Award & Seattle

A few weeks ago my mom was awarded with the Horace Mann award for teaching exellence. She was one of only 50 people in the country to get this award. She gets to go to Illinois this summer to study Abraham Lincoln. We were all present when she was presented with the award. Congratulations Mom!


Over the weekend I headed to Seattle to visit my good friend Toni & her fiance. It was a nice relaxing weekend spent shopping ( I was a good girl) sightseeing, & eating good food. I even helped her make her wedding invitations. On Sunday we went to our first Mariners game of the year. The weather was good this weekend & the rain even held off until the 5th inning of the game (thank goodness for the retractable roof)! I get to head back to Seattle in 2 weeks to watch Toni get married. We are so happy for both of them! We love you guys!

Birthdays!!

Within 4 days time, both our nephew Elijah & I had birthdays. Elijah turned 1, I turned 29!! I'm starting to feel so old. For my birthday, Greg & I went to Players & Spectators did some bowling. I'm not very good but it's still fun. For dinner we went to Outback Steakhose with my family. The food was yummy. Then we all came back here to our house for cake, an ice cream one (my favorite). It took Greg awhile to light all those candles on the cake (ignore the logo on his shirt). From my parents I got a cool gardening book & some some roses for my garden. From my grandparents I got money (always a good gift). Greg got me the car seat covers for my car that I had been wanting which unfortunately didn't fit so have to go back. All in all, it was a good relaxing day.

Southern California

Last week I went to Southern California with my parents & our good friends the Moates. Their son Aaron flew down from St. Louis to meet us. We also met up with my 4 year old nephew Joey. We stayed in an amazing hotel right on the beach in Carlsbad, CA. We spent time walking up & down the beach, swimming in the pool, and eating at wonderful restaurants. We also went to Sea World & Disneyland. We all had a blast & didn't want to leave. We have even planned on going back there next spring break.