Wolfpack Game 1

Yesterday was Thomas' first official TACKLE football game!!  I am pretty sure he was a little nervous, I think I may have even been a little nervous for him.  No nerves necessary though...he did awesome.  The entire team looked great!  I thought I was going to have to describe it all to you, but I think this video will do a much better job! 

Thomas is #11...and at min 2:29 you will see one of his 3 awesome tackles!!

Enjoy!!


I took quite a few pics myself, so stay tuned!!

1st and 3rd

Wednesday was Thomas and Taylor's first day of school.  Another year and another new school, but absolutely NO NERVES!!  As I pulled up to the school I started to second guess my decision to drop them curbside...was I a horrible mom for acting like it was just another day??  They quickly jumped out of the car and I was waved on by an orange vested lady.  I could only see them in my rear view mirror, but walked off with their heads up and I knew they were going to have a great day!!  

And I was right!!!  Kids are so much more resilient than adults!!  After the mornings drop and run I decided to redeem myself by parking and walking to where they would be released.  They both had huge smiles on their faces and couldn't wait to tell me about their day.  Thomas already had friends and knew everyone's names.  Taylor loved being at school all day, but thought 3 recesses was a little much.  I was so glad that they had a great first day!  Hopefully their year will be filled with lots of fun stories to tell!!

Sisters

Tatum is finally to the age she can play pretty good with Taylor.  They play baby dolls, dress-up and kitchen almost every day.  I love it and can only hope that they have the relationship my sis and I have when they are older.   For our "last day of summer" we decided to go to the water park...and just like at home...they had fun together.  For a short moment I even got to sit back in my lounge chair and watch from a distance.

Can't you just imagine what they are talking about?!  Probably nothing at all, but it's fun for me to imagine!!

How She Rolls

She has a hard time choosing between her scooter and her quad.  Both have limited turning capability, so she does a lot of stopping, picking up and turning.  She's looking forward to the day she can ride off with the rest of the neighborhood gang!

Neighborhood Gang

I wonder if they would let me ride with them?

Probably not!!

A Room Fit For A Boy

Pardon the low quality pics, but the lighting is the one thing that sucks in Thomas' room.  When we bought the house his room was painted floor to ceiling dark blue with glow in the dark paint mixed in.  IT HAD TO GO!!

 

Against Thomas' request I went with a nice gray!  As a surprise though I removed the doors and painted the inside of the closet Seahawk green!!  Who knew that Home Depot was able to make an exact match to any team color!!!  It's bright, but he loves it!  I love how it turned out too and best of all his closet won't become a trashy mess because there are no doors to hide it.

 



He finally has wall space to hang his gifts from Santa last Christmas.  I love these prints!!!!

 

Thomas is lucky enough to have his own bathroom IN his room.

 

 

iPhone Photo Dump

1.  Waiting for Thomas, Taylor, Nana and Papa to get here!  I'm not sure she really missed them, but I sure did!!

2.  We went to the Wildlife Experience and it was pretty cool, but I prefer the real animals at the zoo!

3.  Papa and Tatum waiting for their turn to bowl!

4.  If you can read my blurry picture you'll see who was showing off...Papa!!  247 with crappy shoes and a house ball!

5.  Do you love my puzzle??  Well so do I except I would love it more if I wasn't missing ONE piece!

6.  Raspberries from MY yard and they're delicious!!

7.  My sweet Taylor and her friends took care of two lost dogs yesterday while they tried to contact the owners...the owners were very grateful that the kids took care of them!

8.  Sunday funday goofing off!  Breaking out our Seahawks clothes for the official preseason start today!

9.  This is how I'm finishing my weekend...a yummy dinner and a few glasses of wine!

For My Aunties

These pics are long overdue!!

Here she is...My hubby's pride and joy...our dining table!  One of a kind and built entirely by him!

As you can see the light fixture above the table still has not been replaced.  I have picked out the one that I want, but wouldn't you know it is the most expensive one at Lowes and not quite in the budget yet.  I still have a few things I want to tackle in the family room (that stupid dog kennel and those unnecessary shelves next to the fireplace, but for the most part the main floor is complete. 

If you can't tell the table is MASSIVE, so I would like 2 more chairs.  With 8 chairs and 4 bar stools, I finally have enough seating that no one needs a TV tray or their lap to eat over at our house.