PIZZA!
I chopped 150 pieces of colored construction paper for a 1st grade project today. What'd you do?
See?
Our biggest girl got the royal treatment this afternoon at one of her little friend's spa birthday party! This stylin' up-do {to include GLITTER} was just one part of her glorious afternoon! Pretty stinkin' cute, I have to say!
So. My sweet friend, Paige, gave me the most adorable barrettes for my birthday this year. {We celebrated our bdays together in August last month when I went down there for the weekend.} Well, tonight I decided that I would try a barrette out for dinner at my parent's house…and I thought it looked pretty cute…a little trendy even.
Macy is joining Daisies this year! She’s in a cute little troop with 11 other girls…most of which she knows really well! Today, I headed to the Girl Scout store with several other moms to get the supplies that our little Daisy needs – a cute tshirt {of course}, a “vest”, the patches and pins, and a notebook! Macy was literally giddy when she saw all of this stuff! The troop will meet once a month and has the first meeting in a few weeks! I think it’s going to be a fun and educational experience for her! :)
...of this girl.
My child brought home a textbook today as part of her home work. A textbook. Does that see a little bit grown-up to anyone or is it just me?
I'm volunteering a lot this year for both Macy and Carly's schools. One of my duties is that I am the "book order mom" for Macy's teacher. Kinda takes me back to the days when I had a classroom of my own. There's something exciting about book orders ... probably because I'm a children's book junkie! :) I spent a little time getting the orders organized tonight and once I get the go ahead from the teacher it will be a go! Don't you just love book orders?!?!
It's raining AHgain. 
...is the time that all the party favors were done, the cake was made, and everything was prepared for tomorrow big 7 year old birthday party. 9:37pm. I've never - let me repeat - NEVER been done this early. Not once. Ever. This has got to be some kind of record for me or something. :) 
This is our unused free admission ticket to the Plano Balloon Festival ... the 30th Birthday of the Balloon Festival to be exact. We had plans to go to the Balloon Festival with the Bryces and the Scheers tonight. Unfortunately, the Scheers had a last minute soccer practice {a make-up from all the rain in the last week}. So, we planned to head to the festival with the Bryce fam. 
Today our big girl turned SEVEN! Macy Gwynne had a really great day from start to finish! And I'm thrilled that she enjoyed her day ... I'm just left wondering how in the world seven years has passed to quickly?!?! 
Tonight was girl's night out ... which used to be bunco, but we haven't actually played in years, so now it's just girl's night out. And may I just say that I love these girls. I love that we do this once a month. I love the junk food we eat and pretend that it's low-cal and low-fat. And. I love sangria. 'Nuff said. :)
So. I've been known to over-extend myself. You know, take on more than I can really handle. I might be doing that again this school year. And it might require me to get a calendar to put in my purse to help keep myself organized. Maybe. Ahem.
I'm in the mood for fall. The weather has been a little fallish for the past few days and I am loving every minute!
Look where I went today to get our almost 7 year old a few birthday presents! :) I can't wait to see the look on Macy's face when she opens her "Just Like Me" doll! She is going to be THArilled!!! Man, that store is a ton of fun!
The girlies and I spent this very rainy Saturday in our jammies ... playing with Play-Doh ... and watching So You Think You Can Dance! Ahhhh.....perfection!
So I finished this book today. 
Carly and I have really been working on her letters since the end of summer. And ever since school started - 3 weeks ago - I have desperately been trying to teach her the letter R, but some reason she just cannot remember what it is! Magnet letters, writing it on her doodle pad and pieces of paper, coloring R pictures, etc. and she still can't remember what it's called! OOF! So, I'm pulling out all the stops...starting with the foam letter R in the tub tonight! We will get R under our belt so we can move onto another letter!!! Maybe R will just be the letter of the MONTH! :)
So, if you’re a reader of our family blog, you know that Bill and I play a TON of Gin Rummy while we were on vacation this year. We’re a bit addicted actually. We’ve been playing several times a week ever since we got home…which was two months ago! 
dance
Last week marked the beginning of a new chore chart for Macy, to include MORE allowance! She has the same chores {although some of the criteria has changed}, but will now be earning 10 cents per chore for a total of $3.50 per week ... if she completes all 5 of her chores each day!
Well after almost 3 years, today was Carly's last day of My Gym. So hard to believe! It has been a great ride for sure! I do think that it's time to move on to new things {dance}, but I can't help but be a little sad too! Carly started going to My Gym just after her first birthday and has loved every.single.second that she has spent up there! I'm so glad that she has had a weekly activity for the last several years that was her own...especially one that she has loved so much! :)
Our daily routine consists of homework now that we hit first grade! BUT, even with the additional homework, one thing has stayed the same...READING! This year, Macy is required to read 100 minutes a week...15-20 minutes per night. So, this is our favorite reader's new reading spot. Her comfy anywhere chair. I love listening to her read out loud! Today, she was even throwing in voices with inflection - and was cracking herself {and me} up! LOVE IT!
Um, apparently Carly’s baby doll got a little hungry while we were running errands before lunch. So, being the attentive little mommy that she is, Carly decided to give her baby a raisin. Right in her mouth. Wedged on in there. Stuck. 
