First Day of Preschool!!!

Taylor all ready for first day of preschool!!

Allie all ready for first day of preschool!
Ready to head in

Our teacher, Mrs. Kyle Other teacher, Mrs. Rynning

All done!!!

Today was Allie & Taylor's first day of preschool! It was very exciting and sad for mom:( I of course shed a few tears. The girls were all ready to go this morning and one of their teachers, Mrs. Kyle greeted everyone as they came in. The other teacher, Mrs. Rynning was in the classroom ready for everyone. All the kids took a "field trip" to the bathroom. Then they learned a new song "How Are You Today?" Also, the classroom monkey, "Montgomery" joined them to help with the morning activities. They had crackers and milk for snack and they drank all their milk - yeah! Taylor met 3 new friends; Tom, Joey and Matt. All boys - should we be concerned? Allie was much more excited about "Montgomery". After, the teachers dismissed each child one by one to their parents and we left. We got to the car and Allie cried! What?? Most kids do that BEFORE. She said she just wanted to go home. We wonder if she was just overwhelmed at everything? Not sure, but the rest of the day was great - and they both want to go back next week so that's good:)

Where do babies come from???

After Sue and Jeff were here (and Sue is 6 months pregnant) the girls were asking me about her belly. I explained that's where babies grow until they are born. Brief and to the point, I hoped! They said Betsy (mom from daycare) had a baby in her tummy. I said yes and I had BOTH of you in my tummy. Taylor looked at me and said, "I think I should have been in dad's tummy and Allie in yours." I really am dreading these questions...at least for now brief answers do suffice!!

Miss Allie...

So, we all know that our little Allie is quite the chatterbox (not sure where she gets that!! ha-ha). On our way home from daycare on Thursday, Taylor was trying to tell me something. Allie said, "Oh Taylor, you just talk so much - good grief." I almost drove off the road! She said it so matter-of-fact. Kind of the pot calling the kettle black if you ask me??!!

Labor Day - 2008

Sue, Jeff and Nicholas Burroughs came out for some fun in the sun on Labor Day. We had a great time! We jumped on the trampoline and "dipped" a little in our little pool. It was really hot - about 90 degrees! Nicholas was so fun and always so smiley. Allie and Taylor love playing with him and have such a good time with Jeff. Jeff - we think you are just a "big kid" yourself! Thanks for a great day and we'll see you all soon!

Rice Family Fun Days!!

All tuckered out!!

We went up to Aunt Donna's for "Rice Family Fun Days". Oh my - did the girls have a blast! There was a parade which raked in a load of candy! More than the girls could even get their hands around. Then they had huge, inflatable slides and jumpers. Mom wondered if Taylor would want to go down the big slide, but she got up there and went right down. No problem at all. They loved it! Then the firefighters were having their annual "water fight" which generated a lot of "over spray". Taylor and Allie loved running through the spray and getting all wet. We had a wonderful day outside and were busy all day. We went back to Donna's and ate supper and took baths...a little dirty! Then as the pictures show, the girls were all pooped out! It was a quiet evening:) OH, and the picture of the girls with the boys...notice Taylor. Sitting by one of her favorite people...JASON!!

Splash Pad at Auntie Donna's - Fun, Fun Day!!

We went up to visit Donna and Alex today, and she suggested we go to the "new" splash pad that's in St. Cloud. It was so great! They had this huge place with all the fountains. There were four different parks, with different things depending on your age. Because Taylor and Allie "think" they are much older, they went on everything. And we came out with no bumps or bruises. Donna and I had a blast just sitting and watching the girls. Especially when Allie would put her "biscuits" over a fountain...it was hilarious. There was a guy sitting on the bench by us watching his own kids, and he saw Allie do it and "shake her booty" over the fountain. He bent over laughing. He thought it was hilarious. We did to of course. We then hit Kohls (throw in a little shopping!) and went back to Donna's for supper and a little play time. "The love of Taylor's Life" Jason was there, which was great. After supper, the boys took Allie & Taylor to the neighbors across the street to jump on their trampoline and thus saw their pool! Oh my....they were invited to come and swim next time we are up. Needless to say, Taylor CRIED when we left not wanting to come home. She had a couple more episodes in the car too. I'm sure I'm not her favorite right now for making her come home. Guess we'll just have to stay next time:) Thanks Donna for a great day - we ALL had a blast! Love you!!

This is the girls "new" song which Allie started singing while standing on this "climby" thing. Green & Speckled Frogs....Taylor's version is here too. Cute song!

Happy Birthday Daddy!