A Lost Tooth and Family Getaway

Greer lost another tooth!

We took a weekend vacation to Dollywood and Gatlinburg.  Celia loves the Dumbo ride.

Greer on the teacup ride.

Posing for a photo at the aquarium.

First Day of School!

Greer's first day of first grade!

This is how she really wanted to pose for the picture.

Celia relaxing after her first day.  She loves her new class!

We tried to get a quick family photo to take to Celia's room (at the teacher's request), but Greer was not in the mood.

Just relaxing on the grass.

Doing a little painting.

A very successful lemonade stand a few weeks back!

This past week...

This past week has been pretty routine.  Greg is deep in a wood-working/knife-making hobby, and spends a lot of his free time in the garage working away.  Celia likes to tag-along, and usually sits at a distance watching him.  He insist she wears a full-face protector, and she seems content to do so.

We finally celebrated Greer's sixth birthday with a real (small) party.  We made a craft, watched a movie, and ate pizza and ice cream.  

Birthday Weekend

We had a really fun holiday weekend celebrating Greer's birthday, and will continue celebrating with a party with her friends in a couple of weeks.  Here are some photos from the weekend:

waking up on her birthday to a room full of balloons

birthday donuts for breakfast

a trip to the mall for some high jumps

Biltmore water pump at the kids' playground

Land Rover driving school at Biltmore

Celia hopped-in for a photo op

Celia playing with glow sticks before the fireworks show

getting ready to watch the fireworks at Grove Park Inn (background)

catching lightning bugs

dancing with sparklers

Celia's 3rd Birthday!

Birthday donuts to start the day!

Greer picked-out a special gift just for Celia (a lunchbox with a puzzle inside).

Her favorite gift: extra-large marshmallows.

A new doll from Aunt Stacey!

Always an incredible cake from Simply Abby Cakes in Asheville.  Strawberry icing with sprinkles - Celia's favorite.

Celia stopped for a quick song mid-party.

The bandaids were a gift from Uncle Jake.  Celia immediately found that her leg was hurting, and needed six.

Beema and Papa with the girls.

Kindergarten Graduation