Fall Soccer...Are You Kidding Me?

For those of you that live or grew up in the north know what fall soccer means...FALL! It means brisk air, leaves changing, possibility of sweaters, etc. Georgia is a completely different story. I'm 104% sure that it was 962 degrees outside today. The first two pictures say it all. The first one, Drew was resting on Barry and the second one, Jack had to sit and take a rest. Gosh, was it hot!! The good news is Taylor's soccer team won the game 3-0 and have to play again tomorrow. The third picture is of the kids coming off the field during free play at halftime. The last and most important one is of Jack & Payton chowing down at Moe's. Now before you ask if we eat there all the time...yes, we do. I really need to learn how to cook! ;)

Next we came home and Drew took a nap and I tried to clean the house. I was somewhat successful so that's exciting! When Drew woke up we hit the trampoline in full force for a couple hours and then hit the grocery store. The boys are now all tucked in and dreaming about the trip to the zoo tomorrow.

p.s. Scooby Doo Meets Batman was the pick for Friday night movie night. ;)

HFMD Foils the Plans...

Well, as we get ready to head into a long weekend I am left with trying to figure out what we are going to do. Well, except for tonight. Friday night seems to be the one constant in our lives. Friday night is movie night. I pick the boys up, we head to Blockbuster where we all pick out our own movie (Jack normally picks Scooby Doo and after explaining to Drew that we don't need to rent Polar Express because we have it at home, Jack convinces him to also get a Scooby Doo movie...he's kind of a manipulator. haha) and then the boys pick what they want for dinner (usually Moe's...shocking! haha) and we head home. We watch one of the movies while eating our dinner picnic style on the living room floor and then we watch the other movie in Mommy's bed. Once they are asleep around 9pm (remember, its a weekend) Mommy gets to watch her movie. I watched Definitely, Maybe last week and I highly recommend it if you haven't seen it. So what are we going to do with the rest of the weekend? As some of you might know I was planning on taking the boys away for the long weekend, but Dr Roberts suggested we stay around town since Drew still might not be back to himself fully. So that means no trip to Nashville to see Thomas the Train or to Myrtle Beach to visit the cousins. So, what are we going to do? I promised Jack a fun weekend and as anyone that has or has had a 4, almost 5 year old knows, THEY REMEMBER EVERYTHING! Well, I have decided that tomorrow we will go to Taylor's soccer game at noon. For those who don't know, Taylor is our neighbor and Payton's older sister. Both the boys love soccer and the Handley family so it's a win-win for all. :) Sunday might be a day at the Zoo. Jack said he wanted to go to the Zoo a few weeks back, so that might be a nice surprise for them. Lets just hope the weather stays nice. So, that is the plan as of now. I will let you know what really happened as the weekend progresses.

The Word is Out!

Well, I just sent an email out about the start of Jack & Andrew's Blog, so I thought I would put an update about Drew on here. He seems to be feeling better or perhaps a little delirious? You be the judge...

Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease (HFMD) hits The View!!

HFMD is here in full effect! Andrew had a 102.5 fever over the weekend that kept coming and going, but he had no other signs. That is, until today. I put his shoes on for school this morning and I noticed about 4 spots on the top of his foot, but thought they might be bug bites or something. Anyway, I dropped them off at 8am and got to work at 9:30am (a different story for a different day...damn rain) for a meeting and got a call from school at 10:15am to tell me that Drew's hands and feet were covered in spots. What? How is that possible? How long was I stuck in traffic? Anyway, I packed it up and headed home to get him, to indeed find his hands and feet covered. So...here are some pictures of Drew, the spotted boy. He has them in his throat too, so he felt like he wanted to try to show you in one of the pictures. The good news for Drew is he has the week off. No school until next Tuesday.

Those Darn Neighbors!!

So as some of you may know, Jack and Drew want a puppy! BAD! I mean Jack talks about "Otis" all the time. A little background on "Otis"...He's a Pug, well the Otis in the movie is a pug so that is why Jack wants a Pug now (thank you Bumpa & Christy for introducing that movie, maybe "Otis" can come stay at your house). Anyway, I do not want a pug for the simple fact that they shed horrible and that would make me mental. I'm toying with the idea of a Puggle (beagle & Pug mix) but we'll see. It depends on the day. Anyway, back to the reason I titled this blog, "Those darn neighbors"...Payton got a new puppy today, named Lilly and the pressure is on! So thank you, Barry and Laurie for buying Payton a puppy. I really appreciate it! :) haha

The First Day Of School In Case You Missed it

Here are a few pictures of the first day of school in case you missed it.

My First Blog & PetSmart is not a smart idea

Well, here I go...
I thought that I would try this blog thing since all of my family and a lot of my friends live away. I'm hoping this will help to keep everyone in touch with the daily lives of Jack & Andrew. So let me start with today. Today, we ventured out to the pet store in search of a pet (now I knew the whole time it would be a fish, but kids can dream, right?) ;) Anyway, we go in the store and check out the puppies, the kittens, the mice and finally over to the fish. I have to convince Jack that fish in their room on their bedside table would be awesome and the light on top would be really cool when they go to bed. So, he gets all excited and Drew runs over to pick "his fish" and the PetSmart lady or should I call her squasher of dreams, tells me, "you know you need to set up the tank and let it sit for 48 hours before fish can go in it." WHAT?! Are you kidding me? To that I simply respond, "ah, are you sure?" Anyway, to make a long story short, Jack, Drew and I ended up leaving the store very upset and Mommy decided the only way to make up for it was a trip to Moe's...Welcome to Moe's. Anyway, another nomination for Mother of the Year ruined!