First day of School

Sydney started her first day of fourth grade here in our new town. She can ride her bike to school!  She got new uniforms, new accessories, and of course new shoes! So, before school there had to be a fashion show...

 See the new shoes? Sparkly tennis shoes are the "it" shoe for 4th graders in 2010, didn't you know?

She came home saying there are a lot of girls in her class, her teacher is strict, and she gets to go outside to get to her classroom (a breezeway she says).

Everything seems to be going well.

While they are away...Mommy will play.

While they were away for the week, I did some craft projects to keep me busy.

I bought these hideous chairs for $40 on Craiglist before we left Tulsa

I wanted to give them a fun, more beachy and fresh look. So I started by spraying them with white primer.

Then I had painted them a fun "Sea Foam Green" color and added a dark brown glaze to give it the "worn" look.

Some pretty and bright fabric gives this chair the exact look I was going for.

Aren't they great? We are going for more of a light, bright, and fun decorating style since we are "islanders" now.

I also painted a few frames. Here are the before and after pics:

And the biggest transformation for me was my beloved "Red Chest". I needed to go lighter and brighter with everything...

That it what I accomplished while all of my babes were away.

First T-Town Visit

Well, it was a great summer in Hilton Head, but now it is time for Leo to go back home to Tulsa and Sydney to visit her Mom for a week. So, Lenny took the 17 hour trip with three kiddos all by himself! He left Saturday morning at 4 am and arrived that night at 8pm! He's a great Dad.

Stone had some big appointments too,

His 2 year checkup at the doctors office and...

His first Dentist Appointment!

The dentist was very nice and said his teeth look great! But, he needs to lose the binky asap.

 

Stone liked his fun dentist appointment, but he had no idea what was going to happen when he got home.

A week without my family was a week too long. I was excited to see them come home.

Update: The week that they got back home to Hilton Head, Stone threw his binkies in the trash! Every time he asks for them, I remind him that he threw them in the trash and they are gone now. Hasn't been too bad, thank the Lord.