The Brown Brick Road

tooth Fairy

October 25, 2021

On Wednesday of last week Samantha’s loose tooth finally came out!! Thankfully I didn’t have to pull it either! ha! She let the school nurse pull it and couldn’t wait to show me when she got home!!

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That tongue went straight in the hole. No gold tooth for her! 😉

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That night she finally got to use the tooth fairy pillow that had belonged to me but now has her name on it too thanks to GJ! So so cute!!

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The tooth fairy brought $5. She clearly gave Samantha the “first tooth special” just like she did for Spencer and Maxwell. Can’t beat it!!

After we got back from Augusta we still had Monday off of school for Columbus day so decided to try and have a little fun! Along with some friends we drove out to 4D Farms and it definitely delivered the fun! It was a beautiful fall day with plenty of stuff to do!

They all rode the bucking bronco and that was pretty funny!

Other adventures not pictured – pig races, giant lemonades and churros, and a very large and windy corn maze that Spencer and Jude got lost in! ha!

It was a really fun fall day that we all needed!

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My favorite season with my favorite people!

Cheer!

October 21, 2021

Samantha got to go cheer with the cheerleaders a few weeks ago! The senior high cheerleaders held a clinic where they learned some cheers and then they got to do their cheers on the sidelines before the high school game. Needless to say, this former cheerleader was in heaven watching Samantha cheer her little heart out! Ready to go in her Spartans uniform!

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At the clinic they gave them all t-shirts and pink ribbons for their hair. So cute!!

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Can you spot her in the crowd? In the middle with her green mask around her neck. She couldn’t find me in the stands for the first few minutes and was not happy about that. When she finally spotted me her face lit up and she had much more fun after that! 🙂

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Let’s get a little bit rowdy, R O W – D Y!

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Watching that little cheerleader brought me an inordinate amount of joy! This was actually on my birthday which was also the day Susu died so I was needing something happy and cheerful! There is nothing happier or more cheerful than this little girl!

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Oh, I love her so! Go Spartans Go!

Spencer’s birthday

October 20, 2021

Spencer started his birthday with his choice of breakfast – doughnuts! Can’t beat it!!

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Then off to school with NO MASK! First day in two years! School went masks optional and these kids were happy to be free of them. Fingers crossed it all works!

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Robert then took him Firehouse Subs up to school for lunch – too bad Spencer didn’t get it from the office in time to eat it for lunch! oh well. After his basketball practice we made brownies…

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and then waited and waited for dinner time and presents! He picked Chick Fil A and we finally got to eat once Maxwell got home from football. I’d say the presents were worth the wait!! He’s been asking for an Xbox and I had told him “no way!” I said no mainly because they are impossible to find. I did manage to find a Series S at the Target in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago and made the drive one day to pick it up. Then last week I went up to Best Buy to get an extra controller and some games for it. When I was checking out I started chatting with the girl ringing me up – she was a big gamer – and I was saying how hard it was to find the consoles and that the Series X was just impossible to find. She then said “do you want a Series X?!” Turns out a lady had returned one that morning and they had it in the back!! Woohoo! It was definitely my – and Spencer’s! – lucky day!

He had no idea what he was getting and he was a pretty happy kid when he realized what was in that package!

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Make a wish!!

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We love you Spencey!

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Cheers to 9!

Celebrating Spencer

October 19, 2021

We celebrated Spencer’s birthday on Friday night with a whole crew of crazy boys!! Spencer loved it! He had some friends over for pizza and a movie…which was really pizza and football/kill the carrier/destroy the playroom. Can’t beat it!

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After the boys got here we walked to Davenport’s for pizza and arcade games…

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and some root beer too!

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It was then back to our house for cookie cake – extra icing!

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The boys then started a movie and made it a full 15 minutes before they were back outside running around again. It was a rambunctious and super fun crew! They were back and forth between the backyard and the playground all night.

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Spencer loved every second and that’s all that matters to me! Happy birthday to our very favorite nine year old!

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