Pumpkin Patch - October 10th

Columbus Day 2016 means its time to go to the Pumpkin Patch! We had an awesome day as a family! This is our 4th trip out to Dreamfield Farms, about 45 minutes from Montgomery. Every year, they have added a little more to do and see! The boys had a great time playing in the hay and trying out the various activities, including the corn maze! Then they each picked out their own little pumpkin and a big family pumpkin. This year's family pumpkin was named "Thor". Such a fun day! I love spending time with these boys. We have such fun together!

September 13th - PeeWee Football

Eli and Brady are both playing football for ACA elementary again this year. Eli is playing PeeWee with the 5th and 6th grade team, and Brady is playing Termite with the 3rd and 4th grade team. September 13th there was a pep rally for their first game. Both boys had a great season, Eli's team was 6-2 and came in 2nd in the district, Brady's team was 8-0 and was district champions!

August 11th - First Day of School

First day of school!

Brady - 3rd grade

Major - PreK

Eli - 5th grade

August 9th - Meet the Teacher

It's that time of year again! Time to start school at Alabama Christian Academy in Montgomery, Alabama. For the 2016-2017 school year, Major (age 5) will be in preK, and his teacher is Mrs. Clifton.  He is very excited to be at "big school" with the rest of his family. Brady (8) will be in 3rd grade, and his teacher is Mrs. Ingram (whom Eli also had in 3rd grade). Eli (10) will be in 5th grade, and his time will be divided between Mrs. Chappell, who teaches Math, Science, and History, and Mrs. Mulkey, who teaches English (Language Arts), Reading, and Bible. Eli was so excited to have a locker for the first time! I thought he'd need some help, but he got it on the first try. He is so ready to be the "big man on campus". I cannot believe it is his last year of elementary school! It is true what they say, they grow up way too fast!

July 22nd - End of Summer Trip to the Beach

Every summer, we take an "End of the Summer" trip. The boys really enjoy us going to the beach. This year, we went to Gulf Shores, Alabama. The water was beautiful. It was a perfect day! I went a little overboard on the goodies, and made around 100 chocolate chip and chocolate peanut butter chip cookies! We shared these with everyone around us at the beach. Eli, Brady, and Bill spent most of their time in the ocean, swimming and trying to catch fish or jellyfish or whatever would swim by them in the water. Major built sand castles by me on the beach. He wasn't too sure about those waves!

July 11 - Major's 5th Birthday

Major has been waiting for this day for so long! He is so excited to be 5 and no longer 4. :) This happy, energetic boy loves all things dragons and swords. He is a natural protector, which he demonstrates again and again. He loves his family and playing with his friends. For this birthday, his wish was to have a Toothless the Dragon cake (From the Movie "How to Train Your Dragon") and go to Chuck E. Cheese's (which he calls "Chuck E. Cheez-Its"...so cute). I did my best to make him a dragon cake (seen below) and we also had an awesome time at Chuck E. Cheez-Its. I sure do love my sweet, imaginative, loving, full-of-life Major!