This is Oakley’s first year playing club soccer. To be quite honest, we weren’t sure how it would go. Going in, we knew she liked soccer, due to Daddy and Aspen’s influence. Now she loves it, due to Coach Brandon’s influence. Our conversation one night on the way home from …
Our chicks (the 3 human ones and the 26 poultry ones) before heading out to catch the bus. A few things to note: the colors of the shirts: yellow=Kindergarten, blue=3nd grade, tie-dye=5th grade the hair of the Oak: Robert Palmer’s Addicted to Love video the names of the chicks: soccer players …
Linden on her 1st day of Kindergarten (August 18, 2011) with her fabulous teacher, Miss Choate
Aspen’s yellow tomatoes in the 4-H & Youth Division (completed 4th-12th grade)
Duck, North Carolina holds so many wonderful memories for me. As a little girl, I loved going to the Outer Banks (OBX) for one week each summer with my grandmother, great-aunts, parents, and cousins – lots of cousins. Now my children get to do the same – in the very …
July 6: USA vs. Sweden in Wolfsburg
It seems that no trip to Bavaria would be complete without a visit to King Ludwig’s famous castles near Fussen. We obliged and spent a morning touring the castles. We opted to spend the afternoon tearing down an alpine luge track. On Mary’s Bridge overlooking Neuschwanstein Castle, the inspiration for …
3rd grade writing prompt on Sept. 7: “Summer is often a time for special adventures. Adventures can be things you do with family members or friends. Before you begin to write, think about a summertime adventure you have had. Now write a story about your special summer adventure.”
“Under the lindens” – the trees and the girl
In preparation for our European Vacation, I did some research, consulting Chowhound for where to eat, Rick Steves for where to stay and what to do, and Clark Griswold for what to say. “Hey look, kids, there’s Big Ben, and there’s Parliament!”