Week 22/52

Dearest Colton and Jackson,

There were moments when I thought Week 22 would never come.  But it did.  And it was good!  And we all said AMEN!

Your final week as a kindergartner and a 2nd grader started with our "annual" (except for last year when the weather would not cooperate!) Memorial Day dip -- on the day before Memorial Day.

We all stayed home on Memorial Day and played games that matched our giddy moods.

We went to school for two-and-a-half days on that last week and we could barely hold it together for that!

We made it!  Colt, you rocked your first year of pubic education.  Jax, you enjoyed your third year in school.  And I earned my 10 year badge of honor alongside one of the best classes I've ever had!

Week 21/52

Dearest Boys,

The last full week of May ranks up there as one of my favorites.  It's immediately followed by the month of June - undeniably one of the best months on the calendar - and it's as if Zoloft is being pumped through the air as everyone seems excited and upbeat.

We spent out last week of May wrapping up the spring baseball season.  I haven't posted much about your baseball playing, Jax, but it's been happening - often!  Your team, Flower Mound Premier, played in an All-Star league this spring and you performed really well for being a newly formed team.  My phone despises action shots so I just mooched photos off of various social media outlets:

The little brothers are a big part of the team's awesomeness :)

90% of the season you played 1st base

Tennis also wrapped up this week!

 And I got to chaperone another field trip!!!  Colt, we went to Legoland and had so much fun together!

(We got there early so we had to entertain ourselves for a bit!)

Riding the "Dumbo Knock Off" ride before we lifted up and you freaked out :)

Happy, happy, joy, joy...

Week 20/52

Dearest Colt and Jackson,

Week 20 started with a "free" (nothing planned) weekend and we knew it'd be the last one we'd have in a long time so we made the trek to Houston.  The Lakes took us to the boardwalk (Kemah) and we spent the day having fun there.

Then Monday rolled around and it was the start of summer swim team!!  Jax, you wanted to do it again this year.  And, Colt, I signed you up as well since you're old enough this season.  We were at the pool every afternoon from 4:00 - 5:15.

Tennis was still going on too...

Not pictured:  baseball practice, soccer practice, us trying to finish the school year strong although summer-break-brain had already set in...

Week 19/52

Dearest Jax & Colton,

Week 19 was gorgeous and fun all at the same time!  It started when I got to chaperone the 2nd graders on your field trip to the IMAX movie and the park.

See the sweetheart on the end there?  Ah, Miss Brooklyn.  She made the day about as sweet as it could be and if you want to have her over for dinner in about 10 years, that's a-ok with me!  ; )

Three cheers for your teacher for putting you and your BBB together!

This is also the week that your school had themed days (for what, I can't even remember now!) and one day was College Day so you know we had to represent!  Boiler Up, boys!!

And, after asking for the past few weeks, we finally took our first dip of 2016.  The water was actually still chilly (about 80 degrees) but y'all really wanted in!

Y'all are so much fun!

Week 18/52

Dearest Boys,

This week brought firsts for both of you!

Jax, for you it was your first time playing organized tennis.  Lessons are offered on our neighborhood courts each month but we'd never taken advantage of them simply because of scheduling concerns.  Well, May looked about as calm as it was going to get, so we signed you up for weekly lessons.  We went to Grandma's courts a few days ahead of time just so you could get a run down of the basics.

Your first lesson consisted of you and about 7 other kids and it was 90 minutes long.  

Surprise, surprise - you liked it!  

Colt, for you it was your first music program at school.  Your school's music teacher is retiring this year though and I'm really hoping that the new teacher likes putting on performances in each grade level because it's so cute to watch you up there on stage!

The only bummer was that it was at 9:00 in the morning, which made it hard for your fans to attend.  I raced over from my school and had to snag a quick picture with you before I raced back.

 Another great week taking us closer to summer break!  : )