Tuesday, July 21, 2015

It's Flying



This summer is flying by

I'm not taking the time to blog so I'll recap
 and will hopefully find time to go in a little more detail later

I've been reminded that school registration online is already open
I'm putting if off until the very last minute because I'm not ready to go bankrupt
I'm also not ready to have my baby start his last year at elementary school
and my oldest start his last year in middle school
Say what!?!?
I'm just not ready for all that stuff
When I became a mom, people told me time would fly but as Junie B. Jones would say,
woweee wow wow
Can't they just stay little so I can read them Junie B. Jones books again?

I saw this picture last week and got teary
This was taken a year ago

This was taken last week
Not the best picture but someone please put a brick on that boys head
I know there will come a day when he won't take a selfie with me so I'm treasuring every picture I get
My heart bursts with love for this boy


TRIP
We took a trip!
I'd like to call it a vacation but I read this and decided it wasn't a vacation, it was a trip
Yes, I finally took a day off work so we could go away over the 4th of July
We went to Wisconsin to spend some time with my brother and his family
My parents were also there at the same time
Great memories made in a few short days
Lake Michigan was COLD but it didn't stop these kids
Our trip wouldn't be complete with out this
Ice cream from Cedar Crest Dairy
Fire works on the 4th
Bro and Sis Coke cans
Oh and I love the seagull photo bombing us 
The Belmont cow
We stop at the cow every time we go to Wisconsin



BASEBALL
The summer ball season is over and it was an exciting year
 Parker's team took 1st place in the championship
This kid struggled to hit all year, he was the youngest and smallest on the team and just didn't have it
Then tournaments started and the switch flipped; the boy hit an in the park homeroom
Where was that all season?
Dad got to help coach the Bridgestone team
I was so proud of him for building the kids back up after the other coach would tear them down
Yes, it was one of those years and we're glad it's behind us


Spencer's team took 2nd place in the championship for their age bracket
Spencer's coach (back left) was fa-nominal and so positive
He wasn't all about winning like a lot of the coaches
Spencer did some catching and pitching and has decided to play fall ball this year



AMELIA
Our princess turned 4 and I forgot her birthday
Oh my goodness, we love this girl and she knows it


WORK
Work has been weird
 I'm so ready for normal what ever that might be
My coworker took a job in a different department July 1st
I've been working extra hours and spent the last week and a half training my new coworker
Later this week I start my new hours of 8-2
Life will be grand!


BIG NEWS
I started making time for ME
Yep, that's the BIG NEWS
My kids are in a million activities,
the hubby bowls
and
I do nothing
So I got frustrated, basically blew a fuse and told them that it was time I took some time out for ME
I signed up for 4, 5k's and 1, 10k
Yes, this is what I consider fun!
The night before a race, we pick up our race packets, have supper and shop for cute race clothing
How much more fun does life get?
We walk/run the race and then treat ourselves to Starbucks or a donut
I have some pretty amazing friends who are weird like me and love doing 5k's so it's great
When mama gets some "me" time, I'm much more enjoyable to be around


Well, that's a recap
We're planning one more trip before school starts
and the boys have a summer bucket list we haven't even got to
I hope the month of August creeps by