First Day of School Pictures 2009

Here we go...... A new school year is here and all 3L's were up early this morning ready for their photo shoot. ha! Landry 4, Lauren 10, Luke 6
My new 5th grader

My new 1st grader

All of a sudden it became a game of "Help me Landry I don't want to go"

Dad and 3L's

Me and 3L's

As I battled traffic on Hewitt Dr, I couldn't help but notice the little blondie in my backseat who looked so much grown up. Kind of hard to drive with tears in your eyes!

Today turned out to be a pretty good day for all of them.

Each one had a smile on their face when I picked them up. Yeah! Speaking of.....3 kids and 3 different schools.......... I made it on time too. I even passed a cop and waved. Thank you Lord for him not stopping me!

I am thankful for answered prayers today for my children.

Wishing them and all the kiddos a good year.

Meet the Teacher Night for Lauren and Luke

Tonight was a special night, we met the other 2L's teachers. They both start school on Weds. so it was really nice to see their rooms and meet some fabulous teachers.

It is going to be a great year!

Luke and his First Grade teacher, Mrs. Breitkreutz

Everyone calls her Mrs. B for short! She is as sweet as they come. A perfect fit for Luke.

Guess who is room mom again? I don't know how I get myself into these. Ha! (I really don't mind. I love being a part of my kiddos school)

Every year it never fails, someone questions Luke's age. He looks more like a 2nd grader (or even some 3rd) due to his size. Just one tall, sweet kid! I can't get over this precious boy is in first grade now.

Lukey, dad and I love you sooo much! Your big blue eyes and heart of gold will surely melt your teacher's heart. We wish you the very best at school. We couldn't be more proud of who you are becoming. When Weds. rolls around and it is time to drop you off at school I have no doubt my heart will ache a little to see you walk up to that little school. I will also smile with joy knowing all of the wonderful times ahead.

Love you to the moon and back Luke!

~Mom and Dad

Lauren has moved on........on to another school that is. She is now in Midway Intermediate School and I don't think her daddy and I can stand it much longer! When did our first born get so big? and beautiful? and turning into a little young lady?

Tonight we met all of her teachers.....all 7 of them. Wow! We were so impressed with this school. The kids are in colored blocks which means they will stay with their color at all times. Lauren is in the Orange block which means she will only go in the Orange hall for her classes. This cuts down on confusion and lost kiddos. I think it is a great way to get them ready for Junior High.

I don't think I have ever seen her so excited about school starting!
She is really looking forward to it.

This smile makes me want to cry! I mean that in a good way, it really warms my heart to see her so happy. Lauren has just really blossomed this past year into this independent, confident, and caring little girl. I can't get over that she is in 5th grade now. Where did my baby girl go? She is as almost as tall as me too. She comes right up to my chin. (I am not that short 5'5")
Wow, what a true blessing it is to watch her grow.


Lauren, when you read this someday I want you to know how much daddy and I think the world of you. You are one amazing young lady. We truly couldn't love you any more! You will always be one of my very best friends in life and a daughter who I am proud to call mine. My prayers for you this year is that you will just continue to blossom into this young lady who is loved by so many. You can do ANYTHING in life you set your heart out to do and remember mom and dad will ALWAYS be right there supporting you and your dreams.

We love you tootie~Mom and Dad
School starts Weds......praying for a great year!

Summer has come to an end at the Reed house and that means....

saying goodbye to one of the best sitters the 3L's have ever had. Sweet Carli has kept them for two summers now while I was a surgery nurse. I never worried about them because Carli kept them safe and loved on them while mom and dad were at work. Today we wanted to surprise her with some cupcakes the 3L's made for her and a couple of fun gift cards to her favorite store.
Looking back I see the beauty in how God found me this precious girl (and just happens to be a Hoodies daughter) to watch over my loves so I could be a nurse. She is as precious as they come and I am so thankful for her.

Lauren looked up to her because she was an older girl. Luke loved her from the start because she has a cool name. He loves ICarly the tv show. Landry is going to miss her the most. He loves his "Car-we" Casey and I feel like she is another daughter to us.

We love you Carli!


In 2 days 2 more L's will start school. Summer was so much fun and relaxing. It is kind of hard to see it go but I guess it is time for the next chapter at the Reed house.

Stay tuned....meet the teacher night tomorrow.

Blessings~Rob

First Day of Prek-4 Year Olds

Today was the first day of school for our Landry Love. We couldn't help but get in as many kisses and pictures as we could on this special day.
It was hard for Casey and I to see this little guy go off to school this morning.

Melt my heart!

We couldn't be any more proud of this little guy.

Even brother and sister woke up early to give him a hug before school.

(Their school starts next weds.)

Here we go!

Fighting back the tears as I gave him one more hug.

Casey wanted to make sure he knew about the playground right outside his classroom.

Happy first day of school Landry!

We LOVE you!

While Landry was at school the other 2L's and I ran some errands. It felt weird to all of us not having him around. So weird that we were 30 minutes early in line to pick him up. ha!

Landry had the BEST day at school. His first comment was "School was fun mom! Can I go back tomorrow?" What a great feeling it is to know he loved it.

The 3L's celebrated his first day of school with a Fun Dip party outside.

Thank you Lord for filling my little boy's heart with joy today and giving his mom and dad such a peace.

Landry, we hope every day is a FUN one at school.

Love you sweet guy~Mom and Dad

Where did it go?

Time that is....where did it go?

Now my baby boy will be starting PreK 4 year olds and I can't seem to remember how we got here so fast. When we moved back to Texas from Iowa, Lauren was this age and now it is my youngest. Hold me Jesus, this is hard on this mother's heart. Landry Love, mom and dad are sooo excited for you and

all the wonderful times ahead at your school. We continue to cover you in prayer this year and that you will stay healthy and happy always. I am going to miss your little hand holding mine as I go into a store, your twenty questions you give me in the car, and the sweet little hugs out of the blue when we are just the two of us at home. God has so many wonderful things planned for you sweet boy!

This Thursday when you walk into your class room for the first time I hope your heart is filled with joy, excitement, and peace.

This is going to be a great year for you.

Love you Landry Love!

~Mom

Ps. You can bet I will be first in line to pick you up!

(Landry on meet the teacher night)

Got Crabs?

Joe's Crab Shack does!

We made a quick trip to Austin on Saturday to have some family fun. The 3L's have heard us talk about a place where the waiters and waitress get up and dance while you eat so we thought it would be fun to go show them it. Plus, Sponge Bob is one of their favorite shows right now. The thought of eating at a place like Krusty Krabs sounded awesome the kids.

Luke and Dad were ready to tackle some crab legs!

They thought it was funny to see them dance until they were asked to dance.

Oh-no....not the 3L's.

I LOVE my family:)

Lauren really liked this place and asked if we could come back soon.

While we were in Austin, we stopped by IKEA to see what it was all about. Wow...what a huge place! I can't wait to go back....alone. Why? Look at what was going on while I was trying to shop.

Who needs a rollercoaster when you have Dad? They were having fun and I just chose to ignore the dirty looks from the store workers. ha!

Did I tell you how much I LOVE my family? I so do!

It was late so we headed home. The 3L's fell asleep in the car....

or not! They were just playing possum.

It turned out to be a FUN Saturday evening!