End of the School Year 2017

We made it through another year of school!!!

Can't believe how fast the school year went.

A few pictures of Rebecca with her teachers at Sage School.

These three ladies are incredible. They taught Rebecca so much

this year. I had a teacher conference the last few days and Rebecca

has improved dramatically at Sage.

Rebecca won  the right to name the library at school.

It took a while to come up with a name that rhymed, but we did it!

I wanted to get a picture of her with her sign.

Rachel made the honor roll at school.

We went to a little award ceremony and then met with some

of her friends for ice cream.  7th grade was harder for Rachel,

proud of her for getting good grades.

We are officially on summer vacation!!!

Two days after school was out, we drove to Alabama for a week

and enjoyed time at the beach. I hope to blog about it soon.

Going Back

Time is flying by and we only have six days left of school !!!! I know our summer will go by fast and I want to try to be caught up with blogging, so a few pictures of what has been happening..............

Rachel was back to the orthodontist. Things are going

well and her treatment is moving along.

We had all the carpets cleaned !!!

Waffle House breakfast with Rachel.

Friday afternoon lunches with Rebecca.

I finally got Rachel in to the salon to get her hair trimmed.

We celebrated my Mom's birthday.

Rachel went running with me.

Rebecca and her friends stayed after school and had a "baking day"

with a teacher. She had these cute aprons and hats for them.

Lola and I at the vet. She had a seizure and had to go see the

doctor. We are going to watch her and see what happens.

Lola is getting old and frail :(.

End of the season soccer party for Rebecca.

She had the same coaches as in the fall and the team was the

same group of girls.

Rebecca and I planted a few vegetables in the garden.

I think that about catches me up. The last week of school is upon

us and it is a busy week.

Field Day

Last week, Rebecca had field day. It is always a fun day and the kids

love it. We met a park close to the school for lunch and then the

games began.

It was a perfect day and the kids had fun.

I helped out and ended up at the corn hole station.

I liked seeing the different grade levels and how they were so

different when it came to games. The younger kids were way more into

the games than older kids.

They ended with a water balloon fight.

A fun afternoon for Rebecca and so grateful for her school.

Mother's Day Weekend 2017

We had a busy weekend, filled with soccer, tennis and celebrating Mom :).

Saturday morning both of the girls had sporting events and at the same time, so

we divided and conquered. Raphael took Rebecca to soccer. It was her last game

of the season.

Meanwhile, Rachel and I were in DeKalb for a tennis match. She has been

playing on an ALTA team the past couple of months and Saturday was

the final game.  Rachel didn't make the final cut to play, but we went

to cheer on the team.

The tennis complex was huge! So many courts and lots of matches

going on. Our team did pretty well and we ended up with 2nd place.

Great group of girls!

Sunday we went to church and then home for lunch.  Church did a an amazing job of

celebrating all the moms. My parents came over for lunch and we just took

it easy for the day.

Raphael, the girls and my parents gave my so many great gifts.

All the ladies.

And a picture from the late 70s.

It was a good weekend. Thankful I was able to celebrate

with my Mom and thankful for my girls.

Sedona and Other Stuff

Our last two days in Arizona we spent some time hiking and then we drove to Sedona to see what it is all about.

First, we decided to hike Camel Back Mountain. It was just minutes from our hotel.

We made it to the top! The mountain is 2664 feet tall and it was a climb! There are two trails you can choose and we took the "easy" one.  There were some really narrow and tricky parts. I was relieved to make it and the view was amazing.  Coming back down was hard! It took a lot of concentration.

                              Segauro cactus! They grow really tall and the birds make houses in them.

Later in the day we went to a workshop where they make these wind chimes and bells. The area was started by a man Paolo Soleri.  It was interesting to look at and he was a head of the times when he started.

Friday morning we were up at 3:45 to get ready to go on a hot air balloon ride. Neither of us had ever done that and I thought it would be fun to do.

     The van came and picked us up. We drove to other hotels to get more people and on the way,
the owners called and said the flight was cancelled.  It was too windy. It was a bummer.

This was the sunrise we saw as we got back to our room. Should have been watching it from the balloon. So we went back to sleep for awhile and then got ready to go to Sedona.

We drove to a little town of Jerome first and walked around. It is very artsy and crafty. Lots of little shops for gifts and places to eat. The town used to be a mining town and they built it into the side of the mountain, so it winds back and forth.

The Grand Hotel! It was not very grand. We walked up to look at it. The hotel is the very top of the town. In the olden days with the mining business, it was the hospital. We did eat lunch in Jerome and then onto Sedona.

                      We took some time to go see The Church of the Holy Cross.

We didn't do any major hiking in Sedona. We drove around and looked at all the rock formations and landscapes. We did walk for awhile and then it was time to go back and pack up to go home.

It was a fun trip! So different without the girls. Raphael and I had a nice time together and I was thankful we were able to visit with old friends and have some time in a new place.  Arizona was beautiful and I know we will go back again some day.