10!!!!!!!

Mom took me to get a manicure (my first!) and I got sushi at PF Chang's!!

HP Style Birthday

My 10th Birthday Party was today out at the Mills River Picnic Area. The afternoon was drizzly for a bit but that cleared and we all had fun tubing down the river. We had made everyone a wand. Also, everyone got a Marauder's Map, Book of Potions and a Book of Spells. Dad did a great Potions Class  too with potions right out of our Book of Potions :-)

Thank you to everyone that made it happen <3 p="">

5th Grade

Today was my first day of 5th grade. My last year of Elementary School.

Washington DC Trip

Check out Isabella's blog for a post about our trip to Washington DC

Washington DC Trip

We just got back from a week long trip in Washington, DC!!!

First off, I started the trip with a TKDI Bootcamp in Goochland Virginia. My very first overnight camp (without Mom or Dad). The bootcamp was a lot of fun and I can't wait to do it again next year. At the end of the weekend, Mom, Dad, and Alexander picked me up and we drove the rest of the way to DC. We stayed the first half of our trip with Dad's Aunt Grace and Uncle Chip (they let us play in their hot tub) and the second half with some old friends from Asheville, the Blacklows. DC was amazing!!! Everday was fun filled and packed with activity. We went up the Washington Monument, rode the Metro, went to the Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Natural History, had lunch with Dad's cousin Joey at the Native American Museum, walked the monuments (day and night), went to the National Zoo, saw the White House, went on a tour at the Bureau of Engraving, rode the carousel, ate dinner in Chine Town....oh my gosh we did a lot...

We also took a ton of pictures, so here is a collage of just a few.     

7th Summer Waterfall Hike

See Alexander's Blog...

Blackberry Picking at Zimmerman

6th Summer Waterfall Hike

Today we went on our 6th summer waterfall hike ti Daniel Ridge Falls anf Looking Glass Falls. Mom forgot the memory card for the camera but we have a few picture from her iTouch.

Waves End of Season Lake Party

This afternoon the Asheville Waves Swim Team celebrated the end of the season. It's technically not over yet, we have our final big meet this Saturday. We had a potluck out at Biltmore Lake beach. There was a swimming arena and a floating dock. I had a lot of fun. It was nice just being able to play in the water with my swim team friends. 

Serafina and The Black Cloak Book Event

After my swim meet we went to Barnes and Noble for the book signing event for Serafina and The Black Cloak. The author lives here in Asheville and it's about a girl named Serafina and takes place in the Biltmore Estate in the year 1899. I haven't had a chance to read the book yet (just came out Tuesday and we bought it Wednesday) but the characters from the book trailer where there and I got the meet them. Also since my copy was already an autographed copy we didn't wait in the LONG line to get our copy singed but I saw the author. I can't wait to read the book. It sounds like a good mystery.

First I.M. Asheville Waves

This morning I competed in my first ever I.M. (individual medley) event during our swim meet. It was challenging but I'm going to do it again in our next and final swim meet.

5th Summer Waterfall Hike

Alexander's blog has the write-up and pictures for the 5th Summer Waterfall Hike. This was supposed to be my post BUT I wasn't there so he's got it. Check it out here (http://alexanderjuaquinblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/5th-summer-waterfall-hike.html)

Cow Appreciation Day

It was Cow Appreciation Day at Chickfila and if you dressed like a cow you got a free meal….

4th Summer Waterfall Hike

The pictures and writeup for the 4th Summer Waterfall Hike is on Alexander's Blog here (http://alexanderjuaquinblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/4th-summer-waterfall-hike.html)

Park Rhythms

Tonight we went out to Lake Tomahawk to Park Rhythms. We brought our dinner and enjoyed the band Atlas Road Crew