The mountains this past weekend were beautiful! We raced our worm "Bob" in the Woolly Worm Race, unfortunately he did not win, but a lot of laughs had by all. Linville Falls was beautiful and of course we had to go to Tweetsie. We brought back 5 Woolly Worms for a project at school, and as of today, they are doing well!

Carolina Cup 2011

Picked out the perfect pumpkin to carve and then Harry flew away on his broom to Katie and Eliza's "Halloween" birthday party. 2 weeks of Halloween fun left Boo at The Zoo, St. Joseph Fall Carnival and Trick or Treating in the neighborhood. The sugar should keep us going. Oh, I forgot, the fair this week!

Back to School

Time is definitely flying by. Braceland is now in 2nd grade and still enjoys school and his friends. St. Joseph Catholic School has been a blessing for our family. He has wonderful manners and is very respectful of others. In this day and age, it seems manners and respect have fallen along the wayside at our schools.

We like the fact that we emphasize manners at home and it is followed up with at school. Of course, he loves "being Catholic". He told me a couple of weeks ago at Mass that " it is o.k. that you are Baptist and Dad and I are Catholic".

Christmas is upon us!

The St. Joseph Choir did an excellent job at the Lessons and Carols. Braceland is so into Christmas and can hardly contain himself. With sleeping cap on, he is ready for Santa.

Halloween 2009

Star Wars seems to be the theme at our house lately. Halloween was fun again this year. We carved the X-Wing Fighter . We were even able to talk Paul into dressing up. Braceland provided us with the weapons/props we needed. We went to the neighborhood Halloween party then to Grandpa & Grandma's and then onto Cathy's house. Grandpa had a surprise for us. Braceland asked "that's Grandpa, right?" several times. Grandma just laughed at all of us. It was fun!

Boogie Board Boy

Well, he finally got it this summer. He tried the Boogie Board last summer, but he could not balance on it and control it. He must have built some muscle during the school year. The waves were great this past weekend due to the storm brewing in the Atlantic. Waves were about 5feet, but we did not go past my knees. Riptides were so strong. Made for a good wave ride.