First Day at Kindergarten

Today was the little guy's first "official" day of Kindergarten. He jumped eagerly out of the truck this morning with Transformers bookbag and Spiderman lunchbox in hand and headed into Elementary School, where Sharon had been "re-employed" as a teacher's assistant again, this time in first grade. Most days Nathan will ride with Sharon to school and ride home with her on the bus she drives in the afternoon. However, today, Sharon drove an early bus and so I made the long commute amidst the horrific traffic to drop the little guy off (and a trip aftewards to Bojangles - shhh don't tell). It was a very rainy first day, but all reports from mom & the little guy seem to evidence that he had a good first day. He has actually been to the school twice already, once for an open house, and then a staggered entry day last Tuesday. Here are a few pics that mommy took.

Hendricks Tour Day

I recently reconnected with Angela Patterson Padgett, a friend from high school, who now works at Hendricks Motorsports. She gave our family a tour of the facility today that was really awesome. We got to go inside many of the behind-the-scenes areas where the cars are actually assembled and made race-ready. This was probably the last free day we had before the little guy and Sharon have to go back to school, so it was a great day with family and friends.

Buffalo Beals Pictures

Recently, Sharon took our little guy and and a few friends to the Buffalo Beals Animal Park in Maiden, NC. Here are a few photos from that adventure.

Twins & Jolt

Mommy (a.k.a. Sharon) allowed the little guy and I to have a "Daddy Day" since she was going to be out of town. So, the boys, had a great day seeing the new G.I.Joe movie, picking up a couple of the latest Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen characters - Ice Cream Twins and Jolt, playing video games, and ending the day with a meal at Pizza Hut (new wings there are really good, by the way). It was a great day.

Christmas Shop

I thought I would include a few pictures here from the 2009 GGBA Children's Choir Camp. This was my fourth year teaching sign language and helping out in the camp. Sharon was my assistant this time around, and we and our other assistant Ashley made a very good team. We brought 5 kids from Southside, including our own little guy. This was his first ever Children's Choir Camp. He chose to do the boomwhackers class and had a great time. We'll be going in a week to do the official premiere of "Christmas Shop Around the Corner" down in Spartanburg, SC for the Choral Festival Conference at FBC there.

Life is like this......

This vacation video I believe really sums up what life feels like sometimes.



On the putt-putt course of life, why am I always stuck with the insurmountable obstacle?

Vacation that wasn't a vacation

I thought I would post a few photos from our recent attempt at a vacation in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. I call it an "attempt" because the first three days of the trip Sharon had a stomach virus, and the remainder of the trip I had the flu. Thankfully, Nathan was spared any illnesses, and in the overlap times Sharon and I had a few moments of sightseeing and family time. We began in New Market, VA where we spent the first night and saw Luray Caverns. We then checked into our condo in Basye, VA for a few days, spent a day in the D.C. area, and then back to Basye before finally coming home a day early. I really wish I could have a "do-over" on this trip, as this one was such a let-down in many ways.

Still, here are a few of the high points: