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.

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.

Spring Break 2017

This year for Spring break we did the "staycation". We have a couple of other trips this month, so it was best we stayed close to home. I did miss going somewhere warm and sunny..... we had a lot of rainy days.

We managed to see three movies.

Power Rangers, Boss Baby and The Smurfs.

I took the girls to see one movie at the Movie Tavern since they had never

been there before. It is kind of fun to eat lunch and watch a movie.

We went to a garden center and looked at the fish and then went

to a nearby park to enjoy the sunny day.

We took the girls to see their first rodeo. We met up with my parents because

the rodeo was sponsored by UGA.  We had a little trouble with parking and ended

up walking about a mile to get to the rodeo.... Rachel was thrilled !

I didn't even try to take pictures. The horses and bulls move way too fast. I think overall the girls

enjoyed it. I hadn't been to a rodeo in a long time. It was something new for us to do.

We went to the library and met up with a friend to go roller skating.

Rebecca is getting better at skating!

We also did normal stuff,  like go to the dentist.

An area in downtown Duluth opened up some new little shops, so the

girls and I went for a look. I had never been there before, but always heard

good things. We need to go back in the summer time.

We had mini donuts, played at the park, went to the chocolate shop, pizza for lunch and

just explored the area.

I thought this was pretty cool to see.

There was some serious weather in the South. Lots of tornado watches

 and alerts and a ton of rain. Red on the map is not good!

SMores!

I went running for a couple of miles.

And they ended the week with water guns and sprinklers.

We had a nice relaxing spring break. The girls only

have 30 days left of school!!! I can't believe how quickly the time

goes by. The last month of school is always busy, so I am gearing up!

Catching Up

We are on spring break right now!! It is so nice to have mornings to sleep in and days that we don't have to rush anywhere.  I have been behind with blogging, so I hope to get caught up.  A look a few things we did before spring break...................

Rebecca's school has a fundraiser Gala night each year. Raphael and I

went with my parents and it was a great night. 

There were all sorts of gift baskets, experiences and trips to bid on. The school was

able to raise quite a bit of money. My parents bought a piece of art work that the kids

made at school.  We ended up winning "name the library" for Rebecca. So next year,

the library at school will have name that she chose.

I think that spring is officially here. All the trees are blooming and getting leaves.

Raphael and I ran a 5k that his work helped to sponsor. I hadn't run a 5k

in a long time, but we both did pretty well.

We made it to Atlanta and went to a car show. So many cars. It was fun to walk around

and check them out.

Rebecca was in children's choir at church and they had their spring show last week.

It was a good show and all the kids did really well, Rebecca liked choir, so she might go back in the fall.


That is it! Looking forward to spring break and hopefully trying a few new places we have never been.!

Eight is Great

                                           Yesterday, Rebecca turned eight years old!!

She has been counting down the days to her birthday since February!

Finally the day arrived. We started the day with birthday donuts.

We let her open a few gifts and then off to school.

I stopped by school at lunch time and brought cookies for all the kids.

After school we played for awhile and then went for a birthday dinner.

Rebecca wanted Macaroni Grill, so we met up with my parents.

We came back home to open more gifts and have cake and ice cream.

Raphael brought these candles from Panama that are pretty much

little fireworks. Amazing and a little scary too :)

This year, for a "friends" party, we went with "less is more".

Rebecca's first friend at Sage School was Anna and they have been

fast friends.

Last Friday, we took Anna for lunch at Chick-fil-A and then went to a nail salon.

The girls got manicures and I got a pedicure. It was fun to watch and listen to them

chat away and interact with each other.  Thankful that Rebecca has a good friend like Anna.

Hard to believe that Rebecca is eight years old. Time really does fly by. 

We are so proud of her and love her sweet spirit.