Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
The kids didn’t have school on Veteran’s Day and Maxwell got invited to go out to some farmland with one of his friends, Mac, and a few other buddies. They all had on their camo and got to ride 4 wheelers, shoot a BB gun, catch a fish, and play around the creek! Basically the BEST DAY EVER!
A fun day at the farm!
Nothing better than school picture day!! I just love comparing all the years. Starting with Maxwell…
2011…
2012…
2013…
2014…
2015 (this one was a winner!)…
2016…
and this year! Another winner! It was so good I actually bought the digital copy so no watermark! 🙂
On to Spencer…
He started off strong in 2013….
Then we didn’t get one from 2014 because he wouldn’t sit for the photographer. Yep, his teacher said he just wouldn’t do it. Oh well.
2015 brought this cheerful smile…
2016 showed major improvement! Love that little smile!
We also got a belly laughing Spencer…
and a fake smile Spencer!
Now 2017!
I’m sure they made him show his teeth for this one because he never smiles like this! ha!
Now, on to Samantha. 2016…
And this year!
Not her best but she’s cute no matter what!
How’s that for a good way to start the week?! Happy Monday!
Today – a random list of other stuff that has gone on over the last several weeks…
Playdates with friends…
Birthday party playdates too!
Late nights watching football…
Neighborhood fun…
Peppa Pig at the AL Theater!
New boots!
Cool new birthday toys from GJ and Daddo (even better that they put it together!)
A visit to Vulcan!
Boy Scout meetings…
And finally, Susan broke her funny bone!
Nothing funny about it and she’s been a real trooper with her pink cast!
All busy, all fun! Have a great weekend!
Our double soccer season has come and gone! Spencer’s team, the Tornadoes, had a fun season full of hustle! They don’t keep score in Sunday soccer but Spencer played awesome, scored several goals, and they were all champs in our eyes! Maxwell’s team, the Diamondbacks, also had a fun season and improved every game. They do keep score in U8 soccer and, well, we basically never won but that’s ok! Those boys hustled, played their hearts out, and made us all proud!
A few more pics from Spencer’s season…
Of course, trophies are the best part!
He definitely had the best coach around!
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Back row: Christopher, Cooper, Drennen, Sawyer, Spencer
Front row: Jake, Robby, Drew, Everett
And now some pics from Maxwell’s season! Somehow I ended up getting lots more pictures of the spectators than of Maxwell playing! ha! That soccer sibling life!
You can see a lot more action shots on this post but here’s Maxwell playing goalie…
and with his trophy!
It was a great season for all involved! We may not have won much but we hustled and had fun. Go Tornadoes!! Go Diamondbacks!!
I took both boys for their annual checkup last week and got great reports all around!
Maxwell is 47 1/4 inches tall (50th-75th %) and 47 lbs (50th %). He’s a steadily growing! He’s always been right in that 50th – 75th % range. He grew exactly 2 inches since last year and gained just under 7 lbs. Good stuff!
Spencer is 43 1/4 inches tall and weighs 43.6 lbs (both 75th to 95th %). Again, he’s always been in that % and is growing just as he should! Since last year he has has grown exactly 2 inches and gained 4 lbs. Strong and steady!
For comparison, Maxwell at 5 was 42 and 3/4 inches tall and weighed 36 lbs. He’s always been skinny! 🙂
In what was not my smartest move, I took Samantha with us so she could get her flu shot. I was trying to avoid another trip to the doctor with her but, man she was disruptive during the visit with Dr. Walley! She wanted to do everything except sit quietly! This picture hilariously sums it up…
But, we got it done and everyone got their flu shot. Spencer also had to get his 5 year shots which wasn’t fun. He’s a shot pro but he usually gets them in his arm. When he found out they were going into his leg, that just undid him! I had to hold him down while he was screaming his face off right into my ear. Good times. Thankfully no more shots like that for several years!
And, because I like to do things like this, here are their yearly photos with Dr. Walley!
3 year checkup…
4 year checkup…
5 year checkup…
and 6 year checkup!
See below for this year’s group pic!
Spencer at 2 year checkup (no Dr. Walley pic!)….
3 year checkup…
and 4 year checkup!
And this year! Spencer at 5, Maxwell at 7, and Samantha at 2.5
Always thankful for good doctor reports and healthy, growing kids!