Ally's first day of preschool!!

HI! Today was ally's first day at preschool! It was just a "getting to know you" type of day, so we were only there for an hour, but I think she'll really like it. She really seemed to be excited to go this morning and already made a friend named Mary.

The teachers are great. I can tell that they really love kids and they are so patient and kind. Ally really loved both of her teachers.

The only thing she's going to have to get used to is getting up so early! ... And the fact that my baby isn't a baby anymore! I can't get over how shocked I am that this day has already come. It seems like just yesterday she was cradled in my arms listening to the vacuum cleaner to calm her down! lol :) I am so proud of her, though. She's really come a long way. She's so smart and she is so eager to learn. I hope that she will always have that excitement over learning.

...on another note...
The morning ended with a trip to the pediatrician for Tommy. He swallowed a penny... We have an x-ray film for his baby box. lol I have tried to teach him never to put things in his mouth, so although I was a little freaked out at first, i'm not at all surprised. People look at me with a puzzled look when I say that tommy still puts things in his mouth. Well, now you know why I'm always so nervous about him with small toys!
My biggest fear is that my kids will choke, so I don't take this lightly at all. We brought the x-ray home for him to see and i've been talking to him about where that penny is and how it's not safe to eat anything that isn't food.
So now we wait for the penny to appear....

Vaca at the Lake!

HI! Last weekend we went to the lake with Matt's sister and her family. It was a lot of fun. The kids had a blast!!!
We got down there Friday afternoon, so we unpacked and got some groceries for the weekend. After that, we came back to the lake house to do some fishing. Both Ally and Tommy each caught a fish. They LOVED it. They had so much fun!

The kids got to ride in go-carts one night, which they loved, but their favorite were bumper cars! It was a lot of fun. Tommy kept telling me to "hit daddy!" He was having a blast!

We had a ton of fun shopping at the outlet mall. Laura and I got a ton of great deals there. I just love shopping over Labor Day weekend. We got socks for .19 a pair from Children's Place! You can't beat that!! lol

The last day we were there, we went to Big Surf. We didn't know how the kids would do b/c the last time we went swimming, they were both pretty afraid of getting in the water. They both did amazing. They loved the wave pool b/c it was a 'walk-in' style and they could go to their own comfort level. It also helped seeing their cousins going in and enjoying it. When the waves came, they would both stay in and just battle the waves near the 'shore'. We took them out into the bigger waves on a double innertube and they both loved that! They also had a kiddie pool, which both kids really enjoyed. They loved the little kiddie slide. Anna and Ellen really enjoyed it, too. I think all the kids really had fun there. Ally says that was her favorite part of the weekend.
Laura and I rode a few of the grown up slides. They were tons of fun. There was this one called the Space Bowl (it's just a big toilet bowl - you literally get a swirly going on this one). That one wasn't my favorite, but it was interesting and good for a story. lol My favorite was the skateboard one. It was awesome. If you ever get a chance to go there, go. it's a lot of fun.