INK! Museum

Sarah and I went on a girls' adventure today to the INK! Museum in Gainesville. It was SO MUCH FUN! Sarah could have played and played for hours...it was a cool, cool place. We will definitely be going back sometime. One thing that was so neat is that kids of all ages can have fun! Tomorrow, we are going to the pool and to bowling (that will be interesting--Sarah has never been bowling, obviously, and I don't think I've been since college). Friday, we are hoping to have a relaxing day at the house, and Saturday, it's off to Atlanta for the Georgia Aquarium with Mimi and PawPaw! We're doing a combo this week of chilling at home and visiting all the places on our "summer to do list" that we have not done yet. Next week will be a fun back-to-school adventure for both Sarah and me, so we may have a brief hiatus from the blogging world--we'll see!

Jeremy doesn't get the spotlight too much on here (sorry, sweetie), so here's his update: the final exam is tomorrow for the class he taught this summer. I can't believe how fast his first "real" job went by! I think he has to have all of his grades and everything in by Monday, so that's when he will officially be done with that class. He is going to be teaching 4 classes this fall: two at Georgia Gwinnett College and two at UGA, so he will be quite busy! So far he is really enjoying teaching, and we are hopeful that something great will fall into place in the next few months for January and beyond.

P.S. We met the new neighbors today. They do have a 2 year old little girl and a 1 year old boy. Yay for new friends! Sarah also loves their dog :-)

Party Like It's 1999!

What a busy weekend! Thursday night, I hosted a fun Southern Living Party and had tons of fun. Friday night, Jeremy and I dropped Sarah off at Nana's house and went downtown to my 10 year high school reunion--what a strange, fun night! It was really weird to see people you haven't seen or talked to in 10 years. I didn't really know what to say to anyone since I pretty much haven't kept up with anyone from high school, and as much as I tried to be outgoing, I was still fairly shy. Thank goodness Jeremy was there with me! It made me feel like I should have done a better job at keeping in touch with people on facebook! Awkwardness and all, it was a fun grown-up evening. Excuse me while I brag, but here is the list of things Jeremy and I won during the raffle drawings:
-4 tickets to the Georgia Aquarium
-Family Four pack bowling special
-4 discount rock-climbing tickets
-1 free personal training session (I think it may be in-home!)
-2 tickets to the High Museum of Art

We really scored big on the prizes! It definitely covered the cost of our evening and more! Saturday morning, I had to be up bright and early (4 am!) to go to my last class ever for LMU! Now that that's over, I now officially have my Ed.S degree in Educational Administration and Supervision. For now, I plan to stick with a traditional teaching job, though ;-) I'm looking forward to relaxing this week and enjoying every minute with Sarah before work starts back next week. Since Sarah will be at school with me, though, hopefully I won't feel as guilty about leaving her everyday. Pray that she doesn't flip out when she sees me at work and realizes that I am there all day but that I can't play with her! Today, we went up to Athens to swim at the Anderson's condo. Sarah, of course, wanted to hang out on the steps and do everything from "going under" (up to her mouth) and "floating" (attempting to lie on her back on the top step) "all by herself." On a side note, today I saw our new neighbors moving in across the street, and I have been spying a little bit. It looks like they have a little girl around Sarah's age and a little boy who is maybe one. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Sarah will have some new playmates her age on our street and that mommy and daddy will have some new neighbor friends, too!

Photo Shoot

My cousin Michael took some pictures last week of our family at The Vines. He is a great photographer, even when the "subject" does not always want to cooperate :-)

Also, I forgot to put this cute story in the previous post: Last night, I was putting Sarah to bed, and as usual, I started helping her say her prayers. Usually she just repeats what I say (if even that). Last night, here's how the conversation went:

Me: Dear God
Sarah: Thank you for daddy.
Me: And...
Sarah: Thank you for Sarah.
Me: Amen
Sarah: Thank you for the presents.

It was really cute, and a bit funny when she thanked God (again) for her birthday presents :-) I guess she's beginning to understand how to pray by herself :-)

Miss Independent

Happy 4th of July!

Watching fireworks with Mimi

Reading stories to her babies

Playing a huge xylophone

Fun on the tire swing

Life with us is a zoo!

Playing another fun instrument

Sarah is definitely Miss Independent this summer. Thanks, Ms. Latee, for the cute "Miss Independent" 4th of July dress--it sure does fit Sarah's personality these days! Everything we do she wants to do "all by myself." :-) We had a fun 4th of July in Greenville with Mimi and Paw Paw. We went to downtown Greenville for the fireworks show, and much to my surprise, Sarah loved them and was not at all afraid! Yay Sarah! We also spent some time in the morning at one of the coolest parks I have ever seen. They had a huge castle maze play structure thing that was so much fun, and they had a separate playground adapted for people with special needs, and it was so cool! My favorite thing was the huge (they actually had 3 different sizes) xylophone with wooden mallets you can use to play them. Wouldn't it be great if our schools could have playgrounds that neat?