Highlights

Here are some highlights from the last 15 days in no particular order.  Well in stream of conscience order anyway...

• At least 7 or 8 fires in the firepit
• A fun project with Bella's class to make an apron for Miss Ensley
• Buying a new fridge in Memorial Day because we had to... Did I mention our old one was full of food.  Bonus!
• We set up our 20 gallon fish tank, added fish, and will be adding live plants once the super cool light comes.  I gotta say, I was skeptical at first, but I am really enjoying the fish tank.  We have 6 fish right now... Red & Fred, Blue & Bell, Molly and Whiskers - a tiny catfish.
• I made a cool tee for Bella's friend Lily for her birthday.  Bella asked what her favorite colors/animals were.  Pink/Purple and Giraffes/Bunnies/Sharks - great combo if you ask me.  I put an "I <3" with silhouettes of her three favorite animals cut from tee scraps onto a hot pink tee which we paired with a ruffly purple skirt.  It.was.awesome.
• Today is Bella's last day of school because we are going to go to the beach this afternoon for the rest of the week!  I am picking her up at noon, and then we will meet up with Pap Pap and Jamma to ride down to the beach house we will be sharing with Katie, Bill and the boys!  Bella cannot wait to hang with her cousins, and I can't wait to go to the beach!
• Vince landed a bunch of new clients at work and earned some hella commissions.
• They added new episodes to "Hoarders" on Netflix... 
• Bella spent one full car ride to school talking and acting like a pirate.  words.can't.describe.
• THE POOL IS OPEN!!!!
• I may be teaching sewing lessons to a few kiddos this summer.  The parents at B-bo's school have taken notice of my sewing (not that I didn't wave it in their faces all year :)) and have begun to inquire about sewing lessons.  I'm thinking, why not?!  <3
• Today will be the last photo of Bella's Fashionable First Year... I did it!  Started and followed through!  I think I will turn it into a photo book and give copies to grandparents and teachers.
• Miss Ensley told me she had to quit doing reading flash cards with Bella and Lily because it was upsetting the kindergartners...  Her response to the whiners, "It's not my fault the 4 year olds set the bar so high."  I'm really going to miss her next year!
• I went to a Volunteer Breakfast at B-bo's school Monday morning.  It was delicious and as an added bonus several classes did little performances for us including Bella's class.  They sang "What a Wonderful World" and did sign language along with it.  FANTASTIC.  
• Our first super sweet peas from the garden are ready to eat and so yummy.  Bella had mulberries from the front yard and peas from the veggie garden with dinner one night.  Half her dinner came from our yard.  way.cool.
• We have been doing lots of artwork and creating in general.  At least 6 paintings/drawings have been created.
• Allie spent the night one night, and Laura and I met up with Jen Hamilton for dinner at RooSans followed by a performance of Rent at the Charlotte Theatre.  I've never seen Rent before and it was a wonderful show.  The girls had a blast, Vince and the girls on the other hand, had a hard night that ended in everyone crying and Allie begging to go home.  What's the first thing Allie asks Vince the next morning, "Can I stay another night?"  Classic.

Now I need to make one of my final drives to Chantilly for this school year, then I will race home to finish packing for the beach :)