A little get away is always good!

Took another little get away this weekend. When Kylan got off the bus we were off to the beach again. Man what a difference 2 days at the beach can make in your attitude. Refreshed, Rested, Relaxed and ready for the week. We got to the beach about 9:00 on Friday night and relaxed around the house. Kylan found 3 kittens who were living at the neighbors, but when she got hold of them and fed them they moved homestead. Only 2 were tame but it didn't stop her from trying to train the third when she could get close to it. It was so funny because you could tell they were all from the same litter but they were small, medium, and large in size. She named the small one Hans, the medium Frans, and the large Peppie. Guess she had the French on her mind. Saturday I went fishing down at Pier Park at 4:00am, I can say in all my years of life last Saturday was my first sunrise at the beach, and wow it was amazing. Caught 4 King Mackerel, super fun, saw at least 3 dozen stingray, and 6 dolphins, one with her baby! Came home slept an hour and off to Wal-Mart and then the beach. Kylan was on the first sandbar and saw a sea turtle super cool, that does not happen often and the turtle swam over really close and stuck her head upout of the water. Stopped in Alvin's Island and Kylan got to hold a 20 pound alligator, scary but neat. The alligator handler gave her one of their bones in their back to keep and she has showed it to everyone. Dinner at Margaritaville, where Kylan laid over and went sound asleep in my lap, never mind there was a band playing when she did this. Spent most of the day Sunday swimming in the pool, and saying good-bye to our new cats, Hope they remember her when we go back. Took Kylan to Dusty's to eat Oysters before heading home, and she won 3 toys out of the claw machine. She plays every time we go there, and always wins last time she won a watch. Had a ball can't wait to do it again. Heading back in a couple of weeks. Wish I lived there, how stress free I would be.

The First Week of School!

We made it! The first full week school was Great! Kylan is loving her teacher, thank you Mrs. Bruno, we think you are Fabulous! She had her first spelling test last Thursday, waiting on the score though fingers crossed she took her time and did as well as she did at home. Kylan also had perfect conduct all week as well. Yeah Tootie! Mommy is proud of you. Kylan is excited about school again, and that is what we were wanting. After last year I didn't know if it was possible to pull her out of the bad place she had gotten into. But is has happened, and thankful I am.
I celebrated my 31st Birthday this past Saturday and it was GREAT! Slept in with my baby snuggled up next to me, (had a headache when I woke up) but worked through it. Cleaned up around the house and mopped the entire house, did some retail therapy with my momma, and Kylan, then laid by the pool for a few hours. Dinner at Bonefish with FANTASTIC company. It was a great day! Thank you everyone. I love each one of you in such a special way, I am blessed to have you in my life.

The First Day of 2nd Grade was GREAT!

Well we made it through our first day of 2nd Grade with flying colors. Kylan loves Mrs. Bruno as much "almost" she says as Ms. McConnell which is saying tons. We got up and had buttered biscuits for breakfast and green kool-aid, brushed our teeth, and got dressed in her cute little outfit and new Nike's. Kylan's backpack is as big as she is but she likes it. It is Hello Kitty pink, purple and all the cool colors little girls love. I had planned ahead and cooked roast, potatoes, and carrots for dinner last night one of Kylan's favorites, so I knew she would eat a good bit and she did not disappoint. We worked and finally got our internet working at home and added a picture to our blog, but as you can see it is huge not really sure how to shrink it yet. Still working on that one, but at least my precious baby's picture is on here now. Once the internet was up and running Kylan was on it as well playing/reading on Star fall and Raz-kids which I was really proud of her for wanting to do. So we added it to her agenda pad for Mrs. Bruno to see and she was excited because she is still wanting to make a good impression and be a favorite in class. Today Kylan is riding the bus home, and she was excited and nervous because she was not sure where to find her bus, but that will all workout too. She has the same driver Coach Burnett who she really likes and he likes her a lot too, he lets her sit in the first seat behind him which is where she wants to be. Funny if you ask me, I always wanted to be in the back of the bus. Kylan even packed her swimsuit in her bag so when she gets home she can swim at Ya-Ya's house this afternoon. She is such a little stinker. Hope today is as good for her as yesterday!

The end of Summer!

Well the end of summer is finally here and it is a sad day for us. No more sleeping in or going to Mee-Mee's or Granny's in our jammies to eat breakfast and play the whole day. Schools stars back tomorrow. It has been so long since my last post but we have just been so busy enjoying the summer and playing ever chance we had. We left last Wednesday evening and spent the rest of the week a the beach, we took Ya-Ya and Rosie and we had the best time. Only one other person being there could have made it a absolutely perfect trip. We had to come home Sunday so we could meet our teacher on Monday.
Kylan had been so nervous, and full of anxiety and wanting to make a good impression, she wanted just herself, momma and daddy (if he could get off work) to go. She said she wanted her teacher to remember her and know who she was and not be distracted by anyone or anything. I think she had it so built up in her head she didn't know what to expect. She has a little friend she knew from her Kindergarten class named Makenzie and also Keaton so that helped easy her nerves about second grade as well. She and Makenzie actually sit across from each other and by the time we left they were holding hands, talking, and telling secrets. Little Girls are the BEST! It was wonderful to see Kylan interact with her teacher, who hugged her several times, which Kylan loved and her teacher spoke to the parents but she was all about the kids which was awesome. Kylan especially likes that her teacher teaches dance something they have in common. I think this year is going to be a GREAT one for Kylan! Good luck to everyone out there starting back to school along with us tomorrow.