Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Spring Soccer Begins...

The spring soccer season kicked off on Saturday, March 12th with games for both Emory and Ellie.  It was a beautiful spring day that started off a little chilly but was the perfect day for playing soccer.

Ellie is playing with the same coach and group of girls that she did in the fall.  This season their team name is the Mustangs, which she loves because that is the mascot for her elementary school also.

The Mustangs played great and had smiles on their faces throughout the game.  They won in the end but it was a close on there for a while. 

Emory is still playing with the same travel team that he has been with since the fall.  They are the Creeks Clash B team with Coach Derick.  They had a great first game that ended with a score of 5-1.

Emory scored twice during the game but one was called back beause he was offsides.  It was Emory's best opening game of the season ever!!!

If Emory and his team can keep the scoring up at this pace it will be a really fun soccer season to watch!

Go Clash and Mustangs!!!!

Piper's 2nd Birthday

On March 8th, Piper celebrated her 2nd birthday!  It was a busy day with school, soccer and other activities but we managed to squeeze in a little party for her in the evening.  We put a candle in her Puppy Paws ice cream and sang Happy Birthday.

It took a while for Owen and Piper to make it through their cold treat but they finally did and we moved onto her presents.  She got a new collar, a squeaky toy and a fluffy dog toy that she could pay tug of war with with Owen.  It was her favorite!

Happy 2nd  Birthday, sweet girl!  We love you!!!

Emory's New Room

One of Emory's requests for his birthday was that we redecorate his bedroom.  It was time for the space pictures loving painted by Ga and little space man border that we put up when he was three to go.  So sad but he was definitely right.

Below are the Before pictures of what his room has looked like since we moved into this house...

With so many legos, storage was a major problem.  Emory also needed a desk where he could get his homework done and just hang out.

And now for the After pictures...
We picked out a darker blue paint and added a two foot wide orange stripe all the way around the room.  It really made the whole room come together once it was up.

Emory's favorite part is his new loft bed and desk.  It has really opened up the room and created so much more space on the floor.

There are still just as many legos but now there are shelves on the desk and bookcase to house all of them.

Emory's original idea for his room was to go all Gator colors....royal blue and bright orange.  The colors that he chose in the end were a nice compromise but he still got a big Gator head to go over his door.

We really like the way it turned out and hope that Emory will enjoy this room for many years to come.