Where did the time go??

Today is Sarah's last day of high school.  She ended her senior year with straight A's and a GPA of 3.7!  She has earned the HOPE scholarship which covers 90% of her college tuition each semester that she maintains a 3.0 GPA in college.  We couldn't be more proud of her!!

She changes from shouting "Go Trojans" to "Go Night Hawks" when she moves into her dorm on August 16th.  Classes begin on August 19th.  We know she will do great!!

Senior Prom

Sarah's had a great time at her senior prom!  She looked beautiful and Daniel cleaned up pretty good, too!

Happy Birthday, Bay!!

Baylee has been such a wonderful addition to our family. She turned 1 year old on April 22! She topped out at 55 pounds.  She is so sweet and energetic and loves to play soccer and fetch a tennis ball.  She has learned so much in the past year.  She knows the following commands and is still learning more every day:

Sit
Down
Come
Stay
Stand
Twirl
Kisses
Shake
Watch me (stare me in the eyes until released)
Off
No
Leave it
Take it
Go potty (on demand)
Bring it (she loves to fetch!)
Get the paper (she will get the newspaper from the end of the driveway and bring it to me)
Go to bed (lay on her bed until released)
Okay (her release word)
Back (if she is walking too far ahead of me on leash, she will slow down and get behind me)

Field Trip to Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Connor and I had a great time on a field trip with his class at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. The gardens were beautiful and in full bloom.  Afterwards we had lunch at Piedmont park.  We were fortunate that Bo was able to sneak away from work for a short while and join us.

Connor with his friend, Joe.  There were animals like the unicorn in the background throughout the park.  In addition to the unicorn, we saw rabbits, dogs, bears and huge strawberries and apples with faces, arms and legs.  They were all made out of plants.

There were so many tulips and they were so beautiful!

Pinewood Derby

Tyler and Connor participated in yet another Pinewood Derby with their Boy Scout troop. A good time was had by all. Connor won a trophy for the most original car. Way to go, Connor!

Music Open House

Each year, Connor's music teacher holds an open house for parents to visit and watch what they have learned. This year, each child had a solo to sing. Poor Connor was so shy!

After the solo, they played the xylophone and showed off their mad skills:

Ty's fish tank

If you remember, Ty got a betta fish for his 10th birthday. It was housed in a 5 gallon aquarium. Well, it passed several months ago. Ty was very sad about it, so of course, we had to get him four more fish! A five gallon tank just isn't big enough for that many fish, so we got him a 29 gallon aquarium. He now has 3 Zebra Danios and an ivory Mystery Snail that he named Pearl. He is hoping to add more soon. The rule of thumb is to have one inch of fish per gallon, so he will be able to house about 12 fish.

Now to figure out how to stabilize the chemistry of the water. Who said fish were easy to care for?!?!