Wednesday, August 31, 2022

- We blinked once... -

...or maybe "twenty one hundred a thousand" times [as Scarlett would say]... 

...but literally *IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE*, a full year came and went...

...and our little babe is ONE!  From month 1 to month 12 [today!!!] and every single month and milestone in between, words will never express how much we've enjoyed watching this girl grow! 












Let it be known that the "12 month" chalkboard photo did NOT slip my mind, but Juliette + a rocking chair is a nearly impossible combination these days and Brian has checked himself out of assisting with photo sessions [L to the O to the L] and so! Wild and ONEderful, this is you at 12 months! *heart-eye emojis all around*


Happy birthday, Juliette!  Cheers to you... Cheers to the fastest year of our lives! 



Saturday, August 27, 2022

- Another summer UP... -

...and another summer DOWN...

...which means, once again, it's time for the always-exciting BACK TO SCHOOL season!!!  After picking out school supplies at Walmart...

...and labeling them very carefully...

...we stuffed the backpacks full and skipped off to Blessing of the Backpacks + Back to School Night!  NEEDLESS TO SAY, we love this school so are so so so excited for our big second grader...

...and our preschooler [who is back for her second year in the Pre-K building and ready to rule the roost!]!
In no time at all, Harper's first day of 2nd grade rolled around...
...[^^ proudly sporting the bow she sewed herself!]...

...complete with lunch with friends after the early dismissal to celebrate the beginning of an awesome year!

A few days later came Scarlett's first day of Pre-K 4...

...followed by Juliette's first day of freedom!!!  ;) :)

I joke, I joke!  TBH, in alllll the time she had mommy all to herself, she spent half of this first day of "freedom" crawling into the girls' bedroom, sitting on their rug, and looking back and forth and all around for just a glimpse of her beloved big sissies!  She misses them so much and has been waving her arms furiously and squealing in delight the minute they get in the car after school every afternoon! 

As we all continue to celebrate fresh starts and settle into the "new normal," I truly am looking so forward to having the big girls back in the classroom environment where they're stimulated and challenged each day, and I'm also so excited for the shiny new time alone with Juliette on Wednesdays and Fridays!  Win, win, winningggg for all! And now...

LET'S LEARN!!!

Cheers to the 2022-2023 school year! May it be fruitful and full of blessings for all! :)


 

Friday, August 26, 2022

- End of the Year: H -

L to the O to the L that I am just now getting around to archiving end of the school year photos [literally as I'm simultaneously uploading "back to school 2022!" photos to my laptop], but always better late than never in my book!   

The long story short is: 1st grade was truly a MAGICAL year for this girl right here! From the first day to the last day, she changed and grew and blossomed sooooo so much! I'm talking huge progress here, like going from having ~50 sight words mastered at the end of kindergarten to reading full blown chapter books by herself at the end of 1st grade! Get it, girlllll! We are so proud of the "strong and courageous of heart" Bluejay that you have become! <3

A few "1st grade favorite" worksheets/homework pages I collected...

   

 

 

 


 

...["swert"/squirt, "shert"/shirt, "sgert"/skirt, and "serkis"/circus...I LOVE THEM ALL!]... 

...and a few more photos with classmates and 8th grade buddies sent via the class portal messaging system [last week of school Field Day pictured above ^^]!   



Also!  I absolutely treasure these photos of Harper reading the intro for Chapel Mass [on the 7-year anniversary of her baptism in the same beautiful place, no less!] + posing with her sisters after May Crowning.  So much beauty on so many levels here!!!

 

AND FINALLY!  The last day of school arrived! Goodbye at morning carline one last time [to Harper and our neighbor boy/carpool buddy for the year!]...

...and hellooooo, party at the park after school dismissed for the summer!


 1st grade, we will remember you SO FONDLY!!! :)