First day of Preschool and weekend pics

Raegan's first official day of Preschool (at the JCCC daycare center) was today. They've been doing a slow transition, but today she was dropped off in the new building and will stay all day. We've been building up to it and trying to make it feel like a special day for her. She was so excited and was immediately greeted by two friends. They ran back to the reading area and Tony took this picture. We are so thankful for these sweet friends!
We spent a long weekend at the lake with our friends the McCants and the Smiths. Hudson and I came late after spending the night at my parents' house for Mom's birthday. Happy Birthday Mimi!! The Smiths are expecting their first child, and the McCants just had their 3rd. So between us and the McCants, we covered ages 0 (Micah at 8wks), 1, 2, 3, and 4! I think the Smiths got a great sampling of the next 4 years of their lives (haha). Needless to say, it wasn't exactly relaxing but we really enjoyed the company of our friends!

Hiking, Family Fun Day, The Lake...

We've done a few exciting things since the last real post. I attended the Willow Creek Leadership Conference and got to hear a lot of good speakers. I also got to mix with Chick-fil-A people that I don't usually work with.

Also, we played at the pool, completed a test hike at Kennesaw Mountain [in preparation for our Grand Canyon trip], had Family Fun Day at the kid's school, I had my team outing with work, and we went out to the Lake to see Nana & Papa.

The slide shows below narrates some of all of this.

Pictures!

We volunteered to be the subjects for a photography class last week, in exchange for free photos. The pictures were taken in a big house by the teaching photographer, along with about 10 students, all taking pictures. I didn't expect the kids to handle the paparazzi-like experience very well, but they both did great! Here are some of our favorites.