August 25th - First Day of School - Hooray!

First day of school for Senior Olivia and 8th grader Lyndsey!

Happy 17th Olivia!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLIVIA!!!!!

It is hard to believe Olivia is now 17!!! Where does the time to go.

Olivia requested a red velvet cake which she totally enjoyed. She received some wonderful gifts from her grandparents and her sister. Her biggest surprise was a new laptop for her senior year.

Tuesday school starts and she will begin her senior year and today she gets her senior pictures taken. Olivia received her schedule yesterday and she is excited that she has first period free, which means she doesn't have to go to school until second period. In other words, she can sleep late!

Look what we harvested when we got back from our trip!

Fun in the Sun!

We're back from four fun filled days at Wrightsville Beach!

We all had a great time, excluding the dog, Sandi. It rained on Friday, but it didn't dampen our shopping fun, then the sun came out late in the day and we dove into the hotel pool.

We all enjoyed the clear ocean water. The days we spent on the beach were perfect for sunning and swimming. We all enjoyed jumping waves or avoiding getting smashed by waves.

The girls enjoyed going to the boardwalk at Carolina Beach. They rode carnival rides, ate junk, played arcade games and we all enjoyed the fireworks.

The mini vacation was fun and relaxing for everyone, except Sandi. She spent a lot of time in her kennel while we were out, but she was well behaved and happy to go home.

It's Been Awhile

Well I haven't blogged much because not much has been happening. Lyndsey had a fantastic time at church camp and Olivia continues to work and has finished her senior packet of information for the start of school. We've been busy at home doing the usual; washing clothes, cleaning and finishing Lyndsey's bedroom. We've made several trips to the library for summertime reading material and watching the garden grow.

Well we thought we lost another pet. Lyndsey returned from camp to find what looked like her hermit crab completely out of his shell. When she tried to pick it up to bury, it fell apart. Quickly, we googled and found out that hermit crabs molt! So Freddy has successfully molted and has just about finished eating his molted skin. So he is now up and around and has celebrated his first birthday with us. Happy Birthday Freddy!!