Mac-End of School Party

Mac's last day of school was last Tuesday. He was happy for the day to come until the next day when "Bubba gets to go to school". JL would trade places with Mac any day. Mac loves school and JL not so much. Anyway, Mac is done and he is sad~We had a fabulous year (2 year old class)and wonderful teachers.  We love Ms. Mandy and Ms. Michelle.

Super Soaker

Two weekends ago we went to Spartanburg for Sam and Hudson's joint birthday party. Grandma and Grandpa were in town too, so we got to hang out with them. Sorry no pictures-I must do better. They surprised the 4 boys with Super Soaker water guns and they loved them. Here is an action shot of the boys. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for the water guns!

Blood Mountain

We went to Blood Mountain (1 1/2 hours from home) a couple of weekends ago during out air conditioner outage (we had to replace the unit) and had a fabulous time! The boys were in heaven and want to go back soon! Next time, we are going camping in our tent. We found some awesome places to set up a tent in the National Forest. We had so much fun as a family on this outing!

Summer To Do List

Go for walks, Make home-made ice cream, Wash the cars and get wet, Go to the movies, Go camping, Go to Myrtle Beach, Camp out in the backyard, Go to Nettie's House for swim lessons, Have sleep overs, Go to the pool for movie nights, Go to Suwanee Park and play in the fountains, Water park in Gainesville, Try some new recipes, Go to Chuck E Cheese, Attend VBS, Pull out the sprinkers/Slip-In-Slide/backyard Pool, Join at least 2 Book Clubs, Go to the mall, Go to the POPiscle sale in honor of Uncle Steve, Go to Monkey Joes, Go to Gatlinburg, Go to INK , Go to the Childrens Museum downtown, Go to IKEA, Get ice cream from the ice cream truck, Play with bubbles, Jump in puddles during a rain shower.  

This list is a work in progress- as the boys and I think of more fun things we will update the list.

Field Day

Field Day was everything I remembered it to be. Mason and I both tried to explain it to John Lawrence and he did not get it until he had his day. It was hot, fun and really just a great day to be a kindergartner. Once he realized he was going to get a ribbon for each race he did and won that was all it took to get him to start competing. He had a great time and so did the rest of the class. The school divided up the grades so, with 9 kindergarten classes there were plenty of teams to compete against. Each grade went on a different day. I got to go and help out and I am so glad I did.

Tournament Time

John Lawrence has had the privilege of being on a really great baseball team this year. They are the Dodgers and the are tough! Their record as of today is 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 tie. It is tournament time and they have won  twice and play again on Friday night. The coaches are wonderful coaches and men. They teach the game and good sportsmanship. We could not ask for anything more. JL has had a good time and gotten better and better and definitely understands the game more.

Mac needs computer time too

Mac has found something to do on the computer in the last few weeks. He used to just watch JL play games and now he has find some Dora and Diego videos and picture create coloring books he can do on Nick Jr all by himself. He loves it and it makes him feel like such a big boy. 

About a week ago, this is how Mason found him while a video was on that he was trying to watch. He is still our little boy.

Muffins with mom

The boys had Muffins with Mom at their schools the week of Mother's Day. They were so proud and happy to have me in their class. JL's class was set up as a restaurant and the kids were our waiters. They served us hot tea, fruit, muffins and chocolate. They did a great job.

Mac's class was sweet. They made us hand prints and we ate with the kids. Mac wanted to show me around the room (been there many times, but I let him show me like it was my first time).

I had a wonderful Mother's Day and it felt like a week long celebration. I love my boys!

John Lawrence ~6 Year Check Up

John Lawrence had his 6 yr check up on May 7th. We are always about a month behind schedule on these. You can blame it on the insurance company. Anyway here are the stats and a comparison to last year.

5 Year old
Weight: 49.5 lbs 89%
Height: 47.75 in 99%
6 Year old
Weight 55.6 lbs 87%
Height 50.25 in 98%

He did not have to get any shots this year! He was glad until he realized that meant no getting a prize out of the treasure chest (weird kid).

This year was focused on safety. Fire Safety, Firearms, Bike Safety, Street Safety and lastly Car Safety. Dr. Herd was also focused on Healthy foods, which JL really needed to hear. He is trying to eat better and I am trying to make better food choices for our family.

JL is great and  healthy.

Boys/Guest Bathroom

For my birthday I asked Mason to fix up the bathroom for me as my gift. I wanted him to paint, replace the light fixture and frame out the mirror. One of my favorite blogs, House of Smith's had just blogged a great tutorial on how to frame a builder mirror and turn it into a framed mirror. My sweet husband agreed to try it. It worked! It looks great! I forgot to take true Before and After pictures, but you get the idea. The bathroom was a rust color and I changed it to Tobacco Road, which is not so yellow, but more of a beige. There is no natural light in the bathroom, so it was hard to get a picture. Thanks Mason for completing the bathroom and thanks Shelley for the inspiration!

Bye Bye Training Wheels

Mac was determined to not use his training wheels anymore as of last Thursday. Well, by Saturday he could ride his bike all by himself. He did not want Mason or I to help or hold the back of his seat so JL taught him a trick to push himself off. His is so proud of himself and so are we.

Yes, Mac is not wearing a helmet. He normally does wear one with a fight, but he for some reason got away with it that time. We do try and practice helmet safety.