Sarah school photo, 2nd grade, March 2006. 

Joshua school photo, 5th grade, March 2006, 

Joshua had quite a group cheering him on at the bee. Grandma Pot Pie, Grandma and Papa Jordan, Uncle William, Aunt Chrystal, his cousins Christopher and Cayley, Mom, Dad, Sarah and two teachers! Here is Cayley and Joshua after the bee. 

Joshua did great and we are sooo proud of him. He made it through the first round and finished in the top 30. Only 15 made it through the second round and unfortunately, he was not one of them. He did however learn a great deal, had a wonderful time, picked up a nice gift bag and has five more years to participate if he chooses to try again.

The 54 kids in the competition were ages ten to fifteen and all won a school spelling bee in the area. 

Last week Joshua represented Palmetto Bays Elementary School in the regional spelling bee. Here is a shot of Joshua and Debbie right after he realized that he was now spelling in the big time! 

We found out this month that Spanky has terrible arthritis in his hips. The worst part is he can no longer chase cats. Lucky for him, he has no problem doing what he does best - lay around the house.