Meet The Teachers For ALL

 All THREE Thorne children met their teachers for school starting on Monday! We came bearing gifts for the teachers because everyone knows they are the real MVPs. The male teachers were given six packs of Coke, and we sent our well wishes to the ladies that we 'SOAP' they have a wonderful year!

Maggie and Jacob went first on Thursday. I can already tell this is going to be a fantastic experience!

Jacob did not have any nervousness entering his classroom and meeting his sweet teachers. I just hope Arnold Mill is ready for our outgoing boy....

In case you had any doubts, Jacob's RED Italian ice ended up being spilled all over the backseat of my car about 3 minutes after this picture was taken.

Tuttle and I ventured to the middle school on Friday morning. While Tuttle had attended a 6th grade bootcamp a few weeks ago, I had never been inside Mill Creek. It is huge and set up much like a high school. There are even two floors which I never experienced during my early schools. Tuttle did seem pretty confident navigating his schedule to meet all his teachers, but I reassured him that if he did get lost, he would not be alone.

Tuttle wanted to be placed in all advanced classes for science, social studies, and language arts as well as accelerated math. His math track allows him to take high school level classes in 8th grade. I am not sure how we are already here, but I know Tuttle will continue to shine in MIDDLE SCHOOL!

Nine and Feeling Fine!

 Our tiny girl turned NINE on Saturday, and the celebrations have just gotten started!

Maggie is having her friend party next weekend with two sweet gym friends, but the family got together this weekend for a mini fiesta on her actual birthday. (Gram celebrated at the beach!)

Saturday morning started out with presents and a trip to Starbucks for breakfast.

A special guest arrived mid-morning to take Maggie on a surprise shopping spree to Sephora! Aunt Peach wins the award for most memorable experience. Maggie is set in the beauty department!

After attending a neighborhood birthday party, Grandmommy, Grandaddy, Aunt Peach, and the girls came over for dinner and swimming. Maggie requested pizza, fried chicken, and a cookie cake for her birthday. We also sang to Aunt Peach for her upcoming birthday this Wednesday.

Grandmommy and Grandaddy surprised Maggie with a 16 foot air track to practice her tumbling passes at home. She is beyond thrilled with her new toy!

As an added bonus we finally got together with the Corbitt clan on Sunday. We had not all been together since before the world shut down, and it was SO nice to catch up and hug each other! Praying that all the pandemic stress is over, and we can return to our annual family events. Gwen made a beautiful cake, and we sang to Maggie for her birthday.

Happy birthday to our favorite girl. You fill our lives with laughter, gymnastics medals, makeup tips, shining report cards, endless energy, and love with a side of sassiness. We love you!

Beachin' It With Gram

 We just returned from our 8th annual trip to St. Simons Island with Gram. While we anticipated another HOT week at the beach, the overcast skies and golf cart that Gram rented for the week made the entire trip one of the best yet!

We stayed consistent with eating way too much, sleeping the morning away, and soaking up all the sun. As expected, the water park in Jekyll Island was the fan favorite. We literally played from open until close.

Do not let this picture fool you. Maggie was TERRIFIED of the sand dollar.....

Gram always questions how much longer the kids will want to come to the beach with her, but I am surprised Gram is ready to commit to another year after a week of noise and wildness.

Our SSI trip was the perfect last hoorah for the summer before school starts next week. A huge thank you to Gram for all the memories!

Lucky Thirteen

 I drove the kids to Madison to visit Grandmommy and Grandaddy for the weekend, so we could celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary.

We enjoyed a delicious dinner at Reel, one of our favorite spots in Woodstock.

There is nothing unlucky about this year for us. We are at the best place we have ever been in our marriage. I love the life we have built together, and we cannot wait to see what the future holds for our family.

I cannot believe summer is flying by. We only have three weeks left until the first day of school. We are filling those weeks with baseball camp, our annual beach trip with Gram, Maggie's birthday celebration, gymnastics, back to school shopping, and savoring our mornings to sleep in.

Patriotic Pastimes

 We celebrated the 4th of July weekend with non-stop action. 

The neighborhood girls and I put together a GNO Happy Hour at my house on Thursday night. It was my first time hosting, and I loved catching up with all my girlfriends.

On Saturday we loaded up all the kids (+ Cade) to shoot the Hooch! We had never done this as a family before, so it was definitely an adventure. We had such a fun time with 4+ hours on the river.

We headed to bed exhausted and early because Sunday we had an EXTRA early wakeup call for Jay's 17th Peachtree Road Race.

Despite a possible toe break on Friday evening, Jay showed up and completed an impressive race while we cheered him on from our annual spot.

I did not miss the opportunity for THE July 4th photo. Both Tuttle and Maggie want to run next year, so I will have to get creative!

My favorite firecrackers!

We are so proud of Daddy continuing the tradition and cannot wait to add two more Thorne runners to his team in 2022!

We enjoyed breakfast at First Watch and a short nap before heading to the neighborhood pool for an afternoon of eating, drinking, swimming, and laughing!

We did not last for fireworks after such a busy weekend. :) Today has been full of sleeping and lazing around the house. It was the perfect weekend celebrating my favorite holiday with my favorite people.