A little inspiration is always good...

A good friend of mine sent this to me and I wanted to share. I think it says it perfectly.

Busted Lip...no stitches!

October 3, 2011 "Is this Andrew's Mom? This is the Nurse at Welch Elementary..." Yeah, not a call any Mother wants to get. "Drew had a slight accident and tripped over his own feet and slammed his face on a desk." No stitches were needed and he is fine but apparently there was a good amount of blood but Drew assured me that it was okay because he had on a red shirt and no one knew what it was. What a trooper. He actually tore that piece of skin that connects your gums to your upper lip (go ahead, feel what I'm talking about, I know you are). They can't stitch it, so we just had to control the bleeding. He is doing much better and before you call me horrible for taking his picture during such an ordeal I think you should all know he requested his picture be taken and forwarded to his Dad to show him his "tough lip".

Sports x3...Gotta Love Saturdays!

October 1, 2011

We were running around like crazy on Saturday. We had soccer at 9am and I forgot my phone at home so there are no pictures. Jack scored a goal but his team lost. He played hard and did great. Then we headed to Jack's baseball game, again didn't have my phone and he suffered another tough loss. Later we went to Drew's game where they won and Surprise, I had my phone. Here is a picture of Drew trying to get a piece of that ball. I will get some good soccer pics on Saturday...or at least I will try. :)

Andrew's First Sleepover

September 30, 2011 There he goes...my baby...to his first sleepover. He headed two doors down to Nicklaus' for his birthday party. He had a great time and did great! Thank you, Bryon & Kim for taking such good care of my baby! He says he wants to sleepover again...REAL SOON!! :)

Coweta County Fair

September 30, 2011

Mommy & Jack after Zero Gravity...no one threw up...success!

The fair was in town so we headed to that on Friday night. We had a great time even though Andrew didn't come with us. He was busy at his first sleepover, which you will hear about later. Anyway, we rode rides and played games. Jack won a few prizes including a goldfish...AWESOME. Poor thing has no idea what happens if you are a pet and you move into my house...you usually never make it out alive. Jack named him Phil. I will keep you posted.
Cooper, Jack & Ethan

Peyton & Payton

Two baseball games + two losses = cranky boys

We played two tough games tonight! The Cubs took on the Indians and suffered their first loss of the season while the Cardinals took another beating from the Red Sox. The boys were not pleased. Here are a few pre-game pictures since they were having no part of the camera when it was all over! They both go back at it on Saturday! Good luck, Boys!

Happy Birthday Nicklaus Smith!!

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)

Andrew's got the space bug...

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

Soccer, Baseball, Baseball...All by Noon!

September 24, 2011It 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.

Mommy & Drew

My Baby is getting so big! Thank you for this picture, Laurie! I love it! You are a fantastic photographer!! xoxo

First Day of Fall

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)!
We love you!! xoxo
Happy Fall Everyone!

Tuesday Night Baseball

September 19, 2011Jack 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

Great job Jack & Andrew! xoxo

Jack was ready for some football!!

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! :)

Second win for the Cubs!!

September 17, 2011Andrew and Nicklaus
It was another great game for the Sharpsburg Cubs on Saturday. Andrew got another hit and took off so hard and fast that he tripped running up the first base line. He got up and made it. Way to go, Drew!
The Cubs are up again on Tuesday!

Soccer Season Kicks Off

September 17, 2011

Jack had his first game on Saturday. His team suffered a tough 5-2 loss.

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

Nick was one of the many boys that were at Lake Lanier on Labor Day weekend and we all had a great time. Back to soccer, Jack tried to score on Nick several times and Nick stopped it every single time. Jack ended up scoring 2 goals while Nick had 3. Nick was the player of the game! Way to go, Nick! You did a great job!!

Grandparents Lunch take 2!

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. :)

Big Wins for the Cubs and Cardinals

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!
xoxo

Grandparents

Since I just talked about my Dad and Christy in a Grandparents Lunch post I think it's important to recognize the Grandparents that don't live here (but are just as important) since it is Grandparents Week at school.

Mom, Grammie & Grampa Walker, Nana Dodge, and Memere & Grandpa Welch-

Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do for both Jack & Andrew. They are growing up to be amazing little boys and I can see a little bit of all of you in them. They are lucky to have so many people that care about them. Happy Grandparents Week!

Grandparents Lunch with Andrew

Kindergarten Lunch 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! ;)
Thank you, Dad and Christy for being such amazing grandparents and parents. You bring so much to our lives and we are blessed and lucky to have you both. We love you!! xoxo

SPACE CAMP

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

Daddy graduates from Bomb School

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)

My sweet southern boy...

And I quote, "So I about closed my ears."
Jack had to write a short story using his spelling words for homework last night...guess he's writing it southern style...lol

Labor Day Weekend at Lake Lanier

(Drew, Ethan, Lucas, Jack, Peyton, Cooper, Nick, Regan, Andres & Valerie)

We headed to Lake Lanier this weekend to meet up with the Naquin Family like we did last year! We had a great time fishing, swimming, tubing, kneeboarding...you name it, we did it! We headed up Saturday and stayed the night and were joined by others for the day on Sunday! Everyone had a really great time and we even avoided the rain!
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