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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Pinewood Derby

Jackson's yellow and green striped car.

Looks like Jackson tied for first in this race.

Reptile Day

A park near us in Efland had reptile day. Kevin took the boys. They learned all about snakes, turtles and other creepy crawlie things.

Field Trip to Raleigh

Jackson's fourth grade class went to Raleigh. Kevin was able to meet us there and chaperone, too. Here are Jalen, Jackson, and Jackson sitting in a canoe made by the Native Americans from a tree log.

Costume Day

Sarah and her dance friend trying on their costumes for the upcoming recital. They are going to be mice in "The Tiny Seed".

An Artist at Work

I think it is a cat- or at least that's what Sarah says.

Miss Kim's Nutcracker

Miss Kim has a Nutcracker performance for the parents every Christmas. This year she had to reschedule it to January due to her whole family getting the flu. Sarah spent most of the performance in mine or Gramma's lap. I'm not sure what was going on with her. She did let me get a picture of her with one of the "princesses".

Monster Jam

Kevin took the boys to the Monster Jam again this year. They got to spend some time in the "Pit" checking out all the Monster Trucks before the show.

Adam's Tragedy

During the winter break from travel soccer, Jackson wanted to play a little indoor soccer. We all went to watch him one Sunday afternoon at the Mebane Recreation Center gym. There is a playground right outside the gym. The kids wanted to play. I said it was getting dark and Kevin said, "Why not. They can play for a few minutes." And a few minutes was all it took. The three of them along with their two buddies, Will and Matthew, were climbing and sliding. Then we heard it. The screaming. Adam had somehow slipped at the top of slide and hit his mouth on the metal platform. Blood everywhere- Ugh! Now what to do- emergency room? wait until morning? My friend, Suzy, went back in to see if she could find a doctor or dentist. She found a fireman. He said his daughter had done something similar and it would be OK to wait until the morning. I didn't feel like spending hours in the ER anyway.

We were sent to a pediatric dentist in High Point. They were phenomenal and Adam was a trooper. Unfortunately it was recommended that they pull two teeth.We had to back the next day for that. Here is Adam's last picture with his two front teeth

And the after picture. No more front teeth. I thought they were pulling one of his front teeth and the one beside that one, so when he came out of the dentist office with no front teeth I was a bit shocked! Oh, well, he will just be a snaggle tooth a bit longer than usual.

Ivey's 2nd Birthday

Thursday, July 17, 2014

December 2012

Candle Tea in Old Salem

We all met in Old Salem to enjoy the tradition of experiencing the Candle Tea. Here we are singing Christmas songs and learning about the old organ.

Brotherly love (for the moment anyway).

Tried to get a picture of the three of them. No one cooperated so we gave up!

Preparing for Advent at Front Street UMC

We made an Advent wreath.

The kids each made an angel and then also a star ornament.

Elf Jackson

Christmas Performances

Little did we know we had a performer on our hands. Sarah was quite the singer at her program. We were shocked at how she did all the hand motions and sang all the songs! Quite an entertainer!

Adam sang a couple of songs with other kindergarteners at our school's Barnes and Noble Night. The students perform, the parents attend, spend money, and our school gets some of the money back.