Kinsley's Big Girl Bed

Well, it is hard to believe that Kinsley has moved from her baby bed to her big girl bed. She was so excited about having her own big girl bed!!! She talked about it forever. So we finally did it...Here are some before and after shots of her room.

I have to say, that is very sad to see the baby bed turn into a big girl bed. I cried after she went to sleep, because I know that was the last little thing that made her a baby, even though she has already been acting so grown for awhile.

She loved sleeping in her bed and when she woke up the next morning....She came walking in our room and climbed in our bed - which was weird. She said, "Hi, Mommy!"

I had to put this picture on here, because I just love her eyes!

Her baby bed that Mom and Dad bought for her, turned into a full size bed....

Here she is sleeping, after it was all over.....

Changes in Latitudes - Changes in Attitudes

Well, we are excited to say that Gregg got a new job at Central High School!!! He will be teaching Drafting and will be coaching football at the same time! He excited about it as we are too...but a little sad as well...Because many things have changed because of that....One, he will not be at Notre Dame (even though, Joseph will be there....so we will still be attending the ND games for another season, since this is Joe's last year) and 2nd, Kinsley had to change daycares. She went to Memorial's Daycare because of Gregg working at Notre Dame, so a change had to happen. She will not be at Jones Memorial, which is 3 minutes from our house, cheaper and we will not have to pay for the weeks we have off - which is wonderful! I know her teacher, as we worked together at Summer Camp and I teach with her Mom - So I feel she will be taken care of - and Kinsley seems to love it. She keeps telling everyone about her new school. Ironically enough, on vacation, Kinsley was playing with a girl in the pool that attends Jones Memorial and will be in her class - Now how funny is that...I took that as a sign from God that it will all be ok - since I had been praying about the change for about a month now!

Here are some pictures of Kinsley's last few days at school....We had a party for her class and Kinsley gave a cake for the teachers and all they have done for Kinsley over the last 2 years....
It was very hard, and of course, I cried the last day - I went there, Rachie and Joe did as well. I worked there for 7 or 8 years as well, and knew so many people there....

Here she is right before I took her to school on her last day. I took her picture on this same couch 2 years ago when it was her first day~

Sleeping on her cot...Gregg and I came for the party and got there early to take a picture of her napping~

The New Improved Chattanooga Zoo

Wow! That is all I can see....It has changed so much over the years and finally it is starting to look like a serious zoo. If you have not been there in awhile, go - take time out of your day - and enjoy what Chattanooga has to offer!

Kinsley has made me kinda, sorta like animals...Don't let that be known by many - Silke and Jerae will rub it in my face forever! Not that I want one at all! But I do enjoy going to the zoo and seeing the animals and mostly seeing Kinsley's sweet face as she gets so excited!

Kinsley and I got up early this morning and set out on our own adventure....Driving there she talked the whole way (she is so like me) so I'm driving and I hear her say, "Don't hit the tree, Mommy!" I told her I was not going to do that! UGH, a 2 year old!

We finally arrived at the new entrance and it was great to see the change....

The NEW Entrance....I did not get the whole front - and they are still working on most of it - but wow, what an improvement, huh! It is not located on the other side of the zoo as well...So you come in from a different area!

Kinsley rode the carousel, three times- changing animals quite a bit!

She loves the Monkeys, especially HANK!

This is one of Kinsley's favorite things to do at the zoo - run through the chains...Well she took off and started full force - I grabbed my camera to catch a cool shot, and the huge bird was right in front of her on the side (pic below) she screamed, ran the other way and was scared of that area the whole day, as well as when the peacock, flew to our walkway - on the other side of the zoo - ugh!

Kinsley and I love these little teeny tiny guys - we both said we would like to take it home!

As she is leaving the Monkey House, she said, here Mom, Take a pic here! Dear Lord! She is a ham...She now, will go up to me and put her arm around me and say, Take a pic of us, Dad!!!!!

Here are some of the animals that we like at the zoo....

Even the gift shop is huge and nice...I felt like I had been out of town, even though I have been to the zoo with Kinsley and on field trips a dozen times!!!