First Day of School and TWO TEETH!

       Brynn started KINDERGARTEN! She has been so excited to go to "Elementary School". She could barely sleep the night before school started because she was so excited.
       When she was tested the week before school started her teacher jokingly said that she could just skip kinderten and go to 1st grade! lol She is super smart and Daddy has been helping her learn how to read every night before bed this summer. They called me later and told me that they are putting her in a class with some other kids her same level so that she can be challenged this year. She really loves her teacher  and loves having LOTS of friends.
        Matt and I volunteer in her class so that we can make sure we know what's going on. I do it twice a month and Matt goes once a month for 2 hours. Needless to say, it makes Brynn very happy! :) When we asked her what her favorite part of her first day of school was she said, "When my Mommy and Daddy both came and picked me up from school!" hahaha (Matt snuck away from work for 15

 minutes and surprised us both!)
       When I dropped her off the first day she went up to the other kids and asked them what their names were and told them her name. She asked them all if they'd like to play with her and it just melted my heart. We are so proud of her for being friendly and doing her best at school!

       When we were on vacation to go see "Alladin" at the Tuacahn Theatre Brynnlie ate a half bag of carrots and then said, "My teeth are bleeding!" I of course said, "Then stop eating carrots!" When we got back to our hotel and got ready to go swimming, I looked at her teeth and tried to wiggle them and they both just fell right over... ka-plop! I almost cried and Matt was upset because she's only 5! She started Kindergarten and lost her first 2 teeth and her mommy and daddy want her to STOP GROWING UP SO FAST! :) She was excited and put her teeth under her pillow when she got home. The tooth fairy gave her $2 and an OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE with REAL FAIRY DUST ON IT! She has told everybody they can look at her certificate but not to touch it because she wants to keep the REAL FAIRY DUST on it! HAHAHA

Brynnlie's 5th Birthday

Brynnlie turned FIVE!!! I still can not believe it. Time flies way too fast! She told me that she wanted a strawberry shortcake birthday. She also said that she wanted her very own steak at sizzler and wanted to go miniature golfing. hahaha
 

I had to sneak in her room the night before and take a picture of her sleeping the last time as a 4 year old.... (crying)


She woke up to a vanity, stool, and mirror and was so excited that she got what she asked for. She can now put "make-up" and jewelry on 26 times a day. :) hahaha


She opened up a present every couple of hours all day so that she could take time to play with each item. She loved it!





Daddy got off work early and took us to Sizzler. Brynnlie loves Sizzler because of the salad bar. There is nothing she won't eat as far as vegetables go. She is the Vegetable Monster at our house. We didn't think she could eat an entire steak all by herself but she definitely did!

Afterward we went miniature golfing and we had a lot of fun! I actually beat Matthew by 2 points!!! (I still have the score card on the fridge to remind him. HAHA) Brynn really thinks she won the whole thing though. She actually did get a hole in one and we all jumped up and down and screamed. :)



 

We invited some family over for strawberry shortcake and Brynn opened a few more presents from her Grandma and Grandpa. She told us it was the best day ever!




We love you so much BrynnieBoo. You are incredibly smart, beautiful, funny, positive, brave, loving, compassionate, patient, and helpful. We can not imagine life without you. You are the light of each of our days. You are the greatest big sister in the world. You amaze your mommy and daddy every. single. day. You are SO VERY SPECIAL!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Sweet Punkin Eater Baby Cakes!

Preschool Graduate

Our baby girl is finished with Preschool! I have to admit that I teared up a bit when I dropped her off for her last day of preschool this morning. Matt and I and Gavin came back to her school an hour later for graduation. She did a really great job with all of the songs, sign language, and stories.

I told her that she needs to stop growing up so fast and she said, "Mom, you knew when you had me, when I was a baby, that I would grow up!" hahaha. We are very proud of her. She is very excited for kindergarten. She and I went on a bike ride to her new school last night so she knows where she will be going in the fall. I can't believe that it's been 5 years since we were blessed with our beautiful daughter.  We love her with all of our hearts.

She is my best little girlfriend and we are very excited for this summer. Here is our list we made up this afternoon of our SUMMER ACTIVITIES.

o   Tumbling

o   Swimming lessons

o   Go on bike rides

o   Have a Tea Party with real food & Dolly, Harriott & Mommy

o   Princess Bubble Baths

o   Bake Cookies together (use sprinkles and icing)

o   Pop a big bowl of popcorn and watch a princess movie

o   Have a picnic

o   Go on a hike

o   Practice reading - Read books with Dolly

o   Pick out fabric and make matching skirts for Brynn & Dolly

o   Go to the library

o   Make Ice Cream Sundaes - Go get Ice cream

o   Write poems together

o   Play games on the computer

o   Start a journal and write in it every day

o   Do puzzles

o   Play a board game

o   Go up the canyon for a fire and smores

o   Complete the preschool-kindergarten workbooks

o   Make real juice popsicles

o   Make jewelry with beads

o   Sleep on the trampoline & watch the stars

o   Paint finger & toenails

o   Paint or Color pictures

o   Build a fort and read books with a flash light inside

o   Put the sprinkler under the tramp & jump

o   Fill pool in back yard and swim/slide

o   Have a friend over

o   Spend a couple of hours with Grandma

o   Go to the swim park

o   Play Hair Dresser with Mommy’s hair

o   Go Camping

o   Color With Side Walk Chalk

o   Go to the lake