1st Day of 2010 School Year!

The first day of school!
Jake and I both started on Thursday, Aug. 19th and Isaac started Kindergarten on Wed., Aug. 25th.

Jake is in the 3rd grade at International Studies Magnet School. His teacher is Mrs. Snider, which is who he wanted! 1st grade they learn about Australia, 2nd grade is South America and 3rd grade is Asia.

Jake and I on the first day of school.

Isaac's first day of Kindergarten!

Isaac is in Mrs. Karen Jones class at the Kindergarten Center. He gets to ride the bus after school to International Studies and get in the pick-up line with Jake. He thinks he is big stuff!

It is going to be a great year!

Isaac is 6!

Baby Isaac is 6 years old!

Isaac was born on Friday the 13th and this year it fell on Friday again! He chose to go to Casa Maya for his birthday dinner. Gigi, Granmma and Granddaddy, and Uncle Sean were all here so it was really fun!

We bought him a sword. I don't know what we were thinking...

SWIMMING PARTY!!!

Happy Birthday to my sweet sweet Isaac. You are the best 6 year old in the whole world!
Love you to the moon and back!

Destin!

We were able to take a quick trip to Destin the week before I started back to school this summer. We all needed to get away for a few days. This was the year of the oil, but luckily there was no oil in Destin. A good time was had by all!

The beach was nice and empty!

The boys had never been to the beach so they were super excited! I was worried they would be scared of sharks, but they just ran and jumped in! I think mom and dad were more scared than they were!

Eating Lunch at the Backporch.

Eating lunch at the Red Bar. Yummy!

The last day were there, the seaweed was so bad that we could not get in the water so we decided to shake it up a little bit and go on a pirate ship! It was in Panama City, but well worth the drive if you need to do something different. The adults just get to sit around while the crew entertains the kids. They got to have a water gun fight, sword fight, treasure hunt, face painting, and we even saw a dolphin. It was really fun and the boys loved it!

They made the boys mop the deck after the water gun fight!

A great family vacation in the books!

Denver!

Uncle Sean graduated from Denver Law School! We headed to Colorado to see him graduate in May with Chris' parents. We were able to go out a few days early and see some sites and were even able to spend some time with the Dry Bones Ministry. Dry Bones has a very special place in Chris' heart and we are always amazed at their ministry.

(Let me warn you.... It was really sunny and really windy! Great weather, but bad for pictures!)


We went to Georgetown on Friday to ride the train and do the Mine Tour. The train was so much fun and we loved being able to enjoy the perfect Colorado weather.

Jake with the "graduate" and Granma.

A little known fact about me is that I practically spent every vacation as a child in Colorado. We went skiing every winter and camping every summer just a few hours from Denver. Being there felt like home. The smell, the weather, the mountains. I got of the plane and immediately relaxed and breathed deeper.

Granddaddy and the boys enjoying the train ride.

Chris is really proud of his brother. Can you tell?!

That is one cute kid!

The Guys!

Uncle Sean the Law School Graduate!

Jake thought his hat was really funny!

Proud Parents!

We are so proud of Uncle Sean and are so glad that we were able to be there for his big day!

Pre-K Graduation!

My Baby Isaac graduated from Jonesboro Pre-K today! Isaac has been dreaming of this day and has looked so forward to it! He was a little upset though, when he discovered that he didn't get to go to Kindergarten tomorrow. Poor little buddy has to wait until August!

So proud!

Isaac and his 2 best friends at school!

Isaac and Mrs. Sarah! Best teacher ever!

So proud of you Isaac! You are going to best little Kindergartner there is!