July Recap

July recap minus our beach trip because that will take more time to unpack. We celebrated Carson's 8th birthday. 

He had a pool party because I said when we put the pool in that every party from now on would be a pool party :)

I ordered cupcakes in my Walmart pick up and they gave us pink and purple because you don't get to pick your color. I had to go pick out some acceptable boy cupcakes.

It was a rainy night and kind of cool for July, but all of the moms were determined to check this party off of our to do list. They hung out with me in the rain watching the boys while the dads somehow ended up inside. 

On his actual birthday, he opened his gifts from us which included a new glove. Always baseball necessities for gifts around here. 

Miles started playing for a new team called Beast Athletics. More about that in another post. He was thankful to continue this journey with Tyler.

I was thankful to continue with my Tyler's mom too!

I had a flat tire and Darrin came to my rescue. It was so weird. I got the notification that the air pressure was low and then I watched it go down fast while I tried to get somewhere that Darrin could change my tire. Before I even got pulled over, Darrin had gotten the notification on his Ford app and was calling me. Technology is crazy!

I bought a hair halo that I will never use, but I didn't think it was terrible...just a little too fake on the ends.

Carson celebrated Charlie's birthday with the arcade and a sleepover. 

He's been waiting for his chance to go to a sleepover. He loved every minute of it. He loves his friends so much.

And then you can sum up the rest of July with baseball, baseball, and more baseball. The amount of games and the length of the games is intense at this age.

That's July!

Lately

Carson has his first basketball practice tonight and he's hyped. I rounded up all the basketball-ish attire and accessories and he suited up. I asked Miles about the wrist bands and he kind of shook his head no, but then said, "just let him be him" and so we did.

Working on his moves...

Miles and some friends at church.

Miles doesn't have friends over much because he stays so busy, but we love all his friends so much. Tyler has been his best friend since kindergarten. 

Carson had a birthday party for Jesus at church. He was so happy that he learned to blow a bubble. It was the first thing he told me when I picked him up.

Carson spent the night with his friend, Max. 

Max's mom said she could hear them saying their prayers together before they went to sleep :)

Carson went to a birthday party at an indoor pool. He had to do a swim test with the lifeguard before he could get in. I was a little concerned since he hadn't swam in a while. He literally dove in and glided down the pool with an overhand stroke in record time. It shocked me. He was very casual about it, but I know he was trying hard to impress the lifeguard and make sure he didn't have to wear a life jacket. 

Lots of games lately since it's getting dark so early. SkyJo and UNO are the games of choice right now.

The early report from basketball practice is that he's loving it :)

Carson-isms

Carson has his own language and expressions. He mixes up words and phrases but when we try to correct him or help him learn he just says, "that's how I say it". It doesn't phase him a bit to know he said something wrong. I've been keeping up with some of his sayings because these are precisely the things I want to blog about.

My favorite thing he still pronounce wrong is ambulance. He says am-blee-ance. Every time.

Instead of chill out, he told Darrin to chill down.

The other day he was referencing a chiropractor and he said "the instructor that pops your back".

He said he wants to do his homework in his room because he doesn't want any contractions (distractions).

He walked in the kitchen one day and one of the candle wicks had gone out because it melted into the wax...he said the candle isn't candling.

After coming in our room because he was scared by the storms he said, "I was jiggling when I came in your room" (instead of shaking).

In the summer, his hair gets really blonde. He says he doesn't like it when it's fully tanned.

"First of off, I'm ready for our pool to be open."

And my favorite which isn't funny, but perfectly Carson. I picked him up from school one day. When I asked how his day was, he said it was GREAT! I asked what made it so great and he said plainly, "Everyday is a great day." That sums up Carson...our sour patch kid. Sweet 95% of the time, but has sour side that comes out mostly when he's exhausted. He decorated our chalkboard the other day with this...

Carson Lynn is his own person and we love his joyful, spunky, fun loving personality. 

Less Words Wednesday

A photo dump from June. Carson had a great time at VBS.

The grandparents came to watch the boys play baseball.

Carson wrapped up his first season of travel ball with Top Notch 7U. He had a great time!

Carson got to spend the "best day ever" with his friend, Beckham. They started at McDonalds...

And then did all sorts of fun things including swimming for hours. They spent 8 hours together and he said it was the best day of his life. Their buddy, Knox, was with them too. Carson said he drank three Cokes and I think that was a personal highlight.

Color coordinating for church without planning to.

Miles got braces. His teeth are already starting to look good which he is happy about. He's only supposed to have to wear them for a little over a year so we'll see how that goes. 

I took Carson and two friends to play putt putt. It was an experience :) 

They are all baseball players and at times I felt like they were swinging hard enough to hit a homerun.

When your kids play together for years and years, you start to think alike. 

When it rains at the baseball field, you can't hold Carson back. I've learned to bring towels, wipes, and a change of clothes. Boys will be boys and Carson is all boy.

Miles played his last season with Hornet Nation. We soaked up every game with our friends.

The boys worked on baseball while they were home together for the summer.

We went to the beach and attempted to play baseball. More on that in another post.

That does it for June!