And the day came...

After coming home from paradise, I went to work!  Running around crazy getting the house ready for our guests coming:  my mom, Lolly, and her sister, Aunt Amy, were coming in to help us out.  They came in on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday we showed off a bit our piece of Rome, and then the day came....

Blake was scheduled for surgery on Friday morning.  So thankful Lolly and Aunt A were here to hang with Kate while we were with Blake!

After reading for quite a bit, we were finding other ways to pass the time in the waiting room:

A good shot... he was not showing any anxiety if he had any!

Daddy was playing games on his phone!

All suited up and ready to go.

Now a smile!

I was the chosen one for going back with him!  I'm thinking this could be a new fashion statement. :o)

Too relieved to remember to take any "after" photos.  But the surgery went very well!  The doctor almost scared me when he walked in 45 minutes early, but had wonderful news two fewer incisions than expected!  After enjoying a little bit of time with a delirious child, we were headed home.  

Kate was enjoying being spoiled and pampered with Lolly and Aunt A!  Later the girls headed to the mall and then to open gym while Blake settled in and Daddy caught up on work.

These two were snapping pictures non-stop!  Thank you so much for being here for us!  We love you both SO much.

Getting to know the Girls

So after a crazy morning running around to "end of school" parties I loaded up with some new girlfriends from a Wed. morning Bible Study and headed to the beach!!!

HAPPY FEET!!!

Beautiful dinner views...

So, relaxing after a crazy busy week...

And in preparation for the week(s) to come!

Loved getting to know all the gals.  Cannot wait until our Bible Study starts up again in the fall!  Thanks girls for letting me tag along!  ;o)

Kindergarten Grad and more

May 24,2013

Patience is a virtue; that's what I'm trying to teach all those who read my blog!  ;o)  I'm going to get caught up soon!

I'm a little bummed that Kindergarten graduation wasn't a bigger deal here!  I so remember walking across the stage...pretty sure Blake did too.  But nonetheless it is still a great accomplishment!  Kate finished off her Kindergarten year with huge success!

She had a very sweet class this year.  I enjoyed my time with them.

And some of the very best teachers!  Mrs. M received teacher of the year for the entire county!  We were so proud of them; the class came together and presented them with a spa day...they were a bit surprised!

Kate said that morning: "Mommy, I'm sad this day came; I will miss Mrs. M & Ms. C!"  I agree I enjoyed helping them this year so much.  Looking forward to stopping by to "check in" on them next year!  ;o)

Unfortunately, Blake's end of the year party was at the very same time at a different campus!  Thankful though this was the only conflict of events the entire year.  He loved both his teachers this year!

I credit Mrs. T for his LOVE of reading.  We are already 10 hours into our summer reading program!  Praying that the library can keep up! ;o)

Mr. F was a great one for Blake too!  I'm so grateful for the blessing of our teachers.  We pray every year over their teachers and EVERY year God blesses!  Mr. F is moving up to 5th grade...here's hoping to see him again in a few years!  ;o)

Classroom awards:

Kate received a Dove chocolate bar for the peacemaker award!  She is so sweet to her classmates...wish she was that way at home.

Blake received the Gummy Bear award for being caring and giving out the best hugs... I know this is a shocker to all that know him...lol!

2012-2013 school year DONE!

A Momma's Pride

May 23, 2013 (yes, I'm a little behind)

Since this was our first year at Armuchee Elementary I was sure what to expect for 3rd Grade Honors Day.  As I pulled into the church parking lot, I quickly found out it was a very BIG deal.  Parents were all dressed up and kids too.  I was thinking I was just glad I picked out a polo shirt for Blake!

I sat down with some friends to quickly find out Blake was sitting on the completely opposite side of the church.  After the first awards, I realized they were not walking across the stage to receive awards, but standing at their spot.  I moved quickly and found a perfect spot right across the aisle from him!

I honestly don't remember the order of the awards...

But I was so proud of him, I was just snapping away.

 I wasn't paying much attention to any other names....

Mostly because we do not know a ton of people still.

I just kept taking a picture every time he stood up....

I'm thinking why am I taking a picture of the exact same thing every time....

Even Blake began to tire of standing up so often!  ;o)

But that's not all....

Just a few more times....

He ended the morning with 11 awards in all!

I was SO very proud of him!!!

Afterwards, we took lunch to Kate, our last Thursday lunch date for this school year.

Another year of scouting completed!

Don't know how I missed blogging about this!!!  Last Monday was our Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts.  The boys are to bring a dessert they made with their Dads.  

Funny thing is Mommy forgot about this minor detail...Kate reminded us on the way home from school!  So we scoured the pantry and found a cake mix (thanks to a Christmas white elephant exchange, no Lolly and Tia it was NOT expired).  After giving him some ideas from Pintrest we decided this one we could handle...

Blake really did make the cake all by himself and Daddy stopped by the store to pick up the additional sprinkles that we needed.  They finished it together!  For a last minute creation...not too bad!  He won 3rd place!!! 

Blake and his Bear den!  It was a crazy group, but he always enjoyed his scout meetings.

 

Checking out his patches, not exactly sure how he earned them all, but proud nonetheless!  ;o) 

Here we come WEBELOS!

Field Day - Armuchee style

So field day here is a little different from what we were used to at Hallsville.  It's a lot of chaos, but a ton of fun for the kids!  This is one of Kate's best buds A.

They split the grades up and did 1&2 on Wed and K&Pre-K on Thurs.  I helped out on Wed, so I wouldn't feel guilty about walking around with Kate on Thursday.  ;o)  I was in charge of this obstacle course...I had fun with it!

The classic over and under game!  Kate's team won...

Kate the Great was first to go...running with the ball between your legs.  She did a great job.

Snack Break!  Some buddies from her class.

The tricycle race was harder than they thought...most of them were too big for it!

Musical Hula Hoops

She was the LAST one!

And she managed to stay dry despite the water balloons and all!  What a  great first field day, already looking forward to next week...Blake's field day!

Spring break, Field trips and the Toothfairy

So I have a little catching up to do!

April 28th the kids I loaded up and headed out for TEXAS!  We hadn't been back to visit since Thanksgiving, so we were ready to see friends and family!

There are pros and cons to going when everyone else is in school.  One of the pros is we get to see everyone at the school and bring special treats to our friends!  Blake photo bombed Kate in the above pic!  It turned out so cute I had to blog it.  ;o)

Sophia was so excited to see Kate...Chia Lu was able to join us for lunch too.  So bummed I didn't get a pic of her with the kids!  :o(

These boys were TOO cool for us, but I think they were excited to see us none the less!

We meet Pop one day when we were out and about.  He schooled the kids!  So glad a grab a pic...these are the moments I never want to forget.

Mer and I have taken the big kids pics at this tree every Easter since they were 3!  We may have been a few weeks late, but we still got it done.  Someday we'll be taking engagement photos in front of that tree...well, if we could have arranged marriages that is!  ;o)

Making memories with our friends, watching The Croods!  

Our other good buddy C!  So glad we got to see him if only for a few hours.  There were many others we got to visit with and I'm so upset with myself for not being more intentional about pictures!  Thank you to all of you who made time for us!  And to everyone else we didn't get to see I'm so very sorry!  One week is just too short!  BUT know that our door is always open and we have an extra room!  ;o)  hint hint

We made it back home to finish out our last 3 weeks of school!  Cannot believe we are now just two weeks away from summer!!!  This week was FULL!  B had two field trips one of which was to the TN Aquarium...this is the only pic I got!  He is SO his father's son...notice the short hand for square inch.  

The very next day Kate had a field trip to the Atlanta Zoo!  Girls are much more into taking pictures!  This is a very sweet friend that God has put in our lives...so thankful.

These are some of our girl scout buddies!  We rode home with them...so many giggles.

And tonight the Toothfairy will be visiting our house.   This is her third tooth to come out but the very first one she pulled out ALL by herself!  She was so proud!!!