Weekend Wrap Up

The boys unintentionally matched on Friday for school.

Saturday morning, we cleaned the house as quickly as possible. Miles likes cleaning my shower above other chores, so I gladly worked that out. I loathe cleaning showers.

Carson helped....a little. He did a good job cleaning his room.

Darrin always gets side tracked on much needed chores like scrapping out the cracks on the dining room table and then vacuuming them out. It's safe to say that's not ever something I would get side tracked on :)

Carson had his first practice with his new baseball team for the fall. He did not want to go, so here we go again. 

Miles and Nate have been playing a lot of corn hole this summer. Nate's mom found a tournament for them to play in. There were 39 teams and only two other kids. 

They seemed a little nervous at first. They lost their first game, but then won the next three. They eliminated two teams of adults. They got put out in their fifth game.

Darrin played with Nate's dad, Jake. They went 2-2. 

They all had so much fun and can't wait to do it again. Hopefully we can find another weekend that works will all of our crazy schedules. 

Abby and I had fun watching them, but it was wild to try to keep up with. The games go very fast because there is no busting (for the corn hole people out there). Miles and Nate won one of their games, 21-0!

Carson was all about Memory this weekend. He did not want Miles to play with us, because Miles is probably the only one with a better memory than Carson! They make me look like the crazy, forgetful, hot mess mom that I am. They act shocked when I can't remember something that was turned over the very turn before me. It is what it is.

Today started with church.

I joined my friends for a workout this afternoon. I started working out and eating better last week. The eating has kind of clicked, but getting back to working out has been a s-t-r-u-g-g-l-e. I have been so sore even though I really tried to ease into it. Almost a week in, and I really do feel better already. The major difference is I have more energy. That change was much needed. 

Preseason for volleyball has started and it's been admittedly a little sad for me and more so for Darrin. We knew this would probably be the case. It was a lot easier to transition away from coaching when it was recruiting or camp season. I'm sure it will be a harder process for him to work through, but I was reminded this weekend how much time I have back in my life and we have as a family. I've been cooking a lot and our house feels like it is in order 90% of the time. That = happiness for me. I do hurt for Darrin, but we both recognize the good that we have already experienced and what the future holds. We have a busy week ahead, but it is much more manageable with both of us at home :)

Less Words Wednesday

Church started back tonight. I was happy to see the babies that I help with and Miles was happy to play 9 Square. I want to get a 4 Square net for our yard.

Wednesdays are always rushed to get to church. I called Miles on the way home from work and talked him through cooking dinner. He did great and we had chicken burritos within minutes of walking in the door.

Occasionally both Darrin and I end up working from home these days.

I rearranged my kitchen counters and took everything off the island. It makes me so happy when my kitchen looks like this when I leave for work.

Carson has been missing Ms. Traci, so we went by daycare to see her after school. He stayed like this for the longest time. He's been content at school, but it's still an adjustment.

His teacher took this picture. He seems happy with school lunch and no issues with carrying his tray or learning his lunch number.

A sight I've never seen....Miles doing homework. 

This was my Time Hop memory from 6 years ago. How far Carson has come!

Weekend Wrap Up

I took five pictures total for the weekend and they were all in the last hour. We had a very fun baseball party last night, but I guess I was too busy having fun to take pictures. We had the right amount of work and fun this weekend and then we all crashed on the couch around 6pm. 

We watched the season finale of Alone. Darrin and I don't typically watch TV together, but we both enjoy that one. Carson actually sat beside me and held my hand. He usually saves all his affection for Darrin, but every now and then he looks at me with complete adoration and love :) Boys are sweet.

We finished our case of peaches and we are sad they are gone!

Miles fell asleep on the couch during Alone which never happens. He is not a napper. A long and tiring baseball party combined with a two hour baseball practice in the heat got him. 

I'm never ready for the weekend to end, but we are excited for Carson to go to school on a full schedule. Our school year routine officially begins tomorrow!

Less Words Wednesday

We bought a box of peaches from a fundraiser and the boys have been asking for days if they are ripe enough to eat. Some of them were finally ready today. They are so good.

Darrin took Miles to McDonald's before school today. I think he was still asleep.

He must have woken up after some food.

Carson called Darrin from his Alexa while Darrin was driving to work. We had no idea he knew how to do that. He'll probably be blowing Darrin up now :)

The proper way to eat a cupcake....tear off the bottom so the icing to cupcake ratio is higher.

This was written for me.

Carson went to one of his best buddy's birthday party last weekend.

He loves his desk and spends so much time drawing and coloring pictures for people.

A few pictures from Open House before school started.

First Day of School

Yesterday was the first day of 7th grade for Miles and supply drop off for Carson.

Miles was really excited to go back and see all of his friends. We heard from all the teachers at open house that 7th grade is hard and even if a student has made straight A's their whole life, they will have to study to continue to make those grades. I think Miles has heard the message and is aware that this year is different. I know he can do it if he wants to, but I think he has some concerns. He's grown 5" since the start of school last year.

Carson was all smiles too.

Then, even though we had discussed his schedule repeatedly, he was very unhappy to learn that he didn't get to stay at school all day. It was only a chance to drop off supplies and talk with the teacher. 

That eyebrow tho.

He saw one of his good buddies, Rhett, from daycare. Rhett's mom and I had hoped that the boys would be in the same class. All four of us were disappointed. But then we were excited to discover yesterday that they would be in after school together!

He nervously found his seat and was too shy to say anything to his teacher. I told her that this might be the quietest he will ever be. She said that usually nerves made kids very shy or very hyper.

This picture took me back to Miles' first day of school with Mrs. Penney. 

After school, Miles had Meet the Hornets, which is where they call every student on every sports team at the middle school. It was a hot night but they flew through it in 45 minutes. Miles said he looked like he was praising Jesus when they called his name :)

I managed to get two pictures with friends before Darrin rounded us up to get to the car. 

Carson got to go back today for his first full day. Parents are allowed to walk the kids to their class for the first week. I asked him if he wanted me to and he said, "No, I want to do it myself." We talked about where to go and what to look for. As I pulled up, I pointed to the door and told him to go in that door. I thought he could figure it out even though there are a lot of hallways. When he stepped out of the car, he looked completely turned around, but didn't seem to care. It's funny how different kids can be. Miles would have been freaked out. Thankfully, a teacher he knows walked up and pointed him in the right direction. He told me after school that once he got inside someone asked him if he needed help and then helped him get to his room. They probably thought his parents were terrible for dropping off a kindergartener. Trust me, I tried to help multiple times! I would have been happy to walk him in, but I was proud of his confidence!

His teacher posted this after school. Funny because I never would have guessed he was nervous about anything.

Parents communicate with teachers via a planner each day. This was our note today. Off to a good start!

He came running when I picked him up from after school, smiling the whole way. When we got in the car and I asked about his day, he told me it was too much to talk about and wouldn't share. I pressed for just a minute and saw it was going to be a struggle, probably because he was hangry. So, I tabled it until after dinner. After dinner, we learned....he ate during naptime (I don't know what that means), a boy pooped down his leg, he played with Rhett during recess, he ate two chicken tenders for lunch and did not like the black eyed peas, and he did not make any new friends. Overall, I'd say it was a good day. Right now, he says he wants me to walk him in on Thursday, but we'll see if he actually does. Miles had another good day too!