Sassy Maddie

Everything this child does is with SASS!!

A few days ago I got out my iPod which has not been out in forever, so she had never really seen it.  She grabbed a hold of that thing, plugged in some headphones she found and away she went.  She was dancing….singing……I couldn't hear the music but I knew exactly which songs were on because she was singing them loud with her headphones on.  It was so funny!  I finally had to hide it because once the big kids got home from school they were all constantly fighting over it.

This last picture has nothing to do with the iPod….I just thought it was hilarious when I turned around in the car and this is how she fell asleep.  It fits her perfectly….hand on her hip, and sass even when she sleeps!

 

A rare sport-free weekend

Labor Day weekend, we had no sports (almost)…..the kids had tennis practice on Friday night and Peyton had her first softball practice with her new team on Sunday….otherwise we were free!  It was kind of weird.  We went to some friends for a bbq and swim, went golfing twice and some more swimming.  It was a good weekend…..good change of pace…..

I would say not the average "country cluber" smuggles in the beast to the course…..just saying.

Starting the morning with coffee, nothing to do, and watching Maddie scoot around….

One last swim of the season at the Stensbeys.

Doctor Maddie and Andrew

Maddie had Andrew over to play one day.  They asked if they could "fix" me.  They spent about 30 minutes fixing me up…..it was kind of nice, I was kind of tired anyway!!

Soccer has began…..

Our fall is gonna be a busy one!!!  Both kids are playing on two soccer teams, Peyton is playing volleyball, both are playing fall ball for softball and baseball, and Peyton has soccer school on Sundays as well.  We are some busy folks!
Here they are getting ready for their first games of the season!

Even Maddie is ready….she LOVES to go, she doesn't care where it is as long as she is a woman on the go!

Maddie's first "big kid" birthday party

Maddie for her first invite to a big kid birthday party!  She was super excited and super excited that she got to tell the big kids that only she got to go.  I think she's sick of dropping them off at parties that she doesn't get to go to….and now it was her turn!  They had to drop her off and THEY didn't get to go!

The party was for Martin, one of Maddie's friends from Miss Nancy's at the gym.  She had a great time!  We even got to have lunch with Leigh-Anne and Andrew before the party….Andrew was invited to Martin's party too, as Martin and Andrew go to school together.

School Time!

School time came quick!!  I was not quite ready for it.  In fact the night before school started, the kids were already sleeping, and I tip toed in their rooms to find their cleanest uniform shirts from last year.  I had not bought new ones….so I was crossing my fingers we had some that were close to stain-free and that actually fit.  We did just fine.  They woke up, got dressed, everything fit and nothing was too stained.
Peyton and Jack were both thrilled with their teachers and their classmates.  I think we are going to have a great 2nd and 3rd grade year!!!

One last zoo trip

The week before school started to tried to squeeze some last minute summer things in.  Included was one last trip to the zoo.  As always, the sea lion show and stingrays were our top favorites….besides Jack, he claims his favorite is the rhino!!