Back to Back Champs!

I am one proud Mama! These two are back-to-back champs for their school read-a-thon in 1st and 3rd grades. I found them like this at 6:20AM the day after the read-a-thon ended.



After they won, Henry said, "I'm happy that I won again, but I'm sad that the one thing I win, you don't get a trophy for. You only get trophies for winning in sports." Well, I changed that. And the look on their faces when they saw their very own trophies was priceless. Henry read 2,070 minutes in 6 days, and John read 1,760 minutes in 6 days. I would say they earned their trophies. Well done, boys.

Perrydise Party!

It has become our Labor Day weekend tradition to head down to Perrydise for a family party at Nanna and Pa's house. And every year, the party seems to get bigger and bigger - a double water slide, a snow cone truck, water balloon battles, popsicles in the pool, cookie decorating with Aunt Elaine, board games, more popsicles in the pool, and swimming until sunset. We also celebrated Nanna and Pa's 25th wedding anniversary. Yours truly tried her best to pull off a wedding cake replica. And it sure was pretty when I put the finishing touches on it in Atlanta. But it did not survive the drive down to Perry (I won't name names, but let's just say I wasn't the one driving!). Oh well, it still tasted good. We had a wonderful time visiting with family, and as always, we left Perrydise with kids who were tuckered out from all the partying (and desperately in need of a sugar detox!). Thanks for a great time, Nanna and Pa!

Our Tiny Dancer

This week I had shingles (yes, at 36 years old 👵🏼), and I nearly died. Then Frances had her first dance class yesterday, and I actually died. I’m dead. The little shoes and the baby bun killed me.

Eight Eyes

Everyone says he is a “mini Gus.” But after my visit to the eye doctor, I say he is a mini me.

Girls Day!

Last week we missed the boys. Today we are having too much fun to miss them. Target, Starbucks, and the Nail Salon made for the perfect Girls Day Trifecta!

Back to the Books!

Peter's first day of Pre-K4! He was up at 6AM because he couldn't wait for "his turn" to have sprinkle pancakes and the "First Day of School" song. And he is thrilled to be going to school five days a week now, just like his big brothers. Frances, on the other hand, feels like she's missing her other half. I get it, girl. She was not happy when we got back in the car, and she realized Peter's carseat was empty. We survived the morning with some retail therapy. Peter was all smiles when we picked him up, and as always, very chatty about his first day. He has the same Pre-K4 teachers that Henry and John had, so we know the classroom well. And of course, after school there were warm, chocolate chip cookies waiting at home for him too (and chocolate milk, as he requested).