Back to School

Well we survived the first week of school, barely. Lynlee is loving the 1st grade, she loves her teacher, Mrs. Brock and tells me how beautiful she is all the time. She was so excited the first day and really didn't want me to even take her, when did she get this big, but I told her I needed a picture. She had this outfit picked out for weeks.
Over the summer Lynlee was in the summer reading program through the library, she had to read 20 books by herself, she finished her 20 books probably in July, but we just barely remembered to go to the library to get her trophy. She is a really good reader and I can't believe she learned in Kindergarten, when I was in school, Kindergarten was finger-painting and dress-up.

Of course Regan needed her picture taken too, she will be starting a rotating preschool with some other kids in the ward next week, she is so excited, we got her backpack, pencil box, and crayons all ready to go. Regan also starts tap/ballet and Lynlee gymnastics next week, once Girl Scouts starts up again, I think we have something going on every night of the week. CRAZY!!

The Snake Bite

Our poor big, dumb, curious dogs both messed with a snake and got bit. The snake got caught in the net over the garden, we think Max got bit first because he is much worse than Gus. When I got home this morning from running errands, both the dogs faces were swollen, we rushed them to the vet and they should both be fine. We need to watch them for 72 hours, Gus is totally himself again but Max's face is so droopy and I can tell he is in a lot of pain. Poor puppy's, next time run away!!

The bit marks, ouch.

The snake was all tangled in the net and the dogs must have killed but not before he got them. It was definitely a copperhead, very poisonous!! Yikes, the kids play back there. We live right behind a bayou and it has been so hot they are coming here to look for water and prey.

The brave snake hunter, we all looked pretty awesome with are cowboy boots and shorts.

Lil' Sis

MCKenna is so tolerant to do whatever the girls make her do, I'm sure as soon as she can walk she will be running for her life away from Regan.

Speed Demon: We start them young at our house.

Bedhead!!

Feature!!

My carseat canopies are being featured on my friend Carrie's blog this Tuesday. Billy and Carrie's hubby Joel have been friends forever. So check out her blog, its all about motherhood and it is hilarious! Don't forget to enter to win the giveaway, even if your not having a babe of your own they make a great shower gift!!



The 5th Girl

We Reap What We Sow

Basically we SUCK at sowing. We have had other gardens at houses in Utah and Idaho, but gardening here is a challenge. We tilled, we planted, we prayed. In Utah/Idaho you plant after Mother's Day and pretty much your only worry is, what the crap am I going to do with all these tomatoes in August, when they are all ripe at once!!

Not here in Texas, we had to deal with bugs, birds, bunnies, dogs, weeds, heat, and grass, oh the CRABGRASS!! It grows like a vine and creeps everywhere, I swear you pull it out and the very next day its back. About half through July we threw in the towel and let weeds take over!!
A stupid bunny hole, we probably feed the whole family all summer. The dogs have never really bothered the other gardens we've had but with these bunnies they would run through it every time we let them out trying to catch one. Then they would knock down the net we put up to keep the birds out.

Well, look what I found hidden in all the weeds.

Success, two red bell peppers. We've talked to some native Texans and they have given advice on birds and bugs. Like hanging fake snakes and red Christmas tree ornaments around, so we'll try that next year. I give us at least a C+ for effort.

The Triple Threat

These girls love to beat up on old dad, he lays on the floor and they pounce!!

This little one is already in the mix, and she is fully mobile. She started crawling a couple weeks ago and then a few days after that she started pulling herself up to things. She gotten in lots of trouble, and we got out our gates and they are too small for any of the hallways we want to put them, so for now she has free rein of the house. I have rigged up some totes to block the stairs that we all have to jump over, but it her from tumbling down to the tile.

Back to School Do

Heres a little bit of catch-up over the last couple weeks, Lynlee got a cut haircut for back to school, I was going to get it cut at the being of summer for a summer do but better late than never. She loves it, it looks a little stragely in this pic after a jump on the trampoline but still a cutie.