Soccer Surprise

Maddox was upset when I told him that I had signed him up for soccer. He was nervous and just didn't know what to expect. He surprised me at the first (and only) practice, by getting out there with no problem. He's playing on the Y's Tiny Tots league. We had the one practice at the beginning of the season, then we play 6 games on Friday nights. No keeping score, no goalies, not much structure at all-just a bunch of 3, 4, and 5 year olds chasing a soccer ball! Fun!Well, at the first game, Maddox stayed on the field for about 3 minutes and was done. The team we were playing seemed bigger, older, and better than us. Basically, they had a clue what they were doing and we didn't. Maddox said he didn't like them!Britt asked me how much we paid for this. I was really worried about suffering through the next 6 weeks.Well..... Bae and Grandad took him to his next game because Britt and I were at the UA vs. South Carolina football game. We talked to them after the game and found out that Maddox made two goals and was all over the field! He was like a totally different kid!Since then, he has been the second best player on the team. He is doing great and really seems to love it! It has been well worth the 75 bucks!

Labor Day Beach Trip

To avoid the oil, we went to Panama City Beach and stayed at a place called "Splash". It has an awesome water playground for kids that I thought the kids would absolutely LOVE! Well, I was wrong. It had a huge bucket that fills up with water and dumps out every couple of minutes. Maddox took one look at that and was done. I did get him to go down the waterslide once with me. Briley went down once with me, too.

Maddox may be a great golfer one day. He loves it! He could not wait to go play mini-golf. So, we went twice!








When he's in the mood, he can be a cute little model!
Briley is always photogenic, I think.

So, they didn't like the waterpark, but they loved the beach and the lazy river pool.

Maddox got a hole in one!!!



What a nice way to end the summer!

4 Years old and 15 months old

We went last week for their check-ups. This was the first time I've ever scheduled their appointments together, and I'll admit I was nervous! Maddox had to get 5 shots. 3 in one leg, 2 in the other. Poor little guy! It was awful. Briley had a virus (sore throat and fever) so she got out of her shots!

After the appointment we went to Kangarooz, and that made it all better.

Oh, here's their stats:

Briley weighs 22 lbs. 4 oz. (50%) and is 33 inches tall (off the charts!!)

Maddox weighs 39 lbs. 4 oz. (75%) and is 41.5 inches tall (75%).

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks:

We've been dealing with some separation anxiety since school started. Actually, it seems like we are always dealing with it. But anyway, I was trying to go to our church to help decorate for children's choir. I had one kid screaming on each leg. Fun!

Briley fell asleep in the car after church. We hadn't had lunch yet, so Britt put her on the couch and she slept for a few minutes, ate lunch, then went to bed and took a good nap. She is such a good sleeper!
This picture was taken when Britt got home from work. His babies were excited to see him!
Maddox likes to pretend to read to his sister. So sweet!

The After Party

After Maddox's birthday party, we went home to open all the great presents he got. Thanks everybody!

Then, we headed to Mimi and Pops to swim, eat, and play.

We were so happy to have a visit from some of our family that we don't get to see very much from Houston and Florence! And, Mom stopped for a visit on her way back to Ft. Myers! What a special time!

The kids played great together, but weren't so keen on getting a picture made together!
Well, Jackson and Lorelei didn't mind a bit!!



Briley had a blast following Brooks everywhere she went! She's a year older than Briley. Such a big girl now!

Bae and Grandad got Maddox a tool box full of pipes for this birthday! They were a hit. The kids loved putting them together. The boys enjoyed pretending they were guns, too!

As usual, I wish I had gotten more pictures of everybody!! We made some great memories!

Maddox's Favorites

Favorite foods: for breakfast-pampaes (pancakes), for lunch: peanut butter, marshmallow, and banana sandwich (his own creation!), for dinner: spaghetti, lasagna, or cheese pizza

Favorite toys: airplanes, trucks, cars, playdough

Favorite friends: Hayden, Ryan, Ollie, etc.

Favorite books: anything by Mo Willems (elephant and piggie series or knuffle bunny)

Favorite lovies: woo-woo and meow!!

Favorite activities at home: playing with favorite toys, computer games, riding bike, playing on slip n slide, singing along to his Cd's.

Favorite place to go: Pete's Party Patch (castle!)

I asked him what he learned when he was 3. He said "Well, I learned about pipes". I asked him what he wanted to learn this year. He said "Hmmmm... I think I need to learn how engines work."