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TGIF!

September 1, 2017

Happy September! Plus it’s the Friday before a long weekend! Woohooo! Wrapping up summer with a few pictures from our adventures…

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Please note my wrapped ankle in the bottom right. About a month ago I stepped in a fire ant mound and it has been one of the most painful, terrible things I’ve ever endured. I had 50+ bites around my ankle that caused my ankle to swell about 2x its size and then all the bites turned into terrible blisters. I am still dealing with the bites and am hoping my leg isn’t scarred for life. On top of that, I also had poison ivy all over my ankle, leg, arms, and wrists!! I think I should be banned from yard work forever…

TGIF!

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Roll Tide for Maxwell!

August 31, 2017

Maxwell had his birthday party last Friday at Urban Air and it was all AL football themed! No surprise there!

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We, of course, went all out with the AL theme and dressed accordingly! Maxwell even got a new Derrick Henry jersey for the party!

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He had tons of buddies there and everyone loved running, jumping, playing dodgeball, being ninja warriors, and everything else you can do at Urban Air.

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We even had eye black for everyone! Gotta look the part…

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So tough!

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Samantha had a blast just running around on her own. That girl never slowed down!

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Maxwell requested a football field cake so we had just that! We added some of our own AL players to it and it turned out great.

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I love this “I’m trying not to smile but I really want to smile” face!

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Happy Birthday Maxwell!

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I love celebrating this awesome SEVEN year old!!!

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See you tomorrow!

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This is SEVEN

August 30, 2017

SEVEN! My little baby boy is now seven…and that sounds so old. It really is true what they say, it all goes by so fast.

Just born…

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One year old…

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Two years old…

two years old

Three years old…

3 years old

Four years old…

four years old

Five years old…

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Six years old…

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And now SEVEN!

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Maxwell is a special kid. I know every mom thinks that but…he really is! πŸ™‚ He’s responsible, kind, wise beyond his years, funny, personable, and generally awesome! I just love being with him and hearing the things he says and the questions he asks. He’s still very aware of the world around him and remembers everything. He has a ton of friends and seems to be liked by all. What a good, good kid he is.

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He’s sports obsessed right now! He’s going to play soccer and flag football this fall and would be playing baseball too if we let him! That’s going to have to wait until spring though. He’s happiest running outside with some sort of ball in his hands. Right now, Alabama football is king and he wants to learn all about the players and the plays. Robert is in heaven! πŸ™‚

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He’s got his own style and wears what he loves – mainly Under Armour! The arm bands and the tall socks – all him. What can I say? He knows what he likes! He still loves Legos and everything Star Wars. He’s recently gotten into music and loves to listen to songs on his iPad through Amazon Music. I love to hear him singing with his headphones on! His favorite indoor activity is definitely wrestling with Spencer! Those two chase each other around and pile up on top of each other all day long and enjoy every second of it. They are big time buds and I love it. Samantha still has all of Maxwell’s heart. All he wants to do is hug on her and all she wants to do is tell him “no!” Ha! Don’t worry, he gets plenty of hugs and snuggles in with his favorite 2 year old. Both Spencer and Samantha think Maxwell is as good as it gets and will follow him wherever he leads. I have no problem with that – with a big brother like Maxwell leading them through life, they’re going to be more than fine.

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A little interview with my favorite 7 year old:

Favorite book? Cool Baseball Facts
Favorite TV show? Alvin and the Chipmunks
Favorite movie? again, Alvin and the Chipmunks
Favorite color? Black
Favorite song? Castle on the Hill (thank you Kidz Bop!)
Favorite number? 8
Favorite restaurant? Mexico Lindo
Favorite thing to eat? Burritos (aka Moe’s!)
Favorite friend? Lila
Favorite toy? Nerf guns
Favorite animal? Diamondback Rattle Snake (??)
Favorite dessert? Chocolate Chip Cookies
Favorite sport? Football
What do you want to be when you grow up? A football player

Silly faces all day long.

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My favorite seven year old in the whole world. I love him so so so very much and can only hope that he sees himself the way I see him.

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Happy Birthday, Maxwell!!

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Weekend roundup

August 29, 2017

We had a fun weekend around here. It started on Thursday night when Robert and I went to the Lancer PTO event. It was nice to get dolled up and go out, even if it was for a school event!

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love our photobomber!  πŸ™‚

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On Friday we had Maxwell’s party – lots more to come on that! His wasn’t the only party last weekend though. Spencer got to go to Christopher’s party on Saturday…

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where there was a magician who was about 82 years old!

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The kids thought he was hilarious! πŸ™‚ and they loved having the ice cream truck there!

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Saturday night Maxwell got to go to Gabriel’s swim party and had the best time (and easily passed the swim test! hooray!)…

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Sunday we put on our Sunday best and, despite Samantha’s antics…

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finally got a cute picture!

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We tried a new place for lunch called Cowfish. It was good but took a loooong time. We all felt about like this…

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Now we’re ready for a big birthday tomorrow!!

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celebrate!

August 28, 2017

We had a super fun weekend that included Maxwell’s birthday party! Lots more on that to come but today we have another birthday to celebrate!! It’s Mrs. Susan’s birthday!!

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Happy, happy birthday to the one we couldn’t do without! You make our lives so much more organized, so much more FUN, and filled with so much more LOVE! We hope you have a day as wonderful as you!!!!

We love you, Mrs. Susan!!

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