Positive News

We were so pleased to get this positive referral in the mail from Nolan's teacher!! A great way to start the school year!

 

C&O Canal Hike

On Labor Day we headed over to the C&O Canal to hike a portion of the trail we had never been on before. We ended up walking a total of about 3 miles. We absolutely loved this section of the trail and decided we need to plan more Saturday morning walks/hikes in our future!

 

Sunflowers

We kept seeing local people posting gorgeous photos in this sunflower field. We had never been there before, but it was only about 15 minutes north of our house in Pennsylvania and was so very worth it. The sunflower field was HUGE and it was so fun to meander around inside of it!

I think we need to go back sometime during the evening to get some even better photos of the field!

 

Back to School 2020-2021

The first official day of school was on Monday, August 31st.

Maylie -- Kindergarten at Paramount Elementary

Nolan -- 4th Grade at Paramount Elementary

Landon -- 7th grade at Western Heights Middle School

Abby -- 9th grade at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts

We converted our downstairs playroom into a "learning room" which is where they spend their day doing online school. They all begin their school day at 9 a.m. Maylie finishes at 1:30 p.m., Landon at 2:10 p.m., Nolan at 2:30 p.m. and Abby at 3:40 p.m. They all get an hour for lunch and several other small breaks during the day.

Landon, Nolan and Maylie all have school-issued iPads...

And Abby has a school-issued Chrome Book.

After a few hiccups the first day, we've gotten into a pretty good routine now and everyone seems to be doing well. These kids are resilient and even though they would like to be back in the classroom, we are making the most of this crazy situation!

 

Back to School Father's Blessings

School will be looking a bit different this year since everyone will be starting online, but we still did Father's blessings on Sunday, August 30th.

First there was this little guy who will be very confused once school starts and everyone is at home but can't play with him all the time like he is used to!!

Maylie will be starting Kindergarten. It's not how we thought the start of her school experience would look, but she is a trooper and so very excited to begin her school adventure! Her teacher will be Mrs. Jamison.

Nolan will be going into 4th grade with Ms. Townsend. I can't believe he is nearing the end of his elementary school experience!

Landon will be going into 7th grade at Western Heights Middle School. He is already in the Magnet Academic program there but will be auditioning to do the Magnet Chorus program as well. I think he is the most excited for online school!

And Abby will be starting high school!!!! She will be a freshman at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts with a Musical Theater emphasis. She will also be starting seminary!! She is excited and nervous and I can't believe we have a high- schooler in the house now!

Here's to a great 2020-2021 school year!! 

Dress Up

Hudson absolutely loves shoes! Whether they are his own or someones else's, it really doesn't matter. We got a kick out of his outfit on this particular Sunday...tie, ball in hand, and PINK high heels!

The kids enjoy dressing Hudson up too. Abby came up with this little creating from a red scarf, belt and some fancy black high heels!

Then the other kids didn't want to be outdone so Nolan came up with this ensemble...

And Maylie posing in her very best way!

 

More Greenbrier Fun

With so many restrictions still in place due to Covid-19, Greenbrier has been such a blessing for us this summer. We go at least twice a week with our cousins and have enjoyed it so much. On this day the boys created a pretty epic sandcastle!