And the Ribbon Has Been Cut!!

The day finally came!! We didn't think we would ever see it! The store is open for business. We had our ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, April 18 with the local Chamber of Commerce. We had several of the board members show up, and some local business reps. It was short, sweet and to the point. We had lots of customers on Friday. Almost all of them said the same thing, "we have been so excited about this opening up...we wanted to know what was behind the plastic." From what Casey and I understand...we caused quite the little stir in the big town of Madill!

Posing with the ribbon and giant, fake scissors!

Caroline had fun holding the giant scissors...she wanted them to cut!
Our store front...with our bulletin boards...and no plastic on the windows.
I forgot I never posted our red & white awnings...aren't they cute...
This is the office side....Thank you Leslie for helping put it together!!!

Neon Yellow Test

Well, Miss Caroline passed another belt test in Karate. She is now a neon yellow belt. Granny and Grandpa came to watch her perform. She did so good!! She had to perform all of her blocks, several of the holds she has learned and a maneuver called Universal One. Casey and I are so proud of her!

Kee-yah!!

up block
testing on one of the holds

receiving her neon yellow belt & certificates
a smile of pride

Our Soccer Star

Caroline is playing soccer now! She has had two games now and loves it! There are 5 girls and 1 boy...YES, one boy, on her team! Casey is one of the coaches...he got signed up for that one by his loving wife! (hee hee) He has lost his voice at both of Caroline's games...if that is any indication of how competitive he is....Here are some pics from practice and one of her games.

The Store is Opening!!

Hello Family & Friends! I apologize that the blog has not been updated in quite some time. We have been incredibly busy!! Here are some recent pictures of the store. We are finally opening this week! Our Ribbon Cutting is this Friday, April 18! We are soooo excited! We invite everyone to come see our pride & joy!!

workbooks and more workbooks

stickers, border, booksmore and more merchandise...

Bulletin board sets My mom & Sherrie helping tag merchandise...thanks ladies!
My sister helped put out merchandise...thank you!!

My nephew Patrick, putting together our desk...good job Pat!!