Griswold name-kids everywhere, toys strewn about, sippy cups mixed in with beer bottles, little potty breaks pool side and a near caddyshack moment thanks to Luca, dixie cups for wine by the pool,full bellies that require half a bottle of Tums, sunburns, and laughter! ALOT OF LAUGHTER!!! When we get together, we sure do have some fun!!!
















And this was probably the most precious sight ever- SILENCE IS GOLDEN!!!! This was the only quiet time we had all weekend!

Sweet Sisters

When I look at my girls together, it melts this Mama's heart! I know first hand how wonderful it is to have a sister and there is nothing like that special bond that sisters share! I love that my girls get to experience all of the special memories that my sisters and I shared like tea parties and playing dress up together!

I love how protective Ella Kate is of Riley and how from the moment she laid eyes on her, she knew she was the big sister and she would always look after her little sis. I love how Ella Kate comforts Riley when she falls down and tells her "It's ok, come give Big Sister a hug!" And there is nothing like seeing that big sister cuddle up with her little sister while sleeping.


I adore how Riley is always walking around the house calling out "Ella Kate, Ella Kate" because she wants to be wherever her sister is! Riley tags along to dance class and t-ball and cheers her big sister on with the biggest smile on her face! Oh and boy does she look up to her big sister, she wants "a big girl pony tail like Ella" and wants to wear the same dress her sister has on! So now I have to buy 2 of everything!!!!

Oh how sweet sisters can be! One day they will realize just how very lucky they are and will treasure the same bond that I share with my sisters. There is nothing like having a sister!