3rd Time's the Charm!

1/25/06 Brianna won Godwin's School Spelling Bee for the 3rd year in a row! John will be the alternate in the (unlikely) event she can't make it to the Prince William County Spelling Bee on March 10. Good Luck Brianna!

How do High Schoolers Spend the Weekend?

1/21/06 These are our "Big Ones" (the 3 younger ones are our "Wee Ones"). Actually, I'm supposed to call the "Big Ones" the "Mac Daddies" now, but I keep forgetting. Anyway, the 3 of them find all kinds of ways to stay entertained on the weekends... 

MLK Oratorical Contest

1/16/05 Yes, Brianna is pointing at YOU! Congrats, Brianna, for winning "Best Before the Judges." She put on a stellar performance at the MLK Day Celebration -- if you'd like to see a video taken by Erin during the performance, go to gohylton.com/obedotus/galleries/videos/index.htm. If you'd like to see what PW County Schools had to say, go to www.pwcs.edu/news/mlkoratorical/oratoricalcontest.html.

Harold's New Home

Harold (our adopted squirrel) chewed a bigger hole in our birdhouse so that he could live in it. 

Brianna's First Public Speech!

1/15/06 Well, tomorrow is the BIG day! Brianna won the MLK Oratorical Contest at her school and proceeded to place in the top 3 at the county level! She will present her winning speech at the MLK Celebration in front of an expected 2,500 people! Wow!

Britt's 1st (but not last) college acceptance

Britt's going to college! Well, we already knew that, but here is a copy of her first acceptance! Yeah Britt! Way to go! We are all so proud of you and know that you are going to do great things! 

New Year's Eve Day

12/31/05 We were lucky enough to get tickets to "Wicked" at the Kennedy Center. The kids enjoyed the view of Rosslyn from the terrace. Alexander just couldn't tear himself away from the view! 

Brianna (Before)

12/29/05 Brianna had been growing her hair out in order to contribute it to the Locks of Love organization. Locks of Love requires a minimum of 10 inches, and they use the donated hair to make wigs for children who have lost their hair due to cancer treatments. 

Brianna's Hair

 

Brianna (After)

After her encounter with the scissors. Some lucky little girl is going to be very happy!