Great accomplishment!

Friends invited us to go boating with them at Ceasers Creek and Ady decided to try to knee board...and she got it...and was GOOD at it!  She had so much fun and was a natural on the water!  

keeping busy!

It is time for fall sports and Bryn has kicked it off with travel soccer.  She is doing really well and having a lot of fun!  Adelyn can be found waiting for me to take her fishing...she has her fishing pole, tackle box, and bait (hotdogs) all ready.  There is a fishing pond at the park where Bryn practices, so Ady has a great time catching bass and blue gill!

First day of 2nd and 3rd grade!

Quick stop at Atlanta then Florida bound!

We had possibly the most interesting, drama filled vacation but it may go down as our favorite beach vacation yet! We started off in Atlanta for a few days while Kyle attended a conference.  While there, we hung out at the pool and visited the Coca Cola Museum.  That was sooooo cool!  You can see that Bryn was wild and crazy and picked (out of anything in the whole place to drink) WATER!  Adelyn was in heaven...she loves POP!  She did not leave the place thirsty.  Neatest thing? We got to taste the different Coke varieties in several other countries!

When we finally made it to Siesta Key, we fell in love with our condo as well as the fact we had a chair/umbrella guy to service us on our private beach!  As our daily routine, you would find Bryn riding the waves while Ady dug in the sand and rode her new dolphin friend.  We also took a couple hikes to a place called Point of Rocks...where we wildly climbed walls and rocks to find some of the rarest prettiest shells you'll ever see! 

Bryn turned 9!!

Bryn had several friends attend her birthday party and we had a blast!  She later sent her friends a thank you note using the gifts she received!  

Bryn's week at Basketball camp!

Ooops, she did it again!  She dominated basketball camp winning daily competitions at free throws, Knock out, and even won the entire group dance off among all the 3rd-8th graders!  She came home each day having tons of fun and her passion for the game just oozing out of her bones!  Here she is pictured winning the 3rd grade Free Throw trophy and a group pic of all the girls that went to camp!

Adelyn + Safety Town = Best thing EVER!

 Adelyn loved her week at safety town where she learned traffic rules, stranger danger, made a (pretend!) call to 911, took a field trip to the fire house, rode in the back of a police car, and graduated with a drivers license (for pedal cars!)  This may be going down as one of her best weeks of the summer! :) 

Yummy strawberry picking!

Last day of school

Onward and Upward! Officially completed 1st and 2nd grade....whoooo hoooo!  Time for a fun summer ;)

Cleveland trip

While Kyle attended a short conference in Cleveland, we went along to hang out and see some sites!  We visited the aquarium and a couple memorials!  Bryn thinks "sharks are scary"...Ady writes "sock are cool" :D

Happy 7th Birthday Adelyn!

Can't believe the baby of the house has turned 7!  We celebrated by having a friends party at the house with games, pizza, cake, and lots of fun!  She chose to eat at her favorite restaurant on her special day...Max & Ermas!  YUM!

Build a Bear

The girls decided to spend some Christmas money they received.  So, when winter sports finally gave us some much needed free time, we took them to Kenwood mall where they could use their money to create whatever stuffed creature they liked.  Adelyn picked a brown bunny and named it Hoppy.  Bryn picked the rainbow colored bunny and named it Skipper.  Check out the outfits they picked out...they had so much fun!

First time ROLLER SKATING!

It sounded super fun, and it ended well....but good grief it is so hard to teach a child how to roller skate!  I laughed and laughed and laughed and we had quite a bit of falls (not Kyle or I thank goodness!) but we all walked out having a great time.  Did I mention how grossed out Kyle and I were at a skating rink in general...we all came home and showered...ewwww!

Winter sports

Bryn kept us busy playing lots of 2nd grade basketball and Adelyn cheered for her 2nd year in Upward.  Both had an excellent season...learned a ton, formed some good friendships, and most of all had fun!