They came for a quick visit

My good friend Jen and her four daughters live in Ohio, and they were driving through Indiana on their way home from their summer stay in Las Vegas (where I know Jen from originally. Actually she went to high school with Dustin). Jen talked our friend Niki into helping her drive back, so it was a two for one friend night! I don't see these ladies that often, and I was so glad to have them stop by and spend the night. (Niki also had her youngest boy with her), so altogether I had 8 house guests (because don't forget, my mom is here), in my tiny little apartment. But it worked out and the only thing that could have made it better would to have had them stay longer!
Some pictures of the girls playing on Adelynne and Amy's new bunk beds. The top bunk is always a hit!

Here are all the kids in the girls' tiny room: Ashlyn (8), Rebecca (6), Adelynne (5), Emily (4), Amy (3), Paige (2), and Randin (1).

And the mommies: Jen, me (39 weeks), and Niki

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First Day of Kindergarten!

August 17th, 2010
My daughter is in Kindergarten! It seems as though everything has happened all at once. She turned 5, has a loose tooth, and is going to elementary school! Adelynne has been so excited for her first day of school, and I don't think she was disappointed in any way. Grandma Biggs was even here to see her go to school, and provide her with a new dress (one that Grandma has been saving for about 3 years for this very day).
Here she is, just the cutest little 5 year old, kindergartner I've ever seen!

Adorable

With mommy, oh I just love my big girl!

The girls with Grandma Biggs! Yay for Grandma being here with us!


Waiting to go into her classroom, and then walking into her classroom and being welcomed by her teacher Mrs. Salmon. Adelynne hesitated a little about going, but then I reminded her how much she loved going to preschool and she walked right in. No tears from her or me.


And getting off of the bus. She was so anxious to see me that she left her backpack on her seat and had to go back and get it! But then she greeted me with a big hug and a huge smile. She was happy to tell me about her day. She told me that the bus was her favorite part, and that she had met a new friend but forgot to ask their name. She asked me if she got to go to school everyday and when I said yes she excitedly said, "Cool!" She told me she got to play on the playground at school (something she has been so anxious to do), and that for snack she tried a granola bar with raisins and it was really yummy. She got to drink out of the drinking fountain and she did some coloring. But she did not get to use her glue sticks, her big colored pencils, or her paints. Just her pencils and crayons. Oh, and her big surprise was that on the 100 days on her teacher's calendar there would be a party! I love that she told us all about her day.


Today, her 2nd day of Kindergarten, she was deciding what to wear, and I was showing her all of her many, many options and she asked me, "Which one will my teacher like?" Of course I told her that her teacher would love all of them. I thought it was so cute that she is already seeking her teacher's approval, she must really like her. When I met her off the bus she had a huge smile and told me that she played on the playground and with dinosaur toys. She said they learned a song and that they sang an alphabet song she knew from preschool and for snack she had a rice crispy treat.

New Dresses

July 25th
Here are the girls modeling some new dresses. I love how Adelynne poses so cutely.

And Amy's adorable smile, love it!


On occasion we have let the girls play their leapsters when we put them to bed, and this is how we found Amy after a while. The leapster was still on.

Princesses only

July 19th
We had Aubree and Sabrina Bench come play at our house for a few hours a few days after their baby sister was born. Adelynne and Amy were happy to be with their friends and have some girl time. I decided on a spur of the moment that for lunch I would throw them a princess tea party since they were all dressing up. It was super fun to do for the girls and I loved seeing their happy and excited faces.

The spread: broccoli and carrots, strawberries and grapes, dinosaur (not very princessy, but they still loved them) shaped PBJ's, and scotch-a-roos and marshmallows for dessert. YUM!

Princess Amy, Princess Aubree

Princess Sabrina, Princess Adelynne


And later that day.... somebody was tired!

All for one and one for.... a giant caterpillar and a lion?

July 16th
And here come the musketeers! Ever since Adelynne got the Barbie Musketeer movie for her birthday, the girls have enjoyed dressing up like a musketeer. And since they don't have horses to ride, they improvise.

Off to save the king!

En guard!

I'm not afraid of you!

Victory! Back to the castle!

And they rode off into the sunset... or to their room.

Adelynne's Birthday

Birthday countdown for the last 5 years:
5 Years Old

4 Years Old

3 Years Old

2 Years Old

1 Year Old

Birth Day

Sleeping soundly the morning of her 5th birthday:

I made her a special pancake for her big day

Amy got a special pancake too-- she was a little upset that the 3 broke and gave me a silly face for the picture.

After breakfast Dustin and I took the girls to gymnastics and when we got home there was a big surprise for Adelynne!

I love her face-- she was so excited!

This was the Barbie bike that Adelynne wanted for birthday. Dustin and I decided it was time to move her up a size from 12in to 16in for her bike.

So happy with her bike!

After the bike surprise we called Grandma on ichat and had Adelynne open the gifts from Grandma and Grandpa Biggs. The first thing to open was the card with 5 whole dollars! Woohoo! A couple of days later the girls wanted to go somewhere fun (like Monkey Joes, McDonald's) that cost money. I explained that I didn't have any money to take them and Adelynne declared she had money! But of course, she was the richest girl ever!

More presents: a book dollhouse and a big girl watch

Happy Birthday song at the party with our friends:

Blowing out the candles: I made the cake for Adelynne. It was strawberry cake with homemade buttercream frosting.


And then we went bowling at Purdue with our friends the Aagard, Bench, and Iddings families. Everyone had a great time. The kiddos had fun bowling, but got bored waiting for their turns so they would run back to the arcade games to play and then come running when it was their turn to bowl. As soon as they would throw the ball down the lane, they would dart back to their game, most of the time without waiting to see how many pins the ball hit.

It was a rainy day, so I'm glad Adelynne chose an indoor activity for her birthday. But of course she had to give the new bike a spin, so here she is modeling oh so prettily on her bike before taking it out for a quick ride.

The last photo of the day of me and Adelynne--I took it myself. I wanted a picture of me with my birthday girl.

Its hard to believe that 5 years has come and gone. I'm so grateful to be her mom and I love her with all my heart. Happy 5th Birthday Adelynne Irene!

Exposure

So today the girls and I were with friends and Adelynne and Amy were playing in the kiddie pool. My girls were surrounded by a few little boys, at this small gathering. Well, one of the little boys decided to just drop his pants and go swimming, and all I saw was Amy's face. Her mouth hung open and her eyes were wide as she stared at this little boy's body. I couldn't see Adelynne's expression, but another friend said it was just as in shock. I just observed their faces and reaction from a short distance, while the mother of the boy scooped him up and got him dressed. Actually the little guy decided to get naked a few times, so my girls got plenty of exposure. I couldn't do much else than laugh to myself about my girls. What can I say, they just don't know about boys? For the most part the difference between boys and girls is in the hair and what they wear.

On the way home in the car I asked the girls, "Did you see a naked boy today?" They both chimed in, "yes!" And I asked them if they had any questions for me. They didn't really know what to ask or say, so I said, "Boys have a different bum than girls, don't they?" They both said "yes!" And then Adelynne explained it all so well, "Boys have a bum that sticks out and girls have a regular bum."

I think my girls are ready for a little brother. Only about 3 more weeks until we find out if they really do need one!