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12 Sep

September 12, 2023

I happened to be in the kitchen when Alex got a phone call from his friend. The friend obviously wanted Alex to join him at the library. I was pretty sure the friend also wanted help with his homework and Alex was adamant about staying home. Then Alex quickly changed his tune and agreed to come immediately. I couldn’t wait for him to get off the phone and hear what had happened. Alex explained that payment had been offered.

(Alex later returned home with a large bag of his favorite Doritos.)

12 Sep

September 12, 2023

I was surprised when I got to the living room this morning at 6:15 am and found Teague already awake and reading on the couch.

12 Sep

September 12, 2023

Gymnastics today!

12 Sep

September 12, 2023

Just a boy in a dinosaur costume playing video games.

11 Sep

September 11, 2023

Teague got new shoes today and instructions from his coach to run on his non-practice days. Here he is about to try out the shoes on his first solo run.

11 Sep

September 11, 2023

Kaitlyn and Ben had a snowball fight and it was adorable.

11 Sep

September 11, 2023

Alex got Ben off the bus and you could just see that it made Ben’s day.

10 Sep

September 10, 2023

A rare morning when almost everyone is in the kitchen at the same time.

10 Sep

September 10, 2023

Kaitlyn had a birthday party today and had the best time.

10 Sep

September 10, 2023

Ben packed his bag for church, just like normal. We got out of the car and started to walk inside when he told me he needed a minute. I turned around to find that he had taken a minute to get himself “ready.”

09 Sep

September 9, 2023

I got home pretty late tonight and made a comment about the cookies I had to make for church tomorrow. Alex immediately asked if he could make them for me. I love that boy!

09 Sep

September 9, 2023

Teague and KitKat…

09 Sep

September 9, 2023

Kaitlyn had her first soccer game today and spent the second half playing goalie.

09 Sep

September 9, 2023

Ben had his first soccer practice/game today. He loved every minute of it!

08 Sep

September 8, 2023

2 minutes before the big boys were supposed to walk in the door, the sky got dark and thunder started. The boys walked in the door and then the torrential downpour started. The three of us were in the kitchen watching the rain and we saw poor kids walking up the street to the library. I asked Alex if he knew any of them. He recognized a friend so we called them all inside. They came running and I suddenly had four additional very large and very wet boys in my kitchen. They had a cookie, a drink, and talked for a minute or two. Then they (including Alex) decided to go back in the pouring rain and make a run for the library. Crazies!!

08 Sep

September 8, 2023

Granny and Pop sent Teague an assortment of headbands to use while running. He seems rather excited to try them out.

08 Sep

September 8, 2023

Kaitlyn informed me she was a Moon Goddess and would grant me anything I wished.

08 Sep

September 8, 2023

I walked in from taxiing Kaitlyn from soccer practice to cheer practice to find that Ben had decided to feed himself dinner. Thank goodness he had forgotten to tell the teacher he brought his lunch from home yesterday and we put it in the fridge for later.

07 Sep

September 7, 2023

Leftover night!

07 Sep

September 7, 2023

Teague officially made the cross country team!

07 Sep

September 7, 2023

We decided on pancakes for breakfast today.

07 Sep

September 7, 2023

Ben’s teacher sent this picture from school today. When I showed it to Ben, he told me he got in a little bit of trouble for using too many stickers!

06 Sep

September 6, 2023

We’ve been having a heat wave. Alex and his friends decided to play tag and were incredibly hot and sweaty. I told them if they were 6 years old I would set up the sprinkler for them. The next thing I knew, there were 5 teenagers playing in the sprinkler in my front yard.

06 Sep

September 6, 2023

Kaitlyn is loving 3rd grade!

06 Sep

September 6, 2023

Nightly Mario Kart games are everyone’s favorite.

05 Sep

September 5, 2023

As I was going to bed, Alex was just starting his evening cooking – Chocolate Bon Bons.

05 Sep

September 5, 2023

Teague had his last cross country tryout today and it was a scorcher! He doused himself in ice water as soon as he got home. (He did make the team!)

05 Sep

September 5, 2023

Books and a snack before bed.

05 Sep

September 5, 2023

We finished! He’s a reader.

04 Sep

September 4, 2023

The plan is to sign Alex up for piano so we’ve been working to get him a keyboard. Wade procured three this weekend. The first had a bad chip and didn’t work quite right. The second was much better and Alex had a lot of fun with. The third was even better and closer to full size.

04 Sep

September 4, 2023

Teague was bored and wanted to cook. He tried a new recipe for us – Coco bread.

04 Sep

September 4, 2023

Today included an intense game of cops and robbers.

03 Sep

September 3, 2023

Sunday lineup.

02 Sep

September 2, 2023

Game time!

02 Sep

September 2, 2023

Kaitlyn went with Wade to run some errands. Wade later entered the house but I saw no sign of Kaitlyn. I asked Wade where she was and he told me she was still sitting in the truck reading. I went out to check and sure enough she was just sitting in the driveway, in the truck, with her book.

02 Sep

September 2, 2023

Just a little reading this morning.

01 Sep

September 1, 2023

My only rule for lunch was you couldn’t add anything to the fridge. Alex took me at my word and decided to eat an entire box of macaroni and cheese. He also decided if he had to eat the entire thing a bowl was pointless. The funny part is he got almost through it and couldn’t finish it. Teague came to the rescue and finished it off.

01 Sep

September 1, 2023

Teague decided to start his long weekend with cookies.

01 Sep

September 1, 2023

Kaitlyn got up really early this morning so she took a midmorning nap before her big brothers were even awake.

01 Sep

September 1, 2023

Ben was happy to have a day off school after a few days in school. Hello four day weekend.

31 Aug

August 31, 2023

Alex texted me from school to find his ID card in his room. I’m not sure he wanted me to find everything he had in his drawers….

31 Aug

August 31, 2023

Teague had cross country try-outs again today. He came home starving and ate a complete meal. This from my boy who gladly skips a meal if allowed.

31 Aug

August 31, 2023

Kaitlyn has had her nose stuck in a book all week. She’s reading a new series – Dragon Girls.

(Also of note – this is what she calls “Jasmine hair”)

31 Aug

August 31, 2023

Ben recently pulled out a lot of recipes that he wanted to cook. First up – zucchini fries.

30 Aug

August 30, 2023

Saturday was chore day and each child always has “clean room” on their list. Somehow Alex’s room looks like this on Wednesday (and wasn’t much different on Saturday afternoon). He managed to empty (mostly) his laundry basket, but his drawers are still out and his cleaning supplies are definitely not put away.

30 Aug

August 30, 2023

Although a little reluctantly, Teague is trying out for cross country. Poor kiddo -it’s hot this week!

30 Aug

August 30, 2023

The hottest new “old” toy at our house. Newly fixed up by Wade.

30 Aug

August 30, 2023

The hottest new “old” toy at our house. Newly fixed up by Wade.

29 Aug

August 29, 2023

First day of 9th grade!

29 Aug

August 29, 2023

First day of 7th grade!

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