Ten Things

Carson looked like a mess for school today. His clothes were too small. He had on two random Sheriff stickers on his shirt and his hat didn't match. Unlike Miles who has always worn whatever I've bought for him, Carson has strong likes and dislikes when it comes to clothes. 

I love their age difference and how much Miles helps with Carson. He gets him checked in for church each Sunday.

Carson made his own snack the other day while I was outside by the pool. Honestly, I was too lazy to get up. Next time, I'll get up. I can't live with this.

We took the boys to Yogurt Square. It was Carson's first time and he loved it.

Miles has always been poised and ready for pictures. I guess when you've been blogged about your whole life, you learn to smile.

Miles least favorite chore is watering the flowers. For now, Carson doesn't mind.

We are still drawing like crazy with Art For Kids. Carson told me repeatedly how good the Sharpie smelled :/

I've been ordering from Shein and it's surprisingly good. The only downside is that the shipping takes a while. This shirt is from there. It kind of looked like it was eating me all day, but I still liked it. Easy and cheap work clothes. Sometimes they can run weird, but the price is so good that you can afford to try them.

Carson asks us to play with him all the time. When he does get engrossed in playing by himself, he plays so well. It doesn't happen as often as we would like, but it just makes us notice and appreciate it that much more. 

Miles received a merit from one of his teachers today. She said he always says good morning and goodbye before leaving her room. She said he is one of the most polite students she's ever had. We have never received a note this nice from a teacher. What an encouragement for him and us. 

Less Words Wednesday

Darrin's season kicked off last weekend. They went 4-0!

It was fun to have Granny and Pa with us for the weekend.

I got a new heart rate monitor that goes around my arm instead of chest. It's taking some getting used to.

I haven't blogged about my Lyme disease in a long time. Still just maintaining, which takes a lot of supplements (which equals a lot of money) each day. But it's so worth it!

We love having Marmee close. Carson was happy to stay with her during Darrin's later games on Friday and Saturday night.

He crushed picture day.

We made potato soup over the weekend and I remembered how good it is. I looked for a link on the blog and realized I've never shared the recipe. I will do that soon! It tastes better than my picture makes it look.

Miles and Carson got to go to a farm recently. Carson loved the goat named Betty.

Mom tax.

How nice to have a 12 year old boy metabolism and be able to sit down with a package of Oreos.

We joined the local country club recently. The boys were happy to finally get out there and enjoy it over the weekend.

The water was cold, but the weather was beautiful.

All About Carson

Carson made this little book at school today.

I had no idea he liked noodles. I'm curious what kind of noodles he is referencing b/c we never eat noodles unless it's spaghetti and that's been months b/c I don't really like it.

This one made me laugh out loud. It's so sad when you put it like this.

We may not have pets, but we have George and Carson says he's a member of the family. He's my kind of pet for sure.

Weekend Wrap Up

It was Miles' birthday weekend! He was 12 on Saturday.

We did a little decorating on Friday night after he went to sleep, so he woke up to a celebration.

He wanted chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast. Darrin always delivers on their birthday requests, as well as almost every day of the week. 

After breakfast, he opened his two gifts from us. 

He seemed excited about this one.

It was a basketball goal for the pool. We ordered it off Amazon, so it was hard to know what to expect. We were pleased with how big and sturdy it is.

His birthday fell on a Sunday so it was fun to have a party on his actual birthday. 

He had his baseball team over for a pool party. 

They played a very aggressive game of basketball. I was very happy that no one got hurt or mad. 

One of his teammates has a broken arm. He's had to endure the baseball team pool party and Miles' birthday pool party. I felt so bad for him. We sure hope he gets to ditch the cast soon. 

Sunday was church day. Carson loves to see his buddy, Max.

Miles and his friends endured an awkward sermon out of Song of Solomon :)

Miles had baseball practice on Sunday afternoon. His coach surprised the team by telling them that they earned the USSSA Team of the Year award in Tennessee for their age and class. 

He called Miles up to read the award to his team. They got cool rings too!

I was so proud of them. I helped host a wedding shower in Kentucky and raced back to get there in time for the announcement. We had no idea what we were getting into when we signed up for travel ball six years ago. At times it has overwhelmed me, but we all love it. We have the best memories with this team.

This weekend starts Miles' 7th season with Coach Steve, which began with t-ball. For a coach to stick with a kid and a kid to stick with a coach in the cut throat travel baseball life, we consider it quite an accomplishment. 

After baseball practice, we had our last birthday celebration with the grandparents. We ate Miles' favorite food, salmon. The ladies ate chicken and all the guys ate salmon. 

Then, it was time for more gifts. Miles is pretty good about saying thank you. He loves Granny, Pa, and Marmee so much.

My mom made Miles a blanket and he loved it. 

Carson did too and was really sad about not having one. So, like any good grandparent, my mom is making him one pronto.

We wrapped up the night with a riveting event of trying to get a splinter out of Pa's finger.

It was a very busy weekend, as usual. We enjoyed celebrating our big kid. He's such a good kid. He spoils us with how compliant he is. He has your typical preteen sass, but he's a responsible, smart, helpful (not always willingly, but he gets the job done), and mature. He is a deep thinker that hears and feels everything. I know it can be sad how fast the years go by, but honestly, I just love watching this kid grow up. It's so fun to have conversations with him and watch him mature before our eyes. He is a joy.