John's 42nd birthday

We celebrated John's birthday in hot style--a hot sauce party, complete with his own bottled sauces. The cake was amazing! We tried to have a Pancho's cheesedip fountain but it didn't work so well, although tasty:)

Science project

Every student in her school participated in the science fair but not everyone did a testing of what was dirtiest: a kid's mouth, a teacher's hand or a pig's mouth. Thank goodness for Wade Garrett.

Eleven

How is this kid already 11 years old? She loves the Simpsons so we had to celebrate full Springfield style. I hope she is always as devoted as Marge, as free spirited as Bart, as committed as Lisa, as innocent as Maggie and love her family as much as Homer does. I love this kid. Of course the best part of the birthday was having Audrey visit!

Awards Day

Emmy's school has an awards ceremony every 9 weeks. We are so lucky that she makes honor roll and gets something each time but it can be a challenge to be there every time. The one time we didn't make it, she got a special award for Science. I know these little things are going to be the things we miss most when she starts Junior High.

This time, however, she was awfully snarky and refused to give me a hug when I dropped her off for school. Hmph. I think she was happy to see me at the awards ceremony. I am not sure, but maybe. The best part was when she stood up and I jumped up and down in my costume--it brought her to giggles, which is always the best part of my day.

Cabin trip

Each year, a group of our friends goes to 'the cabin' on the MLK holiday weekend. We alternate who selects the place and this year was ours. Off to Hot Springs we went to a ridiculously large house to accommodate us all. The kids went for the first year.