A very in depth conversation between me and Luke on the way home from preschool today....

Luke:  "mama, I don't need to be at home"
Me:  "what?  why?"
Luke:  "since I'm a superhero, I need to be out saving people, right?"
Me:  "well, you can't leave home now....you're still a little boy."
Luke:  "ummm....mama, I'm a big boy, and I need to go save the world."
Me:  "you're not old enough to leave home.  Me and daddy need you to stay at home until you get older."
Luke: "I still need to save people"

How do you explain this to a 4 year old....who thinks he really is Superman/Batman?  I had no idea parenting would be this difficult.

Luke's first day of preschool

Wow, I can't believe I just typed that....Luke's first day of preschool.  I know I say this a lot in my blog, but seriously, where in the world does time go?  

Luke was super excited to start Little Tots preschool.  

He wasn't nervous at all.  

He popped right up out of bed and got dressed.

 

I LOVE THIS!

 I had to ask him to slow down so I could get a few pictures......

 SOOOOO excited!

 This is where I about lost it.......

If time goes by any faster, I don't know what I'm going to do.  I have blinked and Luke is almost 5 years old.  The Bible tells us that "life is a vapor".  The older I get, the more this is so true.  If any young parents are reading this, hold your babies as long as you can.  

They will start preschool before you know it!
 Some parents have told me "don't blink, they'll be in college before you know it".  I just can't imagine.

Look....no training wheels!

Yes....Luke learned to ride his bike with no training wheels today.  

And he did great.  He even started a couple of take-offs by himself!  GREAT JOB, LUKE!

Happy 4th Birthday, Kinley!

Yesterday, we went to Chuck-E-Cheese in Decatur to help celebrate Kinley's 4th birthday.  This was our first time taking the kids there.  They had a ball!  

Happy Birthday, Kinley!!!

I think Cory had just as much fun as the kids.....

Just had to snap this picture this morning before I left for work....

Jamie, Cynthia and the kids went to Six Flags a few weeks back and brought Luke a new Superman cape along with a snazzy Superman hat.  Boy, oh boy, does he ever love that cape (and the hat).  I think this picture proves that this may be one of Luke's favorite gifts!

she loves her Minnie Mouse....

Happy 4th of July 2011....

We had a wonderful 4th weekend this year.  Dinner and fireworks at my parents house on Saturday the dinner at Cory's parents on Monday...along with celebrating my sis in law, Holly, birthday.  I am so proud to be a Christian AND an American!  These are a few pictures from my parents house....

Allie with her Cheeto mouth...a

 playing football with the kiddos

 me and Sydney

 my mom and Allie

 me and my favorite Superhero...

 Allie and papaw playing

 BFF's

 OK, OK,....my 2 favorite Superheros!

 Luke loved the fireworks this year!  Not scared one bit!

 Some of my favorite people...my wonderful dad and mom!

 This has to be my favorite shot of the night....my sister and Syndey...

 me and the hubs...

PIGTAILS!

Allie's first dental visit

Allie had her first dental visit today at my work....Alabama Pediatric Dental Assoc.  and no, mommy doesn't clean her kids' teeth!  I let the other girls do it!  I only clean their teeth at home.
Anyhow, Allie did pretty good.  A little drama, but all is well!

Luke's swim lessons

Luke had his second season of swim lessons last week.  They were given by Hannah Marsh this year.....let's just say she was MUCH better that the girl he had last year!  I thought they had traumatized him last year. This time, he did GREAT!  So, he's not going to be swimming laps any time soon, but at least he went in the water without tears this time!