glowin' in the bath

omg. this was the coolest idea ever. (i love pinterest!) i surprised the kids with a glow stick bath . . . filled up the tub, added bubbles, and lots of glow sticks, then turned out the lights! it was the coolest bath ever. they had so much fun playing they didn't want to get out! can't wait to do it again!

cheer performance 2011

what a positive, fun, amazing day for the girls! we got an early start to head to meet their teammates for the big show. they warmed up, practiced, and danced their hearts out in the stands. the girls weren't judged (they are too young) but still got to perform in front of a big crowd . . . they did so well and had so much fun! all the teams were so supportive of each other . . . it is really cool to watch . . . and i think it gave them the cheer leading bug. we are in trouble!

picking pumpkins

the kids had a blast picking pumpkins from the local church . . . also kam and b's school! :) they each spent lots of time picking just the right one . . . ken picked the biggest with weird orange and greenish veins, mck picked a large simple orange one, kam picked the smallest one, and b picked a warty one! in the past we have each gotten a pumpkin to carve . . . this year we got smarter and bailey and i chose not to get one . . . carving for HOURS just isn't appealing . . . so with our four pumpkins in tow, we headed home to display them in the front yard!

she's got spirit too!

mck won the little spirit award at today's game! for a quiet kid . . . she has become quite the little cheerleader. i don't think she wanted to put the stick down! she was so proud of herself! go mckenzie!

the cards have been ordered!

omg. it is october 14 and the christmas cards have been ordered! :) that's a first! :) it helps that we had pictures taken in july that i was planning to use! :) yay for that! :) now i just have to manage to get them addressed . . . surely i can manage to do that in a month!

kam wrote her name!

this was in the bottom corner of some art kam brought home. i freaked out. before starting pre-school she had NO interest in learning to write her name . . . now, she is SO excited to write her letters and learn to spell her name. there is something so magical about this time. she is getting a kick out of spelling everyone's name in the family too. yay! might have taken her a little while, but she likes to do everything on her own terms, in her own time.

a little pumpkin patch

kam found these little pumpkins so she and b decided to make their own pumpkin patch. too cute. i had to make several trips to the pumpkin patch and make my selection . . . and they they would steal it back since they didn't have too many. they played this for 45 minutes. doesn't take much to entertain these kids!

crafts and pjs!

no school for columbus day meant a pj day for the bailey kids (still recovering from two nights of roughing it!) the kids got along so well all day just playing and making crafts. wish all days could be like this!

roughing it!

we took our first camping trip with all four kiddos. roughing it . . . two nights, tent, peeing in the woods, no showers for a couple days . . . roughing it! the kids were really in heaven. they loved fishing, exploring, eating junk, eating outside, looking at the trees, exploring, climbing on fallen trees, taking walks, eating s'mores, and of course, peeing in the woods! :) the kids were so dirty by the time we left . . . so dirty, but so happy. they are already talking about heading back there again.

aunt sarah drove from nac to see the girls and have lunch with them at school. it's become an annual tradition. they were so excited to see their cool, young aunt stroll into school! thanks aunt sarah!

pj day for b

b was so excited to sport his new pjs at school today. he can't quite say "guitar" but kept saying his version of the word over and over . . . he thought he was one cool dude. and wearing pj's was for a good cause . . . b and kam donated pjs to kids who need them. it was awesome to see them so excited to be giving to someone else. they really thought it was fun.

it's pj day!

ooooh. nothing like heading to school in your pajamas! kam was so excited to show off her latest favorite (well, her new favorite after i told her that her fleece footies wouldn't work for a 90 degree day at school!) pink unicorn nightgown! she had a great time and even snoozed a bit!

pictures with cousins!

wow. trying to get 6 kids to smile all at the same time is tough! :) think we got some cute shots of the kids . . . being kids! the bailey bunch sure do love cousins s and a. can't wait for more get-togethers!

g'town airfest 2011

it was plane heaven at the local airfield. the kids had so much fun checking out the little planes & helicopters. it was hot . . .the girls got a little miserable, but b was in it for the long haul! checking everything out from the stroller until he got close enough to touch or climb in things! grammy and sarah were here to spend the weekend and came with us!

a bunny for the night!

our neighbors dog found a bunny, so he kindly gave it to the neighborhood petting zoo to care for! this little bunny was so so sweet, but after doing some research on the internet we discovered it would be best to let it go . . . it was old enough to live without it's mom. so, after a night with the baileys we gave morning hugs and kisses and we let him go in the woods.

the g'town pep rally!

ken and mck got to walk out on the field at the g'town homecoming pep rally! they were so excited! we hung around to watch some of the rally and the girls were mesmerized as they announced the homecoming nominees . . . and saw the real cheerleaders do their thing. what a cool night!

we are the dinosaurs!

kam and b are loving these hand-me-down dino costumes. they chase each other around the house and sing "we are the dinosaurs"! i think they are the cutest pterodactyl/t-rex team i've ever seen!

daddy date

b and daddy spent the afternoon with thomas. let me just tell you that this must have been boy heaven for b. he was beyond excited for his "big prize"! they rode thomas, met sir topam hat, got thomas tattoos, and lots and lots of snacks. he came home so worn out but with the biggest smile on his face . . . so excited to share his day with his sisters! :) oooooh. we are sooooo enjoying all this boy stuff! :)

she's got spirit!

ken was awarded the giant spirit stick at the game today! she really goes alllll out and shouts and cheers with all her heart! this girl is loving the cheer life! way to go ken! we are proud of you!

a bouncy day

kam, b, and i headed to the mall for a train ride . . . but the train was only taking cash . . . i never have cash . . . so, we spent the same amount and had a bouncy day instead. kam and b were the only kids in the place for most of the time. they ran around like they owned the place. they both climbed everything themselves. don't think we have ever been to a bouncy where i just got to watch the kids have fun. it was wonderful. they were happy, tired kiddos when we left.