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.