Odyssey of the Mind Tournament!!

The kids had the odyssey of the mind tournament on Saturday! They did a GREAT job!!!! I could not have been prouder of them! They came in 23rd place out of 43 teams for the food court problem. In their bracket they came in 10th out of 14. Not too bad for our first year!

The tournament was at Wingate University so we stayed in a hotel Friday night. Me, 2 other Moms and 5 kids, I am surprised we survived! We took the kids out to dinner at Golden Corral they loved it! Then practiced a lot! We had to get up at 5:45 AM to get to the college by 7:30 to check in ... we didn't get to sleep until after midnight and of course the kids kept waking me up. It was rough but worth it!

We had a dress rehearsal last week. Of course I made a cake ... LOL

I put all of the characters that the kids were playing on the cake, carrot, banana judge, peanut, chocolate bar, skittle, pumpkin and pea. The kids LOVED it! They wanted to eat their character!

Now that it is over I don't know what to do with my Monday's and Wednesdays! We spent 7 months working on this ... it was strange to not have a practice to go to last night....

Kayla's basketball team is #1 in the A bracket! They go to the championship game this Saturday!! She is soooo excited! I really hope they win. I am glad she was able to play her first year on a winning team! They are having a party tomorrow, and yes I am making a basketball cake!

Softball starts in 2 weeks. So at least we get a small break .... I better enjoy it while it lasts!

Odyssey of the Mind

I have been coaching and odyssey of the mind team for Kayla's old school since Sept. of last year. It is an educational team of 7 kids that work on a project all year and go to a tournament in March to compete against other elementary school teams in North Carolina. They are doing a play called Food Court. Where one food item has to accuse another food item of being unhealthy and then has to defend itself to prove why it is healthy.

The kids have to do EVERYTHING! No outside help, they have to write the play, make the costumes and scenery all on their own. I am able to suggest things and show them how to do things safely. It has been a lot of work but Kayla has had a great time. She is the judge that is a banana!

The tournament is March 6Th at Wingate University so we are almost there!!!

VALENTINES DAY!!!!

We had a great Valentine's Day!!!

Kayla woke up to a curtain of hearts I taped on her door .... then we did a scavenger hunt with clues all around the house! At the end she got her Valentine's Day present!! She really enjoyed it!

We made cupcakes and took some over to the neighbor and gave Ellie her valentine from Kayla.

Jamie took her to the gym at school to practice basketball for a few hours. Nice break for me! I am doing the consignment sale this week so it gave me time to tag my items... Man we have so much to sale!! Over 200 items of clothing, shoes, games, books, etc ... Kayla has a lot of crap!

Jamie and Kayla both got me flowers and candy! Jamie also got me some kitchen supplies I wanted!!! They are so good to me ... :o)

We made a nice Valentine's dinner and just enjoyed being together, it really was a great day!!

Kayla also had her basketball game on Saturday, she played GREAT!!! I have never seen her play like that! Her defense is really good, she blocked a lot of shots and kept stealing the ball! The coach kept her in the whole game except for about 4 minutes to rest. She got to play position 1 most of the game! She was so tired but very happy, they won 17 to 10!!!

Friday was a busy day too ... Kayla had the Valentine's party in her class, I went to help out. Then she had basketball practice and right after the Valentine's dance. Which I volunteered there too ... Making snow cones for the kids. Never again!!!

Busy Weekend ....

We had a very busy but fun weekend!

My Dad and Cheri were in town which was great b/c we got to spend time with them.

Saturday Kayla had her 3rd basketball game. They lost 15 to 23, but they play against a really good team. This was the first game they lost.

Sunday was Maw's 80th birthday party. It was a good time and she got to spend time with a lot of her family. I think she really enjoyed it! I am glad b/c I wanted her to share that special time in her life with her family. I think it is something she will always remember.

We had a special gift for her. Jamie's Grandpa was a big fisherman and spent a lot of time fishing off the pier at Holden Beach. He carved I love Mary Jane Furr in the side of the pier with his knife. After he died, Maw colored it in with a black sharpie and I took a picture of it. I had the picture blown up and framed for her. It made her cry but she really loved it!

SNOW DAY!!!!

Man we got a TON of snow!!!!

Kayla is having a blast! She finally got to meet the little girl that moved in next door, her name is Ellie, she is 7 and in the second grade. Kayla is so excited she finally has a friend to play with. The two of them played in the snow yesterday and really hit it off!

Today Jamie and I made a snow "kid" with Kayla. It was a lot of fun... But boy I didn't realize how much work it is to make a snow man ....

It turned out really cute!

Even Maggie liked the snow, she kept eating it!

The snow has been great but now everybody is ready for it to go away .....

The Big Move .....

Well I guess now that we have moved and are all settled in I can start blogging again ... I know you all have missed my updates .. LOL

We got settled in and Kayla had a Halloween party in the new house with friends from her new school and old school. It was crazy but a lot of fun.

She is adjusting very well to the new school! She loves her teacher and has lots of friends. She just starting playing basketball so stay tuned for more info about that!

We love our new house and the Mooresville area! I am so glad we finally made this much needed move to a bigger space!!!

Fun at the Park!!

We went to Dan Nicholas park in Salisbury today. We took Lilly, Caitlin and Maw Maw. Matt and Ashley went with her two kids Addison and Logan. The kids had so much fun!!!

On the way there we saw a turtle in the middle of the road. Kayla and Jamie rescued it and we brought it home. They put it in a tank and Kayla is going to keep it in her room for a pet. She named it Nicholas b/c we found it on the way to the park.

The park was awesome, they had a train, gem mine, petting zoo, water play, putt putt golf, carousel....

I packed a big picnic lunch for everyone and after we finished playing we ate and went home. All of the grown ups were wore out!!!

Sleep Over Madness!!!

Kayla is having a sleep over tonight. Caitlin and Lilly are here. The girls are wild!! The painted their faces to look like clowns and made a HUGE mess in Kayla's bathroom.

I let them make dinner, pigs in a blanket. They had fun.

We are going to take them to the park tomorrow with Maw Maw and Matt.

Matt is bringing his... well I guess she is his girlfriend, Ashley and her two kids. It should be a lot of fun.

We picked up Caitlin today and went and ate lunch at Wild Wing where Lauren works. Then we went to BJ's and Target. I bought some shelves to put in the closet under the stairs for storage. Jamie had to put them together and wasn't too happy about it. The instructions didn't tell you everything you need. He was pretty frustrated but did it b/c he knew I wanted it. He is a good husband!!

Last day of 2nd Grade!!

Wednesday was the last day of school. I took the class a treat to eat and picked up Kayla and her friends Genna and Maya early to take them roller skating.

Genna is moving in 2 weeks to New Jersey. Kayla is sad they are really good friends.

Kayla's 2nd grade teacher was Ms. Jay, she was also her 1st grade teacher. She is probably the best teacher I have even known. She is so great with the kids. It was a sad day to say good bye to her. Kayla cried. She loves Ms. Jay very much!

I wanted to take her and her friends to do something fun b/c I knew they were going to be said to say goodbye to Ms. Jay and all of their friends. The class got very close after being with the same kids for 2 years in a row.

They had such a fun time skating. There was a huge soft play area and they spent most time playing in it than skating. Kayla has become a very good skater. She was skating pretty fast and only fell down 2-3 times.

Girl Scouts

Yesterday was Kayla's girl scout ceremony. It rained which was not good b/c it was suppose to be outside. We made the best of it. Most of the adults piled in the garage. She had fun. She was very excited b/c she got to read and light a candle. She will be a brownie again next year. She doesn't move up until 4th grade.