What's New With The Carter Family

My niece River recently had a school concert. I was thrilled to be invited to attend, and very excited to see her sing! This is the first time I've ever been able to attend one of her "events"...and I must have been the proudest Aunt in the auditorium :) Here are some shots of her in action... My favorite song of the night was "Eye of the Tiger"....we kept singing it all night long! Thanks for letting us come and support you River! We love you oodles and oodles!

It's finally done! Our "office" (previously known as "The Computer Room") is now up and running in the upstairs nook area! Brandon and I worked on it for a little over a week - moving furniture, going shopping for more items & painting (all Brandon!). I can't believe how different the space looks now....more adult....compared to the living area that was Jem's "tv room". We managed to fit in three separate areas in one smallish space - a computer area, a space for Jem to do homework, and of course a craft area for me! I think it turned out pretty great, and the best part is that we now have our third bedroom BACK! It's ready to be converted into a bedroom again, a guest room (for the time being).

For Jem's birthday this year, we invited a few of his friends to join us at the pool for a pool party. These are my favorite parties....you turn up right when the party is scheduled to start, you have the pool all to yourself for the hour you're there, you have food and presents in the bleachers, and...the best part...when the party is over there is nothing else to do! No cleaning up. You dump all the trash in the can. No house to clean and get back to normal. Simplicity at it's best! Oh and ok, the swimming part is a lot of fun too...for Jem and his friends :) And Brandon. He always makes it a fun time, playing with the kids in the water, dragging them around in their inflatables. Thank you River, Piper, Matt, Ryan, Adam, Wesley, Asher, Teagan, Hannah, Mitchell, Jack, Carson, Cale & Ashton, for helping us celebrate Jem's 9th Birthday!

The "Joy of Love" class is now over....it was fun to do, but I am glad to be going back to my regular blogging schedule of a few posts a month!