School's Out Camping Trip

On the last day of school, Mama, Daddy, and I went on a camping trip to Amicalola Falls State Park in North Georgia. We had a great time hiking (I LOVE maps!) and seeing the beautiful falls. One reason we decided to go back (went went when I was really little and of course I don't remember it!) is that ever since going to see the movie "UP" I have wanted to visit a waterfull :) It was very exciting (I pretended I was Russell the Wilderness Adventurer. We went into Ellijay, GA one day and I discovered that I love antique stores (or maybe it was just that I was pretty successful finding some old Star Wars memorabilia!)We climbed the steps at the Falls which totaled over 1,200 - and I climbed every single one of them!!!! Oh, and we slept in a tent on this trip since it was way up in the mountains - I loved it and Mama said she will do it again - in about a year ;)


A giant pancake for lunch in Ellijay, GA!

Clemson

Mama and I enjoy going with Daddy on his UGA trips, and we enjoyed going with him to Clemson, SC. There are tigers everywhere on campus! We ate outside at a Greek restaurant (I had a hamburger!) and I enjoyed running around on this beaautiful lawn that used to be a parade ground many years ago. There was a really nice military memorial that Mama and Daddy enjoyed seeing (with a life-size soldier made of iron!!!)

RA Recognition

In May, I was very excited to get my RA vest! I really enjoyed being in 1st Grade RA's (Royal Ambassadors) at our church. I especially loved participating in the RA Racers event and going camping at Stone Mountain. We had a lock-in at church one night that was lots of fun, too. My daddy teaches in RA's and we are looking forward to more years doing the activities together!


I congratulated and "high fived" my friend Chad Jones who received the award "RA of the Year" for the first grade class. Way to go, Chad!

A spring camping trip.....

On Easter afternoon, we took our camper up to Hard Labor State Park which is in the cute little town of Rutledge, GA. Daddy had a meeting in Athens on Monday, so we enjoyed taking the trip up there with him! We played on the playground, told ghost stories around the campfire, played Star Wars (we were camping in the forest of Endor!)and Mama got to do some shopping in another cute nearby town called Madison. OH, and we had a special snack in the Red Caboose in Rutledge, which was very cool (but it just sat there on the railroad track and didn't go anywhere.....)

Easter 2010

This Easter we enjoyed the annual Easter egg hunt that our church does every year, and of course awaiting my surprises from the Easter Bunny! Happy Spring!!!

Look who showed up at our house....

When we got back from our trip to St. Simons and Savannah, we had a great surprise! This really nice white cat was in our yard looking for a home! I named him Bryson and we love him so much - he is fun to play with and has a great personality :) We even have a song we sing for him.."Bryson the Friendly Cat....." I just can't figure out why our other cat, Frosting, (who is solid white too, by the way) doesn't feel the same way we do.......

St. Simons Island and Savannah

On the weekend of March 19, Grandbob and Papa drove over to Georgia from Mississippi to go on a special trip with us. Daddy was out of the country in Argentina, so this was a fun thing to do while he was gone!
Some highlights of our trip were a trolley tour, eating at Barbara Jean's, playing at the playground and on the beach, and spending time with our friends the Rowans who live on St. Simons Island. I even got some Superman ice-cream!!! Mama and spent the night at their house and Julia and I loved playing together! She loves pirates just like I do!
And speaking of pirates, we then went to Savannah, where we took another trolley tour (actually two - one was the TROLLEY OF THE DOOMED that I had been waiting 3 months to ride on - and loved it, by the way!), eating at the Pirates' House and meeting a REAL pirate-lady, getting ice cream and candy on River Street, and generally just enjoying beautiful downtown Savannah in the springtime. Forsyth Park was especially beautiful, and I loved playing on the playground there with many boys and girls.

"I'm a basketball superstar"

That was my comment when Mr. Mark presented me with my trophy for playing RA basketball this year. Mama and Daddy are trying to work with me on my self-esteem....

RA Racers

On Friday, March 5, we had our RA (Royal Ambassador) Racer event at my church. In the 1st-3rd grade Lad Division, my car "Road Burn" came in 1st place and I got a cool trophy! My dad and I really enjoy RA's, and I'm looking forward to our campout at Stone Mountain in April!