Throwback Time!

A few photos from the White House archives....  

Happy 8th Birthday!

Our little girl turned eight on August 31 and celebrated with a slumber party.  Yikes!  I brought three little girls home from school with us and settled down for a night of giggling and mayhem.  We ate pizza, decorated pillowcases, ate candy, made lava lamps, ate popcorn, watched a movie, ate more candy, told ghost stories, packed in a bit more candy, and finally settled down to sleep around midnight.  I apologized to their mothers for their sugar intake when they were picked up in the morning!  Overall, I couldn't have asked for three sweeter houseguests.  First slumber party = success!  By the way, y'all love my rockstar photoshopping, right? Gotta protect their identities - what happens at the slumber party stays at the slumber party!

Rise up, Falcons!

On team shirt day, Emily and I were proud to support our Falcons, even though they didn't exactly rise up against the Saints.  Better luck next time, Birds!

Welcome to third grade!

This year, I walked my little girl down the hallway to a third grade classroom and could hardly believe that I was doing it.  How in the world did she get so grownup so quickly?  She is in love with her teacher and having an excellent year so far.  She loves going to recorder club every morning, has set a goal of reading one million words over the course of the year, and has joined the Pay it Forward community service club.  We're so proud of what a conscientious and kind-hearted girl she is!