First Day of Preschool

Today was a big day for our little Sienna. She started preschool today. Ok so maybe it's just a two day mother's day out program but still...She has been so excited for weeks and the icing on the cake was when her teacher called yesterday to tell me that her first day would be pajama day. She about jumped for joy when she found out that not only did she get to wear pjs but slippers too and bring a flash and stuffed animal. Her idol (Fancy Nancy) has a book about PJ day at school which we had to read of course. Last night, Hubby and I looked like we were preparing her for her first day of Kindergarten. We were running around setting out her things, labeling everything and reminding her not to forget her jacket on the playground. Wow, just typing that make me a little embarrassed of how over protective we might be....
She was great though! She was so excited and never shed a single tear. When I picked her up she said her favorite part was nap time (Just like her Mom!) and when I asked her what she learned she said "I taught the other kids how to chew with their mouths closed." Grrrreeat! I'm sure the teacher's love that one...I'm so proud of her and can't wait to see what new experiences preschool will bring!

By the fish tank at school

Scarlett was not so sure about what was going on

In her PJs in her new classroom

off to school!

Jessica and JR's wedding

Ok last post of the day... I just had to say a little something about my sister's wedding! So if you have been on Facebook, you know there are about a trillion pictures posted from that awesome night so I'm not going to repost them:) But I did want to say how it was amazing to watch my sweet baby sister wake up as a girl who was about to get married, get transformed into a beautiful bride and then walk down the isle and into a reception of friends and family as a wife! I was so honored to help with every detail and amazed at how perfectly everything turned out. A couple of my favorite random parts of the wedding (besides seeing her walk down the isle of course!) were:

The pride Sienna felt as she was the perfect flower girl.
The mini meltdown during the reception when Jessica's eyelash was coming off. hehe
When a vase broke on a table and Hubby and I look at each other and walked in the opposite direction of the chaos (Sorry Jess, not our classiest moment...)
And at the very end of the night, hearing JR refer to Jess as his wife.

I feel terrible that I don't have one to post of the groom too.

Why can't I always be this tan? Ah the magic of spray tan...

On a side note, fortunately Hubby waited til the day after to split open his forehead with the car door. The present gash and knot would have given the photographer extra photo shopping work:) Too bad Super Hubby did this the morning of his birthday. Not the best start to the day but hopefully he felt it got better after some PF Changs.

And now on to a new year! Whew, I wonder what 2012 will bring the Koller's?

Christmas!

Ok I'll make this short and sweet. We had so much fun with all of my family and the girls got spoiled rotten by Santa and all their grand parents! Sienna was so fascinated by the whole Santa thing it just made it that much more memorable. Here are few shots of the two luckiest girls ever...

putting Papa's angel on his tree

ballet "recital" Scarlett was running out and trying to dance the whole time...

Xmas pose 1

xmas pose 2

xmas pose 3

Pretty Mom and Sis

The whole crew

Merry Christmas!

Happy New Year Folks!! Sorry I have not posted in a while. This month has been busy and I didn't know how to top my last post about my crazy photography skills:) So....

Our Christmas festivities began very early when we traveled to Dallas the second week of December to celebrate with all the Kollers/ODells. I love going this early because it makes the whole month feel like Christmas and we can enjoy our time together instead of worrying about where we are rushing off to next. The weekend was full of laughter and smiles but my two favorite memories were finding out that Shanna (my SIL) is expecting their first child! Woohoo! We are so happy for the adorable couple and I can't wait to go to NYC to meet the new angel in July. And the other thing I just loved was watching the kids and uncles play at Texie's house as we celebrated our "Christmas Eve" dinner. At one point,  cousin Zach discovered a basket of "antique" hair curlers and just listening to him and Sienna trying to figure out what they were for was hilarious!

playing with a 30+ year old sleigh and reindeer

Say cheese Zach

Happy Early Bday Hubby

rollers stuck to her dress

WWE Koller style

Pinterest is not always great

Ok quick post... So Pinterest inspired me to try some more "artistic" pictures for holiday cards but oh have they gone wrong.... I guess I'll just stick to the plain family shot. Haha! Happy Friday!


Pinterest

NOT Pinterest

Haha! I guess I needed a bigger frame...

Pinterest

Not Pinterest

I can't stop laughing at this. The girls thought it was awesome to wrap dangerous lights around themselves and Hubby said he was calling Child Protective Services. I guess photography is not my strong suit!

A week of giving thanks

Whew! What a week! As I sit here and try to reflect on the past seven days it feels like seven weeks. Not in a bad way of course, just that we did so much. Sienna started the Thanksgiving break off with the stomach bug (yippee) but fortunately we, I mean, she recovered in time to have a wonderful stay in Dallas to celebrate Thanksgiving. After a late girls night (Sienna, myself and Grammy) going to Sienna's first play, we drove home super early to have one more Thanksgiving in Austin. Even with all this hustle and bustle I was able to see all our many blessings that God has given us. I have two lists of things I'm thankful for but I'm sure their importance change daily:)

Constant Blessings
Super Hubby - my partner in crime who makes everything easier
Family - If you saw our crew this week, you saw the good, the bad, and the ugly and yet you still want to spend time with us:)
My "never a dull moment" girls- We shared some great memories this week (family visits, children's museum, holiday play, decorating for xmas)
My friends - I'm so lucky to have so many people that I love spending time with and they seem to like my company as well.

Right Now Blessings  (when things are not always, rainbows and butterflies, these seem to help)
Justin Bieber- Yea I said it... But in our house ,The Biebs seems to turn that frown upside down. Sienna is a belieber...
Running... and running and running
Coffee-man I am so motivated right after breakfast. I can take on the world or just do the dishes....
My weekly bible study- what a great way for me to have clarity in such craziness.
Food that someone else made- Whoa does that sound awful? Seriously, my food taste gross yet all my family's was sooo yummy!
The holidays- I might just be saying this because it's just the beginning but I love this time of year. Our tree is up, our outdoor lights are up and holiday music (of course we have the Bieber CD) is probably playing. Bringing on the good cheer!

Here are some of our latest adventures! Happy Thanksgiving Folks!!

Mom, I'm sad I didn't get any pictures with you and Pop! We'll see you guys soon!

Koller Thanksgiving

Enjoying some room service

It's hard to be one

Oh Sienna...

The Fam

trouble

cousins at the museum

fun at the museum

About to go out for our "girls night" Do you notice the common theme of scarves? Sienna had to make us fancy:)

Sienna loved sitting in the front row and watching all the actors.

very proud of her tree:)

Showering the Bride

Woohoo! Jessica's bridal shower was a huge success! Though Hubby will say otherwise, I really didn't have too many freak out moments leading up to it. After a little hiccup with the restaurant, everything turned out beautiful and the staff worked their butts off for us. Obviously, the star was Jess! I can't believe my baby sister is getting married! What?! I think I'll always remember her as the little five year old who I couldn't keep out of my room:) Seriously, I am so blessed to have her as my sister and best friend and I'm loving being a part of all her wedding stuff. Here are a few pictures of her shower. I wish I had gotten more pictures but you know me, chatting away... She got so many awesome gifts. I think I'll just take her thank you list and make it my Christmas list. I felt like such a grandma saying "Why didn't they have that when I got married!" I heart you Jess!!