August 2018

This month has both felt incredibly long and incredibly short.  I'm not even sure how that's possible!  Here are some happenings.

Decker loves sitting on Lily's trundle bed and looking out the window.  He was watching Mia and Aberle play like this for quite awhile.

 One of the most exciting parts of 6th grade is getting your own locker!  Lily couldn't wait for the back to school night to go decorate her locker.  She loves her little chandelier, mirror, and lots of pictures.  Now that school has started back, she has also filled this with books and binders.  Watch out middle school; she's ready for you!

 We love our local library.  Mia was determined to find a Lemony Snickett to read!

 It's that time of year!  We are all looking forward to a great year.  The mom of one of Lily's best and oldest friends (Avery) is her homeroom, history, literature, and grammar teacher this year.  Ryan and I have been looking forward to Mrs. Hobson being her teacher for years!  Lily will also have Mr. Proffitt as her Bible and science teacher, Mrs. Jackson as her Latin teacher, and Mr. Rickman as her math teacher.  Mia is so excited to have Miss Keesee as her 4th grade teacher this year.  She's amazing!  The school has started a new Natures Study program for K-5, so she's looking forward to starting that class.  Of course, they always love having Mrs. Rodriguez for art and Mrs. Johnson for music.  We're looking forward to getting to know the new PE teacher, Mrs. Barile, as well.  This is going to be another wonderful year at Stonehaven!

 Big dreams!

 Our family has recently rediscovered the fun of Clue Master Detective.  It's a great family game!

 Our next door neighbor, Andy Lutz, is on the coaching staff at Georgia Tech; he's the head of recruiting and player personnel.  He let us come early to the Tech fan day experience which was so cool!  We got a backstage tour of their new locker room; it's unbelievable!  Then we got to meet the Coach Johnson and the players before all the other fans got in.  This was a fun experience!

 The girls are enjoying their new instruments: violin for Lily and acoustic guitar for Mia.  Neither have picked up the electric guitar like these yet, but who knows what will happen down the road.

 The girls had a fun time with Ms. Brandy and Aberle at the rabbit adoption home.  This is where Aberle got her bunny, Sadie.  They like to go visit and play with the other bunnies.

 The middle school takes an overnight retreat within the first couple of weeks of school.  They go up to Camp Highland and enjoy time away and bonding with one another.  Lily had a wonderful time! 

This year is just moving right along!