Those boots were made for walking....

Easton did something to my computer and it won't connect with our Internet signal somehow- you can tell how technical that sounded- so I've been using my phone to check everything, and then Heath rigged some sort of Ethernet cable up for me. I actually thought he had tried to say Internet and mispronounced it, and then I felt stupid when it actually is called Ethernet. Oh well, always something new to learn. The whole point of this paragraph is to share that I haven't been able to blog in a few days, and we've done a lot to try and get it in before school starts THIS Friday. Sigh.

Monday we went swimming with Brittany and her kids...and the ones she was baby-sitting. Needless to say, the 6 noisy children scared away all the tanning beauties at the sides of the pool. Sorry ladies. It was Easton's first time with a Puddle Jumper on and I'm still not sure if I like it or not. His feet kept floating up underneath him, and he would either be face down or flat on his back. Either way he went, he didn't dig it and did more time screaming than swimming, so he stayed mainly by the steps.

Tuesday was open house at school and Cory met his 3rd grade teacher. I don't even like typing that. Yuck-3rd grade. Why does that sound so old? We bought his school supplies that afternoon and he melted with my heart with his excited comment, "Mom, can we organize this when we get home?" Oh yes, child of mine. He happily organized all his supplies and his backpack is ready to go, waiting by his door.

I got my free bowling tickets from kidsbowlfree.com and we bowled too. NOT easy with Easton, he is still just so all over the place. I'm jealous of mothers' whose children sit still. No way could I have gotten a picture of him so I tried to take this tiny video snippet with my phone. It's totally cute- and sideways, with no sound. Like I said, I'm not very technical, and I still can't manage to get it uploaded so if you really want to see it, I'll have to email it to you. It's worth the 15 seconds. :)

But here's a cute pic to make up for it:

 

Love those two together. I can't wait for school to start so we can get back on routine, and I dread it too. I know East will miss Cory.

Football evals were this week! I have no idea how Cory did as I purposely didn't watch. He gets way too worried about what I think, so I just followed Easton around the field.

Pittards came today too, my boys loved the company and everyone played so well together! I did wonder how many dishes Jeni does a day though.....!!! Luckily the rain held off so we could get some outside time in. Kaity was in our SS class until they switched service times and I looooove her!!

 

 

We have officially 1 more day until school starts and I'm trying to cram in more things tomorrow, it's part of my denial. I can't accept that Cory's summer is over. On a brighter note, our beach trip is just around the corner!

 

 

Keep Calm and Study On

No post this week, studying for finals! You know- that thing those smart people took BEFORE they had children. :)

I'm rockin' the quick throw-your-hair-up-in-a-bun-because-you-haven't-washed-it-in-three-days-and-a-pony-tail-just-won't-cut-it look . And thanks to the 9 hours of sleep I've had in 3 days, it's starting to look....cute?

You can pray for me!

Oh, Wednesday's the day. Pray for me on Wednesday. Thanks!

Well, no, I take it back. You can pray for my family now, ba ha ha!

Fro-Yo.....Yo!

Got to go to Swirlee's with one of my besties, Cassie, to try out all the flavors of yogurt I could stand! They had like 9 or 12 different flavor to chose from and TONS of toppings. Heath was out of town for work, so it was just us girls and my boys.

 

 

 

 

Look at us with our healthy waters.

How he sits still.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was yummy and for all 3 of us to eat, it was under $5, which I was told is cheaper than other places?


It's been SO rainy lately that I haven't taken the boys outside much and you can tell when it comes to naptime/bedtime. Neither one really wanted to sleep! Cory goes to bed at 8, and I could hear him talking in his bed until 10 or 10:30pm! They really do NEED to get their energy out so we packed up one morning and drove to the local park. I didn't want to go far since it was supposed to rain (and it did), but I just let them dress in play clothes and stripped them down before they got in my car to come home. Easton finally took a good nap, and Cory actually had friends come by that afternoon, so there were no complaints at bedtime, and no lying awake in bed until 10pm.

Tuesday we decided to try the $1.00 movies with Easton. I figured if he couldn't handle it, we could leave and a buck wouldn't hurt me too bad. :) Easton is one of those that is slow-to-warm-up and sure enough he cried once we sat down in the theater. (He does it at the beginning of Mommy and Me too, EVERY TIME). I just don't think he understood what was going on and he wanted to get up and run around. Finally once the movie started he got what we were doing and sat in my lap the whole movie. It was the sweetest thing, I never get those kinds of cuddles anymore. It could have been was because it was loud and scared him slightly, but I'll still take 'em! Hannah and Josh met us there and he didn't even notice them for the first 30 minutes. Finally he saw Hannah and smiled and asked, "Baby Cade?" Alas, Baby Cade couldn't join us for that adventure. Cory watched Harry Potter with my brother, who also met us up there, and Cory was happy to watch a big kid movie with his cool Uncle. Love you Daniel!

Easton never cracked a smile, or laugh, throughout the entire movie. He sat there stone-faced in my lap and never made a peep. I was shocked, this is the kid who can't sit still, and it just made me laugh to watch him so serious. I still think the whole experience kind of freaked him out, and I know it exhausted him, b/c he came home and took a 3 hour nap after lunch- best dollar I ever spent!!!!

Just 2 more weeks until school starts, ahhh!!! Trying to hang onto summer with a death grip, and get some more time in with Cory until he starts at the Academy, and we're back to getting up at 6:15am, yuck!

Seagraves Summer Camp

I can't say enough good things about the Seagraves' family. If you know them, you know how awesome they are, and you're blessed to have them in your life. Last year the Seagraves' started their first year of a week long, day-camp at their house. Cory was at his Nana's that year and couldn't make it, so this summer I made sure not to schedule anything around him attending. I knew he would love it! He has never really spent time on a farm so this was going to be a new experience for him. The theme for the week was "Life is good," it ran days only, from 9am-3pm, and they had different activities planned throughout the week. Tuesday was Cowboy Day, Wednesday was Water Day (and a mud fight), and Friday was Parent Day, where parents came from 2-3pm to see all they had been working on throughout the week. He was told to wear clothes that could get dirty and bring a good attitude.

We weren't sure how many of the other kids he would know and I was kind of nervous for him, but once he opened the car door on that first day he saw friends he knew from church and took off. He actually never even came back to hug me bye, he was having too much fun. Easton was dying to play too. He was running circles in the driveway trying to dart in the house and pretty much grab anything stationary so he could stay. He kept saying, "E-ton play, E-ton play," and screamed when I buckled him back in the car.

After Easton's nap we headed back to pick Cory up. He was sitting on top of a hay bale when I pulled in, waving and calling my name, it was precious. He talked ninety miles an hour in the car telling me about his first day: what he ate for snack, about Bible time, how nice Ms. Macy is, how he's not in Ms. Landis' crew but that's okay, how he cleaned a cow and shoveled poop (I can't even believe it), the jar he made, the mud fight that was coming up, and all the games they played. He was so pumped about his time there and once we got home, he got everything ready for the next day and put it by the door.

The whole group eating lunch outside.

 

 

 

 

He ate two dinners that night (I dread the teenage years), and crashed about 7:30pm- WAY early for him. He slept all night though and I had to wake him the next morning. Macy worked 'em! :)

 

 

Day 2: Cowboy Day! I tried to find some cowboy boots for him to wear, but for some strange reason, no one sells them in the GA summer? Weird....He wore his gun holster complete with his gun, his cowboy hat, and some sort of bandana thing around his face.

 

 

 

 

Such a serious face! They had their morning devotional time, played some cowgirl/cowboy games, went on a nature walk (complete with a pet cricket), washed & fed the cows, learned about goats, and I'm sure tons of others things he didn't even mention. He did make sure to mention the snack for that day- homemade ice cream w/chocolate syrup- yum!

 

 

 

 

Day 3- Water Day! This was when the weather man claimed rain for the next 5 days and I was a little worried it might cancel, but true to her word, I got a text from Macy that morning reminding us it was water/mud fight day and to wear old clothes. This was Cory's favorite day yet.

 

 

 

 

Day 5- The 4th was a family day, and camp started again right on time Friday morning. Heath was off work so he was able to ride with us in the morning and come to the parent time from 2-3pm at the close of camp that day. We were shown a slideshow of all the moments they had captured on film that week, there was a delicious snack and refreshment table, all the kids showed their parents what they'd been working on all week, and then they recited their memory verse, Romans 8:28.

 

 









 

 

They had a busy week indeed! Mr. Josh shared with the kids why he loves being a first responder and fire fighter. Mrs. Laura guided them in molding clay pots and taught about the importance of dirt and clay. She talked about how clay is used to mold and shape, and in the same way, God molds and shapes your life as much as you will allow him. (Isaiah 64:8) The Seagraves live on over 90 acres of land and show cows, and taught Cory how important it is to appreciate farmers and ranchers who work to bring you food.

 

I so appreciate all the hard work that went into this preparation for the week of camp! I know Cory loved it, and I could relax knowing he was in awesome hands during the day. Thank you to everyone for the week of fun and for loving on all the kids. Thank you Macy for directing the week, and organizing everything! I've appreciated every detail of hard work and planning you did to make this week fun. You're an amazing young woman and I'm glad I got to know you a little better this week!