FIRST DAY KINDERGARTEN!!  

I sent my little guy off today for his first day of Kindergarten!!  Isn't he adorable!!  I didn't cry, but definitely felt torn inside-- excited for him and also sad because I'm gonna miss having him by my side all day.  I feel like some of the innocence is lost when they start school!  He's bound to pick up on other kids bad habits, get teased, bullied, and go through all the other stuff that comes with being in school!  It's also a huge mile stone for moving forward, he starts today and who knows how many more years of school he'll have ahead of him (hopefully lots)!  When I walked him to his class he was nervous and sat down at his table and whispered "you'll be back in 3 hours, right"?  Umm, yeah -- didn't have the heart to tell him it's more like 7 hours!  As I'm typing this now the twins are asking me when we can go pick up Dresden so it looks like it's gonna be a long day!

Cowgirl!

Me and some of my favorite girls on a recent trip out to see Sarah's new land!!  Congrats Ben and Sarah!  I'm a Waxahachie fan!

WE MOVED!!

I know, I know, you would think we dropped off the face of the planet! I have been horrible at keeping up on the Blog lately and the only thing I can attribute it to is that we have moved!! I am just not the type of person who can keep all balls in the air (is that the right phrase). Well anyway, I have a hard time doing anything until I feel like my home is somewhat in order. I can't believe the Summer is already almost over and I have missed out on lots in the blogging world so I'll have to play catch-up!

The House

Here it is!  Totally contemporary and not at all what I thought we would end up buying, but after almost a year of searching this is the house that makes sense and is a perfect fit for us!  Lots of people have asked us why we stayed in Dallas instead of moving out to one of the suburbs like Plano, Frisco, or Coppell.  Here are some of the top reasons we stayed:

1)  Commute:  Simply put, if we lived more than 10 min away from the city we would NEVER see Chad!

2)  Character of Neighborhood:  One of my favorite things about Dallas is the huge trees that line the streets and the well developed neighborhoods.  Every house is unique and has its own character, you don't see the "cookie cutter" style homes you find in the suburbs.  

3)  Schools:  This one is huge for us since Dre will be starting Kindergarten in the Fall!  Dallas has some of the best schools in the nation!

4)  Safe/Strong sense of Community: Since we have moved in we have received so many invites to Play dates, Mom nights, and activities for families and kids.  

5)  Ward:  Technically we should be going to church a few hours later now, but for the time being we are staying in the ward that has really become like a family to us!  

6)  Shopping:  Kidding ...  well sort of!  Really we are just minutes away from some of the Best shopping and restaurants! 

So there you have it!  And if in a few months we start to have buyers remorse I can always go back and see why we ended up here!   The kids have loved having more space and I think I love their huge playroom even more than they do!  Decorating has been fun, but it is definitely a work in progress and I'll have to post as I go!  Oh and did I mention the 

We use the pool daily in the hot Texas heat! 

CONGRATULATIONS CHAD!!

 

 

 

 

Saturday was a big day for our family as we attended Chad's graduation from the MBA program at SMU! What a huge accomplishment to achieve all while raising a family (we had the twins just as he started the program) and working a very intense job with long hours. I can't even count how many times Chad would go from work to school to study ALL night only to shower at 6 AM and go back into work! I don't know how he pulled off SO many sleepless nights without seeming to skip a beat! His hard work is already paying off and we couldn't be more proud (and so happy to have it done)! Congrats Honey!!

Congratulations to my "Mini" Graduates!

 

 

 

Coen and Ciena at their last day of 2 year old Co-op! It was Beach day so they got to come in their swimming suits and play in the water learning stations! Good job twins on finishing your first year!!

BEST FRIENDS!

 

 

The twins really enjoyed playing in the bluebonnets this year! I couldn't believe it when I looked over and saw them walking hand in hand through the flowers! So lucky I caught it on camera!

LOVEY DOVEY!!

 

 

 

These two were cracking me up! They get in these moods where they just love planting kisses on eachother!

 

 

 

 

BLUEBONNET TIME!

 

 

 

 

We almost didn't make it out to see the Bluebonnets this year, but I'm so glad we did! The kids love running in the flowers and Dre brought along his net hoping to catch him some butterflies!

Crawfish Boil!

 

 

 

 

For the past 4 years we have enjoyed attending the Crawfish Boil that our friends put on every year. Dresden has grown up eating these little guys and he has no hesitation going over to the table, ripping them apart, and digging in! Coen and Ciena opted to pick apart and eat an entire cake! Sarah and Ben were a hit with the kids and entertained them with fun little games!

EASTER BRUNCH!

 

 

 

We spent the afternoon at our good friends the Cramers and the kids all got to do an Easter Egg Hunt together. How cute are my boys in the last picture!!

 

 

 

HAPPY EASTER!!