thanks.

Thanks Grandpa, for suggesting this new bone.
I love it!

new smile.

Sophie told me a month ago that one of her teeth hurt. She was sure it was getting loose and going to fall out soon. I went along with it, thinking, "No way." I have first graders every year that are loosing their first teeth in the middle of the year. The first month of kindergarten?

I was wrong...




She showed me Thursday at Jessi's that it was loose. Really loose. She wiggled it all weekend, but wouldn't let us pull on it.

Today in Sunday School, she ate an apple.

How cute is that gappy little smile?!



Now we just have to hope that the tooth fairy remembers tonight... and that Lawson doesn't try and hunt her down.

sophie's friends.

Sophie has been so excited about kindergarten.
Tonight she was telling me about all her new friends...

Keria
Nayeli
Estefania
Estella
Juan Pablo


I love that she's making new friends and I love that her friends are all different colors.
What I love the most is that she doesn't notice the different colors. Or if she does notice, she doesn't care.

Love that little girl.

first day of pre-school.

Yesterday was Lawson's first day of pre-school!
I took the morning off so I could take him and pick him up. (I really enjoyed our morning... sleeping until 7:00 instead of 5:45, leaving the house at 7:45 instead of 7:15... very nice.)

We took Sophie to kindergarten (and I peeked in at a few of my 1st graders... reminded them of my threats if they acted crazy for the sub) and then Lawson and I went on a date for breakfast!

How cute is he in his little backpack?

He had been asking me all week, "Are you going to stay with me for awhile?" I told him I would stay for a little while, but then I had to leave. "Will you play with me for a little while?"

I was a little worried, considering this is the little man who just recently stopped crying when it was time to go to the church nursery and Sunday School... which he loves... where he has been going for 3 1/2 years now. I wasn't sure how he was going to do today.

This was us playing... I stood nearby and took pictures. :)

After about 5 minutes I said it was time for me to go and used my classic, "Does Mommy get 1 hug or 2?" He gave me 2 big hugs and 2 kisses, and then started watching another little boy who was crying as his mommy left. (uh-oh) One of the teachers was holding on to him, hugging him and telling him all the fun things he was going to do. All of sudden, Lawson comes running after me, saying "Mommy! Mommy!" (here it comes...)

"I get to make a project!"

I gave him a big smile and a "Have fun!" and he ran off to play.

He had the best day!

But it was too sunny when I tried to take his picture with Miss Karri. :)

My little man isn't so little anymore.

shiner.

Lawson jumped into bed the other night...
and smacked his face on his headboard.

But don't you love that sweet face?

tea party.

It seemed appropriate that the monkey had to sit at a table by himself.

You know how monkeys can be at a tea party. :)

rodeo.

I have gone to this Labor Day rodeo for 25 years, maybe?

This was the first time we've ever gotten picked up in the parking lot (aka: grassy field) and hitched a ride up to the ticket gate.

Sophie and Lawson spent most of the evening switching back and forth between Grandma and Aunt Aletha's laps.

Corey and I actually got to watch the rodeo! I spent a lot of time talking to old friends... we sat beside an old boyfriend from my sophomore year of high school (15 years ago?! Wow, that makes me sound old!) and his wife and 2 kids, his mom, dad, sister and nephew. At one point (as I was taking pictures) his mom said, "I bet you always have a camera with you, don't you, Amy?" When I said yea, pretty much, she said, "Some things haven't changed." Which I found funny... I didn't remember always having a camera with me when I was 15 years old.

These guys are trying to be the first team to saddle and ride their cow into the circle. (The guy in blue on the right may be my cousin... it looks like him...)

See this horse? He's not really supposed to be looking out over the top of the chute like that.

At one point we had to explain to Sophie that it's not really appropriate to laugh when the cowboys get thrown off of the bucking broncos. Especially the guy that got thrown into the fence and didn't stand up right away.


Look at this sweet baby in front of us. 7 weeks old, 7 pounds. So tiny. (Her mom was tiny and skinny, too. I hate that.)

Mutton busting. Lawson's favorite part.

This year there were actually a couple kids that the rodeo clowns had to catch and pull them off the sheep! They weren't letting go!

Sophie spent some time on Uncle Pete's lap, too.

Calf scramble.

We had seen this act before...

but this part was new. Those 2 brown blurs... are buffalo.

2 buffalo that she quickly herded up on top of this big trailer.

Perfect weather, perfect night.