Kaley Update

I wanted to do an update on how my Kaley girl has been doing.



She still has her moments, but the sweet Kaley that you sometimes saw- you see a lot more often. She is much more enjoyable to play with, and a whole lot easier to reason with. (Sometimes)


She is doing great in school. Her teacher and I figured out that if Kaley knows we are in constant contact, Kaley is more likely to behave in class. She has a lot of friends in her class, so she gets in trouble for talking and taddling. The teacher says she is getting better everyday. She is graded on a number scale for behavior. It's from 1-5. One being principal, 5 being excellent. Kaley gets a 5 about four times a week. The one day she gets a 4 it's usually for taddling. She says all the boys chase her on the playground. Scary!


She really enjoys learning her writing and reading. I find sweet little notes under my pillow. She is constantly asking me how to spell things and then writing it on her note pad. She can read books like, "Go Dog Go." She always comes home and does her homework first thing. Right now I call her homework "monkey homework" because a monkey could do it, but I know soon I will have no idea how to help her.


Kaley also started gymnastics last Wednesday. She has been begging me to take up gym again, and I finally gave in. She is enjoying it. On Tuesdays she does an after school program called Marathon Kids, where they run laps around the track for about 30 minutes. When the program is over she will have run a marathon. Her face is always bright red when I pick her up, and she digs it.



Love her!
(Check out my tan!)

Pumpkin Patch

Our neighborhood had a Pumpkin Patch on Sunday, so we decided to get all the babies in their costumes and take some pictures. . Each pumpkin was $10 for charity and the kids got to paint them. Very cool. I don't think these pictures could have come out any better. Enjoy.



Cheese!!


Orey was not too thrilled to be a pumpkin in 90 degree weather. Oh well it made for cute pictures.


Kaley painting her pumpkin. It turned out all different colors. It's our only Halloween decoration. Looks great on the front porch. She's very proud of it.


Haha. This picture cracks me up.


Orey, the pumpkin, on the look out.


My sweet little Lil. Had a lot of fun at the pumpkin patch. Very excited for Halloween. More pictures to come.

Fall Fest

Kaley's school had a Fall Festival on Friday, and it was an amazing Austin suburb spectacle. They had a cake walk, jumpy houses, games, food, a petting zoo, an auction, ice cream and my favorite fresh made kettle corn.

Kaley spent most of the time looking for her friends that she promised she would see there. Here are a few of her friends. Grant, Jake, Kaley and Jude. My three favorite boys in her class. So cute.

When Kaley finally gave up on finding all her friends she spent the rest of the night in the petting zoo. Here she is holding a baby chick.

Mommy doesn't do petting zoos especially after seeing a little girl get pooped on. Plus it was so sad seeing the animals hover in a corner to hide from all the grabby hands. Every time a kid picked up the poor pig his squeal could be heard from a mile away. Bordered on animal cruelty.

Kaley, believe it or not was very gentle and sweet to the animals. All she wanted to do was feed them. She did however beg for a pet chicken all the way home.

Meanwhile, Flo was determined to win the cake walk. He finally beat all those Elementary kids and won some chocolate chip brownies as his prize. They were delicious, but Kaley was a little upset he didn't get a cake.

More Pictures

So sorry it has been so long since I posted. I will try to get better. We haven't been up to much, but here are some pictures for you. Enjoy!


She is such a happy girl.


Cousin Tad.


She loves her Mema.

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Look what I found her doing. She is pulling up on everything. Loves getting into the trash can.


Love this pic. She loves Kaley pushing her around. Lily loves her big sis. Kaley is constantly making her laugh.


My little Rattler.


My little Lil. She loves Brady's toy.


I can't believe this is the only picture of Brady I got this weekend. He's such a sweetheart. Love him.