Erika's getting OLD!

The gangs all here! Gathered together on Saturday in St. Helena for Erika's 35th Birthday. It was a fun day all around. We met the birthday girls hubby at a park to drop off the minor child (hahaha) and then headed over to merryville winery for some wine tasting. I discovered a dessert wine I liked, something new! After the wine tasting we headed over to the park to meet up with the grandparents and children and Erikas sister made up some food. I don't want to downplay lunch, but I've been looking forward to it as soon as I heard elisa was coming in to town (from Denver) to cook for her sisters birthday. What a wonderful present for us all! She is such a great cook and I have missed her food for years. Although my body hasn't. We had a great time and taylor and annalise bonded again. They begged for a sleepover, but we had plans on sunday already and so did annalise. Those girls are so cute together! I can't believe how big they are. I'd have pictures of them but my batteries died after the crappy shot above. Oops...

5th grade Rules!

Taylor is too cool for her desk!
Today was the first day of school for taylor. The last year of elementary school. She rules above all the lower grades...or so they'd have you believe. We had a beautiful argument this morning over uniforms. It's funny to me that for the last 5 years she has worn a uniform with no issues and now in the LAST YEAR that she has to wear one a simple argyle vest ruined her day. She wanted to wear it over her uniform shirt and I simply informed her that it was not in the dress code. That was it...a happy morning turned into a chore. Now this is not news to her which was the frustrating part for me! We eventually left our house and arrived at school nice and early. Plenty of parking! Taylor beat her teacher in and bounced around visiting people. I chit chatted with a ton of moms...catching up on summer plans and looking forward to the school year. I hardly got anything accomplished today with all the visitors and new moms coming in to check on their account...sign up kids for stuff etc. The day FLEW BY! This month ought to fly by and then next and so on...just kidding. Hope everyone elses first days were great!
Taylor and Caroline...kinda twin like..not even planned!


Look how cute my litte leah is..my favorite kindergartner!