Spring Break 2011 ( Picture Heavy)

We had a great Spring Break this year, we went to Atlanta with some church friends. We stayed at the same hotel we stayed in 2008 for our Atlanta reunion and it was such a nice place. We went to the Georgia aquarium and the Zoo and of course the outlet mall :)


ready to go

Fuzzy Wuzzy Time Again !!

It's that time of year again, we have collected 7 fuzzy wuzzy's for the caterpillar box so far. can you guess what she named them ? crowny, fuzzy, wuzzy, cuzzy, cozy, brownie, shiny. Great caterpillar names don't you think.





Riley, the great Caterpillar hunter

First Report Card

Today was report card day at Lauren's school, she got a great first one. She got O's and S's in each grade category and an S in Behavior. When she first started this school her reading was graded at a 70 which is an N but today it was graded at a 90 so she has done so well in catching up in her reading, I think with this speech therapist coming she is going to get right on track.

First Field Trip

Lauren had her first field trip today at school, she has been to homeschool field trips before but this one was different. She got to ride the school bus to a local theatrical theatre to see the production of Beauty & The Beast with both Kindergarten classes at her school. She was super excited to ride the bus :)

Stages

I feel like we hit stages over and over at our house, the separation stage is back again and now she cries because she doesn't want to go to school, she wants to be with us. I feel like we take 2 steps forward and 1 step back all the time with Lauren. I thought by this age things would be better but sometimes they are not, she makes progress and then we go right back to square one with not wanting to be left at school. Sigh.... I wish I could get into her head sometimes and see what she sees and know what she thinks and what triggers these moments.

The Book

Ever since we moved away Lauren has been missing her little friend Jocelyn, they were together from 2006 to 2010 when we lived in Cumming, Lauren was 16 months old when Joce came into her life and she misses her terribly so I decided to use shutterfly and make her and Joce a book of pictures of the two of them together, we mailed Joce hers today. Lauren has enjoyed her little book so far and I hope it helps her stay connected to her friend.

Wacky Wednesday

today was wacky Wednesday at Lauren's school in honor of Dr. Suess's birthday so she wore her pants backwards, 2 different socks, 2 different shoes, and had 1 sleeve up and 1 down and her hair had a high ponytail and a low ponytail. She was so excited about today because it was something fun and different at school.

The Journal

When we went to St.Louis, Lauren picked out a gateway arch journal to put all of her thoughts in, a few days ago she was busy writing her deepest, most innermost thoughts down and when she was done she showed me the page :) It cracked me up, she wrote " Mom is a silly mom", "Mom is a chick" and " Lauren is not a goober" and then drew a picture of herself as a princess with earrings and a crown on the bottom. I swear this kid cracks me up :)

Macon Children's Museum

We decided to get out and have a fun Saturday so we went to the Children's Museum in Macon, it was neat. they had these little houses from other countries where you could visit them and then get your passport stamped. The biggest hit was the bubbles, we did them twice. Apparently it was under construction as some areas were not open but it was neat little place anyway.

The Stepstool

Remember this post ? this was in 2008 when she painted this stool so she could use it to reach the sink. Here she is now on the stool, she hardly needs it now. I don't always notice how fast she's growing up until I look at stuff like this.

The Tooth Fairy

Lauren lost her first tooth today and she got a bonus deal of 2 teeth at once :) She lost 2 bottom teeth at school sometime today, they gave her a little card with her teeth attached to it. The tooth fairy comes tonight for the very first time.

Weaving

We were at a craft store the other day and they had a Weaving craft on clearance for $5.00 so I thought what the heck, we'll try it and see how it goes. We got it home set it up and Lauren went to town weaving, she has made 1 potholder so far but was working on another one today after school. I like this, she doesn't ask to watch t.v. all the time now, she wants to craft after school. not a bad deal for $5.00 :)

Winter Fun

Lauren started school on January 4th and she LOVES it, she was sad today because it was a snow day and she couldn't go to school. We are having a snow/ ice storm here in GA and there's ice everywhere today. We spent the day around the firepit roasting marhmallows.

First Day of School

Lauren's first day of school is today at Trinity, she was so excited. She wasn't upset when we left at all, she said " Bye, see you later" and went off to play with the little girls in her class. She has 15 kids in her class and most of them are girls so she was happy with that. I thought I would be sad but she was so happy to be left there that I felt excited for her. She's a big girl now :)

Great Deal on Crocs Shoes

I posted this on FB also but it's such a great deal I decided to post it here too.

crocs is offering buy one get one for 50% off right now and if you put the code eddiesco11 in at the end you'll get another 20%off. They are also offering free shipping right now. I just had to let everyone know. Lauren loves crocs but they are pricey so this morning I got her 2 pairs for $12.98 shipped free. Great Deal for sure :) Happy Shopping !!

A Month of "Lasts"

December is turning out to be a big month of "lasts" for us. There's alot happening this month that is changing our family dynamic.

This is the "last" month that Lauren will be 5
This is the "last" month that Lauren will be homeschooled
This is the "last" Christmas we'll have with our dog Molly as her kidney's have started to fail now.
This is my "last" year of being a stay at home mom as I am trying to get a job now

Seems like alot of "last" things happening with us but we are excited about all of the "Firsts" also. I think 2011 will be an exciting year with us with Lauren turning 6, starting private school in January and life moving forward. It's hard to think about all of the "lasts" but we are moving ahead and looking forward to what the future and the month of January brings.

Trinity Christian School

We have been talking about Lauren going to regular school for a while now, she is ready and wants to go but because of where we live she would have to take an approximate 1 hour bus ride to public school so we found a local Christian school and applied to send her there and applied for financial aid, we got a letter a few days ago and we have been approved for financial aid so miss Lauren is now a Trinity Crusader :)

She will start in January and I have been looking for a job to help offset the expenses of private school.

Thanksgiving and an Early Birthday

We had 12 at our house this year for Thanksgiving, we had a great time and while the family was here from Florida we did an early birthday party for Lauren's 6th birthday at a local ice cream place called Scoops. The party was alot of fun and Lauren thought it was great that her cousins could be here as well as her friends.