The Journey Begins

Chance had braces put on his upper teeth today. He has embarked on a long journey that will involve many orthodontic visits. He was a real trooper today getting them on, but is starting to feel sore already. I'm sure tomorrow will be when it really hits. He's really bummed about not being able to eat Skittles, Candy Corn, and popcorn. He was really psyched, though, about getting his own blog entry and has a picture, proudly showing the "Carolina Blue" bands he picked to go around the brackets. I told him that one day he would be glad he did this while he was young - he is questioning my wisdom right now.

First Day of School

We, at the Holmes Academy for the Gifted and Talented, finally kicked off our second homeschooling year yesterday. (I would have put up the pics last night but was totally exhausted!) We didn't have new lunch boxes or backpacks, but instead wore togas as we continued learning about the Romans. We're looking forward to a fun year of school. Colton had his first "official" day of school as well as he began preschool. It should be a challenge to try and juggle, 5th grade, 2nd grade, and preschool, not to mention Addison in the mix as well. Say a prayer for us!

Singing Addi-fly

Addison loves to go around singing CONSTANTLY. I know we have her singing on the blog already but I couldn't resist when I caught her today standing on the dining room chair doing it. She's just too darn cute! At the end, she gives a little Happy Birthday wish to her Aunt Nicole whose birthday is today :)

Happy 4th Birthday Colton!

Colton had a great birthday yesterday. We went out to eat at a steak restaurant because he just loves steak with A1 sauce (actually he loves A1 on just about everything!). We had cake and ice cream and opened presents. Aunt Nicole was here along with the rest of our family. He happily received money, dinosaurs, a spiderman toy, new baseball mitt, hot wheels play set, and his much requested "Better, Batter Baseball".

Happy 4th Birthday Colton!

Soccer Camp

Here is Savannah with her British coaches: Coach Rich, Coach Matt, Coach Nathan, Coach Dan

Savannah just wrapped up a British soccer camp this past Friday. She had a blast and learned a lot. On the last night they were each supposed to represent the country they had been given for the week. We made her a shirt for Brazil and even had a big soccer ball on the back which had "I love soccer" in Portuguese. During the night they gave them all a little soccer quiz and based on this, how they represented their country, teamwork, enthusiasm, and effort they awarded the "World Cup" to one player. Savannah won! The look on her face was priceless. She was the youngest in the whole group! We were very proud of her and she was thrilled.

Celebration

Since my mom is never able to be around when each of the kids have a birthday, she decided to give them all a group birthday party for the year. We tried to go swimming, but it was a wee bit chilly. We still enjoyed playing with friends and cousins down in Kentucky and having a big cake!

Here is Chance with his friend, Boone and cousin, Trey hamming it up for the camera.

Here is Savannah and her cousins, Jaylee and Kennedy after a quick dip in the pool.

Colton's ready for some cake.

Since it was the week of Savannah's birthday, we took her and my sister-in-law, Kristy's, neice to Libby Lu's for a makeover. They had a blast and looked beautiful. Here's some pictures, aren't they beautiful!