This was the best picture I got of Sugar Bear on her first day of dance.  Pitiful I know but we were running late and I was lucky to get this one.  She is taking tap, ballet, jazz and clogging.

Wonder where we have been?

Well I tell you we have been here.  But our life is a little crazy and a little stressed at the moment.

Of course as you have seen we have started school and that has not gone as smoothly as planned.  Sugar Bear has been crying herself to sleep, waking up crying and crying all the way to school.  I started with the sympathic mom and we talked and talked and talked about it.  All she ever really said was it is long and I miss you.  So after a few days of listening and talking and talking and talking some more I decided a to take a different approach, rewards.  She found a movie in the red box she wanted to rent and so I told her that we would rent it if she went two days without crying.  And well that worked! She went two days without crying and instead of the big red box she wanted to go to Mrs. Tiffany's house and get a Barbie movie.  We went and got the movie and she has watched it a BUNCH.  But now that she has watched the movie she says, "Now that I got the movie I feel like I might cry".  But thankfully she has been doing good and not crying.  Although, now she is asking if she gets sick at school does she get to come home early.  So now I am waiting on the phone call that is from the nurse that tells me she got sick at school.  I tell you what that little girl is going to be dangerous when she is older.  She can really think things through and she can find a loop hole in anything.

We have also started dance 2 days a week, Cheerleading practice once a week, football games once a week, AWANA at church on Wednesdays, D's footballs games, Softball twice a week and Church on Sunday's. Whew, are you tired?  I know I am.  We are having a blast but we are a little crazy at the Reid household.

Not to mention I got an AWESOME job that I am super excited about.  I am a Preschool teacher for the younger 2's at a local church and I can't wait.  I will have between 9 and 12 students each day and I have a co-teacher to help me.  The hours are great and I can still take the girls to school and pick them up.

Of course I am still working as an AWANA games teacher at my church on Wednesday nights and I am still the 5K Sunday School teacher.  I have Sugar Bear in my class and she is super excited about it.  But we got into a little bit of a tiff this past Sunday.  She thinks because she is the teachers daughter she can teach the class and she was not following directions.  So we  had a little talk in the hall and I hope things are better this coming Sunday.  Pooh Bear has new teachers too and she is enjoying herself.  They are saying the Lord's Prayer every Sunday in hopes that they know it word for word by the end of the year.  I am pretty excited about that.

So with all of this being said I hope to get caught up soon.  I have some really cute and fun pictures to post.  I hope everyone is doing well.

First day of school

for Sugar Bear

She was pretty excited to go to her first day of school.  She woke up on time got dressed and was pretty excited the whole morning.  And believe it or not I was doing okay too.

This is her first day outfit and nap mat.  She has actually had the nap mat since Big Sis was in Kindergarten.  My mom bought two when she bought Pooh Bears.   

Here is her back pack which is just like sisters but blue.  It is as big as she is.  

Just like Pooh Bear picked out her design so did Sugar Bear.  It is a chalk board.   

And the sisters.  

Here they are in the foyer getting ready to walk down the hall.  

Pooh Bear reminded me that we did not get a picture in front of the K123 wall so we stopped and grabbed a quick picture.  It also gave us a great opportunity to talk about a meeting place for the girls after school.  

Here she is with a friend from her old school.  

I remember sitting in front of Pooh Bear on her first day giving her the "run down" and she paid me no attention.  Well Sugar Bear was not that way at all.  She was looking a me very intently and she looked worried and scared to death.  It broke my heart to leave but I could not stay.  

I worried about her all day but when I saw her walking out with her big sis and Natalie I was so happy.  She looked like such a big girl. 

Here is Sugar Bear with her cookie treat.  I could not leave her out.  She said she had a good day but it was LONG.  I no idea that after this first day we would begin to cry every day.  She has been at school for one full week and it has been very trying.  She starts crying every night about 30 minutes before bed saying she does not want to go to school.  Then as soon as she wakes up she starts crying and cries off and on all day.  She has been sent to the counselors office because she was crying and fussing so loudly.     I am not sure what we are going to do but I hope things get better soon. 

Meet the Teacher..

Sugar Bear and I went back home after dropping off Pooh Bear at school.  

We changed clothes and back up to the school we went.  

Here she is waiting in the hall for the list to be posted.   

As soon as she got to the room she picked out a crayon with her name on it and picked a desk. 

Then she was off to check out the class pets.  She has a Guinea Pig in her room and her name is Daisy.  She will also have fish but they were not in there tank yet.   

And here she is with her teacher Mrs. W.  This is the same teacher my brother D had when he was in Kindergarten.   

After meet the teacher we went out to eat with Sugar Bear's friends.  

 and she got a treat too.   

And of course I got a book for her too.  Is Your Buffalo Ready for Kindergarten?  Sugar Bear already had the night before kindergarten so I decided to get her something different. 

First day of school

for Pooh Bear.  

The girls did not start on the same day because the Kindergarten start on a different day.  

Here she is in the cute little shirt I made her.  

She picked out the design and I did just what she told me.  

 And her new back pack. 

I can't believe my big girl is in 2nd grade.  

 Here she is meeting Audrey before she goes in school.  They have met up the past few years and walked down the hall together. 

 Here are a few more friends that she met up with before she walked in. 

 

 Here she is with her new teacher. 

And here she is sitting in the hall waiting for school to start with some new friends in her class.

After school Sugar Bear, Comet and I picked up Pooh Bear and Audrey on the golf cart.  I bought the girls special first day of school cookies.  I got a little teary eyed because I realized that from now on I will be on the golf cart all by myself.  Sniff...Sniff

Here are the girls with their cookies.

It was a successful first day.  Pooh Bear LOVES her new teacher.  She says she is funny and sweet.  I think she is going to have a great year.

Meet the Teacher

August 10, 2011

We did our traditional lunch with friends before Meet the Teacher.  

 Audrey, Pooh Bear and Natalie 

But this year we asked our sweet friend Natalie to join us.  

Sugar Bear stayed at home with Natalie's brothers and had a blast.   

 We at lunch first and then it was over to the counter for the best part.  Dessert..

Pooh Bear picked a chocolate cupcake with a pretty flower. 

After lunch we were off to school to see whose class we were in.   

Pooh Bear was SO EXCITED to get Miss. K.  This is the teacher she wanted so bad.   She had heard really good things about her.  

Pooh Bear got to pick her desk and then we were off again to visit our teachers from last year.  Because even though she is excited about the new teacher she still misses the old ones.

After a fun day of meet the teacher we ended it with a book.  The Best Seat in Second Grade. 

Birthday Party

August 7th

Sugar Bear decided that she wanted a monkey-gymnastics party.  So that is what she got.  I made this cake the night before.  I thought it turned out pretty cute. 

And here are their monkey shirts. 

The party room. 

This game was funny.  They split the kids into two groups.  One group was suppose to kick the cones over and the other was suppose to pick them up.  I think Sugar Bear was a little confused.  She was kicking them over and standing them up. 

They all tried to get in one hula hoop. 

The whole gang.   

 Happy Birthday to You. 

And the best part of all the gifts. 

And here are some picture of some of the gift she got after her birthday but before her party. 

 Mrs. Tiffany, Natalie, Jack and Luke all gave her the Tangled barbie (as she calls it) that she was dying for.  Its hair changes color and she loved it.

And since we were at the beach on her real birthday Nana took her out for a special birthday dinner and to Toysrus to pick out what she wanted.  She walked up and down every doll isle saying I want this, Oh I want this too and can I have this.  So Daddy and I had to calm her down and get her to decide on one thing.  She ended up choosing the barbie camper and she loves it.  She pushes it around everywhere setting up camps for them.  She even asked if we could go and buy a Daddy barbie so he could drive the motorhome.  I thought that was to funny.