School Awards 12-13

When it comes to academics, they are definitely their fathers daughters!

His Genes....

(A honor rolls, top reader, literary writing winner)

Mine!

 His Genes...

 

Civic Oration Speech (3rd Place)

Mine!

 His Genes...

Mine!

His Genes....

 (3rd Place Science Fair)

  

Mine!

The Marble House

We drove to Raleigh a few weeks ago and tried out their children's museum. It was tons of fun! I even "hired" a girl from our neighborhood to take Raxtus out and play with him throughout the day, thus our visit could be extended. The bad news? Out of habit I ended up locking our door from the garage and she couldn't get into the home. The good news? We discovered that our home is pretty well secured without a key. My "habit" meant that we needed to return back to Fayetteville much earlier than planned, but the kiddos had a blast with the three hours they enjoyed and can't wait to return for another visit to explore.

Valentine's Day '13

I love Valentines Day! It just makes me happy. Once Christmas is over there seems to be a sudden long and drastic lull from exciting and fun, to boring and cold. This wonderful day of happiness and love puts a fresh new spin on any winter days remaining, and, reminds us once again how lucky we are to have the people we love surrounding us.

Now She's Nine

Our sweet Kadyn turned nine last week. She woke in the morning surrounded by balloons, each one having a birthday wish attached from individuals she loves. This year she decided to celebrate at Olive Garden with Loryn and Myah. Her favorite restaurant with her favorite friends. Loryn's oldest sister (Ally) happens to be Ryley's close friend as well. Since they all frequently hang out together it was a perfect match of friends and fun. We returned from dinner to find Steven, Thatch, and Haley had kindly prepped the cake, ice cream, and presents. We immediately enjoyed loads of sugar, after which the entire group disappeared upstairs to play with the exciting new toys. Kadyn is a wonderful daughter. Her desire to serve and love others (especially her siblings) is a true example of Christ. She amazes me daily and we're still not sure how we got so lucky to be watching over her. Happy 9th Birthday Kadyn!

Boarding With My Babe

What can I say? Just me, hubby, and three days in the mountains. Alright, perhaps my friends in the West wouldn't consider these mountains, but Steven and I knew if we could find snow and a hill big enough to board down, we'd be happy. Boy, were we happy! A fun and relaxing get away with the love of my life, what else could one ask for.

 

Here we are.

                                                                                                    Aren't we amazing! 

                                                                                                                        Just kidding.....

  We were pretty awesome though. Steven picked up right from our college days.          

                              
                                             

I picked up from where I last ended too....on my backside. 

After a few hours though I had grasped the concept pretty well. I think the warmer temperatures and having the mountain all to ourselves (to wipe out as much as we wanted) really helped.