The Myrick Family: August 2008

Waiting to go to class.

McKenna and Claire-Oak Grove's newest tigers.

I had to snap a picture of her at lunch.

McKenna showing daddy her folder, work, and her smiley face.

Look out OGES!

McKenna on a tiger paw. Go tigers!

She is asking, "How many more pictures are you going to take?"

McKenna by her desk.

McKenna and Mrs. Shelton

McKenna and daddy

McKenna and mommy while I still had on makeup.

McKenna and Carrington who is going to miss McKenna very much.

First Day of School

My Big Girl ready for school.

All smiles-thank goodness because I was all tears.

Look how growny.

Not quite ready for school this morning.
Sleepy eyes and not dressed.

Well, in case most of you do not know-I have been praying since God gave us McKenna that the rapture would take place before she entered kindergarten. I have dreaded that day when I would have to send her off to big school. Well, not to put HIM on a time line, but we have one day left. I still have faith. We had meet the teacher night on Friday. This is a picture of McKenna with her teacher Mrs. Shelton. I am completely blessed that McKenna will be at my school and with such an amazing teacher. I do look forward to all the things she will learn and accomplish, but it breaks my heart to think of how fast she is growing up. I can still remember every detail of her birth. I often wonder why life seems to move so slow when you are young, but so incredibly fast when you have children. You blink and they have grown up. Here is what I can say... I have an amazing little girl that begins kindergarten in one day. She is so beautiful, smart, and funny. She is tender hearted, caring, and sensitive. She is eager to learn, observes everything, and wants to do well in everything. I love that she is a girly girl with dress up clothes, purses, bows, and

jewerlry. I love that she knows about dinosaurs, animals, and is not afraid to hold bugs/worms. She sings, dances, plays ball, draws, and cooks. She loves church, her grandparents, vacations, and friends. As a mom, I don't think I could ask for anything more. I am so proud of who she is becoming. We dedicated McKenna to the Lord years ago and I am continually understanding what it means to place her life in His hands. I am blessed that He has given her to us to love, raise, and teach. My prayer is that God will wrap his arms around her as she begins "Big School" and that every step from kindergarten to 12th grade will be ordered of the Lord. Love you Angel Baby!

Miss Hollywood

How sweet, it is!

We all had the stomach virus this past weekend. It began with Carrington, then myself, then McKenna, and has ended with Scott (we hope). It was not fun at all. I caught this picture Sunday when the girls were not feeling so hot. Carrington crawled up on McKenna to love on her. It was so sweet. Amazing that McKenna can even turn on a smile.

Markers

This is what happens when your older sister leaves the markers out.
Too bad, you can't see what her mouth looked like-PURE BLUE.

Time for a snack.

And then a snooze.

McKenna and Olivia enjoying lunch.

Janet wrestling with Carrington.

River Trip

McKenna swimming.

The whole gang minus Amy.

Leigh and McKenna on the See-Doo. McKenna loved this.

McKenna driving the boat with Nancy.

Trip to the River

The kindergarten teachers got together for one last hurrah before school starts. We went to Stacy's place on the river. This is McKenna and Olivia on the tube.