The start of another school year

My baby girl is gone... to school all day! She headed off to 1st grade yesterday. I sure will miss having her home half the day. I love this picture of her in her new uniform, this is our new school plaid. I was so proud of her; she had a great first day! Today she came home and said "Mommy, Mrs. K smiles at me a lot".
I was not able to get a picture of Billy because my camera died, so I will post a picture of him soon. Billy is in the 3rd grade! This will be his first year of Latin and Literature and also Study Hall. He has Miss Roberts and he seems to like her.

This is a scrapbook page that I finished today of last year's 1st day of school pictures. It is amazing how much they have changed in a year's time.

A fun day at the beach

We had such great fun at the beach. The kid's played in the water and the sand for hours. These pictures were taken on one of many trips to York Beach.

Starting Again

I know it has been quite some time since I last blogged, but I will try to get you all up to date in the next couple of days in what has been happening in our life. I guess the most memorable place to start would be Father's Day; this was a very special day for our family.



As most of you know in February both Brooke and Billy asked Jesus to be their Lord and Saviour. After going through a workbook with a youth leader at church to help them better understand what it means to become a Christian and making a profession of faith, they made the important decision to get baptized. So as a mother and wife it was a truly special time watching my family follow the Lord in believer's baptism.



Dr.Cook (below) is Senior pastor at church. He has not baptized anyone in a long while - usually this is done by the assistant pastor. As a special favor to Jim he wanted to be the one to baptize our family. Hope you enjoy all the pictures.

Bernheim Forest

Wow, two posts in a day! I just downloaded lots of pictures off the camera, so I have more to share. On Memorial Day we went to Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest to go hiking and have a picnic. We also got to bring Abbie with us and as you can see by the pictures she made a friend. I am not sure why, but the deer had only one eye. He was very curious about Abbie and he even gave her a deer kiss! We had a great time, but brought many ticks home with us!

Ballet Recital

Just wanted to share some pictures of Brooke after her ballet recital last Saturday. The recital was held at the Memorial Auditorium here in Louisville. The Memorial Auditorium is a 1700 seat theater, it is home to the world's largest Pilcher organ, it is also home to 144 World-Famous flags. Brooke did a great job on that huge stage, she was a beautiful butterfly! We will receive a video of the recital that we will share with you all this summer. Enjoy the pictures.

Some Happy

Just some pictures of Billy and Brooke that made me smile as I was going through photo's. Hope you all have a great Monday!

10 and a half...

That's how many days are left until Summer vacation begins. I can hardly believe it's almost here! And honestly I think I might be a little more excited than the kids. I can't wait for lazy mornings, all-day outings, suntans, slip and slides, sticky Popsicles (eaten OUTSIDE, of course), watermelon, vacation in Maine, and all the other stuff that Summer brings!

That being said, the next 10 and a half days are going to be full. Dance rehearsal, class parties, field trips, award ceremonies, dance recital, baseball games, picnics, and so much more. I think by the time it's all over we will be really ready for the lazy days of Summer!