Building a Robot

Michael got the girls a Lego Mindstorm for Christmas. It lets you build and program robots that do what you want. Hmmm, looks like the gift was as much for Daddy as it was for Ramsey and Bradey.

Michael on Wakeboard

This post is for Michael :) A few weeks ago, I finally got up on the wakeboard after several failed attempts and a lot of lake water up my nose! Michael, however, still had not quite got on top of the water. Needless to say, I took every opportunity to remind him of my accomplishment (and his lack of). With this past weekend probably being the last opportunity of the season to get in the water, Michael was determined to not have to go through the entire off-season hearing my reminders :) Unfortunately, I am not the only wakeboarder in the family now and the off-season is not going to be near as fun!

Escaping the heat in Raleigh

We decided that it was too hot even for the lake today. Instead, we enjoyed the free A/C of the NC Museum of History and the NC Museum of Natural Sciences...as well as great mexican food in the City Market District.

Davidson Prep Academy 2011/2012

Our school year here at Davidson Preparatory Academy (our homeschool) has taken a break for the summer but here are a few pics from this past school year. Ramsey is a rising 6th grader and Bradey is a rising 4th grader.

After attending a play at the Children's Theater in downtown Charlotte, we stopped by A Child's Place, a charity for homeless children in the Charlotte region, and packed snack bags. We had taken Mom with us to the play for her birthday and she wrote inspirational notes to put in the snack bags. 

After volunteering at A Child's Place, we stopped by the Second Helping coffee kiosk for refreshments. Second Helping is a pathway for incarcerated women to gain entrepreneurial skills when released. They let the girls go behind the bar and watch the process.

The girls and I worked with 5 - 7 year olds at this year's Special Olympics. We cannot wait to help again next year!

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July! Here is a pic of the girls with their Girl Scout sisters right before they marched in the Harrisburg parade. It was a family event with Michael driving the truck (he loves being in the parade :) and me walking with the girls (I'm their troop leader). Ramsey is standing in the middle (white hat/tan vest with her best gal Riley's arm on her)...she must have said or done something because the girls around her are giggling? Maybe whatever she did made Bradey hold her nose to the left of her (camo hat/green vest).

After the parade we came home for showers and a little rest before dinner, music, fireworks and fun with friends!

Bradey the Boat Captain

A beautiful day out on Badin Lake with Bradey at the helm :)

Ramsey is a lil' Heartbreaker!

Ramsey plays for the tournament/travel softball team the Heartbreakers. Here they are after a tournament where they made it to the championship game taking 2nd place. She is standing up in back on left.