First grandbaby shower

Yesterday Rachel, Cal and Caitlin had a baby shower for Caroline at the D'addabo's house. I counted 19 people there (including Caroline, not including Noah!) It was a beautiful day and everyone had such a good time. Everyone was so generous with their gifts. Noah is a blessed little baby!

Last College Visits

We are on our way home from a four day tour of colleges. We left Sunday afternoon for Chattanooga. Steve, Garrett and I did a self-tour of campus Mon. morning then went to a Brock's Scholars meeting. The campus was nice-not too big, a mix of old buildings and new construction. I was more impressed than I thought I'd be.

We left there Mon. afternoon and went to Boone, NC by way of E-town on the winding mountain roads in the dark. Tuesday started early at Appalachian State. The honors program and admission people had a nicely planned out morning followed by lunch. Students were separated from parents after the dorm tour which was probably nice for them. It was a gorgeous fall day with early fall color changes in the mountains. Heavenly. Garrett really liked everything he saw.

Today we toured UT Knoxville. That is a big campus. I had forgotten how much was there when I toured with Ryan. It's even bigger with lots of new construction. Once again, a good school with lots to offer.

After these tours plus the open house at CBU last Saturday, Garrett is ready to get down to the nitty gritty of applying. Top picks are CBU and App State followed by UTC then UTK. He's decided not to tour Arkansas which is ok with me!