Almost time for SCHOOL!

 On Monday, Madi was extra excited to go to Aunt Shelle's house because she was taking them to Legacy Play Village.

 Shelle sent me this picture to show how much fun they were having.

 Monday night we had a Girls Only dinner with Lauren and her mom Anita at Red Robin.

 These bikes out front are just begging for a picture!

 We did a solo picture when we first got to Red Robin.

 Tuesday morning was a little overcast so Madi thought she needed a jacket.  :)  The high was 95 degrees.

 Wednesday

 I asked Shelle to give Madi a bath after the pool since we had orientation that night and I knew Matt was taking her on a dinner date.  She sent this picture as proof.

 They always choose Souper Salad since it's not my favorite.  Matt said she was super tired but they had a good time.

 Thursday morning we had a quick McDonald's breakfast (Madi's favorite!) because I had to present bright and early and Matt drove her to Aunt Shelle's house. 

 I texted to see if they were still at the pool so I knew where to pick Madi up from and Shelle said they were all tired so they left the pool early and they all crashed on the way home.

  Friday!

 They skipped the pool on Friday so Shelle told us to bring her bike over.

 When I picked her up Friday afternoon she just had to ride it to the car.

 Friday night was DATE NIGHT! 

 Our church had Parent's Night Out so we went to Harrigan's with the Foleys for dinner.

 We had so much fun at dinner then had drinks and listened to music back at our house until time to go get the kids.

 Just changed my SUMMER sign to 1st Grade!  Ahh!

 Forgot to post this picture of the cousins last Friday night.  They came over to play and have cookies and milk. 

 I don't have a caption for this picture.  Just typical Madison.

 We spent this morning cleaning up Madi's room so we'd be all set for school this week. 

Not that I had any doubt, but she's definitely my daughter.  She took everything out of her dress-up closet, organized it then asked me to vacuum it before putting everything back.  :)

Gone Fishin'!

 Madison has wanted to fish for as long as I can remember.  

Aunt Shelle even bought her a fishing pole for Christmas one year.  

Well, thankfully Brent, Maisen and Maygen invited Matt and Madi along on their fishing time Saturday morning. 

Here's my fisherman and fishergirl!

 This was the first picture I received from Matt!  

He said she even touched it!

 I'm sure she did a lot of watching since it was her first time.

 Matt said there was a lot of relaxing and playing at the nearby park.

 She learned to bait her hook.

 And didn't seem too scared.

 And of course she had to check out the mama duck and her baby ducks.

 Matt said she ended up catching another fish for 2 total!

We are so thankful for such sweet friends!

We talked all about their fishing adventure at the pool that afternoon. 

I think we will be buying a fishing pole in our near future.

Two Weeks!

 We have two weeks until school starts so we are soaking up every last bit of summer!

Madi and Maisen made fishing poles from branches and leaves so they could "fish" in the swimming pool. 

 Saturday night we went to Coach A's house for a get together with all of Matt's old coaches and co-workers from OL Slaton.

 We played poker and blackjack while the kids ran up and down the stairs to and from the basement.  Madi took my phone so she could show me the funny parts of the movie.  :)

 I get random holiday decorations from Grandma Mayberry!

 Our Sunday school class had a swim party at Highland Oaks pool last Monday night. 

This is the face we got when we told her it was time to go.  They have 3 pools plus a park so she was in heaven with the Foley girls and other friends.  Her daddy tried to make her laugh by making her hair stand up straight!

 On Wednesday, Stephanie and I decided to bring the girls to work with us since we barely saw them on Monday or Tuesday because of orientation.

 We walked over to the SUB for lunch so we could have Chick-fila.

  Who knows if either will go to Tech for college but I had to take a picture of them walking down the hallway of the SUB as 6 year olds. Matt met us for lunch since his office is across the street. 

  Thursday, they came to work with us again for the morning then we met Aunt Shelle, Grandma Mayberry and kids for lunch then spent the afternoon at the pool.  We weren't too busy so Stephanie and Margaret met us too. 

 She was all ready to see Aunt Shelle and play with her cousins on Friday!

 When I picked Madi up from the pool Friday afternoon Tucker wanted to come home with us.

We ate at Cracker Barrel for dinner then went to Sam's.  Tuck wanted to ride up on Matt's shoulders like Madi did so it was his turn on the way out. 

Madi's hair cracks me up in this picture.  I think she was skipping along!

A Week with Grandma!

 I had a bunch of training this week and since Aunt Shelle and fam went to Garner State Park, Grandma Mayberry came to spend the week with Madi.

My cousin Klay's wife Deborah texted my mom about an abandoned kitty at their academy asking if she wanted it.  Of course, she said YES and so we had Rocky (since he had a rocky start to life) and Grandma with us all week.  He is tiny tiny.

 Madi begs me to take her to McDonald's but I hate the place so we never go.  So, the first thing she wanted Grandma to do with her was take her to lunch and to play at McD's.

 My mom sent me this picture thinking it would stress me out that she went in public with two different flip flops.  :)

 Monday night my mom and I took her to swim.  We were surprised when her group jumped off the high, high dives.  She's on the farthest board in this picture. 

 I guess her sunglasses needed decorating. 

 My mom took her to the pool each afternoon.  But Maisen didn't end up going so she was thankful to have Abby and her brother to play with.  They went shopping, to the movies, visited the twins and to lunch every day.  There were also many, many stops for treats!

 My mom was so nice and cooked for us each night but I told her she was off Thursday night because I had a dinner meeting at the Tech Club and Matt had a final.

All our new Site Coordinators from DFW were with us and of course they had to take a picture of themselves with the field in the background so Steph, Donna and I did too. 

 Friday for lunch, my mom and Madi picked Matt up for lunch at Chili's before she headed home.  

Madi spent a couple of hours in Matt's office after lunch until I was done at 3.  When I texted him to see how it was going I go this picture in response.  :)