Kindergarten Recap

Holy moly.  My last update was about oh...a year ago?!

So...time flies when you're having fun, right?!  A much needed update on the Beans is in order!

This year we started Kindergarten at FLE!  Here she is with her daddy on her first day of school, wearing her school uniform.  She was super excited!

First day of school! Daddy went back to school this year, too.

Along with uniforms this year, we also realized that we needed glasses!

Rocking the glasses in true Corbin fashion!

Snuggles with Sprinkles.

Kindergarten had its ups and downs, but mostly ups!  Corbin was nominated for placement in the gifted and talented program and after a battery of testing, she made it in!  I am so excited for her because my gifted classes were a huge part of my life and I hope that she enjoys the program as much as I did!

Just call her "jazzy."

Too happy!

Her 6th birthday was on Easter Sunday this year.  Can't believe that she is really six years old...she is growing up to be so beautiful and amazing; I'm truly proud to be her mother.

Birthday girl!

Showing some serious sass (she has plenty of it).

Time to blow out the candles!

Birthday party Easter egg hunt!  Barefoot, of course!

 Just like in years past, I took the check-up photo.  I love this picture so much because she came up with the pose all by herself.

Heart hands!

And just for fun, because I am in awe of how much she has grown over the years, I made a collage of all of her birthdays.  It really blows my mind!

Beautiful Beans.

Also during this time, we got a new puppy, Clover!  She is a Boston Terrier like Winston and Madison and she is craaaaazy energetic!  Life is pretty awesome these days!  Definitely looking forward to the upcoming summer break!

Until next time!

Winston Wagglenub

We lost our oldest baby today. He was seven this year. He wasn't feeling well on Sunday, so we had him at the vet first thing Monday morning. After running some tests, it turns out he was experiencing kidney and liver failure, most likely from cancer. After being kept on fluids overnight at the vet, he passed peacefully this afternoon. He brought our family a lot of joy, so his sudden passing has been very difficult. Winston was an awesome, amazing, and hyper little dog. He will be greatly missed.

Sprinkles!

Corbin got a new kitten last night. She named her Sprinkles. It is safe to say that they both seem pretty taken with each other. :)

Home for the Holidays

Some of my favorite pictures from visiting family for Christmas last week.

A Girl and Her Cat

Corbin and ButterButt.

58:365 Siblings

4/19/10

Just a fun Monday, with Corbin playing with her older siblings, Winston and Madison. They were pushing a ball around the room. (I think Madison was staying out of it because Winston can get pretty intense when it comes to toys, lol.)



And here playing Throw & Catch with daddy.


She's such a playful girl. I wish she had more kids her age to play with around here! She could definitely use the outlet to burn some excess energy! She always seems to be so wound up, all the way until she goes to bed. I think she'd stay up all night if we didn't actually put her in the crib!

Zooey Hearts Corbi

Zooey is the newest addition to our little family. She is a bunny rabbit with solid white fur and bright red eyes. She was given to me by a group of teachers at school. They came around one Friday afternoon with arms full of bunnies. They said, "Here, have one! We are keeping these! She's the last." Of course I couldn't say no!!

Zooey will eventually be a classroom pet, but she still doesn't have a cage, so she stays at home with us, wandering around the house at will (she has a box, but she jumps in and out whenever she pleases), being very quiet and loving. She's a very social bunny and loves attention.

She also loves Corbin! She takes to following her around the room, and they have a tendency to share carrots. See, Corbin doesn't like her carrots. She wants Zooey's carrot. And I think that Zooey must feel the same way. It's one of those "grass is greener" kinda situations, I think.



Corbin tends to get frustrated when Zooey climbs on her and will push her away. However, there is another member of the household who is more than willing to give Zooey the attention she desires...



He's completely in love! When I first brought Zooey home, Winston would quiver and whine if we wouldn't let him near her. He wants to hug her and sniffle her and follow her around the room! He's very obsessed. Everywhere Zooey goes, the Winston is sure to follow.



And Zooey isn't too bothered by Winston. And if she wants some alone time, she'll squeeze herself underneath the recliner or hop into her box.



So yes, now we have Winston (who just turned four on Monday!), Madison, and Zooey. Does my classroom fish, Darwin, count? He's been here at home for a few months, but he went back to his happy residence on my desk last week sometime. I have the hardest time saying no to cute animals. When can I have my French Bulldog? ;)

[PS. Sorry about the blurry pictures! I hate to use the flash because it completely washes out the pictures, and my camera is very dated, and there's too much action going on to get a perfect shot sometimes!]