Aquarium!

I went with Anderson's class to the Ripley's Aquarium on Friday.  He was really excited to go because "Sharky", their mascot, is always at the baseball games and he LOVES Sharky!  The real sharks, not so much... Haha.. Anderson has the same teachers as Karoline and they remembered her reaction walking through "the tunnel"... we all thought Anderson would do better and he did but he wanted Mrs. Swazy to hold him the whole time.  It took him a while to warm up.  When we left I let him get a Sharky stuffed animal since when we took Karoline she got her baby dolphin.  He LOVES Sharky!

 Stingray without the "sting"...

 Anderson's sweet friends having lunch: Colder, Ian, Anderson, & Finn

WOW... Better Late Than Never!

Shame on me... how did I forget to do a post on our trip to Charleston in October to see my friend Will and the Zac Brown Band!!!!   Will and I have been friends since we were babies... our birthdays are just 2 years apart.  Friends groaning up, the moved across the street from us in high school, and trips visiting in college.  He's always been like a brother to me.  Will got married and he and his wife Jennie moved to Nashville.  Will was hooked up with a try out for an up and coming artist, Sonia Leigh, and she hired him for their tour. 

Sonia Leigh is on Zac Browns record label and we were thrilled that they were playing together in Charleston.  Dad wanted to get the BEST seats in the house, and we got them.  It was an incredible day.  When we were in high school Will would not play guitar in front of ANYONE!  And to see him on the big stage was so fun.  We got to see Will play, other bands, and Zac Brown!  TJ was more than willing to baby sit while we had our fun... he's not a fan of country music!  

All of these are cell phone pics... they would not allow cameras in for some reason. 

Will & I 

It was warmer than we had expected... Dad bought me a hat!

Will & Sonia Leigh warming up...

Chocolate chip buiscuts!! 

Sonia Leigh's drummer signed his drum sticks for Anderson.  He was so nice. 

We had an amazing dinner...

Getting to visit with Will... glad he was able to join us at our seats!

Sonia Leigh, Will, & I

ZAC BROWN!!!

Here is a music video of Sonia Leigh's hit song, My Name Is Money... I love it!

Beach in January? Really?

It's been a pretty "warm" winter!  We have a day or 2 of cold weather then it's back up in the 60's and 70's!  It feels like spring most days... which is why we headed to the beach yesterday.  Karoline got off the bus yesterday and we were all hot. We headed to the beach... It was a little cold for a bathing suit but Karoline insisted :)  Mom came with us too but she thought with the wind it was like an arctic blast... she was over exaggerating for sure!  It was so nice and I can't wait for spring and summer but at the same time I would like to have a little bit of winter weather.  

 I was cleaning things out yesterday and found this Canon Wide Attachment and thought it would fit on my camera but no, it serves me no purpose...

On another note, today would have been Barna's birthday and we miss her so much.  Karoline was so sweet yesterday and asked if she could maker her a card and send it to heaven.  That child has the SWEETEST heart!  She has so much love and compassion!  We are remembering Barna and we just love her so much!  Happy Birthday GiGi!