Davis becomes a 2nd degree black belt!

In January of 2012 Davis received his black belt and we are so proud he has decided to stick with karate and continue his journey.  Today he received his 2nd degree black belt.  What makes us even more proud is the fact that he was so sick.  He actually missed half of Thursday and all of yesterday in school but he was determined to go today.  His instructor said Davis never once mentioned feeling bad or needing to rest!  What a huge deal!!!  We couldn't be more proud of our sweet Davis.  You rock, buddy!!!!

Aubrey ready to cheer her big brother on!

Andrew was, too! Don't worry, they didn't go in their pjs!

Davis giving Aubrey a few pointers...

...then she & Andrew were ready!

Everybody say, "AIYAH!!!"

Let's do this!

Here we go!

One of the perks of testing for a 2nd degree- getting to hold the bag for a 1st degree.

All done and saying their creed.

Tough guys in their new uniforms:  Emory, Davis, and Parker.

New belts and certificates.

Receiving his new belt from Master Zach.

The new 2nd degree and 1st degree black belts.

The Three Musketeers with their new belts.

So proud of my sweet boy!

Such a handsome 2nd degree, don't you think?

Daddy's super proud, too.  Not sure what that face is, though.

These moms are like family to me:  Renee with Emory and Melissa with Parker.  We all have the Davis name in common, Renee's maiden name is Davis and Melissa's last name is Davis.

Videos of Davis and the Three Musketeers.

I love the Focus Form so I captured it on video.  Davis by himself and then Davis with Parker and Emory.  So proud of all three of these boys!

Mother's Day Tea and Happy 38th Birthday to Mommy!

Yesterday was my birthday and there was no better way to celebrate than to go watch my sweet girl perform a few songs with her class and have a Mother's Day Tea after. It's my last preschool performance to watch so it was a little bittersweet.  She was precious!  For dinner, we headed to Uno's Pizza where the kids got to make their own pizzas, the waiters sang to me, and we shared a yummy dessert.  38 looks like it's going to be a great year for me!

Walking in with her class (she has on the green dress).

Seated and ready to begin.

Singing!

Doing the motions that go along with the song.

Silly girls!

Her favorite teacher, Ms. Clamp.

I sure am going to miss my sweet little companion when she goes off to Kindergarten in the fall.

Making her own pizza...

...with a little help from Daddy.

Daddy's girl!

Davis is a master chef!

Andrew likes a little bit of sauce and LOTS of cheese!

Mama's boys.

Celebrating anything is always sweeter with these three!

Ready to dance!

Aubrey has her very first big recital coming up in a couple of weeks and Thursday night she had pictures taken at Dance Department where she takes tap & ballet.  Our friend, Hannah, who is a dancer there (she's 15) came over to help Aubrey with her hair.  After the pictures our neighbors, Shannon & Hayden, stopped by to see her.  Hayden even gave her a flower.  Aubrey is super excited to dance and she looks adorable in her costume!

Aubrey and Hannah.

Striking a pose.

Aubrey and Ms. Shannon.

Aubrey and Hayden.  They are 3 weeks apart and the sweetest of friends.

5th grade picture

Yesterday after school, the 5th grade class at River Springs headed to Saluda Shoals park for an afternoon of sno cones, games, and just general fun.  Not everyone was able to go but they still had a pretty good turnout.  On June 6th Davis will say goodbye to elementary school.  We are so proud of him!

Davis is on the 2nd row from the top, not quite halfway, standing in front of a girl in a gray shirt & in between 2 boys in blue shirts.  He's wearing a red jacket.