A Day in the Life

Ok, see this picture of Maddie? This is how she greeted me this morning. She slept until 8:30 (pretty sweet!) and proceeded to dress herself and greet me with a "Hello Mi'lady". Ben chimed in and they proceeded to have a great morning. They each made up their own beds! (I am recording this in my blog because I will never believe it when they are teenagers.) We went on the Bloomsday at UT gardens which is a yearly event that proves to be as hot as it is interesting. So, with lots of Kettle Korn in our bellies, we came home tired, and wathced a movie and enjoyed the afternoon. Fleeting.

One Word: Disney

Ok. Need I say more? I had to do a collage, because I could not sit here long enough to upload all the photos. I must say, we had fun. the other hand, we have fun pretty much anywhere. So, I am pleased to say we probably do not need to go back any time soon, but we did create some spectacular memories.

Maddie the Ballerina

Maddie was exposed to her first dance experience, Kinderdance. She had a great time and here, at the end of year recital, we got to see mucho talent. I see bright lights in her future! Go Maddie.

Goodbye Kindergarten (sniff)

Here is Ben with his classmates at the faculty kickball game!

Ben's teacher was just the best.

Our last field trip to the zoo was well, a trip.

Kindergarten for Ben was so much fun. We had a great year and frankly I was a little sad to see it end- only because it went so quickly. Who hit the fast-forward? Thanks to some wonderful teachers, faculty and friends, Ben has grown up so much. We are very proud!

Boy of Summer

We had another great season of Spring Baseball. Ben was a Dodger this season (we bled Dodger Blue for a while!) We all had fun and discovered that when your children are in sports, the whole family is committed! We had lots of support, for which I am thankful! Go Dodgers.

It's Official: I am a Locavore

See these beautiful vegetables? They were grown locally by my wonderful CSA (community supported agriculture). We purchased a share in a local garden, and once a week, we receive a box of the most beautiful vegetables. The deliveries come from April thru November. Thanks to Meghan, our wonderful farmer, we have are eating all kinds of new veggies: swiss chard, kale, turnips and beets (not all new food but certaily rare in my grocery buying!) Here's to a bountiful harvest!

Free Toys with Some Imagination

Recently, Maddie had seen a play grill in a catalog. I knew the love of grilling would be fleeting, so we improvised. My neighbor had left this perfectly good box on the curb, so i decided to do some recycling. We made Maddie's grill and got hours of playtime. No mastercard needed. yay!

Happy Birthday Grandmama!

Goin' to the Chapel

This past Spring was eventful to say the least! We got to head to West Tennessee and all the kids were in a beautiful wedding for my beautiful cousin, Amy Beth. The kids did great and we all had a fun time. Congratulations to Matt and Amy on your big day. It sure was fun getting all dressed up!!

St. Jude Trikathon!!

Well, I finally got around to downloading all 327 photos that were just hiding out in my digital camera! What a load off. Anyway, thought I would document this great Spring day. I am in charge of our preschool's St. Jude Trikathon, and this year it was a big success. We raised over $1200 and had a great time to boot. Maddie got to tag along even though her class did not participate. Fun times just kept coming from here into the Summer.