Bat Girl to the Rescue!

I tell you, I couldn't be more pleased with the day camp we chose for Mikayla this year.  She has had SOOOO much fun!  which makes a momma have fun too, knowing that she's having fun!

 

Today was Hero vs. Villain day.... so who are we....

 

BAT GIRL!!!!  (I was able to recycle the Bat Girl costume from Halloween last year)  just had to cut a new mask and new bat for her tshirt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WE ARE SAFE - Bat Girl is on the case!!! 

 

When we got to school.... oh my gosh!!!  The kids flocked around her like she was a rock star...it was AWESOME!!!  I left her there and as I was leaving I had the biggest smile on my face just seeing her greeting this morning.  It was truly a WOW moment for me!  I think she was surprised to see everyone, seriously EVERYONE coming to her and surrounding her! 

 

LOVED IT!

 

 

3rd Grade!! Here we come!

Well, I can't believe it but it's just about here.  So we're gearing up for our new school and new school year.  Starting with our annual trip to build a bear!

 

She already knew who she was going to pick out to be her newest friend.

 

 

Here's she's pushing the pedal to fill her up.

 

 

 

 

Bath time!  We had almost as much fun playing with the tub virtual screen as she did bathing her new friend.

 

 

Making her friend's birth certificate.

 

 

ohhhhhh what outfit to pick. 

 

 

Then in what seems to be typical Kirsten fashion lately.... we had to RUN out of the store because we puttered around in there so long we were almost late for our 4:00 dental appointments... only to find out it was at 3:30 and they were wondering where we were, even though my text reminder messages said 4:00.......so we were late anyway... UGH!  so  I don't have a final picture of her with her new friend we were running!!!

 

TYPICAL!

 

Here are some of her past school BAB friends.  I can't believe how fast time goes.

 

 

 

Crazy Hair day!!!!!

Well....I guess we got a little crazy and went for the girl Mohawk of hair...... including the pink hair spray.

 

 

Mikayla loved it, however when we walked into school - NONE of the other kids did it..... she was bumming but then recovered and said oh well, at least I got to participate!

 

 

well none of the kids that were there.... they did come in and have their hair done crazy.  Mikayla won though... they all LOVED it just as much as we did.

 

 

Trying to be serious.... it just doesn't work with that crazy hair!  LOL

 

 

Total time spent.... less than 5 minutes, now THAT I love!!!

 

Our Friend Isabelle

 

Ohhhhh how fun this was!!  Seriously FUN!!  American Girl had a red carpet premiere announcing and releasing their new movie about Isabelle, their girl of the year.

 

We started doing a quick "mirror" craft.

 

 

 

 

Few pictures on the red carpet!

 

Moms too!

 

 

We got great seats..... like front row - we were first in line!!

 

 

The little girls really got into it too!!  They were ready to watch the movie too.

 

 

I can say it's another excellent AG product!!  I love the movies!!  They always solve what is/could be a real life problem and it shows possible ways to handle it.  So it's real but not.... it's good!!! I loved every second of being there for the movie!

 

 

 

Four years ago!

WOW!

 

Four years ago we went on vacation to Arkansas.  This is our fourth vacation there (dare we way we love it there).  Each time we've gone we have stayed someplace different. 

 

Four years ago..... how fast time goes.  We were there in August of 2010 and this time was July of 2014. 

 

Here is Mikayla this time - at Lake Catherine

 

Here is Mikayla last time - at Lake Catherine! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

awwwww - my baby!!!!  Not such a baby any more!!!  We seem to have a trend, we were there in 2001, September 2005, August 2010, July 2014!  Mikayla says we need to go back when she's 12 years old to stay in cabin 12!

 

I think we can arrange that!

 

 

Lake Catherine .... continuation

We did a lot of exactly what we wanted to.  It really was a fun and relaxing vacation.  We made it a point that we wanted to do something or not have to do anything.  No agenda!  That is what made it amazing!!  (well one of the hundred reasons it was amazing)

 

Here are some more of my favorite pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mikayla slept HARD every night!! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was amazing.

It was just what we needed.