Little Sluggers

So I'm officially the mommy of boys. I know I've been the mommy of boys for a while now, but I mean I'm now really the mommy of true BOYS. Like boys who like sports, play sports, watch sports... Briley has really started to love and enjoy sports. He wants to play baseball or soccer all afternoon, and he's enjoying sports on TV too. And of course, if Briley likes it, then Lawson is going to like it too. I must say, I am really enjoying it. It's fun to watch them both learn and grow athletically. Briley is crazy competitive, and Lawson is getting really good just watching him. Here's a typical afternoon at our house lately. And the added benefit is that when they are happy doing what they want, they let me take pictures :) Seriously, I have some little heartbreakers living under my roof!

First Day of Kindergarten!

Can you believe it? Here's a little about our big guy on his big day. Today was his transition day. All of the boys in his class attended from 8:45-11:30. His teacher is Mrs. Leggett. She gave him his Brigance test last week and seems really nice. I've heard great things about her, so we're looking forward to a great year! I got a little teary leaving him all alone. He just looked so little in that big school, but I also knew that he would do just fine. He doesn't have anyone that he knows in his class, but he's not worried about it. He saw several friends in the hall and at lunch, and that made him happy. When I picked him up, he got to walk to the car like he will at car rider dismissal each day. He said his favorite part of the day was eating corn dogs at the cafeteria and saying the Pledge of Allegiance. He then told Daddy on the phone that it was boring and they didn't learn anything :)

Lemonade 4 Sale

The B-man is all about money. Spending money and making money. Saving money is NOT his thing, and we need to work on that. Well, he spent his birthday money - piggy bank EMPTY, and we went into the Lego store this week, only for him to realize that there is an entire new line of Hero Factories. Oh my. I didn't think I'd hear the end of it on our way home. As he was thinking through everything, trying to figure out how to get $10 to buy a new Hero Factory, he came up with the idea for a lemonade stand. He raced into the house to get it all set up, lemonade, sign... So here we are 

Let me tell you, there was not a neighbor who went by that wasn't going to get pressured to buy some lemonade. That kid was a selling machine. He made $4 during his 1.5 hours out there. Not even minimum wage, but he was one happy guy. Little bit woke up just in time for the big "yemonade sale", but it took a few minutes to wake up. I love his sleepy face. 

They both had a blast. Now, I just have to explain that we can't do a lemonade stand EVERY day.

Lawson's First Day of School

I can't believe it's back to school time! (Well kinda...) Lawson started his new 3 year old class this week. I've been a little worried about it.  We decided to switch him to B's big boy school, and he was leaving Miss Lisa.  Well, during the summer, his separation anxiety kicked in full force.  He'd even cry and scream when I left him at home with daddy.  Fortunately, since I've been able to stay home with the boys, this doesn't affect me nearly as much as it did when I was teaching.  I KNOW he has to learn to separate better, and school is the place to do it.  So... we went to Open House last week to meet his new teachers.  We learned their names and took a picture with them so that we could look at it all weekend.   (Oh and I warned his new teachers about the upcoming screaming that would happen.)

Well, Monday morning came along and he woke up bright and early asking if it was time for school.  By 8am his was dressed and walking around with his backpack and lunchbox.  We took some first day of school pictures, hopped in the car, and were off.

I think the Spiderman lunchbox helped a ton :) He is so excited about it. In the car, he lets me know that all of his new friends and teachers are asking where Lawson is. They were ALL waiting for him ;) He charges straight into his room, asks where to put his lunchbox, where his hook is, and says "Bye Mommy". His teachers look at me like, "Really???? Where is the screamer you warned us about?" It was amazing, and I was so very proud of him.    

While we're talking school, I thought I should do a quick comparison of both boys on their first days of 3 year old MDO.


B, on the other hand, is NOT starting kindergarten this week. I am so insanely frustrated with the whole situation that I can barely put it into words. Not because I am ready to ship him off to school, but because it's been something we've counted down to for a month now. He was sooo excited for his test day on Tuesday and 1/2 day transition on Thursday. However, schools in our county were postponed "indefinitely" this week because of budget issues. You can read more about it here: http://hendersonvillenews.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-happened-last-night.html or here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=965899837339 or here: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-825925 But basically, it is a huge mess and every student in our county is suffering. (Although it doesn't feel like it since we're all hanging out at the pool together and going on extra playdates. But really, get it together people!)  Anyway, hopefully, I'll have some KG back to school pictures of this big guy soon.

 

Summer 2012

Ok, here's my attempt to catch up on blogging our summer.  It was a fun one!  The boys were 3 and 6, and beyond the fighting were as easy as could be.  No diapers made it a breeze, and we had a blast!

We spent the majority of the summer at the pool. Briley worked on his strokes and Lawson learned how to swim really well. He can swim across the pool and get diving sticks on his own. Video to come... While we spent weekdays at the pool, we spent weekends on the boat. I would wakeboard, B would try to wakeboard, the boys would tube, and we'd meet friends to swim. The boat was the BEST decision we've made, and it has given us tons of quality family time. Aunt Nat came to hang out one weekend too. We used a few of our Hoppity Hop passes to bounce. B is our Lego child. He builds almost every day. Here is one of his designs. Later he took them outside to sell. We played and rode bikes outside when it was cool enough. B took swimming lessons at the Y. He did fabulous! We met baby Halle. Lawson took lots of naps on the boat. The scene you may see behind the boat. Shopping at Opry Mills - SO glad it's open again! Summer camp for 6 weeks so I could stay somewhat caught up with work. We hit up the $1 movies every Wednesday. B's bff Paul came with us one week. We went to the beach. Paul's birthday party Lawson learned that spraying cologne in your eye was NOT a good idea. Mommy opened a studio!!! Playground trips (for my Memphis friends, this is Taylor Swift's playground) B started Karate. He's doing great and has already earned 2 stripes! Mommy and Daddy celebrated 9 years!!! I got new cowboy boots for our anniversary and finally can fit in in Nashville :) We found a Shocktop car, which if you know me, made me very excited! Lawson picked his outfit out one day. I mean, who has a super hero to protect over them in the car??? Love it, Batman looking at Batmans. We're getting way into superheroes. KINDERGARTEN supply shopping! More dress up More lake B wanted a koozy for his drink AND he had to jump in the lake to drink it :) Building more hero factories and building Legos
The boys emptied out their piggy banks and went shopping.
They found some great deals! Lawson loved his new Joker trios. More lake time