Fall Favorites

September flew by... it was full of sports... like a blur of baseball and football games nonstop! But we had a blast and Blake might've found a new favorite sport with football! 

And apparently there is a National Son and Daughter Day?! Sign me up! 

National Sons Day…Buddy, you are the most caring and kind and sweet kid. You also talk a million miles an hour and have so much energy. You love so hard and you always want to make people laugh. I love you a million times over and you are my best little buddy forever. Keep being YOU! Happy National Sons Day to my one and only.

Oh sweet girl… if only you knew how long I have prayed for you. I love you fiercely and hope that you know that every single day. You are mighty, you are smart, you are of course adorable… and I know you will move mountains one day. You are adored by our little family in so many ways. Happy first National Daughters Day, baby girl.

Kinsley 5 Months

Happy 5 months (yesterday) to my favorite little mermaid! Kinsley loves her brother and doggies. She thinks they are so funny and they can usually make her laugh on demand. She is also trying her best to crawl- she doesn’t want to miss any of the action! It won’t be long! We love you sweet girl. You are the happiest baby!

Family Pool Time

 Summer is fading fast...sadly! We got one last family pool day in with my dad and Heather. We had a blast soaking up the last of the warm sunshine and water fun. Kinsley even took a dip in the pool with Joyner! 

Making Lemonade Out of Life

 Blake learned about economics in 4th grade - the good ole' supply and demand lesson. Since then he has been begging to do a lemonade stand so that he can make some money. We finally gave in and set him up in the neighborhood one Saturday. Blake had big plans about how he was going to make a ton of money off his lemonade stand. Naturally, I had to talk to him realistically - prepping him for the reality that he might only make $10-$20 on a good day. That little stinker made almost $100 on his one day of the lemonade stand - in which he then looked at me all smug like "told ya so!" Ugh! He had people stopping by and buying lemonade and donating money and everything. I was so impressed and he had the best time doing it! Kinsley even wore her lemonde outfit in support and she loved seeing all the visitors. :) Blake might be a great salesman after all! 

Back 2 School

 We are back to school this week! I am on my 11th and 12th year of teaching....ugh. But more importantly, Blake is starting the 4th grade!!! How is that possible?!!! Look how big he looks! 

We are hoping this is somewhat of a normal "post pandemic" (kind of) year! The kids still have to wear masks to school BUT they are actually in school this year! Yay! This is also a big year because Blake will be riding the bus for the first time. The bus stops right in front of our house in the neighborhood. He is sooooo excited. He will also be in Mrs. Bendel's class this year with one of his buddies from last year, Benson. We can't wait to see what this year brings... and we hope that they can actually stay in school all year this year! Haha. 

Of course we had to take the traditional first day of school pic and his 2030 graduation year pic! 

Art Museum

 We decided to be a little artsy fartsy (if you know Blake and Joyner you get that last party) today. We explored the NC Art Museum. They have a beautiful trail that goes around the outside with large art sculptures and pieces to look at. We had a little fun with it all! It was so fun to enjoy the beautiful day and also do something a little out of the normal. 

Kinsley 4 Months

 Our Little Mermaid is 4 months old today!! She is such an amazing little girl, she's so happy even after getting her shots today!! She weighs in at 13 pounds and 8 ounces and stands 25.5 inches tall! She's growing so quick!