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First Day of Preschool!

Today was Maggie's first day of preschool! All the way there, she sang, "I'm goin' to school. Mommy and Miller are goin' home. It's gonna be a great day!" I have to admit I teared up when I dropped her off. We went through the carpool line, and she hopped out of the car and didn't even look back! The moment was bittersweet; I can't believe she's such a big girl, but it made me happy to see her so excited about school.

When she got back in the car after school, I asked her if she had a good day, and she said, "YES!" I asked her what all she did, and she said, "I don't ma-member." Once I started asking her questions, she talked non-stop. She already wants to know when she can go back. Here are some pictures of Maggie on her first day of preschool!

All ready to go to school! ('Cept for the gloves...) Riding in the carpool line... Miller was sad to see her go. ;-) (He really did keep saying "Where Maggie?" all morning.)

Baby Camden!

My sister Ellen and her husband Steve welcomed their new baby, Camden Sawyer Bryson, this past Thursday. He is perfect and has a head full of jet black hair. Here are a few pics...More soon!
The sweet boy with his daddy
Maggie is smitten!
I like this picture not because I am in it (eww), but because you can see Camden's perfect little face.

Forts

I took Miller for a walk around the block tonight and came home to this:



Maggie and Daddy had some serious fun while we were on our ten-minute walk! :-)

Preschool!

Today wasn't technically Maggie's first day of preschool...That's next Tuesday. But we had a parent meeting today, and the kids all got to go and play in their classrooms for about an hour. Maggie insisted on taking her backpack. :-) She LOVED going today and is super excited about school. She ran into the classroom and didn't look back. I had mixed feelings; I'm really excited about Maggie loving school, but I'm not sure how she's gotten from this...

to this...

SO FAST. We love our little girl and can't wait to see what a great "school year" this will be.

Night Night!

One of my favorite times each day is when Miller says "night night" to us. Maggie absolutely canNOT go to bed if Miller hasn't given her a hug, kiss, and "night night."

Maggie's Bible Story

We enjoy asking Maggie about her Sunday School lessons. We love hearing her retell the stories (even if we have to ask tons of questions and pry the answers out of her...). :-)

Hey to Grandparents!

Our Little Mess-Makers

Yep, that's right. Maggie Mess and Miller Mess. Check out some of the trouble they've gotten into over the past two days.
Miller getting into the "keep away from Miller" bowl

Miller dragged the rocking chair up to the computer, brought his 5-lb. jug of animal crackers, and said, "Mickey!" He loves to watch Mickey on youtube.

While I was making lunch, Miller browsed through the pantry and picked out some snacks. I find him here a lot.

Not to be outdone, Maggie rubbed Oreo cookie all over her face.

But are they not the sweetest things? We love our little mess-makers and don't know what we'd do without them.

My Sweet Boy

Miller will be TWO in about three weeks. It blows my mind how fast he has turned from a baby into a little boy. He is such a sweetheart and keeps us constantly laughing. Some of my favorite things about him are his hugs, his "cuddles" every night before bed, his quiet sense of humor (If you know him, you know what I mean), and his smile. I can't see him smile and not be happy. We are so thankful for Miller and the sweet little boy he's becoming.

Easy-Bakin' It

Pop and Yaya came to visit today and brought treats for the kiddos. Maggie's surprise was an Easy-Bake Oven, and she was THRILLED and so excited to get to use it. We bought cookie mix and "party cake" mix, and tonight we made the party cake. Maggie did all the pouring, mixing, and icing. All we did was put the cake in the oven. Here are pictures of our Easy-Bake adventure...As you can see, it turned out yummy!