Back to School

Getting ready for back to school with boys isn't a big deal. I got school supplies for Carson one night while shopping at Kroger (without him because he doesn't care). After school started, Miles needed four things. It's really just shoes and haircuts. We had a very hard time finding shoes for Carson because he's a 9 year old with man sized feet. We ended up getting Brooks in a women's size 9. Ms. Jaime spoiled Carson with washing his hair.

Carson's open house was come & go this year and it was so much better. Parking was a breeze and it wasn't crowded.

We stopped in for a few minutes to drop off supplies and meet his homeroom teacher, Ms. Cindy. She was so sweet to talk to him and show him around the room. She asked him what he'd been up this to summer and he said, "Chilling at home". Never mind flying for the first time, playing baseball, or having an epic 9th birthday to name a few things. He methodically organized his school supplies in his cubby before we left. 

We stopped in to meet his swap teacher, Ms. Carrie. She moved up from second grade and was so excited to see Carson. It made his night.

Seeing friends is always a highlight of open house night.

These two are peas in a pod and hope every year they they will be in the same class. So far it hasn't happened.

He loved seeing his kindergarten teacher. We went to visit his second grader teacher too, but I forgot to take a picture. He's had the very best teachers every year.

Sophomore year.

Third grade.

They were both mostly glad to be back in school. It was a great first week and we are back in the swing of things.

Weekend Wrap Up

The hardest part of taking a break from blogging is the thought of trying to catch up on everything, so I'm just going to pick up here and hopefully find time to post all the pics from summer another day. I took a lot of pictures last weekend with the intention of blogging and never did, so this is a last weekend and this weekend wrap up.

Darrin was out of town last weekend which was unfortunate because we had a guy in our area that killed 4 people and was still on the loose. It was a little unnerving for everyone in our area. Thankfully he was caught last week but not before I stayed home by myself for two nights with Carson. 

Carson loves sleepovers and Darrin doesn't ;) so we try to do them when he is out of town. We invited a friend over after I got off work on Friday.

We went to the store for snacks. They went for a sour, green theme.

They did a little night swimming. 

His friend decided to go home because he hadn't seen his dad all week, so Carson slept with me. 

Meanwhile Darrin and Miles were at the PBR Super Sophomore Games in Georgia. 

Two of his teammates were invited too. 

It was a good event and Miles is motivated to work towards his goals after seeing some really good competition. 

Carson wanted some hot pink Crocs after he saw a kid wearing some. He's been nervous to wear them to school but he broke them out on day 2. One of his teachers loves pink so I think he was eager to impress her. One girl asked him why he was wearing girl shoes, so we'll see if he has the nerve to wear them again. I'll be curious to see how he handles it.

Marmee came for a visit and swam with us too.

Carson has the teenager hair going on, but I think it looks pretty handsome on him.

In some fun news, Marmee got a scooter! It is a big hit with Carson and Miles.

We all had to go for a visit and try it out. 

Carson had another friend over today. He could only stay for one hour, but they made the most of it. They swam and played with water balloons. I've been wanting these stools for the pool for so long and I finally bought some. They have lived up to my hype. I love them so much!

We had a rare moment today when the boys played together, laughed, had fun, and it didn't end in a fight. Noteworthy!

After a long summer of baseball and being away from home, it's really nice to enjoy these weekends at home. I counted up today and we should still have 4=5 more weekends in the pool. I love fall, but I'm not ready for summer to be over.

Things Other Than Baseball

We actually do things other than baseball. Such as...

Vacation Bible School. It's a shame Carson doesn't have more fun.

Top Golf.

Crossnet. This was a gift from Santa. I don't think Darrin and Miles love playing with Carson and me because we aren't as good as them, but I think it is so fun.

Shopping in their favorite store with some friends.

More Vacation Bible School fun.

Top Golf with his Beast teammates in Hoover, Alabama.

Carson spent the day with Marmee. They played Yahtzee, SkyJo, and watched some game shows. I used to love watching gameshows with my grandmother!

Naptime on the couch after all the above mentioned fun. Their summer has been anything but relaxing so far.

Carson went on a cleaning binge before church last week. Both boys do this randomly.

Buying a new washer and installing it. I know I'm getting older because this new washer has brought me a lot of joy.

Video game time.

Shopping at Sam's. Darrin stayed in the car while Carson and I took our time and ate all the samples. It took me way too long to learn that you don't feed two growing boys with weekly trips to Kroger. You feed them with expensive hauls from Sam's!

Reading. This accounts for a very small percentage of time, but at least it's something.

Learning to drive. Two more months until he's on his own. He's ready!

Playing cards with Marmee, and Granny & Pa. 

Shaved ice with friends. 

McDonalds with friends after football camp. Carson took his own wallet, ordered & paid for himself. This was a first.

Football camp. I learned the other day that his sports preference is baseball, basketball, then football. I wouldn't have guessed basketball ahead of football. Him loving an indoor sport wouldn't hurt my feelings :)

Less Words Wednesday

There were probably 500 people at the sub state tournament that we hosted a few weeks ago. A lot of local little boys were asking for autographs.

I'm not sure who was more excited, the little boy or Miles. It was a fun night.

Miles and Tyler played against two of their travel teammates. I think sports are so fun when you make friends on other teams.

Marmee got to experience the tournament and watch Miles catch one of the games. 

Miles & Dre.

We bought Miles a pair of sunglasses for having a successful freshman year in the classroom. We appreciate that we don't have to do anything school related. He takes care of everything himself. Miles gave Carson his old glasses. He was so happy!

A little coaching before we had to leave for Miles' practice.

Another view of the cool slide from the park we went to at the state tournament. I went down too. It was fast!!

I was giving a pep talk because he was bummed about not having the courage to climb over the rock wall. I'm sure he'll get it next time.

Don't mind the apple core on the arm of the couch. He still eats an apple a day.

Playing some Skyjo on a rainy Memorial Day weekend.

These two are proof that you can still be close with a 7 year age gap. I would argue they are closer because of it.

Champions....(of the silver bracket :)

Our Airbnb had a walking trail that we thought was loop. We discovered 1.1 miles in that it was a down and back, so we promptly turned around. I'm glad we got more exercise than we set out to do before we figured it out.