Rhett goes to preschool!

Our last baby had his very first day of school!  He has been talking about his "monkey class" all summer.  First up - Meet the Teacher!

Rhett and Perry are in the same class and they are so very happy about it!  

The cutest picture of all time...

The night before preschool...

Ready to go!

Rhett starting preschool means that 1.5 days a week I have all of my babies at school at the same time.  It's definitely a bittersweet milestone that at one time seemed so far away!  I know it's going to be a good thing for all of us. 

Alli and I had lots of fun coordinating their outfits for Meet the Teacher and the first day of school! :)

Rhett had a great first day and there were NO TEARS!  I credit that 100% to Perry being with him.  I am excited for him and all of the fun I know he will have this year at school!  

Georgia Kate goes to Kindergarten!

Just like that our baby girl is off to kindergarten at BCA!  She's young, but she's ready.  

The week before kindergarten started we went to meet her teacher.  She already knew Mrs. Kneisly since she was Reid's kindergarten teacher last year.  She also already knew several friends in her class!

Heading to Meet the teacher in Auntie Alli's dress.

This special lady is an amazing teacher!

The night before kindergarten...

She was excited and nervous and had a hard time sleeping.  

Ready to go!  I love a little girl in a plaid jumper. :)

Off she goes!

3 days in and she's loving kindergarten life so far! 

Reid goes to 1st grade!

Reid started 1st grade this week and also started at a new school!  We love BCA but it was always our plan for him to start at Wolman (our neighborhood school) in 1st grade.  He was a little bit nervous, but most of the nerves went away when he found out his best buddy Case would be in his class!  We are so thankful for that.  

We were very excited to meet Mrs. Gonzales at Meet the Teacher night!  

Reid and Case

I took him to get ice cream after Meet the Teacher and this picture reminded me of...

these pictures from 3 years ago! :((( I am almost positive we were at the same place. 

Our big boy on his first day of 1st grade!

Walking to school

Still smiling on day 3!  

He hasn't offered up a lot of information about his first week, but he seems happy (and tired)!  We are looking forward to a great year!  

big boy rhett

Our littlest boy hit some big boy milestones over the summer!  

I am happy to report that we are a diaper-free household!  I was honestly dreading potty training Rhett because it's just not a fun process, but when it was all said and done, I think he may have been the easiest of the three to train.  It was fun to see his sister and brother get into it and cheer him on! :) He was very proud when he filled up his sticker chart.  

I don't know if this is so much a milestone as a boy "rite of passage", but Rhett got his first set of stitches this summer.  He was running in the house and fell at just the right angle to cause the skin under his chin to split right open.  He ended up getting 5 stitches and was SO brave.  I was amazed and so was the doctor!  

Last but not least, we are also a crib free household!  Being done with the crib was much harder for me than being done with diapers, but it was time.  Rhett is very proud of his new bed and has done very well with the transition!

As you can see, he has his paci in all three of these pictures, so we still have some signs of a "baby" in our house.  :) Those will probably stick around a little longer! 

Second half of summer fun!

Sadly, summer is winding down.  The younger two have three more weeks before school starts, but Reid starts 1st grade next week!  The second half of our summer was less busy than the first half, which is just the way I like it!  Here are a few highlights...

Chris and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary with dinner at one of our favorite spots, The Taste of Texas.  

We had a blast at our 22nd annual Preston family Surfside vacay!  

Guinny's Great Grands - 

Reid, Logan, Georgia Kate, Landon, Rhett, Perry, and Jackson.  Baby Luke made his debut a couple of weeks later! 

The big kids and I spent a day at Typhoon Texas with our sweet friend/helper Esther Kate!  

 

We had a fun morning at the Children's Museum of Sugar Land with Penny!

The kids and I took a spontaneous trip to the zoo.  It was HOT, but we had a lot of fun!

We had an indoor campout!  Nobody ended up actually sleeping in the tent, but we had popcorn and watched a movie and they enjoyed playing in the tent for the couple of days that we left it up.  

Reid had a BLAST at TBarM with his buddy Case!  5 days packed full of fun!

Coach Tate and Coach Luke were awesome!

There were several other undocumented get togethers with old and new friends, but my favorite days were the ones filled with lazy mornings, swimming, and playing at home.  

It was a great summer!