CHOOT EM

I am just going to start out by saying that you never know what you will do for your children.  In this case it meant Matt not playing Friday golf, getting in carpool at 2:15 to be the first in line for 3:00 dismisal and standing in line for an hour just so the boys could see Jacob and Troy (you know Jacob and Troy right)?  If you don't they are from the tv show Swamp People.  If you can not find Matt and Cal at night at our house it is because they are watching Swamp People (Matt even records them).

Matt found out that they would be at BuckMasters over the weekend.  He called to find out more information and the lady he spoke with said for us to be there at 3 for the 3-6 meet and greet.  We were there a few minutes after 3 and Matt's mom and I waited in line for almost an hour then the boys jumped in line with us.  Good thing we went on Friday because a friend tried to take her boys on Saturday for the 9-11 signing and it was already over a 2 hour wait at 9 when they got there.

The boys had a shirt and a photo signed

4 very excited Bennett's

Brady wanted his picture taken with this deer

The boys autographed shirts and phots

10 on 10- 1st Day of 1st Grade

It just so happens that 10 on 10 was Cal's first day of school.  10 on 10 is the picture taking game where you take a picture for 10 hours of your day.

6:45

Having an orange juice pop with his breakfast.  For some reason before bed last night he wanted to make a homemade juice pop.  Whatever it takes to wake up on the first day of school.

7:45

Heading into Mrs. McNelley's classroom.

Sitting at his desk next to his friend Harrison J. and a little girl named Anna.

8:45

Brady having a melt down because his ligth up tennis shoes are too small and Cal was not home to play Wii with him.  Realized not long after this that he was too tired to eat at 6:45 this morning.  He went with Matt to work while I took Cal to school, so I asked if a biscuit would help.

9:45

So I ordered him a sausage biscuit and a coke.  Now he was ready to start the day.

10:45

We did go by the shoe store to see if they had light up shoes in his size.  We also found these cute mini pillow pets.  Brady picked out the puppy and picked Cal out a the gator.

11:45

Cal only had to go until 11:30 today, so I picked him up then we met Matt for lunch at Jason's Deli.  He always gets the salad bar.  I forgot to take the picture before he ate, so I took one after.  This is the last time I have control over what he has to eat for lunch.  He will start eating in the lunchroom tomorrow and we are not allowed to send a packed lunch.  Mind you they eat at 10:45. 

12:45

We went to the bookstore after lunch.  Cal likes to look at the comics.

1:45

Getting a little fresh air

2:45

An afternoon treat with our friends who start back to school tomorrow.

California Yogurt Craze

3:45

We ended the day at the playground.  That is Cal at the bottom, but Brady's feet you see.





Atlanta in July

We went to Atlanta back on July 15th for 5 days.  Mom's birthday would have been on the 16th and for the past 2 years Kristy and I have met back in Atlanta for her birthday.  We also celebrate mine and Bob's birthday too.  We mixed in some fun with more cleaning out of mom and dad's house.  Of course we always eat well while we are there too.

The husbands left on Sunday, so Kristy and I decided to take the children to see Dot Dot and then go up to mom and dad's cabin.  The cabin is up for sale, but while it is still ours, we might as well use it.  Here is my sweet grandmother with the boys and I and Kristy and Kendall.

These are the first 2 of 15 deer we saw while at Big Canoe.  We normally see maybe 2 a day, but they were all over the place this day.

Morgan, Kendall, Cal and Brady in line for the rock-slide.

This is at the bottom

Paddle boats

Swimming

Cal trying to figure out how Morgan can go upside down on the swing

Trees and mountain air are always refreshing

Of course the boys found some sticks before we left

As for Brady, you can't tell, but he does not have on shorts because I did not bring him kacki shorts or exercise shorts (like I did Cal).  It appears that all Cal wore at age 4 was little gingham and "cute" plaid shorts.  Brady is having no part of it (I had to go to Target while in GA to buy more exercise shorts and kacki shorts).  So his choice was no shorts or the cute yellow searsucker shorts I brought him to wear.  As you can see he picked no shorts.