The Good Citizen

Nicholas' class was featured on WAME this week. WAME is the news program that is done every morning at his school. He was chosen as the good citizen for the program. He was interviewed on the program. He told me that they asked him his favorite color (red-of course), favorite animal (zebra), and his favorite center (the blocks). He was proud of his accomplishment and so were we!

ELC's Zoo Trip

Yesterday, the ELC took a field trip to the Greenville Zoo. I was not all geared up and ready to go, in fact I could have done without going but once we got there I really enjoyed the day. First of all, we got there a little late since we had to stop for money and gas on the way and Laurie Grace did not get up early. She got to sleep in Friday morning and did not wake up till 8:40am. I usually have to wake her up to take the boys to school but Chris had done that for me yesterday. Since we were late, parking places were at a premium and we ended up parking some distance away from the zoo in a parking lot that did not even belong to the zoo. We joined up with Ryanne and her daughter Avery as well as Ruth and her kids Eli and Zoey to go through the zoo. We started at the end and went through backwards to help miss some of the crowd. The kids loved the animals and loved being together. We saw Laurie Grace's teacher, Mrs. Cindy there too.

At the end of our time at the zoo, we went into the gift shop where LG got a small stuffed giraffee to remember her time at the zoo. We then went to have lunch with Ryanne and Avery and Nathan met us too. It was a long day with a birthday party and baseball game after our zoo trip but enjoyed it all!

Laurie Grace, Zoey, Avery, and Eli

Laurie is holding her new giraffee in this picutre (with Avery)

Springtime favorites

The weather is finally starting to get warm consistently! My kids, especially Laurie Grace and Nicholas, love to be outside. Laurie Grace loves to swing and play with the dog as well as play with sidewalk chalk and blow bubbles. Nicholas is playing baseball and loves to practice whenever he can. Jonathan is playing soccer and is enjoying his mom and dad coaching the team. I am so glad that our family is getting out there this spring!

Cooper River Bridge Run 2011

April 2, 2011 I ran the Cooper River Bridge Run in Charleston, SC along with 39,999 other people! It was the biggest race that I have every been a part of. It was also the first 10k I have ever ran! I enjoyed the time in Charleston too since Chris was able to come with me. We went down on Friday and were able to have some time together before the race on Saturday morning. The kids stayed home with my mother in law. I ran the race in 1hr. 7 mins. I was not well pleased with the time but I also could not get into a good running stride because of all the people who were walking...everywhere! I plan to do several other races this year, including another 10k...but I am going to stick with smaller races from here on out.

Even the Easter bunny ran!!!