Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Back to School!

 THIRD GRADE!!!!






 In front of Mrs. Saxena's class

 Olivia, Francesca, and Victoria

 Mrs. Saxena!

Eliza doesn't start for a couple of days.  We had a one on one meeting with Eliza and her teacher during school hours

 KINDERGARTEN!!!






 We had a costume change before heading to school.  I tried convincing her it was okay not to wear her PE uniform on the first day....nope!


 Lining up with her buddy, Murphy

 There she goes!

Ms. Katie

Our Eliza

 Smoothies with friends at Body Tree

 I organized an ACS mom's night out at BU!

SSR and Katrina

Friday, August 12, 2016

America Part III-Dallas and Houston

 Right after trowing Olivia on a bus to camp, Eliza and I sped up to Dallas.  I dropped her off with Aunt Jenny, Uncle Timmy, Emery and Delia.  I met my Abu Dhabi tribe!  The first night it was just Nancy, Angie (who flew in from Tennessee) and Christa.  We ate yummy sushi.


Ayesha joined us in the morning for shopping at Northpark.  We spent 8 solid hours of shopping in that mall!  It seemed like no time at all.  Peaceful shopping with your best girl friend, without kids, priceless!  "Sooooo cute!!"

 
Ayesha won for the most damage done!

Talented Christa made us cute little monogrammed t-shirts!

 Angie stayed on night with me at The Stobaugh's before heading back to Tennessee.  We both carry two cell phones all summer...one new and one ancient!

 Meanwhile, Eliza was having fancy tea parties with the neighborhood kiddos

Her beloved Rocky.  Eliza: "Mom can we get a dog"  Me: "We have a dog, Maya" Eliza: "No, I mean like a real dog that plays"!  Poor Maya!



 Hangin' with her big cousins

 Bedtime stories

 Drinking purple who knows what at the Club 

Creating who knows what with our super creative nieces

 Popsicles!

 Our last night with these Stobaughs, we ate at Tim and Jenny's favorite Mexican restaurant.  It was so good!

 Fun with more cousins!

 Aunt Heather, Haylie, Aiden and more "fun" dogs!

 Eliza had a BLAST in Dallas with her cousins!

 Doctor Eliza wanted a picture with the real doctor!


She even wore it to go for her annual check-up with Dr. Wolens

 Lunch with the Hayes girls!  One last squeeze before we leave for the school year

 I told her after camp she could get her ears pierced.  She was thrilled!