Roll Tide!!!!
Here’s to a winning season!
Back to school!
The boys started school this week and so far, so good! Maxwell was excited about his first day of 4K in Ms. Edwards’ class. He’s going 4 days a week this year Monday through Thursday – big stuff! Spencer was sure to give him a goodbye kiss – and slight choke hold! – on Monday morning before he left…
Maxwell was proud to be sporting his new orange shoes!
He had a great first day – even if he told me he only played by himself all day. 🙁 I don’t think that was entirely true! It will be an adjustment this year not having Max or Lila in his class but I know he’ll make new good buddies in no time.
On Tuesday, Spencer got to have his first day of school! He’s in Ms. Betsy’s class this year and is only going Tuesday and Thursday. I really wanted him to go 3 days a week but the only option was Monday, Wednesday, Friday and I didn’t want Spencer to go Friday if Maxwell wasn’t going to go. So, Tu/Th it is and both boys will be home together on Fridays to play with each other.
Spencey wasn’t nervous or hesitant about school at all. And he was pretty proud of his new “geen” shoes!
Spencer had a good first day too – even if he told me he didn’t play with anyone, didn’t eat lunch, and didn’t go on the playground! ha! I’m thinking none of those things are true! 🙂 I did get the most awesome email from his teacher that night. She said, “Spencer, as always, had a great day! I have to tell you he has the BEST belly laugh I have ever heard. He gets to giggling and just can’t stop! Makes me crack up! I love it!” That sure made me happy. My little buddy really does have the BEST laugh!
I sure do love these boys and am so grateful they have such a wonderful school to attend.
Cheers to a great school year ahead! Have a great weekend!
More birthday
Maxwell is basically having the never ending birthday. He had his party with Susan, his friend party, and then we still had to celebrate his actual birthday plus celebrate his birthday at school! Phew…turning 5 is fun!
On the morning of Maxwell’s 5th, he had a giant surprise waiting for him in the kitchen!
Leonardo was there to play ninja all day! ha! Spencer quickly claimed the other balloons as his because, as he told us all day, “it’s MY birfday!”
We even had a special “5” breakfast!
Maxwell then had to get dressed up and head to church to share his big day with Samantha. I don’t think it really bothered him because it just meant he got to play with his cousins, Katie and Anna, after church. He couldn’t have asked for a better birthday present than that! He requested a “brownie cake” instead of regular cake and, thanks to a springform pan, I was able to make that happen!
He sure was happy to blow out that “5” candle! Maxwell started school the next day so on Wednesday we sent him to school with a birthday treat for all of his friends. He told me on Monday afternoon that he really wanted Spiderman cookies….ummm…those definitely seemed above my pay grade when it came to cookie decorating! But, with a little help from YouTube, I figured it out and ended up with some pretty cool looking Spidey cookies if I do say so myself!
The most important thing was that Maxwell thought they were awesome and even “tasted better than he thought they would!” ha!
He had a great school birthday and even got a crown made out of his favorite colors!
I sure do love this little 5 year old and loved getting to celebrate him over and over!
Baptism
On Sunday (Maxwell’s birthday!) we had Samantha’s baptism. It was a slightly rainy, muggy, wonderful day! 🙂 We had lots of family in town for the special occasion and couldn’t have asked for better behaved kiddos. I took terrible pictures all day but had a photographer come take some family photos of all of us that I will share once I get them.
The house was all fixed up and ready for a party!
The boys looked the cutest ever in their outfits.
Samantha was the sweetest, prettiest baby girl wearing the same dress her cousin Delaney was baptized in.
Most of the pictures I got were from the time we were waiting for church to start. Not the best lighting in the bridal suite! ha!
Our little family!
Samantha did great during the service. She even gave Dr. Carl a little smile when he held her. There was another baby being baptized that day as well who was actually born only 1 day earlier than Samantha! At the end of the baptism, Dr. Carl held both babies and walked them up and down the aisle. He then commented that the baby in his right arm (my chubby Baby Mantha!) was a liiiiitle heavier than the baby in his left arm! 🙂 That’s my squeezable baby!
Spencer was a bit of a wiggle worm all day but actually did a fantastic job during the service standing in front of the church. He chewed on his hand a little but that was just fine. Maxwell stood there like a perfect gentleman, of course! We had a great lunch at the house afterward and were so grateful so many family members could come!
By the time church and pictures and all the activity was over, Samantha was worn out! She was such a happy baby the whole day…
She eventually got a little too tired though…
but, hey, it was her party so…you know.
A very special day for a very special baby girl!
7 months!
Lucky 7! Samantha is the sweetest, cutest, most lovable 7 month old baby girl that ever was!
and Spencer at 7 months…
All happy and all precious! She’s a great baby. She’s sleeping all night – from about 7:00 pm to 6:30 am. I love going to get her up in the morning because she’ll just bust out the happiest smile as soon as she sees me! No better way to start the day! She takes 2 naps – one around 9am and one around 1pm. Naps usually go just fine but we’ve had a few rough ones that past two weeks thanks to some teeth that must be making their way in. She’s been doing a lot of chewing on everything these days!
That said, she’s handled any pain like a champ and is still too sweet for words.
She’s nursing 4 times a day and has been loving all the fruits and veggies I’ve been feeding her. Carrots, sweet potatoes, apples, bananas – everything has been a hit! She also loves to chew all over an orange slice…it keeps her happily entertained while we eat dinner! 🙂
She’s a happy little thing and is always entertained by her brothers. She can get going on the cutest little giggle and and still smiles with her entire mouth wide open! She’s a healthy little thing too – lots of fantastic rolls on those legs and arms… and don’t even get me started on her cheeks!! I probably kiss them 100 times a day!
Hanging with Honey Bunny!
I still don’t know what color her hair is. It’s got some red in it in certain lights but I won’t be able to tell for sure until it gets a little thicker. We’re still working on that bald spot in the back and the hair on top definitely likes to curl up in the humidity!
I just stare at her and can’t believe how perfect she is.
My sweet, perfect, wonderful Baby Mantha!!
Oh I love her so! Happy 7 months sweet baby girl!