Packing

We didn't really ever believe that moving day would arrive and then all of a sudden it was here. They spread it out over three days which probably could have been done in two. Packing, tagging and then loading. It went pretty well until loading day. They only sent three fellas out to load us. They didn't send anyone to wrap us. (when going overseas, they wrap everything in paper...EVERYTHING) The loaders left the warehouse at 9 am but didn't arrive at our house until 11 am. The also didn't send enough crates. We finished up around 7:30 that evening. That isn't too bad considering it all. It was only disheartening because we had all these wonderful amenities at our hotel - free drinks, swimming, hot hoers derv's - and we didn't get to enjoy any of them. Maybe while we are on the road...........

Josh says good bye

Poor pitiful Josh. He had to say good bye to his baby - aka his jeep, a few weeks ago. It is on it's way to Germany in hopes that it will arrive BEFORE we do!

Unfortunately, after we dropped his car off, the throttle body went out on my car. The picture is of my hubby getting a rental car. Well, at least it broke stateside!

Skye's Promotion Ceremony

Four days after Jared graduated, Skye had a promotion ceremony at her school. She looked so beautiful and grown up! (You can't see it in the picture, but she was rocking black converse that had hot pink laces covered in skulls!) She was awarded the Academic Excellence Award for having an over all A average. It was an awesome ceremony that - interestingly - lasted 2 1/2 hours. I had to laugh that it took so much longer than Jared's! Afterwards, we went back to Skye's classroom for pictures and goodbyes. It was hard for her knowing all of her friends would be together next year and she wasn't going to be. BUT - she put on a very brave face. She knows that we should be back just in time to start her freshman year. (we are hoping to move into the same area so they can go to high school with their friends)

Jared's Graduation

Jared graduated from Jourdanton HS this June. He was one of the eight NHS members, on the Principal's list and was awarded for academic excellence. It was a really nice ceremony but unusually brief. (It lasted all of 45 minutes!) He plans on attending UTSA for his freshman year as well as continuing to coach at the Texas Cheer Academy. His future goals include applying to some out of state universities (ie - Hawaii) and getting his bachelor's in kinesiology.

Happy Birthday Skye Girl...........................................

For the third year in a row, rain has been in the forecast for Easter. That kinda bites for the rabbit but it helped keep our tradition of the Easter Basket maze! For anyone who is new to this, it is really simple. The Easter Bunny takes an Easter Basket and hides it somewhere in the house. A ball of yarn is tied to the basket handle and then the yarn is strung through the house to create a maze. The other end of the yarn is tied to your child's bed or doorknob depending on how light a sleeper the child is. The level of difficulty depends on the age of the child and the length of the yarn. It adds a whole new level to the Easter Basket thing. The kids were up at 6 and ready to find the baskets. After the maze, there were eggs to be found. Skye and Jax both did really well. We are confident that by now, all the eggs have been located!

Jaxon turns 9

Jaxon turned nine yesterday. We talked to him to find out what his wishes were. He had 2 choices. 1. Have a party with tons of friends or 2. have all the money spent on him instead. He likes presents, so he opted for choice 2. We still had the neighborhood kids over for cake and a little singing. It was low key but tons of fun.