Picnic in Helena

On Saturday morning I went on a run with some ladies from church in Helena, which is pretty close to where we live. The town was so cute and I found the perfect picnic spot! After church I packed our lunch and we headed to Ol' Town Helena!

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Gracie's 1st Level 3 Competition

Gracie competed for the first time in Alabama a couple of weeks ago at her home gym, it was also her first level 3 competition. We had to be at the gym by 7:40 am, so it was an early one. Gracie placed first on floor! She says floor is her favorite event this year, not bars anymore (I think they are her least favorite this year). Even with a slip on the bars she came in 4th, she placed 4th on beam, and 3rd all around. As usual we are very proud!

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Zac's 10th Birthday

Wow, we have a 10 year old!!! AHHH, three more years and we will have a teenager. Time needs to slow down just a tad. Zac is a Labor Day baby, so planning a celebration is always interesting with a holiday and college football starting. We decided since we are in a new city and we don't really know a lot of people yet this would be a simple celebration. What was supposed to be simple almost turned into a week long celebration, but that's ok. The weekend before his birthday we hit the AL State Fair with the Beard's and then Chance stayed over that night with us. I made a HUGE icecream sandwich birthday cake (no pics, oops). It was so big we ate on it all week, and we had help from Chance and Taylor one day after school. On Zac's actual birthday I woke up a little early and made homemade pancakes, even Daddy joined in on the feast. Wyatt and I took cupcakes (made by Gracie) to school for his class during lunch. That night we went out for BBQ and headed to the Oak Mountain High School Eagle football game. Zac was able to hang out with a few of his buds from his football team. The fact that they are the Eagles and red, white, and blue made us feel right at home. Zac was even surprised with mail! Thanks to Papa, Nana, Mama, and the Cardoza's!

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1st Day of School 2011

It's hard to believe the summer is over and school is back in session. It's an extremely different year for me, as I am unemployed. I missed getting my classroom ready, meeting new students, and my awesome Wakulla High colleagues. Gracie was had been counting down the days since August 1st. Zac was dreading school, but I think he is adjusting well. I only snapped a few pics before the bus arrived. I apologize for the quality, our camera tends to fog up now.

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