Reagan and the tent

Who knew it would only take putting a Princess tent in Reagan's room to keep her in there all night long? We've had trouble keeping Reagan in her room. We can get her to sleep (albeit on a pallet on the floor beside her bed), but come 3:00 or so in the morning, Miss Reagan treks through the house and ends up in our bed. Thanks to Kristi, we brought home a Disney Princess tent (a hand-me-down from Lexi - we love hand-me-downs!) and Reagan now sleeps like a baby all night in her new tent. I woke up the next morning after setting up the new tent in a panic because Reagan wasn't in my bed. Amazingly, she was fast asleep in her room...on the floor...in the tent...beside her bed. Hey...whatever it takes - who needs a bed when you've got a tent!

First full day of school

Today was Nathan's first day of school where he stayed by himself all day. I was in CPE in Greensboro, so Jonathan did the honors of taking him to school and leaving him. It was probably better this way, because I know I would have had a very hard time leaving. He did fine when JB dropped him off and he had a great day! I'm so glad he likes school!

Kindergarten here I come!

Nathan started Kindergarten today. Actually his first real day of school is tomorrow, but today was the 1 hour introduction day. The teacher met with the parents and went over school information and rules while the kids played. Nathan was a bit timid at first since it was a new environment with new people, but before long he was talking away. He was nervous about school and argued that he didn't want to go for several days prior to this first day. I found out last night that his concern was that he thought he "had" to take a nap at school. I explained that he would have quiet time, but no one would make him go to sleep. After that, he was fine with going to school. Tomorrow will be his first day of school where he stays by himself all day. Can I make it? He'll handle it better than me, I'm sure.

Bike wreck

JB wrecked his bike today while riding it at the beach. The kids and I were at the kiddie pool while JB went riding. When he made it back, he had a story to tell...

Last summer vacation before school starts

JB and I took the kids to Myrtle Beach for an end of the summer vacation before school starts next week. This is the first time we've came to the beach by ourselves (without my family or JB's family) since we've had kids. It was a different experience and one we definitely needed. We spent the days at the waterparks or the beach and the evenings at the amusement park. Of course, we also visited the aquarium and enjoyed dippin dots. What a fun time!

Our boat

Mike and Kristi bought a new boat and we couldn't bear to see someone else have the Nautique. So JB and I bought it. Gotta have our own for our wakeboarding trips!

Carowinds

We went to Carowinds today with Daniel, Kristin, Jerry and Mynette. We had a fun day riding the roller coasters and playing in the waterpark. The Intimidator rollercoaster is incredible - a totally different experience at the front, in the middle and at the back. Yes, we rode it 3 times just to see! We had a lot of fun (except for the water slide that nearly drowned us all).