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.