Miami!

 Sydney was facing another knee surgery in late April, so we went on a girl's trip over spring break so she could get away for a bit.  We decided to go to... MIAMI!  Neither of us had been there, so it was a fun new place to visit.

It. was. a. blast.  I have to admit that I was a bit nervous about traveling by myself being responsible for her.  Stephen traveled so much that I always let him lead the way anytime we go on a trip!  But, I'm happy to say that all my research and plans paid off- we got there and back safely. :)

We flew in on Monday.  We left cold Atlanta and arrived in the upper-80s in Miami.  We dropped our bags off at our hotel, and got to walking.  We ate some lunch, checked out some of the different downtown areas and shops.  We went on their Sky Wheel, which gave amazing views of the bay and city.  Sydney had wanted to see the new Spiderman movie, so that evening we went to an 8-story movie theater (?!) to watch it.  We grabbed dinner at Whole Foods and headed back to the hotel for the night!

The next morning, we made our way over to South Beach.  Wow, this place is beautiful!  We started off at the southern-most tip of South Beach, where there were beautiful beaches and a park.  We rented bikes and rode 30 blocks north, getting to see different stores and neighborhoods. We got smoothies for lunch and did some shopping before heading back to the mainland.

Riding the bus over to South Beach.

That evening, we went to dinner at Hard Rock, and then went to the Miami Heat game!

Wednesday morning, we got up and did a boat tour!  This 90 minute tour went around "Millionaire's Island" where lots of really rich people live.  It was a beautiful day and a fun time!  We ate lunch on the pier afterwards, before packing up and heading to the airport.

It was SUCH a great time with my girl!  Lots of memories made. :)

Easter!

 Easter 2022!

Parker got the $5 egg... Taylor definitely was NOT happy about it ;)

Parker- Field Trip

 Parker's class went on a field trip to the Tellus Museum last week.  I wasn't able to go, but here are some pics his teacher sent me!

March!

 Here is our March, summed up!

Parker School:

Master Bath remodel:

Our shower pan leaked, so we have been living for 6 weeks in chaos!  Here was the start of the remodel:

This was our closet for 6 weeks!

17 Years!

Taylor Basketball:

Taylor's winter season ended in February, and now tournament season begins!

Her team faced a 6'3" 5th grader!

Snow in March!

Visiting our old town!

We went back to our old church's 20 year anniversary, and we got to see Addie (and Kelly and Jason) at soccer!

From pre-K to now 5th grade.  Sniff sniff!

Sydney- field trip to Fernbank:

Beautiful day to drive to work:

Taylor's Play:

Taylor was part of the tech crew for her school's Willy Wonka play!  It was a lot of time and hard work, but she seemed to enjoy being a part of it.

Visiting friends in Acworth:

Remember Izzy from our old town??  They moved around the time we moved, and we got to see her play soccer and celebrate her b-day!

Friends since they were 2.

Parker's mining field trip:

My grocery shopping pals:

6th grade basketball team:

Taylor and her teammate were asked to play on the 6th grade team, because they were missing 2 players.  Taylor and Evy rocked it!  The team won, and Taylor had 7 of the 31 points!  

The 6th grade coach posted this on his Instagram page.  I love how Taylor and Evy are in this shot!

You'll have to look close, but this was a shot of Taylor's 3 pointer- you can see the ref with his hands up, signaling the 3, and the coach with the "3" symbol in the background. :) 

The best bonus was that Uncle Bill and Grandmom got to see her play!