BRACE yourself

So August 29th was a big day...it was the day this little lady got her first phase braces off.  I was a little shocked when she came out.  I think I was expecting it to look like the finished product and I forgot for a minute it was a work in progress.  Can't even begin to imagine what she will look like after the next phase!!

Moving on UP

Little Red is growing up and we are .....

Thrilled...

Coming in HOT

Sis had a tennis game the next Saturday.  I convinced Red to wear a dress because it would be cooler, she was not thrilled or convinced.  The tournament was at the super swanky Darlington School, so we had to pose for a few pictures, since she was looking especially cute.

Did I mention it was HOT yet, she was not thrilled with the temperature and was trying to cool off?

She overcame the heat to come out victorious, so it was worth it in the end.

A little bow for you

Well it's football Thursday or as I nicknamed it....the day of the understated hair bow....seriously those things are crazy!!!

We wear our jersey to school to pump everyone up for the big game!

Class of 2023!

We love our Phoenix Cheerleader bunches!!!

Hads and the bestie Bek, first game of the season was H O T, hot!!!!

Do you spy the shorty of the group, yep...that one is mine?!?!?

Chilling out maxing....

One of them loves the new chair, the other is not happy she didn't get to sit in it first!!!!

My little mudder

I wasn't able to attend this event, but hello....fun time.  One of the Foundations in our County has an annual mud volleyball tournament and Wayne regularly participates.  Usually, the girls are with me, because hello, hot mess, but on this day they went with him....notice The Red Head right in the middle of the action...those legs in the background, with a hot pink top, those belong to Hads, she stayed as clean as she possibly could...she was not interested....AT ALL!!!!

Two peas in a POT

Els drew this during Church....Two Peas in a POT, Els and her bestie Caroline and Hads and her bestie Gracie.  After Church they came home and watched TV together.

UGGGGly Attire

I mean have you ever seen anything so stylish...uggs and running shorts, coming at ya!!!!  When you tell her she has a few minutes to ride her bike...there is no telling what she will come out in.

It's FRIYAY!!!!

Lunch with the crew.  Els loves for me to go to lunch with her, she gets to eat on stage with one of her friends....note she has two....cause she don't like to follow the rules.

My shady lady, feeding bubba after school.  We love our visits with this man!!!

TOUCHDOWN AUBURN!!!!!

August may be a little early, but we were kind of pumped for football season!!!!  Let the boys of fall go!!!!

Little eyes....

Little eyes are always watching you.  Big sis wanted a flannel shirt tied around her waist, so did little sister.  We had to humor her, it's just easier that way.

Posers

A little posing before Church.

The Princess needs her Beauty sleep

I found her like this on the couch and we needed to leave.....

we didn't get very far down the road and she was like this....

guess it was a rough day in the hood.

GIRLS RULE!!!!

My girls snuggled up in bed before we headed out for a little girl time....

Our first stop for girl time was Walmart...because nothing says girl time like Walmart, right?  Wrong, but both of the girls had been begging for some type of transportation since we moved to the hood.  Els picked a bike and then Hads picked a scooter.  Els insisted on riding her transportation to the car...getting her monies worth.

Next stop was manicures, but we didn't get a picture in the salon, however we walked over to Panera after and I captured these sweet faces.

My view across the table was pretty uh may zing.....

After lunch, we stepped over to TJ Max...she liked this chair....ALOT!

This warms a Mama's heart, it may be short lived, but for the brief moment, there was love.

After we got home, we went for a golf cart ride, we had so much fun!!!!

Just call me Picasso

When we moved to the new house, we needed furniture and my Mom had offered up this piece, but it needed to be "refreshed".  I had already painted a few pieces in our house, so thought I was up for the task of giving this hutch a try.  I was thrilled with the end result!!!!

More in the Middle

It's time to get those school supplies out and those lunch boxes packed....back to the grind....we blinked and summer was over and we have one headed to first grade and one headed to sixth grade.  More changes are in store for these girls, as this marks the first time one of my kiddos will be in school without her Daddy in the building.  Wayne moved up to the middle school this school year, so that leaves Els at the Elementary school by herself.  She won't have her Daddy keeping an eye on her and she won't be running in to big sis in the hallway.  Hads probably wasn't expecting her Dad to follow her to the middle school, but surprise surprise, she just can't shake him.

We love Ms. Cloer and are so excited, she will be taking care of Red this year.

Two precious girls, Luci and Els...I had no idea when I took this, what a special little friendship would develop.

Realizing she has to say goodbye to sis, and she won't see her all day.

Picking the BFF, Bek up at her Mom's room, so we can walk over to the Middle School...I'm a little worried they won't get to see the real Hadley...she is such a wallflower.