Spring Soccer has begun

Georgianna running with a soccer ballFor the first game of the spring season, G's team played against her good friend Libby's team. Both girls played hard and scored goals for their teams!

Georgianna and Libby

both are number "3"

Happy 10th Birthday Ellie!

Ellie celebrated her 10th birthday with a roller skating party. It was a crazy, rainy Sunday at the roller rink but everyone had a great time. Ellie loves to skate and she enjoyed sharing her special day with her friends.
eating pizza and birthday cake

even georgianna skated!

FORTY!

David hosted a small dinner party for my fortieth birthday with some of my family and a few friends. It was a fun evening with lots of food, drinks, toasts and birthday cake. So far, forty is great! My siblings... Anna and Jess

black was the theme

Ellie's Quilt

During the Happy Hollow February intersession, Ellie took a quilting class to make a quilt out of old t-shirts and dresses that were meaningful to her. Some of the shirts were from Seagrove Beach, the Kentucky Derby, a Razorback, Timothy Team and her initials.

The students who participated in the class showed off their quilts during a Friday morning assembly. Ellie's quilt now rests on the end of her bed.

A snowflake is one of God's most fragile creations, but look what they can do when they stick together! ~Author Unknown

Snow days! We received between 6 & 8 inches of snow this weekend. Our driveway and mountain make a great place to sled; and it sometimes resembles a ski slope with the many people on the hill.

The Farrahs, the Pulliams, and the Davis family made it to our house for a great day of family fun. Sledding, 4-wheelers, 2 fireplaces, roasted marshmallows, homemade salsa and chips, popcorn, chili, hot dogs, boiled shrimp, brownies, Wii games, homemade kahlua, snowballs and lots of laughter!

going downcoming up

Field Trip: Dental Clinic

Georgianna's class visited the Fayetteville Dental Clinic to learn about brushing and flossing teeth. Each child had a chance to sit in a dentist chair, play with the doctor's tools and practice brushing some gigantic teeth!

G giggling about touching the toothbrush

Happy New Year!

Ringing in the New Year at Big Cedar with the Shelhamers

Counting down until midnight & bedtime in pjs
(Ellie and I were the only ones to stay up to watch the fireworks at midnight)