A Quick Look at May

May is usually a busy month - Brice is finishing up the school year and closing up his room for the summer while Cole is finishing up his school year with a bunch of "end-of-the-year" events.

One such event is the elementary school Honors Day where teachers give out awards to outstanding students. Last year, Cole received the Outstanding Achievement in Music award for his class. This year, he was chosen to receive the Outstanding Achievement in Physical Education. He also got a certificate for being on the A Honor Roll all year. My baby! :-)


Also this month, my dad became a doctor! Yes, he is now Dr. Rev. R.T. Cheely. Birmingham Theological Seminary honored my dad with an honorary doctorate for his lifetime of service in ministry. It was a very special moment and dad was obviously surprised and deeply touched. Picture is blurry, but it's all I got!


Oh, and we got a puppy this month!


Finally, Brice and I ended the month with a killer fun date! We used one of our gift cards from our silent auction date basket and went to Sips n' Strokes. We had such a good time! You can bring whatever you want to drink and you get your own canvas to paint a picture with stroke-by-stroke instructions.

And the finished product: (can you tell what it is?)

If you're looking for something different than a dinner/movie night out, try this! It's really fun and it doesn't matter what your painting ends up looking like!

So there's a few highlights from the month!