Beach fling and 1st day of School

We spent the last week of summer vacation at the beach with Mema and Ms. Beverly. After a fun weekend, Rendan started his first day of 3rd grade. He is now in year round school. On his first day of school he's sporting his new school spirit by wearing a Salem Salamanders shirt.

Soccer Try-Outs

Rendan tried out for the Apex Soccer League on a very hot Saturday morning. Soon after he got the call from Coach Rick that he would be on the Extreme team.....

Zachary's Birthday Bash

Happy 9th Birthday to Sir Zachary. What a great time everyone had playing games and riding rides. The Drop Zone seemed to be the best!!

You may be able to tell from the faces of those that were brave enough to ride.

Thanks for a great time!

Lake Lure Vacation

Here we are taking a little rest at Lake Lure with the family. It was a very nice, relaxing week in the mountains. We spent time together, resting, reading, watching movies, playing with the kids, holding the baby, and touring the lake. Of course, there's a shot in here of Tim's friendly find (walking stick). Enjoy the pictures.

Little J's 3rd Birthday Party

What a nice day to celebrate turning 3.

Laura planned a nice party with lots of food, swimming and fun. As you can see Rendan was his usual silly self. Cousin Greta was passed around to everyone and was certainly a hit at the party. Laura worked herself silly. Rendan and Cousin Josie had big fun with their costly shades. And apparently Josie had her first taste of popcorn. Not sure if she like it or not.

Rendan sure likes spending time with his cousins. He doesn't understand why they all have to live so far from him.

Fun in the sun....

Pictures speak volumes and these are no different. We had a fun couple of hours swimming at Mema's house. Wish we could have spent a little longer with Cousins Zach and Jessi.

Zach spent a lot of time diving, doing cannonballs and learning how to do jack knives.

Jessi enjoyed diving and jumping of the side. She's doing great in the water.

Rendan too enjoyed his version of diving and jumping like a wild man. I particularly liked the jump from the side holding one ankle with the other hand behind his head busting a dance move on the way into the water. It's one you need to see to believe.

March of Dimes....Reception and Awards

Rendan's Raisers

Rendan's Raisers walked back in April in the Triange WalkAmerica. Our team did great raising almost $3,000. We had a wonderful walk day with nice weather and even better company. More than 5,000 walkers came out to support the March of Dimes mission to help fight prematurity.
Collectively, we raised $524,000 for the March of Dimes!! Simply amazing. It feels good to live in a community of people that will show their support in such a generous way to help babies, who have absolutely now way to help themselves.

Tonight was the awards ceremony and our team was recognized in the Bronze Circle of Champions, meaning we raised between $1,000 and $5,000. Tim, Rendan and I were recognized as Silver Circle of Champions as we individually raised more than $1,000. Marc and Regina both raised over $500 and are recognized in the Circle of Champions as well. We thank all of you that supported our fundraising efforts. We also were honored and humbled by the support of our friends and family that took the extra step of helping us by fundraising within their circle of friends and co-workers. We are truly blessed to have such caring and supportive friends and family.


A little known piece of information......Each year Corporate and Family teams have a t-shirt design contest. This year since we had our own team Tim and I decided we needed a t-shirt for our walkers to wear. Tim put on his creative hat and I worked on the layout. The result of our efforts won us 3rd place in the family, small business division. The design is...well I'll let you determine for yourselves. You may have to click on the picture to see the design.