Dirtbags

That would be the name of Braxton's travel ball team. Yes, travel ball, what I said we would never do! We have turned it down for several years and did not think twice about it. After last season we realized, that may be  the route we needed to go. We were approached during All-Stars by a coach that had been watching him and he wanted Braxton bad. He was starting a new team, new players, everything new...except the name bc they do have older Dirtbag teams. He talked with us and was willing to work with us through everything. We really debated this for a while and let Braxton decide what he wanted to do. He said 100 % this is what he wanted. So here we are...baby steps...into the world of travel ball. The fall is a good time to ease in. We will see how Braxton adjust and go from there. So far, he loves it. Kid pitch is a big adjustment and it will take some time but he has great potential, and we are so glad that such a good man/coach saw something in him. We are looking forward to this new chapter and I hope that we made the right decision. 

First Travel Tournament 

First day of school

First day of kindergarten and first day of 3rd grade. Braxton is thrilled :)

My little man at his school! Such a big boy now!!

Ms. Connie is Mason's teacher and also in my  LC (learning community) which means we do  lots together! Love seeing him in the hallway!

Mason and I...first day for both of us at this school!  

Who is ready for school?

I wish I could say, with excitement, that we are ready!! That is not the case around this house. My boys are not the least bit excited about starting school and would love to be at home for the rest of their lives and never see school again!! They have a long way to go to already dread the beginning of school. Ready or not we are going and we are going with BIG SMILES!! (Maybe) It will be nice to be back on a schedule, but I know it will be a bit hectic around here, to say the least, with school and extracurricular activities, homework...etc. Oh well ready or not it is here!!! Cannot believe it...a 3rd grader and a kindergartner. Seems like yesterday we were getting ready to send Braxton for his first year of school. WOW time flies! I am so thankful for my family and this year extra thankful that I will be at the same school as Mason! Got transferred at the last minute but it will be so worth it in the end!! So now we hope we sleep tonight and that our first day of school 2012 is a super day!!

book bag, school bag, lunch boxes, and name tags are ready!  

My treats for my school babies for their first day!

Matchy Matchy

I wish I could get them matchy matchy  more often but Braxton won't have any part of it!! He is getting way too cool for us ;) I will take this rare occurrence...I'm sure it will be the last!

Just the two of us

Me and Cullen that is...his brothers are on a little trip with Mimi and Papa. He is so lonely without them. It makes me realize how much he really loves them and how he appreciates their company. I am missing them as well, and I realize how much they entertain him!! He has been my little shadow since they left. We cannot wait for them to get back!!

Muah Braxton and Mason...hurry home!

Shipwreck Island

We took Braxton and Mason to Shipwreck Island one of the days we were at the beach. We never do things like that, usually when we go to the beach we stay on the beach all day. This time we decided to try out a water park and see how they liked it. It was a lot of fun, even for Brian and I,  we all enjoyed it. It was not crowded and we got to ride everything with no waiting. The boys loved the tube ride where we all rode together. It  may not be something we do every time but it's definitely something we will do again. Next time Cullen will be old enough to go. (He stayed back at the condo and hung out with Mimi and Papa) Here are a few pics...just from my phone that I grabbed  to catch the boys on the ship drop.

Ahhhh....

We just returned from a nice beach getaway with the family. It was much better than I had anticipated. Cullen did much better than I gave him credit for, he slept well, played well, and ate well. The other two I new would LOVE every second. They have always been that way, and absolutely love being at the beach. It was fun, and the weather was perfect. It was not too hot at all, always a nice breeze. Pretty good for middle of July!