DC- Day One

Day one was mainly in the airport. We left home at 3:55am to get to the school at 4:00 to take a bus to the airport. Our first meal was breakfast at the airport. Caroline had bacon.

Caroline and her Math teacher were on the same trip. We stayed in an Embassy Suites across from the metro. In the picture you can see our hotel in the background while we are waiting for the metro.

Caroline and DC

Here is one of many photos of our trip to DC. Caroline's sixth grade class went on a field trip to DC. Here we are waiting on the steps of the Capital for the Chaplin of the Senate. He came out a gave a brief testimony and told us what he duties are. DC is a great town to learn about our History. More photos will follow. Caroline in on the botton with flip flops on.

Art Institute of Bass

Meme has been going through the art folio's of the kids art classes from school over the last 5 years. She finally picked the ones that were to be hung in her hallway. Stephen's is already hanging in Evergreen. She collected and framed the rest of the clan's. The unveiling was done in the Kroger Parking lot. Caroline and her Christmas Trees.
Jason's flowers from 4th grade?
Katie Ann and her angel with a black pen.

Stephen's self portrait has been hanging in the Hall of Bass for a few years now. But we had to get his picture in the blog:)

Book Signing and Labor Day

Recently I went to hear the author of Three Cups of Tea. Greg Mortenson was in Murfreesboro and told of his "Indian Jones" adventures in Afghanistan while building schools for the children. It is a great book and I would recommend it.
We are laboring on Labor Day weekend. Stephen has gather leaves and has pressed them under these books for a Biology project. Katie Ann is completing a "Scientific Method" project for science.
Caroline had to come up with her own invention and design it. She came up with a laser device that scan your carpet and if a certain % of the color is not absorbed, ( because things are on the floor) then an alarm goes off. When ask how she came up with it, she said she was cleaning her room and the idea came to her. Now that are dining room is gone. Our pool table has become the project table.

First Day of High School

This is a first. All Bass kids needed shoes. They either were too small or they had holes in them.
Our freshman. She has worn a uniform for 8 years.
The highschoolers!
Ready to go. Caroline is the only one in middle school and at PCA.

Jason

All I can say is that Jason decided to dress up for a pre-season run with other high school teams. Let's just say...............................He was seen in the crowd.

Summer is Ending

School starts Monday for all four Bass children. One last celebrations with one of Caroline's favorite families. She wanted to eat out with the Newman's. Here is all Eight children who have been friends for 8 years. They all started at PCA. Four are in High school and four are still at Providence.