The Busy Life of the Soyars

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Leah's First Day!!

Leah was so excited to get her picture taken on the porch like Emma. She is getting so big. She looks so much older since our picture last year. She had a great 1st day, and loved her teacher Mrs. Laura. She has a"best best brind" (friend) in her class, Sarah. I am excited to see what this year brings with her learning. Leah will miss the cutoff for Kindergarten by 9 days, and I am interested to see where she is at the end of this year. At her school they offer a pre-K class that Leah will be able to take next year, and boy she should be ready for Kindergarten.

Labor Day Weekend

This Labor Day weekend, we decided to go and visit with some of Todd's family. We had a great time. Meme's birthday was coming up and we had a cookout for her, Pa was in the hospital and we were able to visit with him. Uncle Travis was home from school, and the girls had a great time playing with him and Heather(those fruity pebble treats were YUMMO!). Boy was Uncle Travis really able to get Leah wound up. She had the best time playing with him. I guess when you get two crazy nuts together, they are bound to have a good time. Uncle Ike and Seth were there for most of the weekend, and we were able to spend some quality time with them. We went the Natural Science Museum in Greenboro on Monday and learned lots of things, saw lots of animals, and had a nice picnic out by a pond. It was a great weekend and we are looking forward to seeing them the next time.

Emma and Seth. Seth reminds me of Nick, he always acts like he has time for the girls. It is really sweet.

Uncle Travis and Leah trying to get a little remote control car going for Leah. She was sitting there so patient, waiting for him to finish.

Happy Birthday Meme. We love you!!!

Enjoying some icing! YUM! YUM!

Heading into the museum with Heather.

Eating our yummy food outside by the pond. Food always taste better outside!

Monday, August 25, 2008

2nd Grader!!

Well, here is our annual picture. Emma started 2nd grade today. I can't believe we have a 2nd grader in our house. Where does time go? It seems like yesterday that I dropped her off for Kindergarten and made a fool of myself by crying like a nut (I really was out of control). She jumped right out of the bed this morning, put her new outfit on and was ready to face the day. I asked her if she was nervous, and she said a little bit (she didn't act it). I hope she has a great day, and learns alot this school year. I'm sure the will amaze me this year, just like she has every year so far. I can't believe what they are able to teach these kids in just a short time. GOOD LUCK EMMA!!

Fairy Tea

Each summer my aunt Peto and her grandkids put alot of work into a special tea for a few select guest. This year the theme was Fairy's. It turned out really cute. We always get dressed up and use our best manners. It is really fun for the girls and also a good teaching tool. I know that Peto and the kids put ton of work and time into this event, and it always turns out to be a very special affair. Here are a few of the pictures.

Enjoying a little treat while waiting to be served their tea!

They are drinking out of tea cups that Nanny and Peto used when they were little girls!

My two very favorite girls!!

Just a cute little comment from Leah: After we got all ready for the tea, Leah comes into the room and says, "I love going to weddings." My mom says, "I do to Leah, but we arn't going to a wedding, we are going to a tea." Leah just knew that we were getting all dressed up and we wern't going to church. She knew it was going to be special, and she was right!!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

UPDATED BLOG!!
I finally updated the blog. Sorry it took me a month. We have been very busy doing things before school starts back. Enjoy the new pictures!!

I Got Clap Shoes!!

Now that I signed Emma up for Piano I thought I needed to do something for Leah. Here goes my schedule, right!! A friend of mine was telling me about a class that she had signed her daughter up for and she is Leah's age. I looked into it and signed Leah up for Tap/Ballet classes once a week. She is so excited, she went monday afternooon for the first time. She looked so cute in her outfit that I could have squeezed her to death. She keeps calling her tap shoes her clap shoes. She says they clap when she walks. I guess she thinks she has her own audience walking around with her. She can't wait to go back and each morning since her first class she gets up saying she wants to go to her dance. I hope she keeps enjoying it.

Summer Beach Vacation 08!!

We just got back from our Summer Beach Vacation for 2008! We had a great time and wore ourselves out. It is hard work being on vacation. Swimming in a private pool 3 times a day, going to the beach. Having so much space that everyone can go to their own area of the house. We were spoiled rotten this year. We usually go to Ft. Fisher, but this year it was booked up. We were very disappointed, but some friends of ours offered to let us stay at their house in Hampstead. It wasn't right on the beach, but it had it's own private pool, and a hot tub, and a TON more space than we were use to. We knew that it would be different than our usual beach trips, but we knew we would have a great time just being together somewhere. One of the many highlights was when Leah decided to jump off the deep in of the pool. She never ceases to amaze me. Emma also tried to swim with out her life jacket. She was getting it, but she still has a ways to go!! She really doesn't want to get her face wet. So she is very cautious in the water. Maybe one day she will realize that she doesn't have to be so worried! We thought that we would be making day trips to the beach. We ended up not going to the beach but once, and enjoying the salt water pool instead. The kids got up asking to get in the pool and would stay out there just as long as you would let them. Man, we hated getting back to reality!! Enjoy some of the many pictures.