Splashin' Around at the Splash Pad...

After Parker's Milk Scan at the hospital last Friday 8/22, I took the kids to the Splash Pad out in Farragut. This was our last weekday together for awhile since Lily would be going to Kindergarten full time starting on the 25th. We met one of my very best friends, Amy, and her 3 kids out there. The girls had so much fun, and thankfully Parker was so worn out from his testing that he slept the entire time so I was able to enjoy watching the girls and also snap some pictures!

Here is Maddy in her favorite orange bikini, and very proud of her little pig tails (She is becoming quite the "girlie-girl"!:

I am so proud of Maddy...she is finally okay with getting wet. (Too bad summer is coming to an end!)

A sweet picture of 2 sisters that are the very best of friends:

Lily and her other best friend, Madeline, had fun squirting everyone that walked by:

They took some time to pose for a picture:

Katy had fun filling up buckets of water (and then dumping them on her Mommy!):

She took a time out for some sunshine on the bench:

It was such a fun time and it is amazing how refreshing a day of water fun can be! One of my very favorite things is hearing the girls' laughter. It makes me feel so good!
A happy heart makes the face cheerful Proverbs 15:13a

Last Day of Summer...

Can you believe that today is our last day of summer vacation? We had a busy and fun summer and now tomorrow two of my princesses start school. Lily will be going to Kindergarten at Brickey McCloud Elementary School. We first visited her new school during Kindergarten Roundup and she fell in love immediately! The school is only 5 years old, so it is the same age as Lily, and it is absolutely beautiful inside (a school teacher's dream!) Lily LOVES school (like her Mommy!) and is so very excited to start tomorrow. Since Kindergarten Roundup she has been asking daily, "How much longer until I go to Kindergarten?" This was back on April 1st, so needless to say she has been asking for a LONG time! We had "Meet the Teacher" on Sunday and she got to meet her teacher, Mrs. Bounds. I was so thrilled when we got her Kindergarten letter in the mail and saw Mrs. Bounds was going to be her teacher. I taught first grade with her at Powell Elementary and she transferred to Brickey right when it opened. She is a wonderful teacher and a very strong Christian, so we couldn't be happier! Lily enjoyed exploring her new classroom. Knox County staggers their Kindergarten students so Lily will be going on Tuesdays for 2 weeks, and then she will go full time (Mon.-Fri. 7:45 am - 1:00 pm) starting on August 25th. Mrs. Bounds does "home visits" where she visits each child at their home before school begins to get to know them better and make them feel more comfortable. She will be visiting Lily tonight at 6:00. Lily's eyes got real big when I told her about the home visit, and she can't believe that her teacher is actually coming to her house!
Maddy will be going to West Hills Baptist Church Preschool tomorrow for her first day of preschool. She will be in the 3's on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 am - 2:30 pm. She has 2 teachers: Mrs. Elder and Mrs. Houk. Lily had Mrs. Elder when she was in the 3's and we were very happy with her. Mrs. Houk (Amy) is one of my very best friends. We also taught 1st grade together at Powell Elementary and our oldest daughters are just 6 weeks apart. This will be Amy's 1st job since she had her 3 children. Maddy is so lucky to have her as one of her teachers. She is an excellent teacher and very loving. Maddy is very excited about starting tomorrow, since she has been asking to go to school since she turned three.
I will be all ready with my camera tomorrow. It will be exciting watching 2 of my girls go off to school, and I will make sure to get lots of pictures. Say some prayers for my girls and that they will have a great first day of school and that God will calm any nerves they might have.
The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. Hebrews 13:6