School year 2011-2012 begins!

It is official, they are all back in school, whew! Bryce started back in July at Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School. Sooo much easier to say M2M3! She is doing fantastic and the style of learning is definitely what she needed. We pray for her often as she is in a different environment and exposed to more temptation, but trust in the Lord that his angels are keeping watch. Ethan and Mary started today at Neuse Christian Academy. Ethan is in second grade and Mary is in first. They both got the teachers I hoped for and I know will have a wonderful year! Ethan did mention that he wished his older sister was still going to "his school". I wanted to put that in print so when they are teenagers and fighting like cats and dogs (kind of like they can do now), I can point this out to them and say, "you guys know you really love each other!" And then they will look at me and roll their eyes.



Another year older, still our baby girl!

Mary turned 6 this year and was lucky to have lots of family and her very best friends at her party! She even knew what Brenna and Alicia's favorite colors were (her best friend's are twins) so she could pick out the "right colored crowns, mama!" Aunt Trisha and mommy made the castle cake from scratch and used a kit from Michaels store for the adornments. We ended up calling it (forgive me Lord) the "cake from hell". Those turrets, flowers, flags, anything added on would NOT stay put. We basically took a picture really quick and kept just holding the pieces up with our fingers. And if you look really close, see the glitter? I think it will never come out of all of the cracks in the kitchen floor!