Father's Day Weekend

We took the Friday before Father's day off and headed to Monroe for the weekend. We actually left Thursday night so Aaron could go to UNCC and get his schedule already for classes in the fall. We are on the right track-now we just need to sell our house!!! If the house doesn't sell 3 of his classes are online so he can still get started. I am trying really hard to be patient and have faith that it will all work out...I am not so hot at the patience part...which I guess means my faith is not as strong as it should be in this area!

Jake did a great job planning a surprise Father's day party for Aaron and my Dad. He even had the great idea of putting ribbons on the fan. You can see it a little in one of the pictures. It is very a very cool touch to party decorations! Great party Jake and here's to great Dad's!

Our neighborhood pool!

We have been waiting for a year for our neighborhood pool to open and it finally did the middle of June! They said we would have a pool last summer and it didn't happen. We were all starting to wonder if it would happen this summer either. These are a few pictures we took of first time we used it on the day it opened.

Jake was excited as we walked to the pool. We were trying to get a shot of him jumping up and down but after a few tries we gave up. We were too excited to swim!

What a great big pool! We have figured out the best times to go, to get the pool to ourselves, and when to go when Jake wants to play with friends.

Here is Jake jumping in!

The thumbs up that the water is nice and well worth the wait!

The last day of 2nd grade

I can't believe that the last day of 2nd grade has come and gone...Where does the time go? It was another great year in Marlow Mustang Country and a bitter sweet last day. We couldn't really tell everyone goodbye because we very well could still be there when it starts back up in the fall! I love Jake's school! Jake loves his school too. He has grown so much in the past 2 years at Marlow. Where else can you get out of the car in the morning to all the "parent volunteer car door openers" wearing bunny ears the week before Easter. Or have "Captain Veggie Man" (a parent that is also a local Youth Pastor who has a hysterical costume he made...) come into the cafeteria and loudly remind them all to eat there veggies! Or have a "moment of silence" every morning right after the Pledge is said to take a minute to think of those who are less fortunate or are sick. Everyday when Jake got into the Jeep, I would ask how his day was and he would say "Great!". Music to my ears! Jake has made great friends and memories at Marlow.
Jake wanted me to make him breakfast bed on the last day of school and this is what I openned the door to find! Starting summer vacation early! (for the record he has not slept in at all yet this summer!)

Usually breakfast in bed is a little more exciting than cereal, but my alarm clock didn't wake me up that morning (Jake is my alarm clock). When I realized I had over slept a little I just knew Jake was waiting in the room for breakfast, but as you saw from the picture above that was not the case...

This is Mrs. Prescott, Jake's teacher who was wonderful!

Mrs. Scannell, Jake's assistant teacher who Jake said he wanted to take to 3rd grade with him.

Jake has gotten so tall! At the beginning of the school year I looked at the 3rd graders and thought they were so much bigger than the 2nd graders. They are and now Jake is too!

Jake wearing his summer vacation t-shirt...Ready for summer!

Isn't our house adorable?....

...Know anyone who may want to buy it? We are moving (or trying to I should say!) back to the Charlotte area so Aaron can finish up the degree he started at UNCC! All we need is someone to buy our house! So, if you know anyone that may be interested send them to forsalebyowner.com. More on this later!

I am so excited about an awesome give away!

I am trying desperately to win a free session with an awesome photographer that I know and I thought I would be nice and give you all a chance to win too! She is the best photographer and an awesome person! Check out her blog (sorry I don't know how to make it a link...I am kind of lacking in the computer skills area...) As if most of you don't know exactly who I am talking about!
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The month of May...backwards...

I love pictures...Here are just a few from the month of May. They are backwards and really not in order...sorry...One big thing that is left out is my 33rd birthday. I have absolutely no pictures from that day to post. I don't really like the sound of 33. It sounds much older than 32. I am calling a "do-over" on 32! I will stay 32 but gladly turn 34 next year! Or maybe I will like the sound of 33 and go with it! Problem solved. Anyway...here is May in a nutshell!

A picture of Emily taken by Jake. I love that her tongue is half way out. (we have been using Aaron's old work camera since I broke mine.)

The sweetest face in the world! I love Jake with his summer cut!

The snake skin Jake found hunting that he finally is throwing away!

Jake and Bella posing at Dolly's in Brevard on Memorial Day! Best ice cream in the south!

Aaron and Jake eating it!

Jake relaxing...

Me and Jake playing in the water at Pisgah!

Me, Jake, and Bella!

Aaron and Jake...still at Pisgah.

This how Sophia spent most of the afternoon!

Dean's bald spot! Aaron took this one.

Jake trying to pose with Bella but really just squashing her head into the tube.

Jake holding one of the Quail's that they hatched in his classroom. They also had chicks and tadpoles.


One of the few pictures I took this season of Jake playing soccer. I decided to enjoy the games this season!

Jake after throwing the ball in...The camera was to slow to catch it...

Right before the other picture...

Me and my mom treating each other to Mother's day pedicures, a few days early.

My mom's toes!

Putting in the garden...There is a picture of me that Jake took, but I was getting out a clump of dirt that fell down my shirt! I won't be posting that one...



Jake on a field trip to Pisgah that I didn't get to go on because I was babysitting. My mom drove up to go...What a good grandmother.



My mother's day breakfast in bed. The picture of me with my hair sticking up crazily, and no make up will never see the light of day.

Jake washing his first 2 wheeler bike that he out grew to sell it for $10 to his buddy Cody.

Jake and his good friend Kaili, relaxing and eating a snack after running through the sprinkler for the first time of the season!

I will post again...

...In case anyone has noticed I haven't blogged for a while! :-) Are you all as busy as I am? Wow! Time flies...2nd grade is almost over...I am going to sit down next week and do one of those posts that is all pic's and hardly any words...I love those actually! I am a picture person. I think Jake is the cutest boy ever so be ready for some (okay-lots!) of pictures of his cute mug! I am also going to explain some time in the near future why I have been sooo busy...