Fishing practice

 Since our pool opened on May 2nd it hasn't been very busy so I thought I would take AJ to practice casting in the pool. He started getting the hang of it, but we never caught anything.

Beach bum!

We had play group at Acworth Beach today. I didn't put the kids in swim clothes because we needed to go from the beach to Nathans school. Well, Tessa got in the water anyway (good thing I brought a change of clothes just in case!) and got her skirt and diaper all wet. She apparently didn't like the soggy clothes on, she took them off and kept playing.

Mothers day

 I had a great Mother's Day! It started off with breakfast in bed (French toast) followed by awesome gifts from my family. We had  a great day at church (Tessa and I in our 'matching' dresses) and a relaxing afternoon.

(someone said this picture looks like the Mother/Daughter statue at Temple Square)

Thank you family, I feel so blessed to be a mother to four of the greatest kids. And I have the best husband a girl could ask for! I love you all SOOOOO much!

Comissioning day!

 This day has been a long day in the making, a process that was started back in October. We had a few set backs along the way. 

 David does not like fan fare. If he could have it his way, this day would have come and gone like any other day. Unfortunately, that is not how it happened at all. In fact it was quite the opposite- so opposite that the Brigadier General of the Ga. Army National Guard ended up being the one to swear David in as an officer while his unit watched on.

 (from the Georgia National Guard FaceBook page)

Brigadier General Joe Jarrard administers the oath of office to David Rygmyr as his wife, Audrey Rygmyr witnesses. Rygmyr, who served with the 4th Weapons of Mass Destruction- Civil Support Team as the heath care NCO at the rank of Sergeant First Class, received a direct comission to the rank of 2nd lieutenant with the Georgia Army National Guard.

Direct commissions are rare in the military and the Army only offers them in the medical, legal and chaplain career fields. Rygmyr is the only officer receiving a direct commission out of the 200 officers commissioned into the Georgia Army National Guard over the last two years. Rygmyr earned his Master's degree in Biology from Clemson University and met extensive criteria required by Army Medical Department (AMEDD), which qualified him as eligible for commissioning.

2nd Lieutenant Rygmyr will serve in his new position as the Nuclear Medicine Science Officer in the 4th WMD-CST managing a mobile lab.

fishing poles!

 Aunt Heather gave us some money for Easter. We have had our eyes on some fishing poles at Cablea's for a while now. This weekend they went on sale! We are so excited to try out our new fishing poles. 

Thank you aunt Heather for the great gift!

Last day of soccer

 We ended our soccer season this weekend. Both boys learned new skills, made new friends and had a lot of fun playing! And I think we have another future soccer player too.

mommy's makeup

While mommy was busy getting ready for the day, so was Tessa. She got a hold of my lipstick...