Bees and more Bees

We went to see the Botanical Gardens Bee program last
Saturday, and the kids really enjoyed it. Of course there
was a craft(there always is) and they got to see a real
beehive working and a couple of bee farmers(keepers)
did a program on the heirarchy of a bee hive and why they
do what they do.

Bee craft!

Bee!

Matthew as a bee keeper!

Elizabeth as a bee keeper!

The Hive! Where is that QUEEN?

Chipped Front Tooth!

Well Matthew managed to chip his tooth on a rock,
yes I said a rock, and it wasn't thrown at him he
was looking under it and when he dropped it, he some
how wacked his tooth. The Dentist smoothed it
out and said just to watch it in case it turns gray.
I guess if your from the South you should either
be missing a tooth or have a chipped one! HA-HA!

Well we made it up to Tweetsie again after the
kids last day of school. David took the day off and
we got up there around 1:30. The weather was
great and again the crowds were slim since not all
kids are out of school in our areas. Thomas was also
there that day so that was a bonus. Matthew
doesn't play with his Thomas wood trains any-
more, but to see the life size one was pretty
exciting. The train ride had a stop and the cowboys
did a skit with Thomas being in the story line
and adding in a few peep peeps. Also, Matthew
loves number 12 Tweetsie, but Friday they had
190 on the track and he was really excited about
that. That boy loves those Steam Engines!!!


Matthew could use a riding lesson, anyone in
Indiana up for the challenge?!

Everybody loves the ferris wheel it has a great

view of the mountains and the train when it

comes around the bend!

Well school is out and during the last week the
kids had awards day. The pictures aren't very
good, but they both did very well. A lot of the
awards are sort of pointless, but both Elizabeth
and Matthew got some unique ones. Elizabeth
got one for having all A's and B's which we are
very proud of how well she did in school this year.
She has been in the gifted and talented program for
two years now and it seems to have just now
challenged her. We weren't sure about the
program at the beginning of the year, but I
think she would have been bored in the other
level class. Matthew(he is towards the right in
the picture, not some of my best photos) got a few
general awards as did Elizabeth, but he also got
one in Science. He loves Science, bugs, weather
and rocks. He is also quite the gardener. We are
obviously proud of them and wanted to share.
They had a great end of the year and with a little
sadness said goodbye to the 4th grade and the
1st grade, never to walk that way again.

The Month of May....busy

May has been a whirl wind. We had

Matthews First grade play,

The 5k Walk

and Mothers Day.

We also had Elizabeths Dance and Matthews
Violin Recitals all in the same day. We have had
wonderful weather and we have tried to make
the most of that. Mimi and Pappy have opened
the pool so the next post will probably be summer

fun pics. The picture below is part of Elizabeth's

flowers she got on dance recital night they were

beautiful, but not as beautiful as her! She is really

growing up fast. Hope all are feeling

well and enjoying equally nice weather.

Matthew really did well with

his violin this year and has greatly

improved. We look forward to another

year playing.

Matthew

is

Tweetsie!

We did a 5K run for Elizabeths

4th grade teachers little one

year old girl. She has been

diagnosed with cancer and is

battling it like a little trooper. The communtiy has really come

out to support and do great things to help.

First grade play

-Guess what he is?

Tweetsie is open for the Season!!

We headed up to Tweetsie for the First Weekend
of the Season. The weather was a little rainy, but
just enough to keep some away and make it perfect
for us. No crowds and no sweating! We had a great
day and look forward to heading back in a few weeks
to see Thomas when he is there for a couple weeks.
By then school will be out and Summer will be under
way. Yeah Summer!!!!!!!

Nothing

like

a

little

mining

to wait

out a

little

rain

shower.

GOLD?

First Holy Communion

Grace had a beautiful First Communion. We enjoyed
sharing the special day with her and family!





























Grace was really excited that the cake had what
she thought was a big "T" for Tully before she
could see the whole cake. It really was a
beautiful cake and delicious too. The weather
was perfect and the food and company were equally
nice.