Happy 4th of July

Watching the parade with friends

Appreciate our neighbors putting on a great fireworks show for us!

Destin

We just got home from a week in Destin. I highly recommend the Vision flight from Knoxville to Destin. We had lunch at home last Wednesday and dinner in Destin. It was fabulous! This was the latest in the summer we have ever been to the beach and it was definitely crowded, but we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful beach. We had one really calm day that the kids could swim in the ocean and then a few days of Atlantic size waves for them to play in.

Wonderworks

I've always wondered what it was like inside that upside down building in Pigeon Forge, so when tickets were available for half off we decided to take a trip to Wonderworks. The kids had a great time climbing the rock wall, experiencing hurricane force winds, playing virtual air hockey, flying fighter jets in simulators, and more.

Evie climbed all the way to the top of the rock wall

Andrew climbing

Evie and Phil on the ropes course

Big Apple Adventure

School's Out for Summer

First day of summer vacation at Dollywood with Auntie Laura and Uncle Robert

He is ready for the summer reading program and kindergarten with his own library card

We took Andrew to his first Smokies baseball game over Memorial Day weekend

End of the Year

Evie got the Library Award and medal from her librarian. No surprise at all to those who know her best. The kid loves books!

She was also chosen as a Good Citizen in First Grade. This makes me as proud as any academic honor she could have brought home.

Andrew got a special award and treat (chocolate, his favorite!) for giving his time to help stack chairs in the cafeteria so Mr. Johnny could have a lunch break.

Field Day

Apparently a rubber chicken makes a regular old relay a hilarious event.

Loving the obstacle course

Red Lobster Field Trip

Andrew's class got to go on a field trip to Red Lobster today. I have to admit I wasn't thrilled when I got the note about where they were going, but it turned into a fun morning. The kids learned about crustaceans and got to pet live lobsters. They also got to eat shrimp baskets, so Andrew tried shrimp for the first time. A huge thank you to Red Lobster for turning on extra equipment so they could grill some just for him. His check-in question this morning was "Do you like seafood?". As soon as we got back to school he asked his teachers if he could change his answer from "no" to "yes".

First Grade Field Day

Kangaroo Jump

Scooter Race

Hula hoop contest

Hula dancing once the hula hoop fell

Basketball in the dark because there was a power outage in the middle of field day.

Rock, paper, scissors relay

Hula hoop pass

Catching up

I think facebook, an iphone, and texting parents/in-laws have been detrimental to my blog lately!

Rainbow after the storm 4-25-11

We have weathered quite a few storms this spring, but April 27th took the cake. I have never seen anything like that in my life, and hope to never again have a day like that. We are still praying for our neighbors throughout the South who lost so much.

Andrew had his spring musical at West Hills. We have loved being there this year and are a little sad he finishes up in a couple of weeks.

The kids had their choir performance at church. There was an unprompted hug afterwards!

The Groovy Pad! Kate, Elizabeth, and Evie got to have a special girls night for just the big sisters. The had a great time and there was glitter galore!