School Time

The school supplies were bought and lunch was packed, we had one excited kindergartner and one scared pre-schooler both set to embark on new adventures. Emma started kindergarten at SMMA and Katie started pre-school at The Goddard School this month. All in all we've seemed to survive the start of the new school year. Although, we are still adjusting to all the new routines that come with having to be at school or should I say be at school on time everyone seems to be doing well.

Besides the excitement of school, August was a busy and fun month. We had a couple of birthday parties, a trip to the Zoo, a night at the Grizzly's game and a beautiful Sunday at the wineries in St. Genevieve.

Below are some first day of school pictures and misc. pics from the month!

Happy Birthday Emma!

Six years ago today we became parents, our parents became grandparents and our brother and sister got their first niece. You blessed us with your presence and changed the game for everyone and one thing is for sure, you immediately stole our hearts. You are growing up before our eyes and we are so proud of the little girl you are becoming. I can only imagine what the future holds for you but we all know whatever path you take you will make it a journey that includes all of us and we can’t wait!

July Is Here….What Happened to June?

Sorry for no post in June, I'm not sure where the month went! Although it flew by, we had a fun and busy month. Some of the highlights include:

• Our annual Father’s Day BBQ
• A trip to Illinois for a Grizzlie’s game
• A drive to St. Genevieve to spend the day at Uncle Jim and Aunt Jane’s lake house
• A swim day at Aunt Sue’s
• A couple trips to the Zoo
• We went to see Annie at The Muny
• Emma lost tooth number 4

A Magical Adventure

We waited, we planned and we talked about going to Disney World a lot. And now, I can't believe it's been here and is already over. We've already forgot about the record setting rain fall, the temper tantrums, the stressful moments and did I mention the rain, 11 plus inches to be exact BUT now looking back we are left with a lot of good memories and of course a lot pictures of the girls first trip to Disney.

Highlights include, the girls first airplane ride, seeing the Magic Kingdom, Ally's love for It's A Small World, Katie's love for the food court and our endless supply of fruit snacks and Emma's love for the High School Musical dance performances and her Aunt TT (she stuck to her like glue). And of course, the best highlight was sharing it with our family.


Below are just a couple pictures from the week, I will post them all in a gallery soon!

Double Trouble

Two post in one week has to be a record but I had to post just a couple pics of Kate at her b-day party last weekend. She tuned two on Mother's Day. I can't believe how fast two years can go by and I can't believe how this little girl has completed our family. In two years she has wrapped up around her finger, learned to speak in complete sentences, throw a good temper tantrum, she's learned to crawl, walk and now runs everywhere, can sing and dance and loves to talk, she still likes to snuggle and she is still the best eater in the house. She makes us laugh everyday with her silly faces and her goofy attitude. She is a mix of Emma and Ally, with Emma's determination and Ally's sense of humor but most importantly she is Kate and easy to say one of a kind!

Shake, Rattle & Roll

Move over Elvis, Bill Haley and the Comets, the Orr girls are here to Rock Around The Clock! The Goddard School Prom was last week and the theme this year was 50's Sock Hop...well kind of, instead of doing the twist or the hand jive, Emma's class performed the Cha Cha Slide, it may not have been what Danny and Sandy would have done but it was cute!

It was such a fun night, they had a candy bar, not a snickers or hershey candy bar but an unlimited snack bar filled with 10 different candies to choose from, I think they were convinced that they were heaven! They topped the evening off with to much soda and a lot of ice cream but they had a great time dancing if off....the DJ spinned records all night (until 8 p.m.) until Daddio said it was time to Shake, Rattle and Roll home!

Below are a couple pics!

Goodbye April

I feel like I say this every time I post but I can’t even believe that this month is almost over. April has been great and we are more than excited to have some nice, warm weather coming our way. Not only did we have a great Easter but we had a packed April with things like the Goddard Night at the Magic House, Easter Egg hunts, kindergarten shots, some great tickets to the Cardinals game, a day at the St. Genevieve wineries to celebrate my birthday and I was lucky enough to be a parent reader in both of the girls classrooms at school…it was a fun April and we have just as much going on in May!

Below are some pictures from the month!