School and Schedules

Well its official...school has started and we must get back on a decent schedule!  Summer was so much fun.  We swam practically everyday and when we weren't swimming we were doing something fun.  Every year I am so ready for school to start, but this year we were bummed it was ending.  The girls gymnastics competition season has already started, and they had their first official meet.

 The pictures are not the best.  I get nervous at their meets, and I try to take quick pictures so they don't see me and get distracted.  Celeste always has a smile on her face.  She smiles through her entire routines even when she runs to vault.  At least I know she is having fun!

 Celeste's team won 1st place.  They all did so awesome for their first meet!

 The girls started school on the 22nd.  Celeste is now in Kinder and started a new school this year.  She was probably the most excited.  She even ate breakfast with her backpack on that morning.  She got a really sweet teacher, and I know Celeste will have a great year.  I ate lunch a few times with her already, and she introduced me to all her new friends. Delilah started 3rd grade, and was not at all thrilled with picture taking in the morning, but she will have to deal with it because I will take her picture until she is in college.  Delilah also went to a new school this year.  In our small town each school only has 3 grades in it, so they move every three years to a new school.  She was excited mostly about Science class this year.  She told me all about the new science lab her school has, and how she gets to make volcanoes later in the year!

My sweet little Trinity is now in the 3 year old class at school.  She is still at the same Christian school that she went to last year.  She is going 3 days a week for a few hours.  She absolutely loves to go to school.  She ran into her room and didn't look back.  When I picked her up she told me about all her new friends, and all the fun they had on the playground.  I loved being with my girls every single day of the summer, but I have to say I love a little bit of Mommy time when they are at school.  Its amazing how much more I can get done in just  a few short hours.  So we are off to a good start, and I know its going to be a great year!

Weather, Fall, & Gymnastics

The last time I blogged was August 26th.  Bad bad blogger.  I know. I thought for sure that when school started I would have a lot more "free" time to blog, sew, and bake.  Not so much free time here the last few weeks.  It has rained for the past week and most of the city flooded which was sad to see on the news all the people who lost their home.  We have had more rain this summer than any other that I can remember.  There has been about 3 hurricanes that have hit just south of us in Mexico which means we got a TON of rain.  As I sit and type this a big black cloud is hovering over our town ready to let the rain out again.  The mosquitoes are going to be awful in the next few days.  Today is the first day of fall as most of you might already know, and I can't wait for some fall weather.  Cool crisp air sure does sound refreshing.  I already decorated for fall.  I just couldn't stand it anymore.  All the fall decorations were calling my name at Hobby Lobby, and I couldn't wait for October.  It's almost here anyway, so I'm close enough.  More on my decorations at a later post.  I'm not sure if I ever mentioned that my 2 older girls compete in gymnastics.  This is their first year competing on the team, and they are so excited, and have done awesome!  We have had 3 meets so far, and have 2 more to go. 

Lilah before her first meet.  She was so excited, and not nervous at all.  I kept reminding her all day what order her routines went.  I was more nervous than her. 

In the middle of her beam routine.  My husband took these pictures because I was so nervous watching her.

Sweet Celeste waiting her turn to vault.

Starting her bar routine with her sweet coach watching.

This girl loves watching her sisters.  Actually she slept most of the meet.

Celeste already took off her medal and I was holding her ribbons. Awesome job girls!  Can't wait until the next one!