May 26, 2016. Sophie and Ruby get Hair Cuts.

These cute girls have been growing their hair out the entire school year. Both of them were ready for a fresh Summer haircut. To our surprise they both had hair long enough to donate! Ruby couldn't believe how short here hair was! I'm sure she'll enjoy it once the hot Summer heat hit us!! They both look adorable!

May 25, 2016. Last Day of School!

My cute kiddos finished up another successful school year. I am so proud of them! This year wasn't easy, but they handled it so well and thrived! Each one of them is so smart and got such good grades. They all made some great friends at school this year and I love seeing them interact and have fun with them. It's a bittersweet ending. We are so excited for Summer and the fun that we will have, not to mention the break from homework and early school days, but we are also sad to say goodbye to such great teachers. I feel so blessed to have had the teachers we did this year. Cute Ruby cried and cried because school had ended. I love these kids like crazy and I can't wait to spend my Summer days with them!!

And my favorite photo tradition. First/Last Day of school pictures! I love seeing how they change and grow each year!

October 31, 2015. Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from my crew!

A skeleton, a raven, a devil, a shadow, and Cinderella!

Love these little people of mine!

Aug. 13, 2015. First Day of School.

The kids started school today! The kids and I were excited for the new school year. We got our new school clothes, our new shoes, registered at our new schools and were looking forward to all the adventures that we would have this year. As it got closer and closer to the 1st day however, I had a lot of anxiety about the kids starting school this year. Especially about Sophie starting 6th grade in an intermediate school. I was trying not to project my anxiety on to the kids and instead we would talk about how awesome the school year was going to be. And I really think it will be! All the kids came home and said they had a great day! Sophie didn't get lost going to any of her classes. She likes her language arts teacher the best so far, and she said the day flew by! Collin has a male teacher this year who loves math and science...just like him! His favorite part of the day was getting his own Chrome book to use this year! Ruby has such a sweet teacher. She got to be the mystery student and bring some things from home to share about herself and she is adjusting to going to school full day. She said the day was so long it felt like two! Ha! Love that girl! So proud of each of my kids. I know they will have a great year! Tomorrow we will tackle riding the bus!

June 2, 2015. Last day of school!

Well it wasn't really the last day of school, but our kids didn't actually go to school on the last day of the year and the last day they did go was field day so they wore swim suites, so these pictures were taken three days before school ended!

I'm so proud of my kiddos this year. They all had a great year in school this year. It wasn't always easy,  and it wasn't always fun, but they all gave 100% all year long! I have such great and smart kids. I love them!

As per tradition, my first and last day of school comparison for the 2014-2015 school year:

And one of this cute girl because she wanted a picture too, and who can resist this cuteness!

November 29, 2014. Ruby's Frozen 6th Birthday!

Ever since Frozen cam out Ruby has wanted a Frozen Birthday, so that is what she got! It turned out so cute and I think she had a wonderful day filled with lots of Frozen fun! She had some cute little friends come over and they played "pin the nose on Olaf," had a Frozen scavenger hunt, and made snowmen out of glitter playdough. And of course they opened presents and had cake and ice cream! Such a fun afternoon for a fun, girl! Happy 6th birthday Ruby! We love you!

I just love this spunky girl!

I LOVE the way this cake turned out! One of my favorites that I have made for the kids so far!

 Snowman making was a hit!

I just love this cute group of friends she has. 

Happy Birthday Ruby! May all your wishes come true!

August 25, 2014. First Day of School!

The kids started school! I for one was so ready. They were ready too although I'm not sure they would admit it! They all seem to have good teachers this year and we are looking forward to a great year full of lots of learning! Sophie and Collin had a great first day. Ruby however was totally disappointed in her first day. She had Kindergarten orientation and was only there a short time. She is loving school now, although I think her favorite part is riding scooters home with Sophie and Collin! Such smart kids I have. I know they are going to have a wonderful year!

We couldn't forget about Miss Lyla. She isn't going to Preschool this year but really wanted too! She was eager to get dressed, pack a lunch for herself, and wear her backpack! Thank goodness she was content with just dropping the kids off at the school.

May 22, 2014. Last day of Pre-K.

Ruby had her last day of preschool today! She has had a great year and learned so much.  It's hard to believe that she will be going into Kindergarten next year. I always get a little emotional when my kids move onto a new chapter in their lives. But I know she is ready and will love it!

As always, I like to do a comparison shot of the 1st day and the last day of each year. I can't believe how much she has grown. Such a cute girl!

For Ruby

Dear Ruby,

Your birthday came and went, but I couldn't let to much time pass by without writing you your birthday letter. I can't believe you are five years old. How did that happen? Soon you will be leaving me for school. What will I do without you here at home? You brighten up my day!

Ruby you are a crack up and so full of spunk! You are constantly making us laugh. You say the funniest and sassiest things. I love that occasionally you even refer to yourself as Sassy! You have your own ideas and your own way of doing things and you want to be heard. In the car if too many people are talking you will shout "It's my turn to talk!"I guess that comes from being the third child!

You love school. You look forward to it each day and have so much fun there. You have made some cute friends and you are learning lots. You love to write your name. You are in a stage that you write on anything and everything that is in front of you. I am always finding R-U-B-Y written on my bills or my shopping list! You know almost all of your letters and and some of thier sounds. You go to speech each week and are working hard on your articulation. You have made a lot of progress and have a lot of fun there. Mommy likes the one on one time that it gives us! You are looking forward to starting Kindergarten in the fall and going to the same school as Sophie and Collin. You were even excited for your Kindergarten shots and didn't even cry!

You are such a sweet sister to Lyla, and a best friend to both Sophie and Collin. You love to play with all of them. You share Sophie's love of animals. Lyla's love of coloring, and Collin's love of projects! Although you love playing with your brother and sisters, you also enjoy playing alone in your room. You have quite the imagination and I love listening to you when you play.

Ruby I love you! I feel blessed to be your mom! You are such a special girl. I hope that you have a great year! Happy number 5 sweet girl!

Love you always and forever,
Your Mom

December 1, 2013. Ruby's Birthday!

After much anticipation from Ruby it was finally her turn to have a birthday! Five years old! She was so excited. She chose to go see the movie Frozen as a family and loved it! It has become her latest obsession. She sings her heart out to the soundtrack and can listen to it all day! Later that night, she had a fun little celebration with her grandparents. She opened presents and was able to blow out all five candles on her Barbie cake! Such a fun day to celebrate a fun girl! We love our Ruby Jane!

October 31, 2013. Happy Halloween!

The kids were so excited for Halloween! Sophie wanted to make her own costume this year and she did a great job! She was a raccoon! One of our sweet neighbors painted the kids faces making their costumes complete! They all looked so cute! 

Sophie and Collin wanted to trick or treat with friends this year and had such a great time! Collin could have stayed out all night. Logan and I took the little girls out. They did our street and then they were ready to be done. We spent the rest of the night handing out candy and the kids ate a bunch of their loot!