1st day of school

Today was Macella's first day of 8th grade and Kirstie's first day of 5th grade. Neither one came back from school very excited. Kirstie had soccer practice after school and Macella had puppet practice. It made for a very busy 1st day of school.

Maria visited Head Start, even though we were told that she would not be allowed to start after all. They first wanted to meet with all the therapists, teachers, and Head Start workers. The meeting is tomorrow at 2pm. We're hoping that everything goes well. Maria enjoyed the classroom today. She wandered around very excited.

We took pictures of ourselves signing our names for Maria's sign book for school. It was a lot of fun.

Last weekend before school

Saturday the 5th we spent the night with Marsha's parents. Then Sunday it was a day of visiting. We visited our friends at WP Baptist. It is always nice to see our old friends. After church we visited with Terry, Lana, Taron, Chuck, Kaliah, Bob, Brooke, and Gary's brother Dan, Ginny, Manda, & Sid from Georgia. We had a nice little engagement party for Dan and Manda. Afterward we visited Marsha's grandparents before heading back to our home.

Labor day, the 7th. Today was not a normal Labor Day for us. We are so used to having picnics with family, but tomorrow is the 1st day of school instead of Wednesday. The girls are not happy, so we shall see how it all turns out.

Trip to Scranton

We spent a couple of days in Scranton for our quick summer vacation. The girls were so accepting of our short and inexpensive trip. We found a hotel with a pool, which is always an added bonus.

We went to SteamTown and went on a short train ride. The museum was nice, as we were able to go inside some trains. Maria liked the mannequins the best.

We finished our trip with school shopping for the girls.

Enjoy the pictures of our beautiful girls:)

Last week of August

Summer continues to be busy, but fun.
8/23- Visit our friends Dan, Stacie, Rhiannon, and Silas. It only took us 2 years to finally get together:)

8/24- We took Kirstie to visit her new school; Horseheads Intermediate. She is not looking forward to the beginning of school.

8/25- Kirstie started soccer. Maria had a doctor's appointment to check her weight, height, and head circumference for our upcoming 6 month review. She continues to be a light weight--approximately 21 pounds still. We finished the day with a trip to the drive-in. Everyone enjoys the drive-in, even Maria.

8/28- Marsha's mom came out to help with a yard sale. Friday's sales were better than Saturday's--we assume due to the rainy weather. The girls had a busy day with a birthday party and a youth party at night.

9/1- Kirstie spent the afternoon at a friend's and then had soccer. At 9am, the teacher and another worker from Head Start came to the house to visit with Maria. They were so nice and let Maria pick out her school symbol. She is a "duck."