Hi everyone--
The past month has been an incredibly intense blur!! I'll catch up with photos ASAP, but I have to admit being emotional tonight. Our baby starts kindergarten tomorrow-- WOW! How did that happen? Time keeps slipping by so quickly... Seems like just yesterday that we were transitioning my former office into a nursery with pale pink paint and pretty princess decorations... She's going to do great! The time has just passed all too quickly...
More soon--
Christie
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Congrats to Emmy!! July 16, 2013
After staying up until about 1:45 a.m. with final preparations and studying, Emmy did great at the Athens County Food and Nutrition Judging on Monday, July 16, 2013! She won first place in her Party Planner project.
We know that we're a bit spoiled in terms of success when Emmy was actually a bit bummed after the competition... Why? Well, for the first time in three years, Emmy missed one question and did not earn a perfect score. As I assured her, she still did wonderful, and, well, one missed question in three years of competition is a pretty amazing track record! Congrats, Emmy!
We know that we're a bit spoiled in terms of success when Emmy was actually a bit bummed after the competition... Why? Well, for the first time in three years, Emmy missed one question and did not earn a perfect score. As I assured her, she still did wonderful, and, well, one missed question in three years of competition is a pretty amazing track record! Congrats, Emmy!
July 14, 2013
After one of most poorly attended 4-H meetings on record, we had VBS rehearsal at the church. I'm going to be playing "Thelma Lou" in a series of skits set in an amusement park-- think Scooby Doo meets Andy Griffith in terms of mystery and characters. It's going to be very funny and, hopefully, reinforce the Bible messages throughout the week.
Crooksville-Roseville Pottery Festival-- July 13, 2013
Hi everyone--
Wow... as I'm going through this summer, I keep thinking about last summer. For example, as we were driving up to the Crooksville-Roseville Pottery Festival, my thoughts drifted back to this journey with Chelsea last year. In 2012, we drove up for the luncheon and then left to head over to the Franklin County Fair, one of our many "double-header" days.
In 2013, Chelsea was at King's Island with friends, celebrating Elena's 19th birthday. Ellie-Kate skipped the luncheon, and Britti, Ellie-Kate, and I drove up for the parade. The trip took us a bit longer than usual, but we still arrived in plenty of time for the float. In fact, the kids were more than a little bored as they awaited the beginning of the parade.
After the parade, Ellie-Kate did such an awesome job of smiling for photos and announcing herself on stage! Although it's not her favorite thing, she has been such a trooper during all of the royalty activities. I am just in awe of how mature and generous and incredible that she has been!!
When we got home, Ellie-Kate quickly changed and darted for the yard to play ball. Yes, she's a ball player at heart, but it's so cool to see her "girlie" side as well during her involvement with the festival circuit.
More soon--
Christie
Wow... as I'm going through this summer, I keep thinking about last summer. For example, as we were driving up to the Crooksville-Roseville Pottery Festival, my thoughts drifted back to this journey with Chelsea last year. In 2012, we drove up for the luncheon and then left to head over to the Franklin County Fair, one of our many "double-header" days.
In 2013, Chelsea was at King's Island with friends, celebrating Elena's 19th birthday. Ellie-Kate skipped the luncheon, and Britti, Ellie-Kate, and I drove up for the parade. The trip took us a bit longer than usual, but we still arrived in plenty of time for the float. In fact, the kids were more than a little bored as they awaited the beginning of the parade.
After the parade, Ellie-Kate did such an awesome job of smiling for photos and announcing herself on stage! Although it's not her favorite thing, she has been such a trooper during all of the royalty activities. I am just in awe of how mature and generous and incredible that she has been!!
When we got home, Ellie-Kate quickly changed and darted for the yard to play ball. Yes, she's a ball player at heart, but it's so cool to see her "girlie" side as well during her involvement with the festival circuit.
More soon--
Christie
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