2024 Highlights
January 25, Ella participated in the celebration of "International Night" at Northview High School. She performed a Chinese Yo Yo routine with her friends.... they all had a blast!
April 25 - Ella's 18th birthday!!
Gift below is from Morton Family 💖
Pic below from Ella's "murder mystery" birthday party. She created/wrote every detail. Each of her friends was assigned a character to play with instructions etc. The picture below of Ella and her friends smiling represents the fun they all had!!!
May 2024 - Ella Graduates Northview High School
June 9th - Oreo's 10th birthday
June 2024 - Visited family and friends in S.D. and Minn.
Celebrated Preston's High School Graduation
We went to Canterbury Park and watched horse racing with my cousin Cheryl and her husband John
Surprise.... Below is my half-brother, Charlie Athey. After a very long search, I found him living in Burnsville, MN. He is happily married and has two daughters.
End of June 2024, we reconnected with the McFee family in Knoxville, TN
Mid July 2024, we visited the Sewell family in Alabama
July 2024 - Evan and Danee purchased their 1st home in Smyrna, GA - Pic below is them with Paul in their living room (Atlas their dog in his dog bed) ...the house is adorable!!!!
Below Evan and Danee's beautiful backyard!
August 2024 - moved Ella into UGA
Ella's 1st Day of her Freschman year at UGA - 8/14/24
August 31, Mercedes Benz Stadium 1st UGA vs. Clemson
Below is a pic that we got as the girls were walking into the stadium...so cool to find them.
October 11, 2024 - I received a surprise visit from Dawn Morton at my workplace. She planned this surprise with Paul several months ago...I'm not a fan of surprises but we had the best weekend!! Attended Joyce Meyer Seminar, went to Athens for a UGA football game and surprised Ella, visited Evan and Danee at their new house. It was ALOT of fun...Thank you Dawn ☺
November 2024 we celebrated Biscuit's 8th birthday
Also, Oreo had surgery to have her right eye removed due to glaucoma
November 2024 - Evan and Danee hosted Thanksgiving at their new house and her parents (Mila and Dan) came into town from Arkansas...it was wonderful!!
December 2024 - Visited Paul's parents in Florida. We hosted a brunch at Eau Palm Beach Restaurant with a few of their close friends and family to celebrate their 60th Wedding Anniversary (which they deserved)! We had the best weekend reconnecting with family and friends!!!
That's a wrap...see you all in 2025
