4th Grade Graduation

The girl that made me a mommy has officially wrapped up elementary school. I cannot believe how quickly these years have gone by and how much of a beautiful young lady she is blossoming into.

Golden Gator!

At Makenzie's school, they have a citizenship award given out each six weeks called "Golden Gator". I think she's gotten one each year, if I remember correctly. She is always so proud to get it and it's a surprise to the student--they email the parents to make sure they are able to attend, but the kiddos don't know they're getting it. Dad had to miss this one, but I was able to leave work to be there.

Nutcracker

Our local community assembles a cast of ballet dancers from all of the area dance academies and then imports some very accomplished ballerinas from around the country to put on The Nutcracker every year. This year, I started a tradition of taking my girls [that are old enough to sit still and be quiet] to watch it. Next year, we should be able to add one more girl to the tradition and then the third maybe can join us in 2017!

Danielle Gets Married!

My niece got married! We loaded Nanny and the girls up and headed out on the long ride to West Texas so Makenzie and Stormie could be in the wedding. Piper had a tummy bug the night before and was still sick half of the drive there, but thankfully noone else got it and we all enjoyed the festivities. My niece did a great job planning everything and had some really cute touches.

October

I cannot believe my "surprise blessing" baby girl has been part of us for a whole year now! She is very active and walking already (for a few months now). We celebrated quietly at home with grandparents and went trick or treating the next night!

Gig 'em Aggies!

We went to our one annual Aggie football game for this year and it was a HOT one! Makenzie took her friend from down the street and they spent most of the game upstairs under the shade. I of course came home with a horrible sunburn!

2 years old

Just like that Stormie has turned 2. We celebrated quietly at home with an Elmo cake made by Granny and cupcakes too. Stormie is off the charts and predictions are that she will be over 6 feet tall as an adult. She is still our blond bombshell! She has had a language explosion and is so very articulate. She is so well mannered and says please and thank you and is so very sweet. She loves her big sister and follows her as often as possible. She loves to play with her baby dolls and get dirty outside too. She is such a bright, smart little girl.