The Sosbes: Rylee {fall 2018}

My big first grader! Rylee is loving school, her friends, and her teacher! She is very social and outgoing but at times it has gotten her in trouble with chatting with friends. We are working on remembering to only talk when at recess, when the teacher allows, or when raising your hand. It's a work in progress but she is doing better. (Just like her daddy - super talkative! He thinks she will be in sales like him when she grows up lol). During the first week of school she was asked to be a "Friendly Falcon" (which is only offered to a handful of kids to act as a leader/role model to younger children at school. To say I was proud would be an understatement!) She has been working very hard on reading and her sight words. Sometimes, she still gets frustrated or upset if she cannot read all the words but we are working through it. So proud of how far she has already come with reading! She enjoys math and has gotten very good at counting and adding. I got her very first real graded math assignment sent home the second week of school - 93!!! Her first progress report came home in September and she got all A's!!! I know they all won't be the same but we made a big deal about it. At recess Rylee enjoys catching love bugs the entire time and befriending kids at the "buddy bench" who do not have anyone to play with. I just LOVE this sweet girl of mine! Her teacher LOVES Rylee and says that she is so sweet, genuine, and has a wonderful personality! (all traits I was aware of but very happy to hear from her someone else).

Favorite Sayings or things I do not want to forget:

Found a ladybug in Rylee's bed so told the girls to make a wish before setting it free. Rylee wished for a real horse. Rayna wished for a sleepover at the princess castle <3 I hope they always dream big!
That teacher learns us! (teaches us)
We went to sprit night at No Label Brewery (awesome location btw!) and when we were getting ready to leave to go back home Rylee came up to us and with a sad face said, "Akram (a boy from her classroom) told me he was coming tonight to play with me and he did not show up." :( I asked her, "Is he cute?" and she got a big smile and said, "Yes, he's cute!" :) I asked, "Is he good at school?" and she said, "Yeah, but he lies because he told me he was coming tonight and he did not."
"Daddy, don't forget after Santa comes that you promised to come to school to be another watch dog! A promise is a promise!"
Talking to Rayna, "calm yourself down!"
I told Rayna if she does not quit throwing a fit and crying then she would not get a happy meal. Rylee chimed in (with the most serious voice), "So will she get a sad meal instead?"
"Daddy, you are not really good at drawing hearts but I still like it."
"That car had no lid!" (convertiable car)
Brand New Man song by Brooks & Dunn came on the radio and Rylee asked, "Is Daddy a brand new man?"

First homework assignment :)

Daily school drop off with these cuties <3

BIG sister hugs before school <3

Watchdog Day with Daddy! :)

My school girls <3

Showing off her ALL A's on her first progress report! :)

Special flowers for her teacher. She was so excited to surprise her!

Lunch with our favorite first grader! :)

Rylee's first concert - Taylor Swift!!! Had the best night! Rylee had so much fun singing and dancing with her cousins. She could have gone without the big fireworks, fire, and LOUDness of the concert lol but brought the ear plugs that seemed to help. She loved every second if it and we made the most amazing memories together. Love this sweet big girl of mine! <3

The sweetest sisters <3

Cousins :)

Future Aggies!

Checking out the Rec Center where Mommy use to work in college

Flu - 1

Rylee - 0

My puuurty girls at the pumpkin patch! :)

50th day of school and 50 days smarter! Rylee was excited to tell me what she learned about the 50's: people did not watch movies like us, instead they watched it on a square with legs with no remote! People did not have a phone like us, they had something called a telephone that had a long cord ad then she went on to say, "You definitely could NOT bring that to a farm!"

Celebrating with root beer floats or as Rylee screamed as loud as she could after school at the play ground, "I had a beer float today and it was delicious!" ;)

Fun day at the farm!

Rylee's book character pumpkin for school - Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse

Pumpkin carving success!

Happy Halloween!

First tooth is gone - November 4, 2018

Her first tooth became wiggly a couple weeks ago. But this morning it was super wiggly and needed to go! After a few tears and being really nervous she finally got brave enough to let me pull it and it came out super quick. She smiled big with no tears and was so proud. Somehow her smile got that much cuter with her tooth missing! She is very excited for her first visit from the tooth fairy tonight!

LOVE this sweet toothless smile :)