Laina's Got Game

OK, so I haven't posted in a while...a LONG while. I felt kinda obligated tonight due to Laina's FANTABULOUS soccer play. I retract all the horrible and mean things I've said about her soccer skills in the past...well, they still apply to some of the games - those games where you want to beat yourself with a crowbar rather than watch the game itself.

Any hoot, take a look at one of her goals tonight. That's right folks, 2 goals and both were pretty similar and AWESOME. Do I sound like a proud parent or what?!?!? She's in purple, black hair and looks like her mommy!

First Day

I gotta give huge kudos to my kids. They did extremely well on their first day of school today. Laina started a new Preschool and Wesley started Kindergarten. Last night, I set Wesley's alarm clock and told him when it goes off, he had to turn it off, brush his teeth, then put on his clothes for school. He did all that AND went to Laina's room to wake her up...which she wasn't too pleased with.

Wesley had "SUPER FUN" at school and got to ride the bus home. Laina didn't want to leave when I picked her up, so all in all, a very good day! Whew! Kinda glad that's over, but also kinda sad. And no, I didn't cry at either of their departing. I guess I knew the inevitable...that they would be coming back home... :)

Parade a la Denton

Saturday morning the Schieggs and Smiths, also known as Schiths, headed up to Denton to enjoy a good ol' fashioned parade where the kids made out with more candy than their little baby teeth are allowed. Unbeknownst to our kids, the candy will mysteriously disappear, just like the Halloween candy, to a land far far away known as the "office", where gremlins and goblins of all shapes and sizes will gobble up these tasty treats.

We also had good ol' fashioned burgers and fries and to top it off, good ol' fashioned ice cream, to add to the sugar high the kids already had!

Being Silly

We had a silly morning playing with the webcam software...

Wesley's Meet The Teacher

Last Thursday was "Meet the Teacher" at Wesley's school. Wesley is very excited about kindergarten and Mrs. Mitchell, who seems very friendly.

Wesley also got to meet the nurse, librarian, cooks, and bus driver. He probably was a bit overwhelmed.

He also has a locker in his classroom which he shares with Lulu. I have a feeling he and Lulu will be good buddies!

Pimp My Ride

Wesley got to ride the "school" bus for the first time last week on a field trip. He was VERY excited about it. It's great to hear how something so trivial to adults is such a huge deal for a 5-year-old. Gotta love it!

Dramatic Dance

A few dance lessons and she's already working it. Here's Laina in a piece I like to call "Dramatic Dance".

Robotic Skills

My talent has finally rubbed off on the kids! Here they are doing the "robot".

Anna Nana

This summer the kids had a nanny whom they referred to as "Anna Nana", not to be confused with their cousin "Anna Banana". I was pretty spoiled for the 2.5 months she was there. I didn't have to worry about waking the kids up early, getting them dressed, fed, packed or listen to them whine, yell, moan, complain, toot...ok, still had to do that. She was well worth the money that we made the kids pay her out of their allowance.

She toted them around to karate, swim lessons, dance, gym, soccer camp, VBS, library, movies, Barnes & Noble, and the weekly Chic-fil-a lunches. Whew! Is that why she couldn't wait to go off to A&M...which I still don't approve, by the way. The kids loved her and still talk about Anna Nana...well, it's only been a week since she's left.

VBS

Having never experienced VBS as a kid, I had to check out what it was really like. Apparently it's a hit with the kids. Wesley loved it and came home talking about faithfulness, self-control and love. Of course, I taught all this at home already...eh hem. OK, who am I kidding? This is why I sent him to VBS. Laina will definitely go next year!

This is Wesley's favorite song at Vacation Bible School..."Round Up".

And here is his good friend, Joshua.