Buzz Lightyear Stops By

I found this costume at the St Philips Early Learning Center sale in Denver this year - I need to get more dress up stuff, but this one was a very big hit!

State Street UMC Welcomes the St-Hilaires

It was unlike any experience I have ever had as a church member.

We invited Pastor Mike over to our home for dinner to talk with us about joining State Street. We had been attending since we arrived in Bristol and were there daily to drop Theodore off with Ms Natalie. It was a good fit for us, so we planned to make it official on Sunday, May 17th.

At the beginning of the service, Pastor Mike invited us to the front, introduced us to the congregation and this is when is got interesting. The parishioners started coming forward to introduce themselves and welcome us to the church. I felt so welcome and so comfortable there - it was amazing.

Theodore, Meredith, Marc & Frederic - Newest Members of State Street UMC

Bays Mountain Park and Gray Fossil Site

It was like any other Saturday ... a lazy morning in the big bed, then we got the family packed in the car, headed somewhere to shop or tour and then both boys passed out. One thing was different ... I was driving for a change. I wanted to drive around for a while and let the boys sleep, so we ended up on I-81 south. We had not been to Kingsport, so I turned north on I-26. I was trying to decide which exit to take, when I saw a brown sign for Bays Mountain Park and Planenarium. I was intrigued, so off we went to find the park.

Turns out, Bays Mountain Park is beautiful - there's a lake with a boat tour and it even has a little zoo. We saw wolves, turtles, raccoons, otters, fish, deer, bobcats, owls, falcons and several other kinds of birds.

After we left the park, we headed to our original destination, the Natural History Museum and Gray Fossil Site. It is a very new site, discovered by a road construction crew in 2000.

Lazy Saturday with some Lovin' - Theodore Isn't Used to This

Mama's Isn't the Only Nose Theodore Likes

Field Day at Sullins

Field Day is pretty interesting if you are a little kid at Sullins and not in a grade. All the older children come into the gym and watch / cheer on the Pre3, PreK and Kindergarten kiddos for their Field Day events in the gym. It's pretty loud - lots of music and cheering - which is one reason Frederic wasn't that into it. The other was probably because I was there. He's been very sensitive to noise lately - especially school bells - and is always covering his ears at the smallest of sounds. Here are a couple videos from the day for you to enjoy!

The Pre3s led the Opening Ceremony

The Pre3s first race - Frederic WON!

Duck Duck Goose and a Lullaby

Cannot believe this is actually on video!

Get in the Game! Sullins Academy Spring Program

The Sullins Spring Program was April 30, 2009 - the teachers and students did an outstanding job with everything!



Frederic's class is on the first row on the right


The whole school is ready to go


Yes that is Frederic having fun with the microphone


We all had our Miami and Broncos gear on ... I took off Marc's Ray Lewis jersey right before this.