1st day of school 2012

Today was the 1st day of school for my little cuties. They were so overly excited!!! Last night was crazy! I swear, they were more excited for school to start then they are for Christmas. They were bouncing off of the walls and being the most obedient children ever when it came to bedtime. It was marvelous. I pray that every night goes as smoothly as last night did! 

Addie is doing preschool this year. She will be going 3 days a week. Her teacher's name is Ms. Yolanda. Her thoughts on the first day of school were..."It was good. Can I finish my lunch now? I need to go potty so bad mom, I didn't go all day."

 Miss Macie started 1st grade this year. Her teacher's name is Mrs. Webster. She is getting so big. Geoff dropped her off and when he got home he said, "I just don't want them to get any bigger." She looked so cute, even in her uniform. When we moved and found out that it was a uniform school, she was pretty upset because I had already bought a lot of clothes for her that were sooo cute. She just keeps commenting on how boring it is that everyone has to match.
Her comments on the first day of school were: "It was fun. I think that it is going to be a fun year because my teacher is really nice. I made friends with a boy in my class, he asked me to chase him at recess, so I did. And mom...do you want to know the most awesome thing.....for first time ever, my cubby number is number 1!!!!!!! (Said with so much excitement and a cheerleader type move)

Love these girls and am sure going to miss them throughout the day, but they were so ready for school to start...aka they were constantly fighting and today they were actually friends!! 

Life

The past few weeks have been a little crazy. We went on vacation and then moved 3 days later. We were lucky enough to have my parents come and help. It made a world of difference having the extra hands. Things went so much more smoothly and quickly. (Thanks mom and dad!)

We now live in Burleson, Texas. It is about an hour south of where we were before. So, not a big move, but a move none the less. We love the new house that we are in. It has so much more room than the last one did. 

We are getting to know the area and are seeing that it is a lot smaller than anywhere else we have ever lived. However, it is surrounded by bigger cities, so it is not a big deal. 

The kids are getting ready to start school. It starts and Tuesday and everybody is more than ready for it to start. We live only about a block away from Macie's school so we were going to be able to walk. It is a new school and looks to be really nice. We went to back to school night on Thursday and found out that the school is to full and she is being transferred to another school that it about a 10-15 drive away. AHHH! I was so excited to have her go to this school and have it be so close. Now, the school that she is going to is really old and not in a great area. We did meet her teacher though and she seems like she should be pretty good. We are just praying that within the first few days of school kids don't show up so there is enough room for her to transfer back.  

Addie is going to be going to preschool 3 days a week. She is so excited!! She will be gone all day Tuesday-Thursday. We will see how she adjusts. Hopefully it tires her out enough that she will actually fall asleep at night at a decent time. 

Camden is starting to crawl. He can get to where he wants and is getting faster everyday. It is weird having to go back to checking the floor all of the time to make sure that there is nothing on the ground that he can eat. He loves to find anything and everything that he knows he should not be getting into...school supplies, magazines, wipes.... The worst part is I know that it is just going to get worse. It is time to baby proof the house. Blah. I am so used to just leaving things around and not having to worry about I leave the paint or the scissors or my hairspray. It should be interesting. I have a feeling that there are going to be a lot of stories with this little guy getting into things. Wish me luck!!

This is just a super cute picture of Camden one Sunday before church. I love seeing him in hats. He, however, does not enjoy them. We are working on this. Ha!

I had my birthday right before we left on vacation. The girls made me breakfast in bed and a birthday cake, along with some cards. So sweet. They were so excited to walk into my room that morning and give me their gifts.

Right before we moved, Geoff was out one night watering the lawn and found this lizard. I had spent that last 1/2 hour trying to get the girls to calm down and go to sleep and they were finally quiet when he opened the door and announced what he had found. Good thing the looks on their faces was worth it!!
Macie is sooo excited!

Awesome dad!

Addie is not into bugs as Macie is. She tries to act excited, but sometimes, it is just not her thing.

Vacation Part 2

I have been going through the pictures on my phone and here are the rest of the pictures from our vacation.

Here we are taking off. My man driving.

 We stopped off at temple square when we got into Salt Lake. I am so glad we did this. It was fun to show this to the girls and to explain things to them as they asked questions. Above, the girls are standing in front of the Salt Lake temple.

 In front of the Christus.

 Camden taking a nap in his car seat while we were at one of our destinations.
When we were at my parents house, we went to the beach. It was a wonderful day of hanging out and just letting the kids play. We had the beach all to ourselves and there was a park for the kids and a horseshoe pit for the adults. It may have been one of my favorite days of vacation.

 This is Camden and his cousin Elsie. They are about a month apart.
On our way home, we spent the night at a hotel. It was time to leave and the girls were completely out of it, so we put Camden in their bed to try and help wake them up...

Here is he just chillin in their bed. What a cutie.

Vacation

We just got back from Vacation to Utah and Idaho. We decided to drive it and the kids actually did pretty good. We were lucky enough to be able to spend time with both families and really enjoyed our great, but short vacation. The first stop was Utah for Geoff's family reunion. Then we went up to Idaho to visit with my family for a couple of days before heading up to the Teton's for my extended family reunion. After that we drove home, with my parents and moved. I will update more on that later.

These Pictures are from Geoff's family reunion. We went to Thanksgiving point and then to his brother's house for a bbq and some family olympics. It was a really fun time and the girls both made great friends with their cousins Garrett and Brock, who are 13 and 10. I am pretty sure that by the end, Garrett was ready to leave them. Addie made a good friend in the boys dad, Rob. They were pretty funny together and she was pretty attached. The middle picture at the top is of Camden and his cousin Ty. They are only 2 days apart. It was alot of fun to see them together. 

This is Camden's first experience in the grass. He really liked it!!! HAHA! The grass here is Texas is not real grass and it is poky and gross, so he has never had the chance to sit in it. I was so excited to finally be able to see what he thought of it. He lasted just long enough for me to snap this picture of him.

 Grandma and Grandpa Bradley with 2 of the new babies. My dad is holding Ari, she is only 4 weeks old and is sooo cute. Camden is a giant compared to her. It is pretty funny.

The kids would put on a show about every night that we were there. The girls sure love the fact that you can play out in the grass and take full advantage every time we are there. They basically lived in these costumes. It was pretty funny. Macie is showing us her dancing skills. She was pretty comical and was really feeling the music.

Addie showing us her mad moves

The kids bowing at the end of their dance show. Jayce, Addie, Macie, Mia, and Kayleb

These pictures are from the Teton's. We stayed super busy, yet still had time to relax and enjoy everyone's company. The girls had fun doing the family olympics, penny hunt, water balloon launching and playing with cousins. It was so nice this year because the weather was absolutely perfect and there were no bugs. Seriously. We didn't have to use bug spray one time. It was perfect.
It was so fun to see everyone and spend time together. We can't wait until next year!

to be a kid

The girls were playing so nicely and quietly in their room today. I went to check on them and this is what I found. They had all of their animals and babies lined up on the bed and they were teaching them school. When I came in, they asked me to take a picture of them with their students. 

 This little guy was just hanging out with dad and being super smiley and cute.

 It was raining outside quite a bit today and the girls were bored, so I told them to go out and play in the rain.  They asked if they could take my pans to catch the rain with, and I said sure. So, out they went. They were out there for about 1/2 hour, with no rain jackets on. They came in soaked and asked if they could have some hot chocolate...in August...in 105 degree weather! Silly girls!

Camden loves his bouncer. Loves it so much that it goes everywhere with us. It is the only time he is happy and I can get something done. How we love the bouncer!! However, he is getting very good at moving around in this thing, and not just bouncing. He can walk and reach things...like the garbage can....which now has a new home.