We stayed with Bebe and Daddy Jim (Scott's parents) in
Pontotoc for the week of Aug. 18-22 while we rented out house out for the
Tupelo Furniture Market. We are very thankful that they let us invade their house for a week. It works out pretty well for me since I work in
Pontotoc. It is a little difficult of Scott because he has to get the kids to school on time!
Anna Grace and Walker both loved staying with Bebe and Daddy Jim. They didn't even mind dong their homework! Anna Grace is working on her spelling words and vocabulary. So far she is making really good grades.
Last spring Walker wanted to do
homework like Anna Grace so we started working on his name. I think he is doing fantastic! Of course, I'm not sure he could tell you what all the letters are yet! (By the way, Walker doesn't turn 5 until October so he should really be in the 4 year old room. He will repeat Kindergarten in public school next year.)
Part of Walker's homework this past week was drawing a picture of a friend from school. He decided to draw Jack who is not in his Kindergarten class but was in his class this past year. He worked so hard and did a really good job making sure most of the body parts were somewhere in his picture (not necessarily anatomically correct!) He explained that the 2 ovals on either side of the head were his arms--"He has really strong arms." His ears are just above the arms. The legs and feet were easy to see, but Anna Grace and I were a little confused by the circles between the legs. Walker wouldn't tell us for the longest time. Finally, he said it was his "butt." Pretty detailed for a 4 year old!
Walker and Anna Grace were so excited about Tupelo's 1st home game last night. Of course, I think Scott was just as excited! I figured it would be a good time for the kids to spend time with their Daddy, so I stayed home and got some much needed "Mommy time." They got home around 9:30 (after a stop by Sonic for milkshakes) and busted through the door talking 90 miles an hour about how bad Tupelo was beating the other team. They thought it was so cool that Tupelo was ahead 42-0 when they left. I'm glad they both like football since it will be just about all we watch at our house for about the next 5 months!
We are all big MSU fans (Scott and I both graduated from State) so I decided it would be great to decorate Walker's room in a MSU theme. When he was 2 he wanted to wear this jersey EVERY day and would pull it out of the dirty clothes to wear it! So I thought it would be perfect in his MSU room. His books have been driving me crazy lately so I got him this bookcase last weekend. His room looks so much better without all the books on the floor! We'll see how long it will last!
This week Anna Grace started piano lessons with Mrs. Sylvia Thornton. She is Anna Grace's good friend Blair's grandmother. Blair has been taking lessons for awhile, and Anna Grace was excited to start learning how to play. Right now she is having to practice on a keyboard, but hopefully we will get the piano from Nana & PopPop sometime this fall. 
This table was in Walker's room but is being repainted to go in Anna Grace's. Needless to say, a blue table would not work well in a pink and green room. The kids were so excited to get to paint and didn't mind helping with the sanding first. I learned that when you turn a 7 year old and a 4 year old loose to paint a table, you have to expect paint in more places than just the table! Even though I put them in huge shirts, they ended up with paint on their feet, legs, arms and hair! But we had a great time working on this project together. I was planning to put on the 2nd coat tonight, but there is just one problem . . . now Anna Grace wants it green!
Walker started Kindergarten at HBC on Aug. 13th. He has been going to daycare at the church since he was about 8 weeks old. Mrs. Nicole has really put in a lot of effort into getting ready for Kindergarten and making it a special transition for the kids. Walker was most excited about the "Red Light, Green Light" system. Mrs. Nicole said that he has been asking for weeks about the green light. So far he has stayed on green! He is also excited that he can get something out of the treasure box if he stays on green for 5 days! He is also excited about homework! Wonder how long that will last?
Rhett and Angie (Scott's brother and his wife) had all the family over for Sunday lunch about a week ago. Even though we all live in the same town, we don't get to see each other very much. Angie is a fabulous cook and we all enjoyed her famous lasagna! After lunch the cousins played all over the house. Anna Grace, Charlotte and Liza put on a concert upstairs on Liza's bed. While the boys played outside. Later, all the kids showed off their dance moves in the living room. I forgot my camera, but luckily Leigh Ann got these pictures and some great videos - check them out on her blog. (I tried to steal them, but it didn't work!) 
