Elijah's 14th birthday, February 22, 2022

Happy birthday to my youngest baby! Today, Elijah turns 14! He's such a special young man. With a wicked sense of humor, he still knows no stranger. He is our resident cheese head, loving everything and anything with cheese on it. (Which is so ironic. We were told when we were in China that most Chinese did not like cheese and were, in fact, lactose intolerant. We did not see or have any cheese the entire time we were in China, except at MacDonalds). So, appropriately, Elijah elected to have cheese spray with Ritz crackers along with ice cream for his birthday breakfast.

Big sister always ready to join an ice cream party!

He chose his birthday dinner at, you guessed it, a Mac N Cheese restaurant. Home of the $11 Mac n Cheese.

Like all my kids, it seems like yesterday he was like this....

Thin mint cheesecake was his cake of choice.

My 60th birthday, February 20, 2022

Anna sent me this "Edible Arrangement"

Beth and her kids drove to Raleigh and went with us to eat at my favorite "Ni Asian"

John, Jr  gave me flowers

That night we played cards, one of my favorite things to do!

February 16, 2022, Co-op game day

These kids are Abbey's group of friends. They all came over and played "Hotseat". It was a fun time!

February 13, Abbey's swim meet

Abbey getting ready to do her thing!

February 12, A Little Visitor

Our neighbors, Bruce and Ruth Ann keep an eye on our house at the beach. He sent me a picture of a little visitor he spied at our house.

Feb. 12, 2022 UNC Vs. FSU

For Christmas, Daniel and John gave us tickets to the UNC Vs Florida State basketball game. We always love going back to where our life together began.

9th Floor Morrison...where we first met

3rd Floor Winston, my home away from home for 4 years

Eating at Four Corners

This place always has a special part of my heart.

Valentines Day Celebration, Feb. 11, 2022

Our homeschool co-op has a Valentine's Day celebration. This is the cake I made.

It was fun to see the kids and mom's amazement!