Spent the day with Cinderella...

Today we went to the high school I attended to have "lunch with Cinderella" and also to see the play. Lily had a blast! We invited her best friend Cameron and her mom to come with us.

We had lunch and got autographs from all the cast members, which the girls thought was sooo cool!

the stepsisters...

the fairy godmother...

Cinderella, Lily and the Prince in the carriage...Lily's favorite characters were the evil stepmother and stepsisters...they were hilarious! During the lunch they were following around the prince and the queen, they played their parts so well.

After lunch and having a blast with the cast, it was time for the play. The girls had such a great time. It was really fun for them to see all the people they had been hanging out with for the past 3 hours up on stage. The play was fantastic, they really did a good job. We had such a great time, I'm so glad we were able to go!

Bad Mommy Award...

goes to me today! I go to Lily's bus stop every day at 5 til 12...every day! Well today apparently that wasn't early enough. I walked to the stop and didn't have my phone with me. I stayed down there until about 12:15 thinking they were just running late, it usually gets there between 12 and 12:05. I walk home to get my phone to call the school and find out what's going on and my phone is ringing. It's my mom, the school has called her because she is the emergency contact (they called me first, but I was outside at the bus stop and didn't hear it ring!), to let her know that Lily is at the school. Yep, I missed the bus and they took her back to school, they won't drop her off without someone outside (I do love that rule though). This is one of the only times I've found a disadvantage to living in a cul-de-sac. They are great as far as less traffic, playing outside, etc. But I would have heard the bus if we weren't so far from the main street. Uggh, boy did I feel like an awful mother walking into that school to get her. Luckily the lady at the office was very nice. I told her I was out there at the same time I was every day and she said that is was a sub driver and maybe she just got there a little early. Lily also said that there were not many kids on the bus today, that would make sense! To top everything off, the school called Matt, so he was calling me finding out what was going on! Ugggh bad mommy, bad mommy! Monday I'll be out there at 11:30, the time she gets out of school!

Family Reunion

This past labor day weekend we had our family reunion. I know, I'm a little late posting about it! Lily had a blast on the water slide they had set up on Saturday. Too bad the pics look so blurry, they are nice and clear until I upload them :(

She and her cousins also had a ton of fun digging up huge rocks and throwing them into the lake.

The reunion lasted Friday night, Saturday all day, and Sunday all day. Saturday the kids spent most of the day on the water slide, then playing by the lake. On Sunday they did a pinata and played a ton of games. It really was a fun weekend!We were able to see tons of people we haven't seen since the last reunion (every other year) and were also able to go visit my Grandpa who lives nearby. On Monday, Labor day and my birthday (27th uggh!), Lily and I just hung out around the house. We were tired from the long weekend and the 5 hour drive home on Sunday night.

No idea where to begin...

where, oh where do I start? It's been over a month since I've posted, so a lot has happened. Of course Lily is finally home after a grueling summer (for me anyway), she's started pre-K, and we've been up to lots of fun times.

Lily's first day of school...

With Ally (my little sister)...
The second day of school and first day to ride the bus (I would take her and pick her up every day if she'd let me, she loves to ride the bus!)...
And this is her first school project, her family poster. I decided to make it a family apple tree, she had fun making it...

Blog Neglected...

Off to get Lily from the bus, but I'll be back later today to update! :)