Last Day of Preschool!

I can't believe it...today was Reagan's last day of 3 year old preschool!!  Today was the last day I would drop her off and pick her up at her preschool in NC...today was the last day we would see all of her friends at one time... :(  Yes it was a happy/sad day today, atleast for this momma!

goof!

After we dropped R off at school L and I headed to my first ever eye doctor appointment.  I have 20/20 vision, but it's a little "weak" I guess and the doctor suggested glasses for nightime driving, which I rarely do, but when I do I do notice it being a little harder to see.  Anyway, in a couple weeks I'll be the proud owner of my first pair of glasses!

Hanging out in Sissy's carseat before we went back to school to set up for the par-tay!

This cutie thought he'd go ahead and draw with some chalk while we waited...sweet man!  He insisted on his boots today too :)

A sweet class picture...we are going to miss these teachers and friends SOOOO much!  They gave the kiddos some of the sweetest, most thoughtful, end of year gifts!

Reaggie with Miss Diana and Miss Carole...Miss Diana and I were shedding tears together for this picture!

Yahoooooo!!  She got the sponge through the hula hoop! :)  Too much fun!

This guy loved playing in the water table...

...and painting with the chalk!  He LOVED it!!  I will have to make it too...if you're looking for a fun little activity...mix baking soda and clear dishsoap in a muffin tin until it's the consistency of glue and add some kool aid mix to it, it's grows and turns into this great sidewalk paint...if you spray vinegar on it too it will fizz! :)

Best friends

Yup...still painting!  It was NOT easy getting that muffin tin away from him!

We are just SOOO thankful for such a great year of preschool!  We have LOVED this school soooo very much and will miss it terribly.  The director stopped me before we left and told me she would miss us and thanked us for entrusting them with Reagan...yup, you guessed it, tears again!  Fingers are crossed for just as wonderful of an experience next year at our new preschool in PA!

Lately!

The weather finally was pretty last week to play outside...still a little chilly, but atleast it wasn't SO rainy!

Landon LOVES to play basketball...when he gets a basket he yells "GOALLLLL! Goooo Ne-Ne!"

Sissy trying out a little defense!

Worked up a sweat playing outside...had to pause, very briefly, for a snack and water break!

Saturday afternoon Reagan and I went to a sweet friend's baby shower!  She was SOO excited to go to a "real" baby shower.  Erin was so sweet and let Reagan be her helper opening the gifts...she loved it and did a great job!  Reagan was also able to get her baby fix with sweet Addison, Sandy's precious 2 month old :)  I was also able to see Swies for the first time since she got a beautiful sparkly diamond on her left hand!

Monday at school a boy in Reagan's class gave her these earrings...they were his sister's and she insisted Reaggie have them :)  We had to send his Mommy a picture of us rocking out the new princess clip ons!

Reagan LOVES this little dome thing...it's in Brooklyn's neighborhood and we had to pick up a couple things yesterday to get ready for the end of year party and thought she should get a picture with her favorite "fancy thing."

We ventured to dinner at Southpoint last night and this sweet man just loves sitting still at a meal...he did fine and thankfully no one minded a cute little boy walking around :)

Cuties and Croup (again...)

Croup hit our house again last week...this time it was Landon man's turn.  Yay?!?  On Wednesday he was coughing a little and by naptime it was sounding pretty barky...he didn't take a good nap because the cough kept waking him up...sooooo off to the doctor we went...again!  Thankfully we could get in that afternoon and they were able to give him the steroid which really wipes out the "barking."  Sadly, we weren't able to go to Parker's to celebrate his birthday though...we were so bummed!

Wednesday morning before school these two cuties posed for a couple pictures in their coordinating outfits...I'm kind of loving having them match lately :)  ...Landon was looking for the "pp" (aka airplane) in the sky!

Sweet kids!

Landon had a rough couple nights sleeping, but seems to be feeling better.  Friday night was pretty sleepless...thank GOODNESS Daddy was home to help out...if Landon and I slept 2 hours on Friday night we were doing good.  Good times!  The cough is just the worst because there really isn't anything you can do to help them get relief!!  I think I need to start working on a concoction and make my millions :)  I'm sure there are several moms and dads and kids that would appreciate it!

Mother's Day!

We had such a great Mother's Day!  I think the kids knew to be extra good since Daddy wasn't home :)  Happy Mother's Day to me...the kids slept great on Saturday night...a first in about 2 weeks, so I was pumped for that!!

We got up and Reagan had a surprise to get for me...last weekend she and Daddy hid my cards in a special drawer and she was SOO excited to get them for me!  Reagan's was a Barbie card with a "coupon" in it for a date day together, she can't wait :)  Landon's was too funny...it said "knock, knock...who's there...a door...a door who??  aDOORable me, that's who!"  ha :)

The kiddos helped me make pancakes and bacon for breakfast!

a little low, but the best we could do with my camera propped on the barstool!

After breakfast we got dressed and ready for the day...to head to the grocery store...yay ;)

I could just eat this boy up!

I wanted to get a few outside pictures before we left, so again, set the timer for a couple!

so close to not chopping my head off :)

LOL...am I the worst mom because this picture makes me laugh?  She was so sad that Landon wouldn't sit on her lap for a picture...bless her :)

Our neighbor was outside doing yard work (on Mother's Day!!  she said it was peace and quiet though, so she didn't mind!) and I asked her to take a picture in front of my magnolia tree...I will miss this tree so much.  I have a picture in front of it every Mother's Day, since I was preggo with Reags. 

After the grocery store we played outside...it was such a pretty day!

Landon took Bailey potty for me...such a good helper!

This is their new favorite thing to do together...I love it!  Although it makes me nervous for about 12 years from now...

We pulled out the blocks and they were SO entertained with them...kept them both busy for a long time!!

do you not just love those shades!? :)

After we played outside we came in for lunch.  While the kids ate I emptied the dishwasher, put the rest of the groceries away, and made Reagan's bed with fresh sheets to get rid of her germs!  I went back downstairs and saw I had a missed call from the showing service phone number, I called back and the dumb@$$ I talked to told me it was an accident that they called my number.  I thought that sounded strage so I called back a couple minutes later and talked to a much sweeter girl and she told me I had a showing request from 1:45-2:45...this was at 1:20!!!!!!!!  I was about to change Landon's poopy diaper and put him down for a nap...well plans changed as I had to run like a MANIAC to get my house ready in 25 minutes!!!  I was crazy...I finally had to just strap the kids in their carseats and I came inside to finish up.  Ha!  I was a sweaty, drippy, gross mess by the time I was finished...oh and all I wanted was the yummy turkey club I was craving for lunch...that just had to wait.  We got home by 2:15 and they were gone so I put L down for his nap and I ate my sandwich :)  My neighbor, Michelle, had offered to watch the kids for a couple hours for me on Sunday so I could have some "mommy time" which I thought was SO sweet, but the showing threw me off and I told her not to worry about it...she and her son came down for dinner though which was fun.

I ended Mother's Day snuggled with this sweetie watching Max and Ruby!

It was such a great day!  I am so very thankful to be a mommy and I'm so thankful for my precious little girl and handsomely sweet baby boy!

A Visit with Gran and Gramps!

We had such a fun week last week with Gran and Gramps!  They came down last Monday and stayed until Friday.  It was SO nice to have company here :)

Reagan couldn't wait to give Gigi her Mother's Day goodies!

of course Landy had to help too!

Tuesday the weather was iffy so we decided it would be a good day to run a couple errands.  We went to Target and the kids each got a little treat from Gigi and Gramps.  Landon picked out this monster truck that he LOVES...he pushes a button and it says, "let's RUMBLE!!"  So now that is his saying when he sees his truck...pretty cute!  Reagan got the new Emeraldalicious book, part of the Pinkalicious series, it's too cute!  After Target we ran over to the mall to ride a couple rides and the choo choo :)

back of head of child #1

and back of head of child #2...they were far too busy for a picture!

The driver had on a purple shirt with her pink leggings...she picked it out to "match" Gigi that morning...whatever...I'm over arguing about outfits on non-school days.  I had bought her this shirt at Gymboree over the weekend and just wanted to try it on her real quick before we ran in the mall and she decided she had to wear it, again over arguing, so that's how this lovely ensamble was created :)

After the mall we went to Panera for lunch, which Reagan requested, and then came on home!  That night we decided to go get ice cream after dinner, it was a little chilly out, but the ice cream was still delish!

Landon is slightly obsessed with a "bumpy road" in our neighborhood right now and so now anything with rocks is a "bumpy road!" which is pretty darn exciting!

Wednesday morning I decided to keep Reagan home from school because Monday afternoon she started getting stuffy and did not sleep well at all Monday or Tuesday night, as in up atleast 15 times...throw in Landon getting up a time or two in there as well and I was pretty much a walking zombie :)  Anyway, we went out to breakfast Wednesday and ran a few other errands, the kids had haircuts that afternoon too.  That night Reagan started coughing a little bit, but I didn't think too much of it.  WELL, by 10:30 that cough was a bark and we all know barking equals croup.  Lovely!  I was actually pretty nervous because she was having some trouble breathing...I KNEW it was the stridor from the croup, but it was still scary.  I was a shaky mess calling Keith...she and I wound up sitting in the steamy bathroom for awhile and then she slept on me to keep herself propped up.  By Thursday morning I wanted to be the first at the doctor for sick walk ins and even getting there at 8:06 there was already a line.  Thankfully Gran and Gramps could watch Landon and I just took R.  They gave her a liquid steroid to help with the croup and that stuff is liquid gold...she is even still coughing some, but the change from before and after the steriod was amazing!  Of course we had to slip by Harris Teeter on the way home for donuts and she was feeling fine the rest of the day.  Thursday night she still slept pretty badly...the coughing just breaks my heart because there is NOTHING you can do!!  By Friday night I gave her allergy medicine, rubbed Vicks on her feet, and did a breathing treatment...I was all about doing whatever I could so we could BOTH get some sleep!!  Thankfully, she is doing much better now...still a little stuffy and a little cough, but MUCH better!!  Needless to say all of that on Thursday changed our fun plans of going to Pullen Park, but it turned out being a nice hang out at home kind of day.

Friday morning I had to make the game time decision of whether we went to Reagan's strawberry patch field trip or not...I am not good at these decision either, ugh!  If it was a school day, obviously I would have kept her home, but she had no fever, we would be outside, and she really wanted to go...so we went!

Landon was such a good little picker...he was way more into than Reagan!

She was chowing down on the berries...1 for her box, 4 for her :)

This guy got in on the action too!

Reags and Brooklyn with sweet Miss Carole

All the kids got their strawberries and then some strawberry ice cream too!

Landon polished off his and the majority of Reagan's cup too!  Safe to say, he LOVED it!

Gran and Gramps came with us to the patch and were going to leave from there...

(oh and Landon started calling Gramps, Gramps this time and not "mop" anymore...so sad!)

we were all so sad to say good-bye!

Overall it was a great week!  We ate meals out, played, hung out, and had a great visit.  It's probably one of their last, if not their last, trip to NC so I'm so glad they were able to come!!  Thank you Gran and Gramps for a great week!