Mary Claire is 8 months!

Another wonderful month with our baby girl!

Taking in Bubba's soccer game with Papa

Cousin time!

Playing catch with Bubba

On a lunch date with Mommy and Daddy

Playing in the car with Mommy

Playdate with Grant---bad hair day!  Hope Grant can see past it!

We've had to resort to the "Pebbles" do at times.  It helps!

Mommy tried to sneak a sweet picture of how angelic she is when she eats right before bed.  That sweet chubby face and hands!

She's learning to wrestle...

Is learning to love the swing!

Likes to pose for Mommy

Went to more soccer games for Clarky---glad SC is there to play with!

A little snuggle time before bed with AnnMarie

Enjoying the shade and some talk time with Sissy

Was petted by some guy in a hoodie

Um Bubba's room is treacherous...  Good thing we're not crawling yet...

Got to go to big school to have lunch with Sissy

So funny!  We took a trip to Midland, and it was so dry that her hair was almost "relaxed" and had little curl!  Looks a lot longer! :)

Got to go to her first volleyball game and cheer for cousin Madison!  Go #20!!  It was so much fun.  She was so content, and finally drifted off to sleep in Aunt Jana's arms.

The volleyball star!

Matched with big sister and cousin SC at church.  Cuteee little angels!

*Started saying "Bay" for her baby doll :)

*Looves her bottles and still doesn't like baby food.  sigh.  Gonna start trying more table food.  Maybe that will help?  She's got six teeth so hopefully so!

*Rolls EVERYWHERE, and is kind of starting to show signs of crawling, but it hasn't happened yet.  Honestly, Mommy is glad because I think the Lord knows I can't keep up with anything else right now! :)

Mary Claire is 7 months!

Some snapshots...

Loves her excersaucer

Hates baby food

We took a little mini-cation to San Antonio (Hyatt Wild Oak Ranch).  She loves swimming!

Got a bath in a sink

The hard life

Sarah Catherine came too!

She had a last lunch with big sister before school started.

Has a lot of sleeps in her car seat

Loves big bro

Has been known to have a fro...

Is just good at being cute

Played with Sissy's new lunchbox

Played in the backseat with her siblings (don't worry, we weren't moving) :)

Tries really hard to cheer for the tigers, but Mommy's team is making it really hard this year... :(

Drove a little with Daddy

Poor baby just laid down and went to sleep while grocery shopping!

Uh oh.  Got Sissy good when she was least expecting it!

Modeled some Shrimp and Grits clothing for Mommy.

Initiated a standoff against baby food

Had some fun cousin play time!

*Saying MaMa, DaDa, Nigh Nigh

*sits up well, rolls over well, but no crawling (Mommy thinks it's because she's either held or put in a contraption all the time in order to keep her safe from her wild big brother!) :)

*still a great sleeper

*very much DiSLikEs baby food :(

*loves to laugh at her siblings and is happy all the time except when she's tired or hungry

First days of school 2012 (1st grade/PreK-3)

The last week of August we geared up to meet our new teachers and get the school year underway.  We started by going up on a Monday night to meet AM's new teacher, Mrs. Smith, and drop off our school supplies.  She knew alot of the kids on the roll so we think it's gonna be a great year!

Clarky's school started the next day (Tuesday).  Since we're holding him back, he will do three years of preschool, but hey, who's counting?

He was so happy to go to real school just like Sissy!

We got to see cousin SC since she goes to the same school as Clark!

And the main reason we decided to send Clark to Noah's Ark preschool is because he could be in Kristiana's class!   She is one of my dearest and best friends, and it is such a blessing to know he's so well taken care of each day!  Not to mention Kristiana was Waco ISD's teacher of the year when she taught!!  She is wonderful!  Clarky is thriving in her class!

I was fighting back the tears as I left him.  I am so proud of him but can't believe how fast he's growing up.  :(  I just savor the days with my little boy!

Looking a little shell shocked, but never the less had a wonderful first day! :)

And the next day it was time for our big girl to start FIRST GRADE.  What??   

She was so proud of her new outfit and bow that Gamma got her.  Had to rock the side ponytail!

She still looks so little here.  I'm so proud of my sweet girl!

Icing on the cake---she was seated right next to our across the street neighbor, Lucy.   Sweet friends!  We are so thankful for a great school with great teachers and administrators.  

And Bubba had to have his picture taken too.