The Bradford Bunch: August 2010

Monday, August 16, 2010

My personal goal for this school year is to not put myself in positions where I end up being rushed, so this morning I successfully got up and got myself and 3 of my kids ready for school and out the door by 7:45 without batting an eye...YEAH for me!! Now Thursday will be the true test when I have to get all 4 of them ready but I have faith...I can do it!! Well anyway, today Jack my sweet, handsome baby boy started 2nd grade. Molly my dramatic, beautiful baby girl started kindergarten. Sophie & Macy my crazy, cute littlest baby girls started preschool. I have to admit I was quite emotional. Molly didn't have to be there until 11 so she got to chill this morning. I however dropped Sophie and Macy off at 8...Macy was a bit shy but they both did great...I cried. Ms. Debbie said that they interrupt each other a lot...yeah I've noticed that too! :) When I picked the girls up I asked them how school was and Sophie replied "Mommy, I wub it!" Too stinkin' sweet...I cried! After dropping off the girls I dropped Jack off at his classroom. He had lots of his buddies with him and was excited...I cried! I then worked a bit, ran back to pick up the girls, took them home, picked up Molly and took her to her class. At our school the kindergartners come for only 1 hour on the first day and parents get to stay with them...I still cried even though I was with her the whole time! Oh well! The general consensus is that everyone had a GREAT time and can't wait to go back tomorrow! It doesn't hurt that they go to the BEST school on the planet either!!

1st day of school breakfast...Lucky Charms...yeah man!

Molly waiting for her turn

Cheese!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

My Litter

Mommy and her pile of puppies!!

Friday, August 6, 2010

Bradford Beach Blast 2010

At the end of July, Jack and Molly got to take a very special week-long trip to Myrtle Beach to stay with Grammy and Grampy at their house. Cousins Thomas and Daniel were there too and the kids had a fabulous week of beach, pool (Grammy and Grampy had one installed right before this trip), movies, pier fishing, games, crabbing, city bus rides, and restaurants. They had a ball and did not want to come home at the end of the week. We actually started the week in Virginia where we met Grammy and Grampy, Aunt Christina, Uncle John, Thomas and Daniel for a weekend camping trip where we swam, took walks, roasted marshmallows, spotted turtles and turkeys, and had sleepovers in the cabins. Jack and Molly really enjoyed Thomas and Daniel and can't wait to see them again. The kids are definitely excited about Bradford Beach Blast 2011 and so are John and I because next summer Sophie and Macy get to go too!!! John and I are already planning what we will do with ALL the kid free time!!

Unfortunately my camera was out of commission during this trip...broken lens mechanism or something of the sort...so I don't have any pictures. I'll get some from Aunt Christina and post them soon!!

Random Cuteness

More Summer Fun

The summer of 2010 has flown by much faster than I care to say...where did it go? At the beginning of summer we purchased a new camper...big 26 footer with beds for everyone and a brand new toilet that nobody had EVER used before us!! We used that camper quite a bit this summer and it has turned out to be PERFECT! We decided to take one last summer camping trip to the mountains in Ashville and we camped at a little campground right on the banks of the French Broad River. We had a wonderful time swimming in the river (except the tubing excursion with Molly and Sophie in my lap and my butt ramming the rocks on the bottom of the river), eating, making new friends, catching butterflies, and "adventures" into the little towns around us. We actually had a WONDERFUL dinner in Weaverville at The Blue Mountain Pizza Cafe...if you ever find yourself in Weaverville, NC check it out! We will continue to camp throughout the year but it was sad knowing that this was the last of the summer!