The boys are doing PGA junior this summer where they get to play matches against other clubs. Maxwell got to play one before leaving for camp…
and Spencer has played two more since.
They are definitely enjoying it and it’s been great experience!
Over the river and through the woods
Over the river and through the woods to Susu’s house we went! Well, we really just went through the clouds but we got there! We haven’t been able to see Susu since Christmas of 2019 so it was a long overdue visit. GJ figured out a way to get to Arkansas so we did too. The kids and I flew through Atlanta and into Little Rock and then rented a car to drive to Augusta – all worth it!
Susu is 98.5 and honesty still doing great. She can’t remember what she had for lunch and sleeps a lot but she’s very pleasant and happy to see people when they visit. She’s still living in her own house which is remarkable and wonderful! I have so many memories in that house and it sure was nice to be back.
We played lots and lots and lots of Uno…
and hit up the Bulldog. Can’t beat it.
One other exciting moment of the trip – a celeb sighting! On our flight from Atlanta to Little Rock there was a man sitting in first class (which was hardly even a first class on the tiny flight) who stayed on the plane until everyone else got off. We were then standing in the jetway waiting for our bags because the flight was so tiny you had to gate check any roller bags. I was looking at the guy and just knew I knew him. No one else recognized him but my pop culture senses were tingling. Yep, Vanilla Ice. We made eye contact and he knew I knew. Too cold, too cold. I didn’t stop him or say anything and will forever regret not speaking up and asking him to stop, collaborate and listen to me and take a selfie. Ice ice baby. But, I got to see Susu, the only celeb that really matters in my book.
We were so glad we were able to make the trip!
Swim meet
The kids had another great swim meet last week! It was against Hoover and we crushed them!
Samantha went straight from a camp and had a full mermaid face!
That mermaid face looked like this with goggles…
and this after a swim! ha!
Samantha did fantastic and was 1 of only 2 that didn’t DQ in breastroke! Woohoo!
She was even a heat winner!
She ended up with a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ribbon!
I was so proud of Spencer too. He decided to try butterfly this time instead of backstroke and he killed it!
He was also a heat winner in his relay!
He got 1st place in the relay, a 2nd place ribbon for breaststroke and 4th in butterfly!
I sure do love watching these two swim and can’t wait for their brother to be back to join them!
Go Spencer and Samantha Go!
summer days
In between camp and baseball and swim team and golf and tennis…there are some lazy summer days that can’t be beat!
Hanging with friends…
Pedicures for the girls…
and fun at the pool!
We love summer!
Summer Baseball
Spencer played summer baseball this year just like Maxwell played summer baseball two years ago. Maxwell didn’t do it because he wanted to go to the 3 week camp session and it overlapped. Baseball or camp – hard choice! This was Spencer’s first year playing and I think he had a great experience! He had some good teammates and made some new friends. I really liked his coach and think these boys learned a lot! Ready for practice…
It’s a really intense 6 weeks with lots of games and practices packed in. Coach put Spencer in the shortstop position – a position he’s never played before! – and he rocked it! He learned it so quickly and really played some great baseball! I was so proud of him for learning something new and really earning that spot! So Shortstop Spence!
His cute team!
They did play in a tournament one weekend and it was an intense, hot and fun time!
Of course Samantha got to spend a lot of time at the ballpark too! Luckily she had some good buddy siblings on the team and loved playing with them – especially on the day we got drenched during a game!
I can’t say this team won very much…at all. In fact, I think they only won 1 game in regular season play. But, they hustled and worked so hard. My #12 was a winner no matter the final score!
Winners or not, they definitely had lots of fun together!!
They went into the final tournament in last place. It was a double elimination tournament and they lost their first game. We thought the end was near! Spencer had to leave a swim meet early to get to the next game. I stayed at the swim meet with Samantha but kept getting the text updates from Robert that they were actually winning! Woohoo! They won the game. Amazing! They were supposed to play the following night but got rained out so they played Thursday instead. Again, we really thought this would end it but, what do you know? They won again!! That meant a Friday night game…the same Friday that we were supposed to be in Montgomery for Maskers rehearsals. We sent Samantha onto to Montgomery with Mary Beth and Robert and I stayed in Birmingham to watch the Spartans play and I am SO glad we did ! They came out strong and won their game! AMAZING!! This determined boys ended up winning the “losers” bracket and got to play again. The first game ended at 6:30 and they were back on the field by 7pm. They finally broke their winning streak and lost that game but that meant they ended up in 3rd place overall. WOW! From last place all the way up to 3rd! Go Spartans Go!!!
I am incredibly proud of Spencer and all of the hard work he put into this team. There were long hot days, lots of practices, and really challenging games but he kept his spirits high, never complained once, and truly had fun!
He loves baseball and I love to watch him play!
Go Spartans and Go Spencer!