Wacky Wednesday

Here's my wacky 1st grader!

Here are my silly girls ready for school!

Here's a group of kids from our street ready for the bus!  =)

Wednesday was probably the most fun day of the week at our house.  Both girls got into dressing up for Wacky Wednesday.  We picked clothes that didn't match, did the hair a little different on each side, wore leis, Abbie wore fake play glasses, etc.  They really enjoyed this day!  We thought about putting some pink spray in Abbie's hair but decided not to in case it was hard to get it out!   I went in to help at their school later that day and some of the teachers had gotten into it too.  It was fun to see everyone dressed up.  Some teachers wore tutus and other funny clothes!

On a side note, I got a kick of Abbie when she came home.  After she came home from school on Wednesday, she told me that she had twisted her ankle.  A little while later, she wanted to put an ice pack on it and prop it up.  She said that she had been running on the playground.  I didn't think too much about it.  I just told her I was sorry and to be careful and try not to run on it too much.  Well, later I told her that maybe she should wear her good tennis shoes the next day instead of the cheaper ones that she had worn that day.  She told me that she had been running really fast on the playground and she tripped on a step because people were chasing her.  I stopped, grinned at her, and said, "were boys chasing you?"  She said, "yes."  She told me that several people had been chasing her.  It was too funny!

Cowgirl Day

As you can see, Abbie has lots of personality!  This week is Spirit week at school.  It started off with Rock star Monday.  Then, it was Cowgirl/cowboy day.  Sophie didn't want to wear her jeans but Abbie had the boots and everything so she was ready for cowgirl day!!  Abbie is such a little ham!

Sophie goes to school early on Tuesdays for a singing group but here's Abbie with some of the kids at our bus stop.  Unfortunately, they are not really looking but let me tell you, seeing all of the kids at the bus stop this week has made me smile.  It's been fun to see them dressed up!!

Labor Day weekend

Sophie, Teresa, Tom and Abbie before church.

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Mark, Richard, Gary, Matt in back, Tom; front

Sophie, Abbie, Layton and Luke

Over Labor Day weekend, our family travelled to northeastern Kentucky to meet Matt's parents and to see some of his aunts, uncles, and cousins.  We took the girls out of school early on Friday so that we could travel there.  We stayed in a hotel in Ashland, KY.  We arrived on Friday night and were able to visit some with Matt's uncle and aunt, Danny and Peg as well as his parents.  The girls enjoyed swimming some in his aunt and uncle's backyard pool.  On Saturday morning, we went out for a big breakfast with Matt's parents, aunt and uncle and his cousin, Jennifer.  Then, we went back to Danny and Peg's house for lots of pool and family time.  We were able to see a lot of cousins, including Jennifer and her family, Rhonda and her family, Matt's aunt Sharon and her grandkids, as well as Josh and his family.  Several people in the family were out of town or had gone camping for the weekend.

We were very tired on Saturday night from all of the swimming, etc.  Danny and Peg had a cookout on Saturday night.  I think the girls thought they were in heaven being able to swim as much as they wanted to (Abbie loved going down the pool slide too), having lots of fun snacks and drinks, cousins to play with, their grandparents nearby, etc.  We forgot to bring our good camera so we only took a few pictures on our cell phone.  Matt's parents stayed at the hotel with us.  Thankfully, Danny and Peg had a covered area by the pool with lots of fans and an air conditioner going for Matt's dad, Tom.  Saturday was a pretty hot day.

Sunday we woke up and had breakfast at our hotel and then got ready for church.  We drove over to Vanceburg, KY to attend church with Matt's Uncle Gary and Aunt JoAnne.  His cousin, Mark, Ashley and their boys came to church too.  After church, we went back to Gary and Jo's house and had a big lunch.  Matt's cousin, Richard, came over for the day too.  A few other cousins were there too.  We had not seen Richard for over 10 years so it was good to see him.  Mark and Ashley's boys are the same age as our girls so the girls had a great time riding the 4 wheeler with them!  Sunday afternoon was cooler and a drizzly kind of day.