sissy goes to school

As soon as we moved into our new house, we started asking around about preschools. It seemed like everyone we asked came back with the same answer, "Happy Days". It's located at a church just up the road from us, so in May we enrolled Charlotte and she's been counting down the days ever since. She has been so excited about school for a long time and today she got to actually go. We took some pictures along the way.

This is Charlotte's best thumbs up!

And her best smile!

And her best hands up in the sky. And isn't that little blue belt the cutest thing you've ever seen?

Had to get a nice close up of course.

And a rocking chair shot.

Here she is outside the entrance to her school.

And her backpack.

She looks a little unsure here, but there were about 11 kids and 20 parents in the room and it was a bit busy in there.

That looks a little better.

This is a shot of her classroom door while we were waiting to pick her up.

And outside by the sign.

We put her mark on our growth chart to remember the occasion.

Ollie can't wait for his sister to go back to school tomorrow. Actually, he napped the whole time she was at school, so he didn't even notice that she was gone. It's hard to believe that she'll graduate high school in 2029. Surely we will have flying cars by then. Can't wait to see how much she grows inside and out this year. We love you Charlotte Gray and we're so proud of you.

summer is gone

Today marks my first day of school. That means the last day of summer was yesterday. We had a lot of fun this summer that included a lot of pool time, sugar, sun, friends and family. Here are a few seconds from each day. Hope you had a great summer too! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zb0KLt8dk8&feature=youtu.be

polar vortex in july

We have now had two polar vortexes since we have been in Ohio.  The first was back in the winter and I think it was the most miserable weather I have experienced in a long time.  We have just had another week with one of these polar vortex thingys and I have to say having one in July is fantastic!  We have had such a lovely week, went to some really fun places and were wearing pants and long sleeve tshirts for most of the days!  Here is how the Hess family celebrates polar vortex week in July! Monday: Museums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaRSfKBU3UA&feature=youtu.be

Tuesday: Fishing

Wednesday: Parky's Farm

Thursday: Coney Island

What a fun week, thank you polar vortex!

framily

We have some really good friends, they are as close as family.  They live about eight hours away and when we moved back to Ohio I was a bit concerned that our kids would not grow up together and we would never get to see them.  We don't get to see them nearly as much as we use to but when we do get to see them we have fun.

They have been gone for a week now, but Charlotte has not stopped talking about them since!  We were busy having a great time together and we miss them so much already!