Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Sweet 16

Derek turned 16 yesterday

Opening his presents in 2005 as Adam looks on

Derek and Adam skating on Saturday afternoon




Derek picked barbecue for his birthday dinner

Spiced Right




Trying on his new ice hockey stuff

Parallel parking practice for his driving test on Friday




Adam lighting the cake

Wacky Cake



And now for the reveal...Derek will have the "opportunity" to drive an "almost new" 2000 Honda Odyssey minivan back and forth to school each day where he will almost certainly be the envy of all his high school friends



Monday, March 30, 2015

Skating With Friends

Last weekend I took Adam and some friends from the neighborhood to the ice rink 









Christian, Connor, Patrick, and Adam

Friday, March 27, 2015

Ice Hockey Evaluations

Adam getting ready for his ice hockey league evaluation

He has been playing roller hockey for years, but is playing ice hockey for the first time this spring

Adam forgot to pack his new ice hockey girdle and shoulder pads so he looked like a hot mess with his ice hockey socks taped to his roller girdle


The coaches and other kids were kind of keeping their distance from this funny looking new kid...until Adam scored a few goals in the scrimmage. Then they started talking to him.


Thursday, March 26, 2015

Adam's Band LGPE

Last week Adam's middle school band had their annual performance evaluation (LGPE)





Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Katie and Edenie in Selma

My sister, Katie, in Selma commemorating the 1965 Civil Rights march to Montgomery


Katie's beau, Edenei, at the Edmund Pettus Bridge


Friday, March 20, 2015

TSA Conference and GHP

Derek leaving for the TSA Leadership Conference early yesterday morning

Derek was bummed last Friday when he found out that, after making it to the state level, he did not make the final selection for the summer Governor's Honors Program. We felt so bad for him, but he said that, while he was disappointed, we were taking it harder than he was. He said he enjoyed the process and that he would try again next year. It helped us to see him taking it all in stride...and now we can plan our summer trip.
 

Monday, March 9, 2015

Capitol Fun Run

On Saturday morning, we took Adam downtown to run the Be Healthy Georgia Festival Fun Run



Gathering in Liberty Plaza across from the State Capitol building














Here he comes








Now to undo all the good he did on his run with brunch at The Varsity