1st Day as a Zany Zebra

Lola was so excited this morning for her first day of preschool!

This is the 3rd year that Lola has attended Sugar n Spice preschool on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This year she is in Mrs. Mendoza's Zany Zebras. (Last year she was a Buzzy Bee, and her first year she was a Cuddly Kitten.)

Here is Lola sitting in her chair at the table. When they first get to school, they color and play for a few minutes before class begins. I guess they have to wear nametags until the teachers learn all of their names. There are a lot more kids in the 3 year old classes than there were in the 2's.

She didn't have any trouble when I left. She gave me & Deacon ad hug and kiss and was fine when we left. Lola did so well this morning in part because her one of her best friends, Ella is in her class again. They got on the floor and started playing together almost immediately.

Deacon and I had a very nice day napping, playing, and watching coverage of the atlantic tropical storms and the republican national convention!

5 Months Old on Labor Day!!!!!

Our sweet little chubby nugget is 5 months old today! He can sit by himself like a little tripod for a couple of minutes at a time, and then the weight of his belly pulls him down, or he gets tired and tips himself sideways. He is trying to sit up by himself, maybe by 6 months he will.
Here's a sideview of the tripod.

He still loves his exersaucer and tries to put all the little gadgets into his mouth.

Today Lola played cars with him - sort of. Mostly he watched and chewed on a car. He doesn't take his eyes off of her when she is in the room. He thinks she is hilarious!

Saturday night Lola and I made brownies, and she and I "licked the bowl!" We always did that when we were kids. :)

Last night my mom was keeping the kids and Lola was still up at around midnight. (She has been going to bed late this last week.) She told my mom and our friend Terri, "Sometimes when I get up in the middle of the night, my mom lets me color." Yeah right............

Tomorrow is the first day of preschool! Look for pictures of that soon.

Way to go, McCain!

Yesterday John McCain appeared in Dayton, OH for the first time with his running mate, Sarah Palin. She is the current Governor of Alaska, and got into politics when she was elected mayor of her hometown after serving on the PTA and city council. She is a mother of 5! Her youngest child was just born in April.
Here are a couple of articles about her.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=64876

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/30/mccain-makes-history-with-choice-of-running-mat-1/

Vote McCain/Palin on November 4th!!!!

My Baby Girl

I still haven't had Lola's 3 year old pictures made, so I did them myself. Some are a little blurry, but I still think they turned out cute. She was a lot easier to photograph when she was Deacon's age, that's for sure!

Funny Story: Last week after we FINALLY got Deacon's room put together, Lola asked me out of the blue, "Mommy, how much longer is Deacon going to live here?" I almost busted out laughing, it was so cute. But then the more I thought about it, it made me sad! It never dawned on her that he was a permanent part of our family. She thought she would get the spotlight back all to herself! Poor thing. I guess that shows that she still has some adjusting to do............

Enjoy the pictures!

How do you make a really tired Mom happy?????????

A good nap makes any day better.
I'm hoping for one later today!

The Science Spectrum!!!

Today we had an outing to the Science Spectrum with our friends Teresa and Cadence. Here are the girls playing with a sand pendulum thing. Giant bubbles.....................

Lola checking out the giant dinosaur.
Lola learning about water!
We also saw a reptile show with a lizard, a tortoise, and a snake. There is so much to see and learn about, even for little kids.

In honor of Deacon cutting his FIRST TWO TEETH this weekend, here is a picture of the 3 of us in front of the giant mouth. The two that FINALLY broke through were the bottom front two teeth. You can't really see them, but you can feel them. They are sharp little things! No wonder teething hurts so bad! He has been acting like a teether since he turned 3 months old. Drooling, fussing, putting everything in his mouth...........poor bubba!

I have more pictures coming, soon.

~Jessica~

Precious Boy

Deacon is such a HAPPY baby! Most of the time he is laughing, smiling, babbling, kicking his legs, or grabbing his toes, which is his new favorite hobby. He is so sweet, I wish he could stay the way he is right now. Hope you enjoy these pictures.