During our spring break excursions we visited Harrison Bay State Park. By the way, Harrison Bay is the OLDEST state park in Tennessee. I believe the park has 1200 acres, along with 40 acres of shoreline on Lake Chickamauga. I'm sure we didn't see the entire thing, but they have an Olympic-sized pool, tennis courts, fishing, camping, a playground, ping-pong tables under a pavilion, shuffleboard, you name it. It was not very crowded while we were there, but I bet it gets pretty busy in the summer! This park is about 15 minutes from our house, so maybe our friends will be able to tie in a visit to the McKinney's with a family camping trip some day!

I hesitated to post this, but it's just so amazing to me! Hunter received what is possibly his last reading assessment in elementary school (5th grade). His scores are incredible, but what makes this so unbelievable to me - is where we were 4 years ago. In first grade, this child struggled with sight words EVERY NIGHT. Seriously, there were tears 4-5 nights per week. Hour long tear filled, flash card sessions...daily. When I look at where Graham is now in 1st grade...reading/sounding out almost every word in front of him with ease...I truly realize how far Hunter has come! So what these results say (to the best of my understanding) is that Hunter is in the 5th grade, 4th month of school (GP 5.44) and tests at a grade equivalent of 12.9+ (compared to other students nationally). He's in the 98/99th percentile and can comprehend up to 80% of 11.4th grade material. So proud of his progress and so grateful for his 1st grade teacher, Ms. Shavon Diggs, who encouraged me to keep going...
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