Chelsea is in AZ. So this morning I single-handedly wrangled up all five Bell girls. It wasn't too crazy. There were a few fights (mostly Kyla and Pearson vs. Harper), a tired little baby who wouldn't nap, and a toddler who only wanted to eat baby food instead of normal food (I let her). Here are a few photos from our morning. Doesn't Pearson look like DJ Lance Rock?

 

nothin new

Nothing new happening around here. Two kids have ear infections (one of them is Molly). Daddy took them to Urgent Care by himself. I have a cold. We are still getting used to our school schedule. Going in the afternoon is a little bit different. Mornings are usually full of crafting. I turned on a High School Musical Pandora station one day and later found this happening on the kitchen table (I love Kyla's air guitar in picture #1). 

Game Day Take 2

Well, soccer was totally a thumbs down last week for Kyla. 

It was raining and she just did not like it. 

But yesterday she was a new girl. 

She got her little blue cleats on the that ball several times and was all smiles. The weather was a plus. And the incentive of her very own can of pop for having fun and trying her best was a plus too.

A MUCH better experience! Great work Kyla girl! We are proud of you.

Heidi was a determined force on that field. She was in the action all the time! It was very fun for her fans.

She scored three goals and was very proud of herself. Here she is after two of them...

Note Pearson, going in for the high five.

Way to go girls!

almost

...almost crawling that is. She can go about two little crawls. She wants to so badly. The girls are on their hands and knees constantly trying to "teach" her how. Watch out...things are about to get a whole lot busier.

♥anniversary♥

Happy Anniversary {one day late}.  Yesterday was our anniversary. We celebrated this weekend with a super fun date night out. It was REALLY nice to be just the two of us. I love you Casey.

Game Day

The first soccer games of the season were Saturday. I almost decided not to post these pictures because I feel really bad that there isn't even one of Kyla or her game. This is for several reasons 1.) She did NOT love it. 2.) It was raining during her game and I didn't want my camera to get wet. 3.) It's really hard to take pictures at a soccer game with a baby. Poor Kyla did not like her game. She hated it actually. We are hoping for a better day next Saturday and no rain. 

Heidi on the other hand LOVED her soccer game. It helps to have lots of friends on the team. 

She was in on the action the whole time and was sad when it was her turn to rest.

Orange slices, Carpi Suns, and Ding Dongs were also added bonuses.

real deal

Since she had some practice (see the post below), I decided today could be Molly McGee's very first ride in a shopping cart like a big girl! SHE LOVED IT! She couldn't wait to get into that Target and see things from a whole new light. Here's hoping she stays this way. I seem to remember some pretty bad shopping experiences with my other little babies. 

playing baby

My girls have never really been super into baby dolls (although as of late they have been). Instead they prefer real babies to play baby with. I love this picture of Kyla and Heidi. Heidi's little baby face looks just like a face she would really make now.  I was reminded of this one because this is what Heidi wanted to do the other day....

(Kinda blurry) but Molly seemed to thoroughly enjoy being "played with."

Ten on Ten: September 2011

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Kindergartner

Today was the first day of Kindergarten. The morning seemed SO long. We were all excited for Kyla's first day. (She was not at all into posing for pictures.)

The bus stop had a familiar face, Kira and a new friend in her class, Ella. 

Once the bus came, this was the only time she looked back. She was ready and totally unafraid, not even a second thought (or any goodbye). Heidi instantly burst into tears, which continued for almost a half an hour. I think this helped me to keep from being emotional. Poor Heidi. She was so upset.

We hopped in Blueberry and drove to the school and got there before the bus to see her disembark. Here she is being escorted to her teacher by the principal. She didn't even look at us. SAD.

From here she was totally on her own. We had to wait and wait and Heidi had to cry until four o'clock.

We all missed her. Even though it was only for a couple of hours. We (including daddy) greeted her at the bus, showered her with a million questions about her day. She didn't have much to say. She did say that it was "actually pretty boring." OH BROTHER! She totally does this just to annoy me. She also mentioned that they went to the gym where they "exercised for thirty minutes with a lady who was not our teacher." This was her favorite part and this is pretty much all the info she gave us. 

I think I was more excited to be reunited than she was. I did pretty good. I know she's ready and I'm excited for her. I of course had all sorts of anxious thoughts, especially about the bus but I know it will be fine. The saddest part is that I know that the years will just keep on clicking by. 

The sisters were all happy to be reunited after school. 

Happy First Day Miss Kyla!