Winshape

Pierce had the BEST WEEK EVER at Winshape this year, according to him.  He did the daycamp in Auburn, but is already begging to go to the over night camp in GA next year.  It was filled with fun activities, competitions, praise and worship time.  He loved seeing friends from school/church and making new friends that live here but go to other schools.  I think Pierce is already counting down the days til next year!

Our Favorite Guy

Dad is a pretty big deal around here and these two are pretty big buddies.  I hope it's always that way. For Father's Day weekend, he let Pierce pick some things that they should do together so they decided on running (ha!) and fishing!

Pierce caught two whoppers just like this one.  Ha!

VBS was also at church that week.  I had a great week helping out with the 3rd graders!  I had the sweetest small group and we had almost 100 kids for all of 3rd grade.  Whew! It's always a crazy week, but I am always blessed by these kids and learn more from them than they do from me.

Celebrations and ATL

In June, we celebrated our 15th anniversary...how is that even possible?! We surely aren't old enough for that!  Since my main squeeze was at work, the little one decided we should celebrate with a special treat so we went to Gigi's.  We went to dinner that night at Amsterdam's and are hoping to take a trip in the fall to celebrate both this and M turning 40!  How did that happen so fast?!?!

The next day, we all headed to Atlanta for an early Father's Day trip. Mainly, to the Cubs/Braves game, but we hit a few other spots along the way. First up was the Infantry Museum in Columbus:

Next up was the game, it was funny they they were wearing opposing teams!

The Cubs did not pull out a win for daddy, but we did get fireworks after the game.

The one loves a hotel and the Ritz Carlton did not disappoint.

Pierce's pick before we left was the Fernbank Science Museum!

Memorial Weekend

We had a long overdue cousin cookout here in Auburn at Mac and Kate's new neighborhood.  It was lots of fun and the grilling cousins had some delicious BBQ!  The kids had fun playing near the creek, had a serious game of whiffle ball and cornhole, explored the garden, and time on the rope swing.

Memorial Day had rare pool time with daddy and precious time with the Evans boys before they moved!  We are missing them terribly!!

Kicking Off Summer in LA...

...Lower Alabama, of course!  Since school was already out for us, Pierce and I had a little vacay at the farm while we waited for Cousin Max's graduation.

We had a fun visit to see Aunt Mallory at school!

Had a fun day playing at Lake Jackson...

Then made it back to Luverne for graduation!

Oh the Places You Will Go...

Not only is it hard to believe that our nephew, Max, is 18 but that he has now graduated from high school! He was tiny when we started dating and probably 3 or 4 when we got married and was our little ring bearer.  He is the oldest of all the "little cousins" and they all look up to him.  Grandmomma and Granddaddy had a big family celebration at their house to honor the graduate complete with lots of yummy food, swim time and a ride out in the pasture and along the trails!

This little one is on the go...all the time.  She wasn't big on pool time, but she and I stopped to pick up every leaf she could find in the yard.

So Long 2nd Grade!

 The last week of school brought on lots of excitement with the anticipation of summer, along with some sadness for my school loving kiddo.  He really does love school! 

First and Last Day comparison (I need to start taking it in the exact same spot!).

This year, Pierce says he wants to be a "news caster" when he grows up!

Bodan!!!

This guy tested for his bodan belt in May and was promoted!  We are so proud of his progress and hard work!!  He has not complained about going to his classes, even during the school year and with other activities.  Not only are they learning skills, but also building character and self discipline.  This belt cycle will last for 6 months unlike all of his other belts which have been for 3 months.  The bodan belt is the last belt before you test for black belt.  He is very excited and anxious to take his next big test!

Literacy Luau

The end of school brought lots of fun activities...one of those was the Literacy Luau for the second graders! I was thankful that I could stop by for a few minutes to visit and snap a few photos.  What a sweet group of kiddos in this class, with such a wonderful teacher.  We will miss Mrs. Durdin terribly next year!

Team Party

Our last season game was celebrated with a party at the ballpark when we finished. Complete with pizza, doughnuts, and cookie cake! The boys had a fun season, made lots of improvements on and off the field, along with some new friendships.

Noah, Pierce and Landon

They also really enjoyed receiving their own pennants instead of trophies and having the coaches and teammates sign each one.

Pretty proud to have dad coaching this year too!