Chance living the good life now that he is all alone with Mom during the day. Here he is at his choice for lunch. 

Here are the boys peeking through the blinds at Ellie attending her first ballet class at a new studio. I thought this was pretty darn cute. 

Here is Ellie after dance at Tate's baseball practice which took me 45 minutes to find but in actuality is only about 15 minutes from our house. I was in tears but what is new. By the way...he made it. 

So here's the thing...people keep asking me for pictures of North Carolina but so far I really do not have any. Here is what I have so far. ( because this is my life to date) Ellie started at a new ballet school which took some time and lots of driving around on my part. We needed to find a classical ballet school but it seems the style of classical ballet in these parts is quite different than in the NW. After initial reluctance on her part we decided being well versed in all types of ballet was a good thing. 
Tate started playing in the minor league. This is good for Tate. He loves baseball and enjoys the game. On the sidelines his younger brother's are learning about fire ant hills, red dirt... which also makes red mud :( and the necessity for bug spray. 
This next weekend we are planning on packing up the car and heading to the beach. We have gotten some good recommendations for places to see and visit so hopefully more interesting photos will be on their way. Until then, I need to unpack a few boxes in my room and finish painting Ellie's room. I feel bad she is still completely in boxes because we are transforming her room into a yellow and turquoise pre-teen dream. Yes pictures to follow of course! Stay tuned...