Girls' day

Evie and I had a girly day after we dropped off Andrew at preschool. We went to the mall to renew my driver's license and since we were already there we just had to go shopping. Evie got 2 new hats and a pair of pants. Mommy got a couple of new shirts. Then we headed to Target to pick up a piece of posterboard and ended up buying 5 lunchboxes because they were on clearance for $1.98. Evie picked them all out: Hello Kitty, Disney Princesses, and Tinkerbell for her and Little Einsteins and Soccer for Andrew. Daddy is going to think we are crazy, but the kids are set for the rest of their preschool years for lunchboxes. We met Nana for lunch and had wonderful time eating and chatting. It was wonderful to be able to spend so much time with just Evie!

Evie and her new doll, Ana

Evie after shopping at the mall

Playdate in the Park

We met Lydia and William for a picnic lunch at a new park today. Andrew loves playing with William and Mommy enjoys some adult conversation with Lydia!

The boys had a good time with the Cozy Coupe

Nana and Papa are home

Nana and Papa got back from their trips to NYC and Las Vegas today. The kids were excited to see them!

Evie made a necklace for Nana's birthday

Andrew got a taxi and a shirt from NYC

Evie got a new doll from the American Girl Store in NYC

The kids sharing popsicles with Papa

Quick trip

We took a short trip up to Kingsport this weekend. Phil and Jeremiah were supposed to go watch the Oak Ridge vs. D.B. football game, but decided not to sit in the rain to see it. We managed to squeeze in a lot in 24 hours anyway: planting flowers, a haircut for mommy, birthday presents for Andrew, and a morning at the dragon boat race.

Auntie Laura took Evie to the store and let her get a couple of mums and pots

Auntie Laura's team paddling to the starting line

Crossing the finish line in 1st place

Little stylist

Evie was "cutting" Andrew's hair for him today. No scissors, just a comb. He loved getting the attention from her!

Dance

Evie started her dance class today. She was a very good girl, so she got a gold star and a lollipop from Ms.Shelley.

Birthday Shopping!

Daddy took Andrew birthday shopping this morning. He picked out a dump truck, a fire truck, and a pack of rescue vehicles. Anyone surprised that they are all trucks?!

Happy Birthday Andrew!

Andrew is now officially 2! We had a football party since it was the first gameday of the season. The kids played in the backyard for a little while. It was hot at 88 degrees, but when you compare it to the 102 weather a week ago it wasn't too bad. Andrew was very excited to get a cupcake. He didn't care about opening presents, and after he opened the dumptruck from Luke he just wanted to hang onto it. We are so glad our friends and family could come celebrate with us! He had a wonderful birthday!

1st day of Preschool

Evie and Andrew went to their first day of preschool this year. This was Andrew's very first time. They both had a great time. They were already through the door and playing before I got to say goodbye when I dropped them off at their classrooms.

Andrew's new bed

Nana and Papa got Andrew his big boy bedding for his birthday. I wanted to do a sports theme in his room, but just fell in love with this pattern. It is so cute and has all his favorite things. The company makes some wallies of the big trucks, trains, and planes so we are going to put those on the wall. Hopefully it will one day entice him to sleep in the bed! You can see the corner of a crib in one of the pictures. He is back in a crib after two long nights. We put Evie's old crib in his room last night because Mommy and Andrew need some sleep!

Trucks, trains, and airplanes

So perfect for a little boy!

Wallies