Elizabeth's 1st day of Kindergarten

I can officially sit here and say that I am a mommy of a kindergartner. I am amazed that she is already (almost) 5. Sometimes I look at her and wonder where the time has grown. Around 6am I went into Elizabeth's room and snapped a few pictures of my little princess before the craziness began. When her alarm went off I went over to the bed and exclaimed "Today is a special day for Elizabeth Webb because..." and before she even opened her eyes she smiled and sang "she gets to go to Kindergarten.." Even though she was awake it took her a good 15 minutes to finally get out of bed. We did all the normal morning things and we left at 10 after 7. Of course traffic didn't corporate so we didn't get to the school until 7:50. By the time that we arrived to her classroom almost everyone else was there. She put her bag up and started to meet new friends. We stayed until after announcements and then we left. When Father Breane started the annoouncements he welcomed the kids home and then started with the school motto. He said "Do your....and all the kids yelled "BEST" and then father said "Do what's ... and the kids yelled "Right" It was great because you could almost feel the walls saying the words that have lead the school for so many years. Elizabeth did great she didn't cry or really even care that we were leaving. The only issue was that she had a mini breakdown because she wanted to color during the morning prayer and pledge of allegiance. Today was a half day so dismissal was at 11am. The pick up situation is a mess. I am not looking forward to repeating it 5 times a week. We arrived early so we had to wait outside and it was 102 out. When Elizabeth's teacher lead her out she had the biggest smile on her face. It made me really happy that we made the decision to send her to saint Edwards. I am going to end this post with the School's motto.

Do your BEST and Do what's right....

A Word to Parents (A Poem)

Last night at orientation we were given this poem and I thought that I would share it.....


A Word to Parents

"I got two A's," the small boy cried.
His voice was filled with glee.
His father very bluntly asked,
"Why didn't you get three?"

"Mom, I've got the dishes done!"
The girl cried from the door.
Her mother very calmly said,
"And did you sweep the floor?"

"I've mowed the grass," the tall boy said,
"Ans put the mower away!"
His mother asked him with a shurg,
"Did you clean off the clay?"

The childern at the house next door,
seem happy and content.
The same thing happened over there,
but this is how it went.

"I got 2 A's" the small boy cried.
His voice filled with glee.
His father proudly said, "That's Great!
I'm glad that you live with me!"

"Mom, I've got the dishes done!"
The girl cried from the door.
Her mother smiled and softly said,
"Each day I love you more."

"I've mowed the grass," the tall boy said,
"And put the mower away!"
His mother answered with much joy,
"You've made me happy today!"

Childern desire a little praise.
For tasks they're asked to do.
If they're to lead a happy life,
So much depends on you.

by Vivian Harrikan

It's Official ----I am a terrible blogger!

Okay I promise to try to be a better blogger. Hopefully once the kids go back to school I will be able to update at least once a week. So here is a quick update....


Elizabeth.....

Tomorrow is Elizabeth's 1st day of kindergarten. She is really excited and already claims to love her teacher Mrs Natcher. She met her last Saturday at the back to school bash. Last night Matthew and I went to orientation at the school and it really affirmed our decision about sending our children to Catholic school and Saint Edwards in particular. Matthew and I both feel that Education is the greatest gift that we can provide and I feel extremely blessed that we are in a position to send them to a GREAT school. My heart aches a little when I realize that my little girl is already starting Kindergarten. Every day she amazes me. Right now her favorite word is "Sure". Last week she went for her 5 year check up and shots. She is in the 90Th percentile in height. WOW. In just the last month I swear she has grown at least 1 - 2". She decided that she wants a butterfly birthday party, so we are in the process of planning a Butterfly Bash. We have scheduled it for September 15 at 2pm. We are having the party at our Church. Tomorrow I promise to post lots of Pictures in her uniform :)

Ethan.......

What to say about my little man. He is all boy! I am flabbergasted every day by how physical he is. I swear he could climb a mountain. He is head to toe bruises. His favorite toys right now are "tractors" which encompasses all trucks, trackers, bull dozzers. Right now there is lots of road work going on around us so I can't go anywhere without him screaming "Mama, Tractors." I am a little relieved that he is finally talking up a storm. His speech isn't as clear as Elizabeth's was at this age but he is getting there. He is basically potty training himself. At home he pretty much is trained. YEAH :) He is so skinny that his underwear sags. Poor guy! He starts mother's day out in September and I can't wait. ;)

Matthew.....

Has been busy with work. He has been working on the appraisals when they come in but things on that front have been slow. Right now he is looking for a car. Yep you read that right the Webb's are going to become a 2 car family again...lol. He is going to be taking Elizabeth to school in the mornings so he is going to drop out of the car pool.

ME.....

I have had a super busy few weeks trying to get Elizabeth ready for school. On Saturday I got my 1st birthday present A new digital camera. YEAH. I have really missed having one. I still have no idea what happened to the other one. I also lost my cell phone last month so I got a new one.. a pink razor...I have a new cell number.if I haven't sent it to you yet drop me a line and I will get it to you ASAP. I am going to end the post with a couple of pictures of the kids. They were taken this weekend with the new camera.