Harrison's Birthday Sleepover

Wow, I forgot to add these photos in chronological order. There has bee a lot going on lately but we did have a grand celebration for Harrison's 7th birthday. Universal Studios was his big event for his birthday, but these are some photos of the sleepover that he had with his two best friends, Owen and Charlie. Harrison has been all about Harry Potter so it was a Harry Potter movie marathon, along with all kinds of sliding, jumping and chasing around the house.

Harrison's Grauduation

Harrison completed his second year of Kindergarten and oh how far he has come. I really think this last year has served him enormously well and I look forward to watching him succeed in school. He will miss the classmates that he had from this past year as he moves on to a bigger classroom of kids for 1st grade, but I know he is up to the challenge. Who am I kidding. For a social kid like Harrison, a bigger classroom means meeting new friends, and that is one of Harrison's favorite things to do. Lee Lee was with Harrison and Brooks for the week because I went to Jacksonville to stay with my mom. So she got to attend the big event! We are lucky to have such an awesome family!

Annie Play

Next Stop, Broadway! Brooks and her bestie, Leah, managed to squeak past auditions and land the roles of "littlest orphans" in the Naples Performing Arts production of Annie. I have to say, I was impressed. Not that they got the parts but that they survived the intense 2 moths of practice, the 5 performances (2 performances a day) and they still had enough left in the tank to keep going. They were wonderful in the performance and they loved every minute of it! There were a couple times that I was afraid they would get themselves kicked out of the play or out of any future plays for good but instead they rocked it. So proud of what these girls can accomplish.

Eater 2015 in Athens

We blasted up to Athens for a long Easter weekend. I should have considered Valium for the car rides to Athens and back, but other than the car ride mayhem, our trip was delightful! We did all kinds of things like tennis, golf, poolside Easter egg hunts, country club Easter egg hunts, and Farm Easter egg hunts....did I mention we did a lot of Easter egg hunts?? We spent time with friends and were able to spend a lot of time with Mama and Da. So much fun!

Early Spring Break in Jacksonville

The kids and I took a quick weekend trip to Jacksonville for the start of their spring break. We had a great time visiting the zoo, seeing cousins, and spending time with family. This was also our first introduction to baby Christine so it was a special time. The one event that was a little less than special was our trip to the ER because Harrison landed a jump that caused his tooth to go through his bottom lip. A memorable experience but maybe not a memory I would wish to keep. The Jacksonville St. Vincent's ER might be one of my least favorite places. That aside, our short trip was great and we enjoyed almost all of it!