Nicklaus Smith is Andrew's best friend! He has known him his whole life and they have always played so well together! Bryon, Kim and I often joke about the trouble they will get in when they are teenagers. We live two doors down so it is entirely possible! I put a few of my favorite pictures from over the past couple years on here so everyone can see how big and grown up they are getting! Nicklaus, we hope you have a wonderful birthday and I am so happy that you and Drew are such good friends! You are a super fantastic little boy and we love you!
Drew's 5th Birthday Party (April, 2011)
Baseball (April, 2010)
This is quite possibly my favorite (July, 2009)
Ever since we got back from Huntsville and Space Camp, Drew has been slightly obsessed with space. He was drawing pictures all the time and talking about it all the time. Well, Saturday afternoon he said he really wanted to make a space wall in the playroom. I thought it was a great idea and a great Mommy/Drew project to do together since Jack was going to a birthday sleepover that night. We went to the store and I let him pick out the supplies and for $11.00...wahlah...a space wall! All I did was border the paper, he hung everything else. We finished up the night by watching Spooky Buddies. Thanks for a great date night, Drew! I love you!! xoxo
It was a busy Satuday Morning. We had soccer at 9:00am and baseball at 9:30am & 10:30am. My neighbors Bryon and Kim took Andrew to his 9:30am baseball game (Bryon coaches and Nicklaus plays) which made it a much easier. Jack and I rushed from his soccer game to the baseball fields but missed most of Drew's game. That's why there are no pictures of him playing. Sorry. :( Drew's team won their game and have remained undefeated. They are up again tonight and I'm looking forward to watching him play!
Jack's team won 4-2. Jack scored 3 but did a real great job passing and working with his team. The majority of the kids on Jack's team have never played before so it is really nice to see him help them out on the field. I think I have his amazing coaching staff from last year and the older boys that did that for him when he was younger to thank for that. I was so proud of his sportsmanship! He is really growing as a person! Great job, Jack!! xoxo
Jack's baseball team suffered another hard loss but they were still fun to watch. They play tonight at 5:45pm. 
My Baby is getting so big! Thank you for this picture, Laurie! I love it! You are a fantastic photographer!! xoxo
Today is the first official day of Fall 2011! We love fall! It has changing leaves, Halloween, a Birthday or two, football, apples and PUMPKINS! What is not to love?!?! We decided to bring in fall in style by making acorn snacks for the boys classes. We invited Bumpa & Christy over to help. Bumpa played the role of the supervisor because as Drew pointed out, "Bumpa, you're not doing nothing!" Ahhhh, Drew...all you did was eat the kisses. :)
Finished product
Thank you for all your help Christy (you too, Bumpa)!
Jack suffered a hard loss on Tuesday night but got a great hit to center field. He tried to get to 2nd but got caught in the middle of the bases and ended up getting tagged out! Great job to all the Cardinals! They are back on the field on Saturday at 10:30am.
Drew and the Cubs gained another win on Tuesday! Here is a picture of Drew waiting to run off 2nd! Great job to Andrew and the Cubs. They take the field on Saturday at 9:30am
Jack went to his first NFL game on Sunday. He saw a great game and had some pretty good seats too! He watched the Falcons beat the Eagles and also caught a t-shirt! I was very lucky to get 2 tickets from my boss on Friday afternoon. So I decided to go get Jack a Falcons shirt and put the tickets inside. Jack has been wanting to go to a game forever. To say he was excited was a complete understatement. He said, "Are you and me going, Momma?" and he had that concerned look in his eye. I knew what that look meant, "What about Daddy?" I said, "Those are your tickets Buddy, you take who you want to." I believe there are some things that are meant for a Father and a Son and your first NFL game is one of them. Now that being said, there are things that are meant for Mom, like your first trip to Fenway Park! :) 
Andrew and Nicklaus 
Here is Jack with Nicholas Koukoutsis. They are in the same 2nd grade class and have the same birthday. Although, Jack will tell you that he is 6 hours older...not sure if that is accurate. haha
Jack had his lunch date with Bumpa and Christy for Grandparents Week today! The lunch choice was meatloaf or pb&j and since Jack was not having any part of either, I made his lunch...which also turned out to be a disaster. I think maybe you can tell by the fact that he is eating an ice cream sandwich instead of his regular sandwich. Keep reading and you will see why he didn't want his sandwich...
Ahhhh...nuts! Jack got Andrew's lunch! Sorry about the turkey sandwich, Buddy! We hope Drew enjoyed your ham sandwich. :) 
Last night was Opening Day for Sharpsburg Fall Baseball! Andrew and the rest of the Cubs took the field at 5:30pm while Jack and the Cardinals started at 7:15pm. It was a great night for baseball. The weather is starting to cool off and all the boys played really well. Andrew got a coach pitch hit up the first base line and did a great job! Jack hit it over second base his very first time up to bat (remember this is his first season, he's always been my soccer kid). He hit it off a kid pitch too! I was so proud of both of them! They did a great job! The Cubs won with a score of 18-7 and the Cardinals took home a 8-2 victory! Drew and the Cubs take the field on Saturday afternoon while Jack and the Cardinals will be back in action on Tuesday night! Great job to all the boys on both teams!!!
Brothers and Baseball
They are almost the same size....Love you boys!
It's Grandparents Week at Welch Elementary School and they have a lunch for Grandparents to come to. Drew's was today and Jack's is Friday. They enjoyed a choice of a taco or mini corndogs...mmmmm. I know you're super jealous! ;)
How in the world could we go to Huntsville and NOT go to Space Camp?!?! For those of you that know me well, you know I wanted to go to Space Camp SO BAD when I was a kid. I asked every year for Christmas. As an adult, I have to say when I got there, I was pretty disappointed. I think Space Camp was probably pretty cool in the 80's and may have lost its flair. :) The boys enjoyed themselves which is what matters the most. A quick note to my Dad & Mom...don't worry, I won't ask to go to Space Camp anymore. ;)
Drew the Astronaut
Jack trying to land the shuttle
"Space suits are tough to handle."
Moon Rock!!
Jack, Neil & Andrew are Astronauts
My little Astronauts 
I took the boys to Huntsville, Alabama on Friday so they could see their Dad graduate from Bomb School. Neil is on the Atlanta Police SWAT team and just finished a 6 week bomb certification course. Huntsville is the only bomb school in the country which worked out well because the boys really wanted to go and I was able to take them since it was only 3.5 hours away. As you all know, the boys think he has the coolest job and is the coolest guy ever so they were super excited to see him and to see all the cool stuff they had at the school. He had been gone for 6 weeks so they were super excited to get there. He gave them both a bomb tech pin and coin. Drew is still wearing that pin. Congratulations, Neil! Please be safe, you have 2 little boys that think you hung the moon.
During the ceremony. (Neil is the one wearing the glasses on his head)
And I quote, "So I about closed my ears."
That's alot of boys...
Andres, Jack & Drew tubing
All the kids are on the boat
Drew gets up on the kneeboard!! YES!
Jack got up too!
Andres and Jack
It was a great first week of work for Mom. How did we end it? I picked up my boys at 3:30pm on Friday afternoon and we went on an ice cream date to celebrate early days! After we were done we went to Barnes and Noble and each picked a book! I love you Boys! xoxo
Well, it's official! Drew got his first black eye. He said he ran into a branch which is pretty likely with all the tag and hide and seek that goes on. The funny part...school picture day was the next morning. Stay tuned for those...haha
