Kindergarten!

Abby has now finished her 2nd week of Kindergarten and she loves it! Poor girl gets woken up at 6:45 am (after I'm already ready for the day, so feel sorry for ME), starts class at 7:45 and gets out at 2:45pm. I'm soooo glad she had pre-k every day last year to get her somewhat ready for this long schedule. So here are her "first-day" pictures, even though it was the 2nd day of school. She was sick and had to miss the real first day.

The whole family took her

No tears, no fuss, all smiles

End of Summer

...Okay, not temperature wise here in TX, but psychologically. School is back in session, our pool is closed (dumb), and fall clothes line the shelves in the stores (even though long sleeved stuff doesn't go very far here). So here are some pictures of our final summer days...

Braving the heat and trying to do fun things like "The Christmas Carol Train Tour" by Disney... that fan was the best part of it :)

Swimming days!

Being pregnant and getting ready for baby boy to join us (my friend and her mother-in-law threw me a shower, and we finally got the room ready and moved Livi in with Abby)

And, again, being pregnant! (me at 39 weeks... come on already!!)

Baby Update

50% effaced, 2 centimeters, 38 weeks...
When will we meet this little man of ours?

Five!

Abby had a blissful, laid-back 5th birthday. She got her big present in the morning, which distracted her and Olivia much of the day. Who looks more excited? Love it when you can get double the use out of presents! I'm guessing our boy-to-come will just want the chuck the furniture around...

Abby wanted her hair curled for her party that night so we spent some time glamouring up.

...And did more of it at the PJ party that night!

And here's the cake. So I realized a half hour before the party that I bought gel food coloring, not decorative gel icing... so the flower pattern on the bed quilt wasn't quite what I wanted, but still tasted good :)

Luckily all the girls at the party were just as girly as Abby, so everything was a hit and they played great together (not to mention her loving all their gifts).

I'm so grateful for my sweet girl, and am proud of who she is becoming! I just can't believe I have to start the whole early morning school thing already (Kindergarten 7:30 to 2:30--WHAT?!)... but I know she'll do great!
Love ya, Abby!

Abby's Birthday Wish

Abby has really wanted to get her ears pierced for a while, but I was able to put it off until her 5th birthday (which is this week). We went to Walmart, picked out some "crystal flower" earrings, and it happened before she even knew it. No tears (close though), but huge smiles the rest of our 2+ hour Walmart trip-- why does everything take so much longer... oh wait. I know. I'm 35 weeks pregnant, Olivia hates staying in the cart and isn't exactly quick to follow my lead, potty stops...
ANYWAY, Abby was giddy about her ears the rest of the day and can't wait for everyone to see them. Right after she was done, Olivia sat in her seat, holding the "earring gun", and said "my turn!". Give us a few years, Livi.

Cleaning


Poking (the lady didn't tell us that she was doing it so that's why Abby's still smiling)


All done, and looking in the mirror
*Side note: Notice the wrench around Abby's neck? She found some of my old keychain collection and decided to make some new necklaces. She really likes her jewelry!


Ta-da!

Canyon Lake and Comal Springs in Landa Park

Exciting Times...

FOUR to be exact... (in chronological order)

1st-- Ben and I saw WICKED the musical together on a fabulous date night-- my second time, his first. "Everyone deserves the chance to fly!" Love it...

2nd-- FATHER'S DAY! Abby made a cute drawing of her daddy and answered some questions about him on the back. She took him out on a date to Wing Stop later in the week and got dressed up, accessorizing with lipstick and a mirror in a little purse. She kept checking her lipstick in the mirror throughout the date, and after dinner, excused herself to the restroom to reapply. But was the date over... nope. She wanted to stay out and do something else, so he took her to a few stores and found some things to buy. She knows how to work it! They love their dad!

3rd-- We celebrated the 4th of July together as a family. We realized it was our fist time in TX to do so... he had been on-call for 2 of them in the past. I won't be missing that residency schedule! We spent the day dining out, shopping, swimming and BBQing with friends, and watching the close-by Sea World fireworks (from the car). Hurray for America!

4th-- I picked a color! Okay, if you know me, you know I have a tough time making decisions. I ended up buying or borrowing 7 colors and sampled them on our wall, as well as mixing some of them to see if I could come up with that "perfect" color. Well our family room is being painted TODAY, so I forced a decision and I think I really like it. I'll show pics later of the finished results. But I think Ben is the most happy about it! No more paint talk :)

This concludes the current exciting times for the Morrows