Celebrating Georgia's 7th Birthday!

 A couple of weeks before Georgia's real birthday (due to friends' availability), Aubrey, Maggie-Jaymes, and Emery came over for swimming, pizza, and cake!  The birthday girl had the biggest smile on her face all day!

On July 22, Georgia woke up to her birthday gift from us - a new desk and chair for her room! Then, Grandma and Grandpa brought over birthday donuts and gifts!

All this girl has talked about is having a "fairy sleepover" with Perry on her birthday, so that's what she got!  We dressed up, painted nails, painted faces, played games, had fairy cake, and watched Tinkerbell.  I hope it was everything she had been dreaming of! :)

Mumsie and Popsie stopped by with gifts for the birthday girl!

We loved celebrating you, Georgia Kate!

Georgia Kate is 7!

Our blue-eyed, curly-haired, freckle-faced little girl is 7!

Seven year old Georgia Kate is a lot of fun and a joy to be around!  I love her so much!

7 things about our girl at 7...

*She gets excited about things so easily and has such a grateful heart.  She loves having something to look forward to!

*She is very creative and LOVES to craft.  The floor of her room is pretty much always covered in markers, scraps of paper, and pieces of tape.  She is constantly digging through the recycling bin to find boxes to turn into something new, most recently an elaborate fairy house that she put in the bushes in the backyard. :) She loves making presents for people and thinks of others in this way a lot!

*She enjoys playing with all kinds of dolls, but she has recently gotten very into Barbies!  Seeing her play with Barbies brings back lots of memories for me from when I was a little girl!  

*She loves to snuggle and still comes into our bed almost every night.  She is very affectionate and tells me multiple times a day how much she loves me!  

*While she is SO sweet, she also still has a temper.  It doesn't come out near as often as it used to, but our girl can be quite the firecracker. ;)

*She is by far our least picky eater!  I wouldn't go so far as to say she's an adventurous eater, but she at least tries everything I make and likes a lot of it!  

*She's really funny and has a great sense of humor!  She enjoys trying out lines and phrases that she picks up from shows or books. Ha!  

Georgia Kate managed to hold onto her top teeth through her 7th birthday and then 2 days later the first one came out!  It's amazing how losing the top teeth can change their look so much!  

BIRTHDAY INTERVIEW

What is something you loved about 1st grade? my teacher

What is your favorite food?  cake, ice cream, cookies, popsicles, and Alicia's 

What is your favorite thing to do outside? roller skate

What is your favorite color? blue, pink, and purple

What is your favorite show?  Tinkerbell movie

What is something you're really good at?  my roller skates and dance

What is your favorite animal? a unicorn

What is your favorite toy to play with?  Barbies and dolls

What is your favorite book?  Nevergirls

Who are some of your favorite friends to play with?  Maggie-Jaymes, Aubrey, and Emery

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you want to go?  wherever fairies live

What is your favorite holiday?  my birthday, Christmas, Halloween, and Valentine's Day

What is your favorite thing to drink?  Fanta and lemonade

What is your favorite snack?  Poppable chips

What do you want to be when you grow up?  a fairy and a teacher

What is your favorite outfit to wear?  mermaid pajamas and the shirt I made (tie-dye shirt)

What is your favorite thing to do with Reid and Rhett?  play tag

What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy? read my book and snuggle

What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy? snuggle and read my book

We love you SO much, Georgia Kate Sciba!!!  We're so happy you're ours!

Galveston getaway!

Last week we went on a last minute getaway to Galveston with our dear friends, the Browns!  We had another very special trip planned with them this month that got cancelled and rescheduled for next summer, so we were thankful to still get to go away with them for a few days.  We went during the week, so Chris had to set up a little office from the beach house and work during the day, but it was such a nice change of scenery.  We had the best time!! 

We love these people so much! 

Celebrating Reid's 9th Birthday!

Reid said that his 9th birthday was his "best birthday ever"!  We weren't sure what it would look like this year, but things started easing up right in time.  

Chris and I got him a basketball goal for his birthday.  He wasn't expecting it at all and was so excited!  I know this will get a lot of use over the years.

Grandma and Grandpa came by in the morning with special donuts and gifts for the birthday boy!

He dove right into his new legos!

 We celebrated with the Preston crew with a birthday lunch at our house!

We told Reid he could invite his four best buddies over the swim for his birthday.  This was the first time he had played with his friends in about two and a half months, so it was extra special!  The boys swam a ton, had Raising Canes for dinner (Reid's choice), had a water balloon fight, and had cookie cake for dessert.  

It was an awesome birthday for our big 9 year old!  It made me so happy to see him so happy!  

Reid is 9!

Reid is 9 years old!  Here are a few things about our biggest boy at 9!

*He still loves his usual things (sports, legos, and board games), but he has a new-found love of reading!  Over the last couple of months, he's begged to stay up later and later every night to read.

*He paces when he is excited about something. 

*While sadly his appetite has not grown in variety, it has certainly grown in quantity!  He can EAT!  I guess it's just the beginning...

*He is pretty creative and good at finding things to do.  He rarely says the phrase, "I'm bored".  

*He is way too impressed with bodily functions lately, which I guess is typically for a 9 year old boy. We are working on our manners over here! 

*He is usually very confident (sometimes a little too confident) ;), but can quickly switch to a majorly gloom and doom attitude if he can't do something perfectly.  

*He is terrified of all tiny creatures (like his momma), but isn't scared of larger animals at all.  He loves dogs and is really sweet and affectionate with them.  

*On a similar note, he LOVES stuffed animals and gets very attached to all of them.  They all have names and he knows exactly where and when he got each one.  I love this about him because it still makes him seem little to me. :)

I took the picture above and then later found all of these selfies on my phone.  I feel like they capture the essence of a nine year old boy perfectly...

BIRTHDAY INTERVIEW

What is something you loved about 2nd grade? everything
What is your favorite food?  hotdogs, hamburgers, and brownies
What is your favorite thing to do outside?  play basketball, ride my scooter, and ride my bike
What is your favorite color?  purple
What is your favorite show? football, baseball, basketball, Bluey, and Dude Perfect
What is something you are really good at?  sports, building legos, and math
What is your favorite animal?  elephant
What is your favorite type of toy to play with? legos, racetrack, and basketball hoop
What is your favorite book?  Geronimo Stilton 
Who are some of your favorite friends to play with?  Pierce, Riley, Case, and Oscar
If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go?  Disney World
What is your favorite holiday?  Christmas and my birthday
What is your favorite thing to drink?  Sprite and milk
What is your favorite snack?  Cheese-Its, Fruit by the Foot, and Goldfish
What do you want to be when you grow up? baker, artist, or sports player
What is your favorite outfit to wear?  t-shirts
What is your favorite thing to do with Georgia? play fun games and play tag
What is your favorite thing to do with Daddy?  play games
What is your favorite thing to do with Mommy?  play games
What is your favorite thing to do with Rhett?  play hide and seek

HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY, REID PRESTON SCIBA!!! We love you so much!

2019-2020 school year wrap up

I think we can all agree that this was the weirdest end to a school year ever.  I'm SO thankful that the kids were each able to see their teachers and have a little closure.  

Here is Rhett's end of school year picture!

Ms. Amanda and Ms. Staci stopped by to visit and drop off a few goodies for Rhett.  He had the BEST year with these two wonderful ladies and I am really sad that it got cut short.  They were so SWEET and patient.  

Georgia Kate and Reid got to have car parades to see their teachers!  So fun!

GK was extra excited to get to see two of her favorite friends, Aubrey and Harper, before the parade started.

Mrs. Gonzales is an incredible teacher.  We were lucky that Reid and Georgia got to have her as their 1st grade teacher!  

Time to see Reid's teachers!  

We love Ms. McCord and Ms. Hoppe!! Reid had such a great year with them!  I credit Ms. Hoppe for Reid's love of reading this year.  

Last day of 2nd grade!

Last day of 1st grade!

These two loved being at the same school together this year!  

We did it and I'm really proud of us!  Now it's time for what feels like Summer part 2! ;)

Rhett can ride a bike!

Rhett wanted to take his training wheels off during quarantine and never looked back!  Family bike rides just got a lot more fun!  

Go, Rhett, Go!