Reagan is 6!

After having a special birthday breakfast at home,

we took Reagan for a hike up Sawnee Mtn.

she loves the outdoors and has

wanted to go hiking forever

it seems!!

The secret is out!

ok,ok, ok we'll tell you! We are going to be Big Sisters!!

Mommy is going to have a baby- due February 5th, 2009. We are hoping for a baby brother, but mommy says she doesn't care what it is.

We have a Secret!!!

I bet you can't wait to find out what our little secret is.....

welcome summer!

Ahhh... the days of no homework, staying up late, and sleeping in are finally here! The first week out of school was spent watching tv and swimming! We went to my parents' house in Mississippi for a week. The girls had a lot of fun. The pictures are from a visit to the lake complete with swimming a boat ride on the lake and a picnic. The weather was awesome! Oh, I almost forgot a highlight of the trip was seeing Mamaw's new puppies. Sydney posed them in this flower pot and it was such a cute picture!

When we got home, the girls went to VBS at a local church and this week Sydney is having tennis camp. She was very nervous when I dropped her off this morning. Poor thing, she didn't know a single person! I was wishing I had found a friend to sign up with her! But, I let her take my cell phone with her so she could call me if she needed to. She just called on her break- She said she was having a great time and really liked it! So funny she is using a cell phone.

Silver Reader

Today was Sydney's awards day for accelerated reader. She was recognized in 2nd place in top readers in her class. She was so pleased! She had been working really hard the last few months. Here is a picture of her getting her silver reader medal with the principal at their new school.

Afterwards they had an ice cream party.

I can't believe it!!!

As you know, Mary Higgins Clark is my favorite author. I have been reading her books since high school.I have ALWAYS wanted to meet her and get a book signed. Well... I just so happened to be checking her website for her new book-released every April- and discovered that she was going to be here in Atlanta on the 8th of May. Just in time for Mother's Day, how convenient! I invited my mom to come. She started me reading these books and likes them as much as I do. Anyway, she couldn't come and everyone else I asked had prior commitments.

So, I asked sydney to go. She looked at me and said, "Really? You want to take me?" She was so excited! Probably because she saw me dancing around the kitchen when I found out she was coming here.

Anyway, Mary(yes, we are on first name basis now:)) has a children's book out that she wrote last year. we got a copy for Sydney and she had it signed. We had the BEST time!

Hope you enjoy our photos!

Karate Kid

On March 29, Sydney got her first yellow belt in Seibukan Karate. She was so excited! Sydney has been taking karate at her grandaddy's karate school since August. I must say I have been very impressed with her. She relly gives it her all when she is in there practicing. I thinks she may take after her dad and grandad!
She never has been one for outdoors or sports, but I think she may be changing her mind on that. recently we played tennis with some friends and she loved it. She also has expressed interest in taking gymnastics.