First of the Season

Love the color and fullness.  And I have one bush that is turning out bright purple flowers, which I have never seen one quite that color.  But I still like this color the best!!!!

Singing (and Dancing) in the Rain

 Nor loves the rain and about a week or so ago we had a weird storm where it poured rain but the sun was shining.  We even saw a rainbow.  Thankfully it was just before bath time so we let them go play in the rain for about 20 minutes. 

Proms 2012

Yes, I look like a giant next to these ladies!!!

One of their favorite girls!!!!

 Note to self: be very careful with the type of headband you choose to wear.  This one was pretty, however the pain lasted behind my ears for over a week.

VIII

I cannot believe Tug is 8!!! We had a bowling party again, his choice. But both kids understand this is the last year for 'big' parties. I think next year, maybe a family affair for both or a Great Wolf Lodge stay for the night. We had 18 kids there, it was nuts, but they all had such a good time. And I do so love destination birithday parties. No mess to clean up before and no mess to clean up after. We are so proud of our boy!!! We are about to end our 2nd grade year, which also seems unbelievable. Next year will really be the 'start' as that begins state testing. He is so mature for his age.

We were able to go home and rest for a few hours before proms.  Yes, you read that correctly.  Both West and Lake Norman had their proms on the same night.  Hope that doesn't happen again in the future.  Anyway, T headed south and I headed north with the kiddos.  Tug didn't really want to go but I sweetened the deal with the news that we were eating with Officer Hicks and then he was going to the prom too!  We had the servers sing happy birthday to him. 

Letterland at Tweestie

Well, this is the only picture I could get to download for the time being.  I am really not liking how long this is taking, but oh well.  Back on May 9th, I was able to go on a field trip with Nor-Nor.  The new 'learning' for the alphabet is called Letterland.  So each spring the young children in and around NC get a chance through their schools to go on a field trip and meet all the Letterland characters at Tweetsie.  We had a nice ride to Boone on charter buses, but no sooner did we get off the bus and head to the first show and it started to pour down rain.  And I mean it was a monsoon on the side of that mountain.  Now we were prepared for the rain with ponchos which would not have been so bad, but it was soooooooooo cold.  Mix the two together and it made for a not so fun experience.  I felt so bad, I had dressed Nor in shorts but at least brought her jacket.  There were some kids who did not come prepared for the arctic.  I could see my breath.  Thankfully it stopped raining for about an hour and a half, long enough for she and her friends to ride some rides.  My little dare devil didn't even think twice about getting on the ferris wheel.  I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing, but this child is fearless.