Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Go Take a Hike Pizza Party


Josie ran fast to get in alot of laps to earn money for her school's "GO Take a Hike" Fundraiser. She was awarded various prizes, one of which included taking a (Hummer) Limo ride with her principals & having lunch with them at Flipper's Pizzeria. Griffin & I met them there & it was fun to hang out with Nancy & Heather...not to mention chatting with Dr. Kennedy (principal)- who I think it such a great person- I think he has done amazing things for our school & he dedication to the kids/school is so reassuring. Congrats to all the kids who earned money for their school.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Graduation Weekend





Various pictures from the weekend in Atlanta. As you can see we had fun, alot of laughs.

Moops Graduates!!!






Congratulations to our niece/cousin Megan "Moops" on her graduation from High School. We travelled up to Atlanta for the festivities & although it was a quick trip- well worth it- it was fun to celebrate with family. Way to go Moops- we are proud of you & we know you will be very successful at The Ohio State University!!!

"Are we there yet?" - (Road trip 2009)




Our 1st road trip of 2009. We headed to Atlanta for our niece/cousin Megan (Moops) high school graduation. We clocked in at 1:59 before we heard the words "Are we there yet?" Not too bad. The kids were great- only watched one DVD- and hung in there through the frustrating Atlanta traffic & rainstorms for a travel time of just over 8 hours. The ride back was just as easy- we drove back late in the day hoping to cash in on my sleeping time...which didn't happen but the kids travelled well. Next major road trip N.C. beach in August!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Seito Celebration




A night out to celebrate Josie's awesome FCAT scores. She earned "5"'s on both her reading & math FCAT tests. We are so proud...we knew she'd do well but she had a fever of 102 & the stomach flu the 1st day of testing- she was sent home right after the test. the 2nd day she just went in to take the test 7 the 3rd day she missed altogether & had to make up. So since she wasn't feeling her best, we weren't sure how things would pan out.
Fun news...he scores earned her the opportunity to be Mr. Fiorito's "teacher of the day", she gets to throw a pie in his face (maybe twice) & get an opt out of uniform day!!! Way to go Jo!!!
So off we went for a celebratory dinner at Seito! Cheers Josie!!!

Monday, May 18, 2009

Around the World of Broadway



This past weekend The Headliner's from Celebration Middle School performed their spring show - Around the World of Broadway. It was a very fun show to watch- the kids did great & they definitely had fun onstage as well as backstage (me too...I really enjoy hanging with this group & am glad I got the chance to get to know them on the trip to Virginia).

Sunday, May 17, 2009

We've got "Summer Fun"!

The Montessori Art Show is also a fundraiser for the school. Every year some of the "hot ticket" items are themed baskets sponsored by each classroom. They are raffled off at the end of the evening. Those of you who know Josie , know she is all about winning! And each year I have to give the pep talk that there is to be no crying if we don't win. Since there are hundreds of tickets for each basket- the odds are certainly against winning. As you can see from the photo...no tears this year. Josie won the "Summer Fun" basket!!! Believe it or not, after 2 days we still haven't opened it yet, I think Josie just likes looking at it all put together, but there are plenty of goodies from water bombs, to sidewalk chalk, masks, fins, goggles, dive sticks, balls, towels ...you get it!!! A great win for a family with a pool! So, if you are looking for some "Summer Fun", you know where to find it!