Soccer Practice

Jake started soccer this fall. He and his friend Matty are playing in an instructional league. They are just learning the basics...no games yet. Last Sunday we all went off to the soccer fields for our very first athletic event. Jake waited patiently in line for his official jersey. Then they all ran for soccer balls. That was funny!


The boys learned to dribble across the field and I have to say Jake was much better than I thought. He did kind of criss-crossed the field but he kept the ball in front of him and kept going. I guess he knew what he was doing.


We will see how next week goes.

Kimsey Grace Turns 1

Two weekends ago we went to Hartwell for Kimsey Grace's first birthday party. Jake and Julianna had so much fun! There was a waterslide and snacks and of course cake. Lots of other kids came to play too. Jake ran around and got in and out of the pool.


Kimsey Grace cried when Anna brought the cake out but after tasting a little icing she calmed down and realized what she was getting. She was too cute!


We had a great time! Can't wait to go back again soon!

Jake's 1st Day of School

Today Jake went to his first day of school. He is in his second year at Smyrna 1st UMC preschool and is a Chimp this year. We have been talking all summer about his teachers Ms. Susan and Ms. Debbie. All week he has been so excited to go to school. Then this morning Brian said its a school day and he said "I'm not going!"


So I prepared myself for tears and screams when he got out. But he hopped out of the car and said "Bye Mommy." When I picked him up he was all smiles and said he had such a great day in chimp class. He said he made new friends and sat by Alaina but Jack wasn't there...which is odd since I saw his mom in the carpool line. Jake might need a refresher on names.

Aunt Carla's Wedding

This weekend we drove to Sandersville for Aunt Carla's wedding. What an event for my crew. Brian had duties in the wedding. So I was in charge of my two kids...which on a normal day is fine.



Well Jake wasn't feeling well and got sick. After washing his clothes and getting dressed for the second time, we went outside for the ceremony. They were pretty good until Brian started walking his grandmother in and they started getting antsy. Then he started walking his mom followed by Chuck down the aisle and Julianna screamed "HEY PAPA!!!" It was cute but Jake followed it up with "this party is OVER!" And so I hightailed it inside and watched the ceremony from the porch. But such is life with two kids. What I saw of the wedding was beautiful and I got a few pictures before the ceremony.

Summer Fun

Summer is winding down and I haven't posted in a while. Julianna started her PMO program at our church last week. Jake has a couple weeks before he starts so we have been doing fun stuff. Today we went to the zoo, just the two of us. We rode the train and carousel and saw lots of animals. I told him on the way out "Jake, I had so much fun with you today." He replied "Sure you did Mommy." It was too cute!


We have had lots of visitors the past month. Nana and Papa came to see us. Brian hooked up the sprinkler and the kids had a ball. Julianna had her first BIG donut too. I guess I usually just give her munchkins. Needless to say she loved it. I took video of her eating it. She was so funny licking her fingers but of course wouldn't do it for the camera. I put two new videos up on the You Tube site so check that out.


My mom came to visit last weekend. We had a big weekend of fun. We went to Brendan's birthday party and Jake and Julianna had the best time! They had a scavenger hunt and an obstacle course. They even went with the Spy theme and had the kids fingerprinted. It was great.


So the busy summer is coming to a close and I am sure an even busier fall will be starting. Hope you all had a great summer and check back for more updates!