My little buddy is growing up!
Sniff, sniff.
John Reagan had his first official day of Kindergarten on Friday.
We were rushed in our picture taking thinking we were running behind, but it turned out we were just fine. And if you are wondering, yes they have to wear "uniforms" down here.
John Reagan did great! He was very excited about his first day, and he seemed to like his teacher very much. He even gave her a hug when we picked him up.
Evie on the other hand was a different story. I did fine until we left him. On the way home I wanted to fall apart but couldn't because Evie girl was on the verge of falling apart. She was so upset that her brother was at school and not at home with her. She had crocodile tears that she was fighting to keep in. Needless to say they played very well together when brother got home. As soon as we got in the car when picking John Reagan up, Evie quickly told him she missed him. I love their relationship, even though we are at the "brother irritates the mess out of sister" stage.
I am thankful for healthy children who are growing like they are supposed to, but it is sad to me that we have hit the school years. I feel like we are already sending him off into the world. The past five years have flown by.
Thankfully Averi has not entered the inventiveness stage yet!
We had his birthday party at one of the local fire stations. He had a great time and got some special treatment.
I don't know if this is nationwide, but in the state of Louisiana you can have birthday parties at the fire stations for FREE! Awesome! You get to tour the fire station and everything. I would highly recommend it.
She had lots of fun celebrating! The little box in the left corner of this picture: Aunt Paula was nice enough to buy a LIVE turtle for Evie. Joy Joy for Mommy and Daddy!
This last picture does not do the chocolate justice!
I included these 2 pictures because I had to make the cakes for both parties. If you know me well you know I would rather pay for a cake than spend the time making them. Yet there I was on both birthdays having to make cakes so the kiddos could have what they wanted. Evie wanted a "Jessie and Slinky" cake and would have it no other way. I tried to convince Greg to let me get a family friend to make Evie's. He really didn't want to do that. He has since discovered how long it takes and has no problem with me getting our family friend to make his and Averi's. Yay for me!
Oh boy! The REAL fun is about to begin. When we turn on the bath water, Averi appears out of nowhere in a matter of seconds. She has been trying to climb in with brother and sister. I asked John Reagan last night what he and Evie were going to do when Averi started chasing them around. He said, "Run!"
We were rushed in our picture taking thinking we were running behind, but it turned out we were just fine. And if you are wondering, yes they have to wear "uniforms" down here. 
