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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…

just born

One year old…

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Two years old…

two years old

Three years old…

3 years old

Four years old…

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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! 🙂 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! 🙂

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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!  đꙂ

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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! 🙂 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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Summer fun

August 25, 2017

Well, the home stretch of summer has come and gone. Spencer and Samantha finally start school next week. I think it’s safe to say these kids have LIVED IT UP this summer all thanks to the wonderful Mrs. Susan! They have gone and done just about everything you can possibly go and do in Birmingham! They’ve been to the zoo to ride the pirate train and feed a giraffe, they’ve  played on all parks around, and visited every jump place where they slid and bounced their little hearts out – and got carried away! They’ve been to McWane and the Flight Museum and even dressed up like cows for free Chik-fil-A! They’ve been to the library for Roger Day and Bubblemania. They’ve been to the Alabama Theater and the movies for all kinds of entertainment. They swam and played until they wore themselves out!

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summer

summer fun

These kids sure do have it lucky to have the one and only Mrs. Susan as their summer tour guide!!! It’s hard to say goodbye to such a FANTASTIC summer…but I know this school year will be just as good! Thanks for all the awesome fun Mrs. Susan! We LOVE YOU!

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Gym and Gymnastics

August 24, 2017

I competed in a competition at my gym a few weeks ago and just want to share here because someday I’ll want to remember I could do this stuff! Our team came in 5th place and we were pretty proud! This was my second recent competition and in the one 2 months ago I clean and jerked 150 pounds which I was super proud of!

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The competitions are so hard and I always wonder why in the world I’m doing them when I’m in the middle of it – but then I’m always glad I did it when it’s over.

Samantha has been spending some time in the gym lately too – at gymnastics!! She’s been to two classes now and LOVES it! She went to her first class last week and she was so cute in her leotard and “gymnastics hair” that I just about died! It took some convincing to let me put her hair in a ponytail but she finally agreed.

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Susan took her and sent me this hilarious pic of Samantha with her teacher before they started…

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ha! She was a little unsure but Ms. Robin ended up being great. Susan sent me so many cute videos. She got to flip around, swing from the rings, jump on the trampoline, and run around!

She went for her second time on Wednesday and was even MORE excited since she knew what to expect!

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She also let me put her hair in “two ponytails” which basically made my year.

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gymnastics

A little pig-tailed girl in a leotard doing gymnastics is basically what I’ve dreamed of my entire life! 💗

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She had just as much fun the second time and got to jump in the foam pit, go down the mat slide, get in some floor work, work the obstacle course, and more flipping around!

Here’s to strong girls – young and old! 💪🏻

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