New Bedding

Hippo Hop

The parents in Declan's class organized a little party to celebrate the end of the year at a place called Hippo Hop. Imagine a room full of bouncy houses and you'll get the picture. The kids had a ball and it was so fun to watch them all hang out outside the classroom.


Declan and one of his teachers, Ms. Judy.

Don is in there somewhere...

Declan and his best buddy, Will. The teachers tell us these two are inseparable and they are the two in the class that are "all boy". Constantly in the wood chips, wrestling, etc. Let's just say that Will is a hot topic around our house.

Declan and his friends Will and Sully.

Pool Time

We've had a ton of fun at our neighborhood pool this summer. Friday nights we meet up with friends and do potluck style dinners and on the weekend we typically spend lunchtime here before we head home for a nap.

Fripp Island

For Memorial Week we had been planning to head down to Destin - we just love their beaches and the crystal blue water. But with the oil spill we decided it would be best to head for the east coast. We rented a home on Fripp Island, a resort island between Savannah and Charleston. Our neighbors go all the time so we decided to give it a shot. My mom came along as well and we loved it and had a great time. The beaches were awesome, warm water, lots of shallow parts and tons of tidepools full of stone crabs and blue crabs. Declan had a ball in the water. They also have a huge deer population - they are everywhere and walk right up to you. And the best part was that our house came with a golf cart (the primary way to get around the island) so we went for nightly sunset golf cart rides.

Papa Don's Birthday

Don's dad was in town for a couple of weekends in April and we were able to celebrate his birthday during one of them. I wish I could say I made that beautiful chocolate cake, but it was complements of Publix.

Declan's Special Day

In March and April, everyone in Declan's class at school got to have a "special day". We made him a poster of pictures of his family and favority things, and then we went into class (along with Grandma and Grandpa Mathers) to have his favorite snack, do a craft and then sing and dance to his favorite song "Peanut Butter and Jelly". Grandma led the kids in that one and they had a ball. It was so fun to see all the kids in action and he brought home all sorts of cool things over the next few weeks as his friends did their special days.

Easter

It was unseasonably cold this spring and Easter was pretty chilly. But Declan had a blast at the Easter Egg Hunt and breakfast at church.