diff --git a/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/Main.java b/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/Main.java
index 933e92b..9ef8f62 100644
--- a/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/Main.java
+++ b/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/Main.java
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
         myBot.listMessages(Slack.BOTS_CHANNEL_ID);
 
         // Post "Hello, world!" to the #bots channel
-        //myBot.sendMessage("Hello, world!");
+        myBot.sendMessageToBotsChannel("Hello, world!");
 
         // Post a pineapple photo to the #bots channel
-        //myBot.sendMessage("http://weknowyourdreams.com/images/pineapple/pineapple-07.jpg");
+        myBot.sendMessageToBotsChannel("http://weknowyourdreams.com/images/pineapple/pineapple-07.jpg");
 
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/model/Attachment.java b/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/model/Attachment.java
index 8b9d1ef..bec3804 100644
--- a/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/model/Attachment.java
+++ b/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/model/Attachment.java
@@ -1,39 +1,170 @@
 package nyc.c4q.ramonaharrison.model;
 
+import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
 import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 /**
  * Created by Ramona Harrison
  * on 8/26/16
- *
+ * <p>
  * A class representing a message attachment.
  * See https://api.slack.com/docs/message-attachments
- *
  */
 
 public class Attachment {
 
     // TODO: implement private fields for each of the following attachment JSON keys:
-    // "fallback"
-    // "color"
-    // "pretext"
-    // "author_name"
-    // "author_link"
-    // "author_icon"
-    // "title"
-    // "title_link"
-    // "text"
-    // "fields"
-    // "image_url"
-    // "thumb_url"
-    // "footer"
-    // "footer_icon"
-    // "ts"
+    private String fallback;
+    private String color;
+    private String pretext;
+    private String authorName;
+    private String authorLink;
+    private String authorIcon;
+    private String title;
+    private String titleLink;
+    private String text;
+    private List<Field> fields;
+    private String imageUrl;
+    private String thumbUrl;
+    private String footer;
+    private String footerIcon;
+    private long ts;  // timestamp
+
 
     public Attachment(JSONObject json) {
         // TODO: parse an attachment from the incoming json
+        // check for null before assuming item is in json object
+
+        if (json.containsKey("fallback")) {
+            this.fallback = (String) json.get("fallback");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("color")) {
+            this.color = (String) json.get("color");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("pretext")) {
+            this.pretext = (String) json.get("pretext");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("author_name")) {
+            this.authorName = (String) json.get("author_name");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("author_link")) {
+            this.authorLink = (String) json.get("author_link");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("author_icon")) {
+            this.authorIcon = (String) json.get("author_icon");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("title")) {
+            this.title = (String) json.get("title");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("title_link")) {
+            this.titleLink = (String) json.get("title_link");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("text")) {
+            this.text = (String) json.get("text");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("fields")) {
+            JSONArray jsonFields = (JSONArray) json.get("fields");
+            this.fields = new ArrayList<Field>();
+            for (int i = 0; i < jsonFields.size(); i++) {
+                Field field = new Field((JSONObject) jsonFields.get(i));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("image_url")) {
+            this.imageUrl = (String) json.get("image_url");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("thumb_rl")) {
+            this.thumbUrl = (String) json.get("thumb_url");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("footer")) {
+            this.footer = (String) json.get("footer");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("footer_icon")) {
+            this.footerIcon = (String) json.get("footer_icon");
+        }
+
+        // ts = timestamp
+        if (json.containsKey("ts")) {
+            this.ts = (long) json.get("ts");
+        }
+
     }
 
     // TODO add getters to access private fields
+    // command + N to generate Getter methods
+
+    public String getFallback() {
+        return fallback;
+    }
+
+    public String getColor() {
+        return color;
+    }
+
+    public String getPretext() {
+        return pretext;
+    }
 
+    public String getAuthorName() {
+        return authorName;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthorLink() {
+        return authorLink;
+    }
+
+    public String getAuthorIcon() {
+        return authorIcon;
+    }
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+
+    public String getTitleLink() {
+        return titleLink;
+    }
+
+    public String getText() {
+        return text;
+    }
+
+    public List<Field> getFields() {
+        return fields;
+    }
+
+    public String getImageUrl() {
+        return imageUrl;
+    }
+
+    public String getThumbUrl() {
+        return thumbUrl;
+    }
+
+    public String getFooter() {
+        return footer;
+    }
+
+    public String getFooterIcon() {
+        return footerIcon;
+    }
+
+    public long getTs() {
+        return ts;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/model/Field.java b/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/model/Field.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c1e6f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/nyc/c4q/ramonaharrison/model/Field.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package nyc.c4q.ramonaharrison.model;
+
+import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
+
+/**
+ * Created by akashaarcher on 9/11/16.
+ */
+public class Field {
+
+    private String title;
+    private String value;
+    private boolean isShort;
+
+
+    public Field(JSONObject json) {
+
+        if (json.containsKey("title")) {
+            this.title = (String) json.get("title");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("value")) {
+            this.value = (String) json.get("value");
+        }
+
+        if (json.containsKey("short")) {
+            this.isShort = (boolean) json.get("short");
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+    public String getTitle() {
+        return title;
+    }
+
+    public String getValue() {
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isShort() {
+        return isShort;
+    }
+}