First of Many

Well, today was our first First Day of School. McClendon did great. He was up about 6:40 this morning excited and ready to get dressed. He looked like a handsome little turtle with his HUGE backpack. He wore it around the house from the time he got dressed until we left the house. Right before we left he asked, "Is it my birthday today?" I said, "No, does it feel like your birthday?" He laughed and said, "Yes." It put my heart at ease to know he was that excited about his big day. Here he is all dressed and ready to go.
Here is a picture of him and his daddy outside the school. Have you ever seen two better looking guys? Ok, I'm sure most of you think you have, but I will have to disagree.

And last, but certainly not least....Kendal was excited for her big brother's first day of preschool too. She could hardly contain herself!

How we roll....

What an exciting time this is for us. Mc Clendon starts preschool on Monday so tonight we get to meet his teacher. We've really been talking it up and he looks at the postcard they sent at least once a day. He's getting so big and doesn't pass up a chance to let us know just how big he is. However, from time to time he still needs us to pick him up, dust him off and let him know that everything is going to be okay.

For example, last night he was "helping" his dad get some things out of storage for the garage sale we're having this weekend and came in the house in his daddy's arms crying. Because he's 3, I of course had the look on my face that questioned, "what now?" Matt's response was..."He got hurt. It's actually pretty bad." Then McClendon looked up and showed me what happened when "the wood fell on me."

My first thought? Oh good, I can't wait to meet his teacher tomorrow night. Here is how we will be showing up to preschool at Calvary tonight to meet his sweet new teacher.






Nice, huh? These are his mean faces. He thinks he's real tough now that all the tears are gone and the tylenol is working. We watched him run into the living room this morning to tell Kendal as she was sitting in her little lounge seat, "Kendal, did you know I have a black eye? It's because I'm a boxer!" Followed by punching the air. Boys. Apparently, this is just how we roll.

I'm just glad that I at least know a couple of the teachers at Calvary so that maybe any abuse allegations won't be filed officially.

Big Day

So....with two kids, one of them under 6 months we have become anything but spontaneous around our house. However, we're getting back into the life we have always loved living....one of spontaneity. Well, sort of. Saturday we had planned to begin repairing and painting the trim on our house. Then, it rained all night Friday night. We had to postpone the work and also the playing outside we had planned for McClendon. So, we came up with another plan. First, McClendon saw a commercial that had something to do with bowling. So, he proceeded to ask if we could go play bowing.....yes, bowing. You know, with a bowing baw. Matt of course said yes and we proceeded to get ready to go eat lunch and go bowling.

Let me just use this as a priceless plug for South Plains Lanes. If you want to take your children bowling on the weekend and don't want to pay what amounts to $30 a lane per hour (not including shoes) and you don't want your sweet little angels to breathe in second hand smoke until they hack up a lung....you should go to South Plains Lanes. It's inexpensive, child friendly and smoke free!!!! So, McClendon got to play bowing and we had a pleasant and

relatively inexpensive outing.

This is McClendon taking a shot at actually rolling the ball. He was SURE he had enough muscles to do it all by himself.

It didn't take him long to realize that it was much easier with the ramps they have.

None of us would have been at our best without our little cheerleader!

After nap time we made the quick decision to drive to Lamesa for McClendon and Kendal's first Rodeo. As most of you already know, we are not cowfolk. But heck, you sure wouldn't know it by takin' a gander at this fine feller all decked out in his duds.
We ended our exciting day of exciting and unplanned activities with these two sweet faces. Looks like we'll be doing more of this in days to come.