First Day of School....

Today was Jacob's first day of 3rd grade and Allyse's first day of...yes...Kindergarten! Yeah! She was soooo excited this morning! Here are some pics from our wonderful morning! Enjoy!

BackPacks are ready

Jacob & Allyse...so ready for school! ( I am sure that will change in years to come!)

Smile! I love my little angels!

Look how cute!

On the way to school!

Dad helping Allyse with her bike!

Jacob & Allyse walking to Allyse's classroom.

Allyse getting ready for her big day!

Jacob and his new teacher Mrs. Barker!

Meet the Teacher...Mike...and Allyse!

Today was meet the Teacher at Frank Elem. Allyse and Jacob have been waiting for this day for about 1 week. Allyse woke up this morning at 7:30am and was already dressed and asked me what time were we going to "Meet the Teacher". Knowing that it wasn't until 2:00 pm today...I knew it was going to be a LONG day! Fortunately some of my neighbors had scheduled a playdate at McDonald's which made the day go by a lot faster then just staying home.

Since Allyse will be going to Kindergarten, Jacob was nice enough to let Allyse meet her teacher first. Allyse's teacher is Mrs. Rozell and Jacob's teachers are Mrs. Barker and Mrs. Raugh! They are so excited to start school on Monday! Which I guess is a good thing...not sure if I am ready though. I already started to tear up on the way from Allyse's classroom to Jacob's classroom. I just know I am going to be a mess on Monday! What will I do with myself? I remember crying the first week when Jacob started Pre-K at SBS. I even cried when I picked him up...next week will be rough for me!

On another note....a little news on Mike......
Two Fridays' ago Mike accepted a new job at Baker Hughes...I know it is in "Global Sales". Don't ask me too many questions I just know he will be in Sales and sometimes it will be Global. LOL! He is very excited about his new position!
Also...this will be Mike's LAST SEMESTER (whoo hooo!) at UofH (University of Houston). He will be graduating on December 18th...Hopefully...hehe! He was accepted into a field study program this semester which gives him 6 credits instead of 3 and he doesn't have to go to class! Which is a huge plus! I think I can hang in there 4 more months...I know it's hard on all of us. The kids really miss spending time with him when he is in school...but hopefully these last 4 months will go by pretty fast! So CONGRATULATIONS Mike! We love you!

One more thing...something Allyse said....
My friend Mica came to visit me this past weekend...Thanks Mica.....to help me celebrate my "30th" birthday. Mica and I were talking in the living room and Allyse joined in. Somehow we got started talking about Hannah Montana, Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers. So Allyse runs to her room and comes back with her People magazine that featured just the Jonas Brothers (the magazine is fairly old...and it looks it..she reads/looks at it all the time). And I said "Allyse, where did you get that" (I had bought it for her, but hadn't seen it in forever) And she proceeds to say "IN MY PANTIE DRAWER"...Wow wasn't expecting that. I think Mica just about fell out of her chair. Hopefully it is as funny as it was that day. My child is 5...and already keeping magazines in her pantie drawer...I think I should be worried! Hopefully it was just a coincidence!

Good Night!

Allyse's First Dance Class

Ok...a quick post about Allyse's first dance class. I know I said I was going to take pics...but I forgot my camera...I was so upset. Anyway...she was VERY excited about her first dance class last Wednesday. She is taking Ballet/Tap/Jazz...and her classes do not start until 6:00 p.m. At 1:15 on Wednesday...she was already dressed...I tried to get her to change...but that was NOT going to happen. So needless to say...she stayed in her dancing outfit for 5 hours until dance class.

Jacob and I stayed to watch her for the first class and she did so well. All of the moms stayed and watched and being that so many moms were hogging the window...Jacob stood in the front and gave me reports. When it came time for Jazz...I heard the new Miley Cyrus song "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"...the remake of Cyndi Lauper. I had no choice but to push my way into the little crowd to see what she was going to do. The minute it came on...she couldn't keep her little butt still...it was just so cute! She kept looking at us and smiling! Wish I had my camera :(!

One Year Ago...

Allyse had her ears pierced at Libby Lu's. She had wanted her ears pierced for a long time...but I always put it off. So last August at a Birthday Party at Libby Lu's...I found out that they pierced both ears at once. So I decided to let her do it! As you can tell by the pictures...she had no idea what to expect! I felt HORRIBLE! Needless to say she loved them just 5 minutes later (and after a chocolate chip cookie from the Cookie Co.) and has NEVER complained about them. She absolutely loves her ears pierced...she is such a big girl.

And a big thanks to Karen Szot for her great "picture taking"!

This is the part where I felt HORRIBLE! Her expression is priceless and heartbreaking!

Got my Hannah Montana headset...so I am fine!

Allyse starts Dance classes

Allyse will be starting a new dance school on Wednesday and is SUPER excited! She will be taking Ballet/Tap/Jazz. When we lived in Breaux Bridge I had just put her in dancing and then two months later we were transferred to Texas. She had only had 5 or 6 classes before we moved. She was so sad :(! And when we moved to Texas I was not sure where to put her. So after lots of research I have decided to put her into a dancing school that is right in front of our subdivision...which works great for me! I have heard so many great things about this dance school and I think Allyse will have so much fun there! Stay tuned for pics of her "big night"!

Just for fun I am going to post some pics of her dancing pics from when we lived in BB! These pics where taken on 10-2006!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...LANIE!!!!

Tomorrow (August 9, 2008) my "little" sister is turning ..."25"!!!! So Happy Birthday Lanie!!! We Love You Lots!!!!!!

This is a great pic...because she is always on the phone!

My mom~Bonny, My sister~Lanie & Me

Lanie & My Little Brother Sid

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANIE!!!!!

Tropical Storm Edouard

So apparently we (Houston) are going to see lots of rain and wind over the next couple of days! I am not looking forward to the power going out! Yesterday evening it rained her for about 30 mins or so...maybe not even that long...and the power went out for 2 hours....SO I KNOW WE WILL BE WITHOUT POWER for a while...which means...we will be HOT!

The news coverage here is out of control! Edouard is just a Tropical Storm and you could swear that the world is coming to an end! I know precautions are good to take...but really!

That's all for now!