Fancy Nancy Party at Chick-fil-A

Today, Catherine and I went to a Fancy Nancy tea party at Chick-fil-A. Fancy Nancy is one of her favorite characters. We have books, puzzles, a doll, dress-up clothes. It was a really cute event. They had the restaurant all decorated with table cloths and balloons. The fancy little girls got to decorate their silverware with rhinestones and gems, decorate butterfly placemats with stickers, and make beautiful necklaces. They had lemonade in teacups and little cinnamon rolls. For lunch they were served chicken nuggets, fries, and fruit on a beautiful pink plate and then had a "parfait" (ice cream with sprinkles) for dessert. Catherine thought the whole thing was wonderful and looked beautiful in her fancy dress. How fun!

First Days of School

Catherine and Will started their preschool a week or so ago. Catherine was so excited to start back and see her friends. She missed them this summer. She thinks school is fantastic and is ready to go! I can't believe she's already in K3. I'm okay with her at school for 2 mornings a week, but I'm already thinking about how it won't be long until she goes to school every day, and that makes me both sad and excited that she's growing so fast.

Will is also going to preschool two mornings a week this year. He is very excited about the idea of it and super excited about his lunch box (it looks like a dog). He was not excited though when he realized that Mommy isn't staying with him at school. So we're working on that. It may just take a few days for him to be comfortable with the separation after not really being separated from me all summer.

Their program is great and I think is really good for both of them. And we're thankful to be getting back into a routine for the fall.

Happy Labor Day

We enjoyed a great labor day just running some errands and doing things around the house. We did head to Chick-fil-A for lunch to get our free chicken sandwiches. If you wore a shirt for your favorite sports team, you got a free sandwich. So Jay had his Marshall shirt, I wore Furman, and Will had this really cute football jersey for the Navy that Jay's aunt gave him. He looked so cute and like a little football player himself, I couldn't resist taking his picture! (Catherine didn't want to wear a football shirt; she wanted to get all "fancied up"--surprise, surprise. So she and Will just shared his sandwich.)


This is what Will does when you tell him to smile for the camera. He smiles so much he closes his eyes.

Such a big and strong boy!

Such a beautiful little girl!

Hatten Family Fun Weekend

We had our annual "Hatten Family Fun" day/weekend. We went to Atlanta on Saturday to the baseball game (Braves vs. Reds--Jay's favorite team) and then went to the aqaurium on Sunday. It was great to do something just the four (well, five) of us. I love making memories with my family!


outside Turner Field--after riding the Marta, a golf cart, and a bus which Will thought was the best part of the day!

Catherine and Will at the baseball game. I think they enjoyed the food more than the actual baseball, but that's okay.

At the aquarium on Sunday morning, looking at the beluga whale (I probably misspelled that).

Looking at the colorful coral reef fish. The aquarium had so many cool exhibits.