Peter Pan Hats

Thanks to Nana for making and sending two very cool Peter Pan hats! The boys are having such fun with them! Alex likes to carry a small plastic hanger with him, too, like Captain Hook!

Soccer Trophies

Evan's last soccer practice was on Tuesday evening.

He received a trophy with his name on it.

WAY COOL.

(Evan and Coach Will -- aka Daddy!)

Disney Pictures

At long last, pictures from the trip. There are a lot, but keep in mind that these 140 are the "cliff notes" version of over 800! Enjoy.

Thanks to mom and dad for a wonderful vacation! AND, a special thank you to Dad for wearing my pink backpack all over Disney World! You guys are the best!

Back in Macon

We are home from a wonderful vacation! Many pictures coming soon....

Checking in from Epcot

Tiggeriffic

Disney, here we come!!!! The kids and I leave today. Will joins us later next week. My folks are en route, as well. Watch for many many pictures sometime soon!

tinkering

I'm trying some new blog backgrounds. Not sold on this one yet. Maybe "less was more" with the plain-Jane one from before! :)

This "new" fall picture was taken almost exactly one year ago. Look how little these guys were!

Camping Again

Last night was another successful camping experience for Will and Evan in the backyard. It has been too hot to camp again since the first time back in May. (may pictures link)

This picture gave Evan a taste of his own medicine (except with a camera flash instead of a flashlight in the eyes)!

Thumbs up! Evan loves camping.

The State Fair

Click here for a slideshow of pictures from the Fair and Lowe's

What a busy day! After soccer, Lowe's, and a drive-thru lunch, we met some friends at the Georgia State Fair at Central City Park. Alex was too short for most rides, but Evan had a blast! Above is a picture of Alex and his friend Clayton (who is in the other 2K class at school). Below, Evan and Clayton ride the speedy cars!



This picture (above) really makes me giggle.

(As always, you can click on an individual picture to see a larger image)

Fire Trucks

After soccer, we went to Lowe's to build fire trucks. The kids got hats, balloons, candy, badges, and a chance to "drive" the truck! Alex is getting better at hammering, too (see the video).

Evan's 1st Goal!

We had two firsts this morning at soccer: 1) Evan scored his first goal, and (2) the Cougars WON!!!! (Of course, we are not supposed to keep score, but everyone does!)

Watch this video of Evan's shining moment. You might need to turn down the volume on your computer, as I am screaming through the whole 20 seconds! :)

Here it is again, this time on Laura's camera (Savannah's mom). Go Evan!

Sept 27th

Happy Engagement Anniversary to Us!

Seven years ago....

Race for the Cure

I've joined a group of friends (many from MOPS, Mothers of PreSchoolers) walking in the Central Georgia Race for the Cure on Saturday, October 25th. In will be fun to walk with friends for a great cause -- and there will be pink pancakes, too! Here is the link to my page.

Happy Birthday, Aunt Cucka!

Happy Birthday, Aunt Cucka/Megan!

We love you!

A Busy Saturday

Yesterday was a full day, complete with a soccer game in the morning, Connor's birthday party in the afternoon, and a babysitter in the evening. (Ani and Will actually sprung for a sitter to attend a surprise 40Th birthday party for a friend.)

Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures from the surprise party, but it was really fun. Jeff (the birthday girl's husband) hired a company from Atlanta to run a Vegas-Style funny-money evening of gambling at the Tic-Toc room, a restaurant in town. The company, food, drinks, and entertainment were all fantastic. It was such a treat to go out. We need to do it more often!

(The boys loved their babysitter, too. This morning, Evan crept into our room and in a surprised voice said, "MOMMY! What are you doing here? Where is Emma?")

Center for the Teaching of America's Western Foundations

The opening event for the Center (of which Will is the co-director) was a speech last night by Ronna Burger, PhD in Philosophy from Tulane. Her talk was on Aristotle and titled, "What is the Best Human Life?" It was a huge success, with over 250 students and faculty (including Mercer's President) in attendance. The goal of the Center is to promote the study and teaching of the great books and ideas of Western civilization. This is a very promising start. Mercer's main website has a press release / link to the year's events.

If you are a millionaire/billionaire (or know one), and are interested in funding such a center, please let us know! Just imagine... The [your name here] Center For the Teaching of America's Western Foundations.

Thanks, Nana & Gramps!

A huge thank you to Nana and Gramps, who spent 10 days with us in Macon! Ani was able to work 12+ hour days at the consignment sale and the boys had a wonderful time being spoiled rotten! :) Here are some of our favorite pictures from the visit.


Dan, Susan, Will and the boys went to the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins. This plane (above) is the exact plane that Dan flew when he was in training in AZ! The very plane! Neato.

One evening, the boys went with Nana and Gramps to Bass Pro Shops just for fun! They loved seeing all the animals!

Pizza Parties

Alex's class had a pizza party on Monday and Evan's was today. Surprisingly, Alex ate almost three pieces of pizza! It was nice to meet some of the other parents and put kid-faces with names. Evan and Alex liked showing me their respective classrooms, too. (We were sorry that Daddy couldn't be there, but he had class!)

The Cougars

Go Cougars!

Here is Evan's team:

Coach Mike (Connor's dad), Coach Will (Daddy)

Jacob, Maddie, Amaka, Savannah, Evan, Om, Connor and Liam

Thumbs Up!