First week of school!

I can't believe we have almost completed the first week of school! The boys were so excited to start back. I walked them in the first day and I accomplished embarrassing Alex. Way to go Mom!! I didn't mean to though. Chris was a little uneasy but when I picked them up he told me he had a good day and made a new friend. I was so happy. Chris is now wearing glasses and he wasn't sure about them. He was afraid of getting made fun of but today he told me he was going to wear them all the time, not just to read or watch television. He has also made two more new friends and one is a girl that he smiled about. Whoa...Chris has never really noticed girls before except for just a friend but she has showed him that she likes him. She drew him a picture of them holding hands...too funny!!
We haven't had any homework this week so I guess we need to watch out for next week.

Boys last week of summer!

The boys are excited about school starting again. They miss their friends and I think we are all ready to get back on schedule. They have had a great summer of swimming, beach, and mountains...what more could you ask for. They were able to spend this summer with Nanny and Paw and a week at Grandmommy's! The week at grandmommy's Alex wrecked the golf cart and one of the 4wheeler's. He ran into a tree with both. Needless to say, he will be restricted from those for awhile. They have been fishing with Paw and Grandaddy this summer. Grandaddy took all 4 of the grandboys to the lake in Alex City where they fished, swam and went tubing. When Grandaddy brought them home...he was totally worn out! He took them by himself!! They have had a great summer...but it is time for school once again.

I wonder what this year will have in store for us. Alex has Mrs. Shiflett again this year and he will have the same exact class he had in second grade. Mrs. Shiflett moved from 2nd to 3rd and she will have her same class as last year. Alex is excited because he will be in the same classroom as his friends Sam, Gavin and Simeon...his best buds! Chris will also be in Mrs. Young's room again. She did not move up, Chris is repeating the 1st grade again. I wanted to hold him back because I thought it would help him more. He is excited about meeting new friends and doing an even better job this year. Our outlook is good :)

Stone Mountain

Alex and Chris at Stone Mountain for Alex's 9th Birthday. We had a blast! We took the ride up to the top of the mountain then we walked down it. The boys were tired! They loved playing on the rocks and jumping around on them. The lazer show was awesome! Alex said he would remember this day for the rest of his life.

Last week of summer!

Well, the boys are excited to be going back to school. I really can't believe they said that! I am ready so we can get back on schedule. We have had a great summer. We starting it with leaving for the beach the day the boys got out of school. We went to Panama City Beach and had a great time. The boys loved the ocean! I could not keep them out of it! The ocean was beautiful while we were there and I am so glad. Nanny and Amber went with us and they had fun too!

The boys and I took the Pirate Cruise while we were there and they had so much fun on it. They found lost treasure and helped to pull it out of the water. They had to scrub the decks and work on the ship to earn their prices. We picked up some Pirate swords, rings and money while we were there.