Sunday, August 28, 2011

Having fun with the Pierce's!







Emily's parents came down to help Tyler and Emily move into their new place. Ashley, one of Emily's sisters, dropped by to see it and brought her 2 little ones, Preston and Summer. Summer is sooo tiny! My girls had a ball playing with them! Afterwards we all came back here and Tyler and Emily made us all a yummy dinner! The little ones eventually found their way up to the bonus room and started playing the drums and keyboards and dancing up a storm. It was adorable!

Pizza Night!



Friday, August 26, 2011

Two of my sisters came for an overnight visit... too much fun! (Nat, we missed you!)


Princess Ellie put on her best for her aunts!

Princess Emma takes a bow!

Hmmm, What's for dinner?
Ouch! The steam burned my nose!

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!
Jeannie calling Jay or Natalie to tell them about it after we picked ourselves up off the floor from laughing!

Me giving a "zoolander" pose as I cook dinner.

We get annoyingly silly when we get together. I think we actually retreat back to our childhood. I took this picture of us.  Can you see me? That's my eye!

Ok, that's better!

This would be a great sister picture, if we only had all 5 of us there!

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Tyler and Emily just found the cutest little house to rent!





The house is a 4 bedroom with 2 rooms upstairs and 2 rooms downstairs and a full bath on each floor. They are subleasing a room upstairs to help them out with the rent until Tyler graduates. They will use the other 2 bedrooms for a workout room and a study. It has a walk in attic with loads of storage! It's on an acre of land with a huge fenced in back yard for little spud to roam wild and free. It even has a doggie door. The kitchen has a little breakfast nook and a keeping room area with a fireplace. It has a dining room and a living room full of built-ins. The house is flooded with light and the location is great! Right in the heart of downtown Watkinsville. The best part might even be the art studio behind the 2 car garage. It will be converted into Tyler's music studio. The perfect place for him to play his guitar and sing his heart out! They are beyond excited!
Emily and I went to Wal-mart yesterday and stocked them up with food and supplies to get them restarted again. They will be moving out this weekend. Ellie will get to finally use her new bedroom; although I think she'd rather have Ty and Em live here if she had the choice. Emily's generous parents bought them a couch and 2 chairs from Big Lots and found them an imac computer off Craigslist. (Their computer broke along with Tyler's car right after they got married, so they've been without for 2 years. Tyler's been using the computers at school to do his work.) One thing about doing without is, it makes you resourceful and also makes you really appreciate what you do have! I'm really happy for them!!!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Summer movie on the deck...



We hung an old movie screen from the rafters and hooked up the projector to the dvd and outdoor speakers and made our own private outdoor theater. This evenings feature was "August Rush". A favorite for mom, but dad and the girls fell asleep.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Drew boxed in my retaining wall and is going to plant me an herb garden!



Girls started a gymnastics...


Back to school...

Well, the girls went to meet and greet yesterday and both got fantabulous teachers!!! They were both so excited this morning. Not even a single tear... I have to say, I'm pretty proud of myself. They both hopped out of the car all smiles and waved goodbye, then turned around and held hands and walked right into the building. Ellie told Emma she'd walk her to class. They are so excited about going to the same school this year. Ellie's in 4th and Emma's in Kindergarden. I drop them off in the morning and they ride the bus in the afternoon. This will be Emma's first bus ride. She is over the top about it!


Tyler and Alex start classes next week. This is Tyler's final semester at UGA. He will be graduating with a degree in Agricultural Economics. This will be Alex's last semester at Gainesville. In the spring he'll transfer to UGA. He's finally picked a major... Sports Management. Alex still has his job at the parks and rec for the 4th year in a row, which is good experience for his major.


Drew and I have recently begun taking some online courses in sign language. Drew's also interested in landscaping and horticulture and has been trying to get his foot in the door at the Athens Botanical Gardens. He just took a 4 hour work readiness program and scored gold in every category!


Emily started back to work teaching with Miss Evelyn. They have a lot of young newbies this year, so it will be a challenge. Emily seems to love it though. She has the perfect amount of firmness and compassion for the job. Tyler got a job at the golf coarse while he's finishing up his last semester. (Keith says, yippee, free golf!) Tyler and Emily both have a part-time job teaching a children's class on Wednesday nights at the church down the street. They are both keeping pretty busy.


Well, that's the latest on all the kids! Hmmm... With all the kids back in school, the house is so quiet... Ahhhhh...



Meet and Greet



1st day of school