How We Spent Our Summer Staycation

Po' folks can have fun, too! All activities shown were free, except the drive-in, which cost $16 for four people to watch 2 movies; pretty cheap, and you don't have to buy overpriced concessions cuz you can bring your own food.

Fishing with daddy at White Oak Park:




Hungry park ducks looking for more bread:



Watching the latest Harry Potter flick at the Starlight Drive-In:



Playing Doggie Dress-Up:




Trying to catch crawdads (by hand) at the park:





At the Falcons free scrimmage, August 8, 40-yard-line, row 13:



Falcons' new acquistion, Tony Gonzales #88. My girls recognize him from NFL Replay TV ads and both think he's cute (I agree):



Matt Ryan, #2, 2008 Rookie of the Year, was the only player wearing pants rather than shorts:



We got to go down on the field after the scrimmage and the girls did some drills, assisted by Falcons' players:






Playing at my niece Stephanie's house. Bridget and Tessa were glued to Ashlyn all afternoon. She was so sweet to them!






The girls had a ball on the slide:

Easter 2009

Dyeing Easter Eggs, 4-10-09

Bridget's Accelerated Reader Pizza Party, 4-3-09

Bridget's class became the first one ever at Roberts Elementary to have all class members achieve the highest reader level in the Accelerated Reader program. They were rewarded with a pizza party featuring a magician, and the awarding of trophies and certificates.

Here's Bridget receiving her trophy and certificate:



Ready for her close-up:



Bridget got some icing from the cookie cake on her nose:

Tessa's Cinderella Ball, 4-3-09

Tessa dances with Walker



Tessa and James. He was the best dancer of the boys. Don't they look cute together?



Tessa and her daddy:



Here's some video:

My Little Divas

Casa Beaty, FREE live floor shows nightly:



Look out, Simon Cowell, here are your future American Idols:

4th Annual Adoption Day, March 29, 2009

Bridget and Tessa, March 2005



Bridget and Tessa, March 2009