Another First Day!

It is hard to believe it is already time for the first day of school!  It just seems like it was yesterday that we were getting out for the summer (really, it does!!).  The kids were all excited for their first day, and all of the "Firsts" that go along with it.

Showing their grade for this year.  How did THAT happen?!

Modeling the new backpacks.  Notice a trend here?

 

Tanner--6th Grade--A MIDDLE SCHOOLER!!!  How did THAT happen?!?!

Calder--5th Grade.  He reports he loves it!

Makenna--3rd Grade.  She was super excited!

Tearney--2nd Grade--she was super excited too.  She moved up to the next building.  No more going to school with mom.  (Sniff)

The new school shoes!

They all had great days, and every one of them said they are sooo excited for the year to come.  They love their teachers, and classes.  That makes me happy--we couldn't ask for more! 

Twas the Day Before School Started

Twas the Day Before School Started

And all over my table, were piles of school supplies waiting to be labeled.

Crayons, markers, pencils, and paper.

Kleenex, notebooks, scissors and erasers.

There were backpacks, and new shoes lined up in a row,

along with new shorts and shirts (hope they don't grow!)

Ready to send my loves off for learning,

Wondering to myself, how could this be?

Just when did they get big enough to go

to yet another school year, and be another year old?

Happy they are, and excitement is on their faces,

so I will gladly take them to exciting, new places!

On to Preschool, 2nd Grade, 3rd, and 5th Grades we go,

New sites including the Middle School--Oh my gosh! WHOA!

They will do great, and will learn everyday,

and soon it will be summer again...Hooray! 

Brandi McGivney 2010

Sometimes You Gotta Jump

So, what does a pile of blankets laying on the floor mean to a 3 and 4 year old?  Jumping of course!  Jentree and Mylee were having a blast jumping off of the table into the pile of blankets that I was getting ready to fold up.  Yep, I was the mom who let them continue--truth be told, I wish I would have been able to do it too!  They had a ball!  There were giggles upon giggles!

Happy Birthday Makenna!

Makenna is 9 today!  The years seem to be flying by--wasn't it just yesterday I was posting about her 8th birthday?!  

She had a great time at the fair!  This is right before Mutton Bustin'.  She got 3rd place, and the sheep rolled with her!  She got a little bumped up, but when I asked her if she wanted to do it again, she promptly replied, "YES!"

 

What a young lady she is becoming!  She always has a smile, and is happy almost all of the time.  I think I can count on one hand the number of times she has not been happy go lucky.  She loves being involved-- softball, dance, swimming with friends, playing in the yard-- she loves to be part of the action.

Love you sweetie!  Happy Birthday!

A Little Bling

Makenna has something new.  Can you see it?

 

Can you see it now? 
 

We were walking in the mall last week, and out of the blue, Tearney asked if she could get her ears pierced.  So, we walked to Claire's to check out what the process would be.  In the time it took to check out the earrings, Tearney backed out, but Makenna was all for it.  She did great!  She was so excited, and loves to show them off!

1st Haircut!

Jentree has had a few "self-service" haircuts over the years (AKA--she cut her own hair), but she had never had a real haircut.  Along with her budding cosmetology moments, her hair just grew very slowly in the front, and fairly quickly in the back.  So, she has looked like she has had a mullet of sorts.  I know--VERY fashionable!!  :-)

I decided on Thursday, that we were going to take care of the problem as most of her hair had finally reached the point that a bob would be all one length.  She was SOOO excited to get her haircut! 

Jentree before.

   

   

After:
  

 

I love her new haircut!  She looks so grown up now!  She is so proud to show it off, so watch out if you see us!

Finishing up the season

Makenna and Tearney have finished up playing regular League Softball this past week.  Stub and I coached Tearney's Coach Pitch league team.  We had a fun time with the girls!

Makenna is still playing travel softball, and her team played in a tournament in Concordia yesterday. 

There is usually plenty of down time in between games.  So, the girls get quite resourceful in passing the time.  Card games were the activity yesterday.

 

The birthday girl enjoying a giant pixie stick.

 

   Makenna getting her medal.

 1st Place.

  

Now, it is on to State Softball next weekend!  Good Luck Attack!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Mylee!!!

Mylee is 3 years old today!!!  

You are the happiest little girl, and love, love, love to play dress up.  You usually can be seen carrying something around the house--usually one of your babies or something you have turned into a purse.  I swear you change clothes at least 4 times during the day--what are you going to be like when you are a teenager--YIKES!!  :)

You still don't talk much, but we sure know what you are wanting--you have your own way of getting your point across!  You and Jentree are the best of friends, and love to play together all day long.  

We love you sweetie!!!

Harvest in Review

Harvest 2010 has come and gone.  We made our annual trek to the field to eat supper, and get rides on Grandpa's combine.  The kids love getting to go to the field--it is always fun to eat outside!

The blue sky was beautiful against the golden wheat.

 Eating supper on the side of the road.

  

Going for a stroll. 
 

Climbing on the combine--it is tall!
  

Going for rides with Grandpa--the favorite activity!
 

Waiting my turn for a ride.
 

The view from inside the combine cab in the field.
 

The header working away.  The wheat flies right in!

Before we know it, it will be time for the 2011 harvest!  The kids can't wait for their ride!

Stampede!

A couple of weeks ago, I went to Country Stampede for the first time.  It is a 4 day outdoor concert filled with country artists, and always has some pretty big performers on the line up.  It is in Manhattan, which is only 40 minutes away, but I had never gone (this was its' 15th year).  I had my eyes opened to all I had been missing (the good, the bad, and the ugly--and there was an awful lot of all three! ha!)!

The main stage.

 Rain makes corn, corn makes whiskey.  Whiskey makes my baby.....Yep, Luke Bryan was there!

  

Miranda Lambert was the headliner for the first night. 

Little Big Town

Other groups we saw were:  Montgomery Gentry, Darius Rucker (aka Hootie from Hootie and the Blowfish)--Awesome!, Lo Cash Cowboys, Billy Currington, Daryl Worley, Craig Morgan and Keith Urban--Double Awesome, plus many more!!  I wasn't able to get good pictures of these, but there were some really great concerts!  I think (actually, I know!) I attended more live concerts that weekend, than I have ever even thought about going to combined all together!  :)  Stub was even able to go on Saturday night to see Montgomery Gentry, and we danced! 

My eyes may never be the same again after seeing some of the outfits people wore out there, but apparently "anything goes" at Country Stampede as far as attire!! 


All in all--it was a very fun weekend, with good friends.  I may have to do that again...right after my eyes recover!!!  :)