Early Celebrations

Since the kids birthdays are during the summer, we have to celebrate them early at school!  This year they wanted me to paint the rock . . . so while Savannah was at drama practice, Preston and I did the best we could.  Thankfully it didn't have to be perfect (or pretty) to make them happy. :)

 Preston was also able to celebrate Father's Day early with the first graders at Doughnuts for Dad.  They sang a few songs and had doughnuts of course. :)

 Here is his portrait of Dave

And this is the best . . . check out what he wrote!

1st Grade Field Day

Today was finally the day Preston got to have field day!  It was rained out last week, but today the weather was great.  As it turned out, I was asked to sub AGAIN for a teacher on field day so it was another interesting experience.  However, it freed me from having to man a station and I was able to just chill with the teachers and take a few pictures of Preston too.

The tug of war was hilarious!  They played hard and almost beat the parents helping with the station.

The kids rotated through 8 different stations during the morning before enjoying their Papa Johns lunch.  They all had a fabulous time and were super hot and sweaty when we returned to school.

More Memorial Day Madness

Our long weekend fun continued with a block party Sunday afternoon . . which led into a huge slip n slide party in the Conroy's back yard afterwards.  Although it was sad to know this was the last block party with the Miller family, it was still a blast!

Crazy kids before changing into their swimsuits

The sliding lasted until well after 9pm, at which point Preston brought himself home and said he was exhausted!  HA!  When does that happen?!?  The grown ups were still sitting in the cul-de-sac chatting, but shortly after that we cleaned up and headed inside.  I realized we still hadn't been for a walk so Dave was kind enough to go for a walk with me after 10pm!

Thankfully the kids slept in a bit Monday morning, but they still woke up tired.  After Dave and I both got a good work out in we packed lunches and headed to the Y pool for the morning.

It was slammed, but that didn't stop these kids from having a super fun time.  There were even several neighbors that showed up, so it was like a block party continued!

 The Y was having giveaways and games at every pool break, so Dave and Preston competed in the newlywed game, family style.  They would have won the entire thing if the last question hadn't been double points and the didn't get it right. ;(  I mean how could Dave not know that Preston's dream place to go was Chile??  He put Disney World and they lost the game by 10 pts.

It was still a super fun morning . . and would you believe after several hours at the pool we got home and these two went back to do more slip n sliding?!  My cut off was 5pm for everyone to be in the house and showered.  So once we were all clean we enjoyed a nice BBQ dinner complete with macaroni and cheese and corn on the cob.

Everyone had early bedtimes and we called it a wrap on this wonderfully long weekend.

Memorial Day Fun Continues

After a long run and a few chores were completed, we decided to brave the heat and head to try out a
new mini golf place.  It was HOT, but *most* of us had a great time.  Thankfully they had misters along the course to cool us off, but the heat and tricky course was a bit much for one little guy, who all but had a melt down on the 12th hole.
 

 And Savannah wonders why she didn't do so well??  This was her actual position to putt the ball.  Anyway, after Dave clearly beat us all, we left to do a few errands before delivering Savannah to a birthday party.  She was thrilled to attend a pool party that will end with pizza, splatter painting, and s'mores!  Preston was bummed that he didn't have anything fun to do . . . but thankfully, as we were pulling into the driveway Mr. Conroy came over and invited Preston for some slip n slide fun.  He was literally bouncing up and down begging to go.

 Let's just say he and Dave have been there for over an hour and at least one little guy is having a blast!  What I love most (well other than a completely quiet house) is that when I went for pictures there were at least 5 boys and a girl gathered to slide.  They are covered head to toe in shampoo and body soap, but the laughter coming from their backyard is just priceless.  Our neighborhood rocks!

Memorial Weekend Fun ~ Knights Baseball Uptown

It all started when we got a postcard in the mail for free club tickets to a Knights baseball game of our choice . . . but we opted to turn it into a family event and bought two extra tickets to enjoy a Friday night game.  We met Dave at Chick fil A for dinner before heading uptown for the game and had plenty of time so we weren't rushed to get there and find our seats.  The weather was absolutely perfect and our seats were in the shade, which was even better!  I have to say that attending a baseball game with great seats (close proximity to field AND in the shade) makes all of the difference.

It was a super fun night, but unfortunately the Knights lost big time!  By 9:40ish we were all getting tired and Savannah decided it wasn't worth sticking out 2 more innings to see fireworks, so we headed home early.

Preston needed a potty break so Dave and the kids went to check out our club access . . . and found a photo booth along the way. :)

It was a fun way to spend a Friday night and kick off the Memorial Day weekend.  I was reminded once again how blessed we are to live in a city where we have access to such wonderful events close to home . . . and how awesome is the view too?!

Tuesday . . Terrific and Terrible

I awoke this morning to find this precious terrific sight . . . both kids reading books in Savannah's room!  I love that Preston strives to be like his big sister.  And I'm thankful she is teaching him good habits, for the most part!

Shortly after big sister left for school, Preston and I left for the orthodontist.  I have to say that up until today it's been all fun and games each time we visited Dr. Coleman.  But today it got real!  This poor guy has been a trooper, but the appliance (our alternative to months of phase one braces) is much larger than I imagined.  He's learning to talk and eat with this massive thing glued in his mouth, but we're praying that it doesn't have to stay in for long.  It could just be a matter of weeks before his tooth is corrected and they can take it out.

Y Guides Princess Style Camp Rockmont

This weekend Dave and Savannah ventured off to their Y Guides longhouse in the mountains.  This time they went to Camp Rockmont.   Apparently the daddy daughter duo had such a grand time that only two pictures were taken. :)  They had lots of fun doing activities in the water including stand up paddle boarding.  Thankfully the weather on Saturday was awesome, because when they woke up Sunday morning it was pouring rain so they packed up and came home right away.

I'm reminded again just how thankful I am that Dave takes so much time to invest in both of our kiddos, one-on-one.  Plus it gives me a chance to enjoy the other child at home!  It's a win-win and I don't even have to leave Charlotte. :)