Me and my little Sixth Grader

I can't put into words how much this girl means to me. I just love her more than anything!!! This was taken on the afternoon on Sydney's last day of school. A bit bittersweet but I wouldn't have traded being able to spend most of the day with her for anything in the world.

I love you, Sydie!!!

Sydney's Graduation!

Our baby girl has graduated from elementary. It's a very sad thing. Even Sydney is pretty sad about it. She's just not sure if she wants to leave elementary and move onto the middle school. She's pretty nervous about it. I'm sure she will be fine once she learns her way around and gets through the first few days. She will probably love it!

Anyway, here are a few pictures of Sydney with some of her favorite teachers. Mrs. Royal (in the blue shirt) is Sydney's favorite teacher of all. She was her Kindergarten teacher. Mr. Richey is another favorite and was Sydney's fourth grade teacher. He likes to tease her about buying tickets to her "gun show" so this is a very typical Mr. Richey picture. Mrs. Hanna (the blonde) is Sydney's remediation teacher. Sydney loves her because she is silly and fun. Mrs. Cook (in the burgandy shirt) is our school secretary and because I cover the office when Mrs. Cook is busy or out, Sydney has a special friendship with her. Lastly, there is a picture of Sydney with her Elementary Diploma.

It's hard to believe that the last six years have flown by as quickly as they have. Our kids are growing up so fast and I can hardly keep up with them most days.

I am continually amazed at what a blessing our babies are to us. We are very proud of them!

Strange Bird Incident

This is so bizarre...I just had to write about it.

Okay, so Sydney, Noah, and I were sitting in the living room watching Band of Brothers. It was a beautiful day and we had all the windows open. All of a sudden, we hear this CRASH and we look over and a bird has flown into the screen of our window.

What's even crazier is the fact this his little bird feet got hooked into the screen and he was stuck! He worked and worked to get off our screen but couldn't manage for quite some time. Chad and Elijah weren't home at the time and I knew they would never believe it unless I took a picture of it...so....here's the proof!!!

Noah's Induction

It has been a very long time since I've blogged. Things have been SO busy around here! Elijah has had dance competitions, Noah has had track meets, Sydney has had choir trips....it's been a little on the crazy side. BUT now that today is the kids' last day of school, I should have some time to blog more.

Starting with THIS...

Noah is officially a SMARTY PANTS! He was inducted into the National Jr. Honors Society a couple weeks ago. We are so excited for him! He is amazing and his grades are fantastic.

We are so, so, so proud of him.

We love you, Noah. Congratulations!!!!