Spring Fever

Spring has sprung and golf season is right around the corner.  Miles has the fever and has been to Riverview to play and the driving range at Otte.  Look out PGA Tour!

The hubs is currently in Boston chaperoning 50+ high school AP US History students.  I've been following all their shenanigans on twitter.  If you don't have a twitter account , you might as well sign up for one, because it's a "high school" thing.  I'm not much of a twitter gal myself and find it sort of useless.  I signed up for twitter when I went with Matt to Boston the first year, and although I don't get on it much, I now have my personal account, maintain the BRAVO 13 Nationals Volleyball account and assist with the SKyPAC twitter account.  I have three accounts, go figure!  

Lots of historical sites to see - Bunker Hill, USS Constitution, North Church, Red Sox game, tours of MIT and Harvard, Trinity Church and much, much more!  You can follow them on twitter too! @SWHSBoston



We decided not to do anything big for Spring Break (last week) mainly because Matt had this trip planned (which is a lot to organize and plan), and we had a BRAVO tournament in Atlanta last weekend.  A weekend trip to Atlanta is NO JOKE.  It's a haul.  I feel like I'm still paying for it this week.  The girls played in the Kudzu Klassik.  We beat all of the teams in our pool and tournament play which made for a worthwhile weekend.  I think the girls had the most fun hanging out on the football field at the high school where the tournament was played.

 We took the boys with us on this trip.  Isaac hasn't been to one of Karson's tournaments.  Miles went to the first one in Sevierville but hasn't been to any others.  The good news:  they had a blast.  The bad news:  the (for real) cops came to our hotel room on Saturday.  Long story short, they had received a noise complaint and also were under the impression that they boys were left alone in the room.  Yep, they're loud and like to wrestle AND Matt was there in the room with them the entire time (and said they weren't that loud).  Good times.

 Party of 1,000 at El Nepal Mexican Restaurant.

We are the Kudzu Klassik Champions!

We did get to have some family time at the Georgia Aquarium on Friday afternoon.  It's pretty awesome!

 I think the thing that is especially neat about this aquarium is not only the large amount of salt and fresh water life they have, but they also have two shows that you can attend.  We saw both the sea lion show and the dolphin show.

 We could've stayed in this room for hours.

 After we went to the Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg a few years back, we swore we'd never go to another aquarium again - "if you've seen one, you've seen them all" mentality.  I sure am glad we went to the Georgia Aquarium and would recommend it to anyone.

Touching a stingray.

We even managed to snag some underwater creatures of our own at the gift shop who look sort of like our children.

 Miles had his spring program two weeks ago = "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" - awesome, like always.  Plano has the best music program in Warren County.  We love Ms. Harrington!

Karson and her buddy Elizabeth enjoying post-performance brownie bites.

 I can't believe April ends next week!  Seems like every year moves faster and faster.  How is it possible that Isaac will be a 6th grader in a few short months?  Surreal indeed!  He's got his 212 Academy Ceremony this Thursday.  He continues to soar academically. 

School doesn't come as easy or naturally to Miles as it does the other two kids.  He's smart but has to work hard at school.  I'm super proud of him because his STAR Math test scores came home this week, and they were through the roof.  The star below was his projected growth, and the diamond is where he landed.  He went from a 533, 589 and 719.  We're crazy, proud of him!  I'm anxious to see how he did on his STAR reading.  Reading and comprehension are more of a struggle.  Hopefully, he did well.  Fingers crossed.  KPREP is right around the corner.