First Day

Well today I am home alone....both the boys are off at school and I am just here....Not sure what I will do with myself when they are at school but I am sure that I can find something. They did great this morning. Alex was showing Blake how to put on his backpack and was telling him to make sure that he got his lunchbox. He is such a big brother and is so proud to show Blake the ropes of Big Boy school. I am still in shock that they are both old enough to be there!! I am just happy that they were both excited to be there and happy for school to be back in session.

Playground Fun

After running an errand this morning Chris and I decided to take the boys, including Hayden to the park to go play. The only bad part about living in south Texas, other than your yard in always brown during the summer months, is the fact that unless you go to a playground before 9am during ther summer you wont be playing long. Everyone was hot and the metal slides were scorching.

13 days and counting....

It's so hard to believe that in 13 short days the boys will be going back to school and our summer will be ending. What is even harder for me to believe is that in 13 days I will be sending BOTH of my babies to "big boy school" and will be by myself while they are at school and Alan is at work. I have yet to decide if I am ready for this next step in our life. The one where the years run together as Alex and Blake race through elementray school and before I know it they are entering middle school and then high school and then they leave the house. I dread going to work without them in tow...without them racing ahead of me to go hide beside the vending machine in the break room at work and me pretending to not know where they are. I dread not having them there at work where I can see them throughout their day and see what fun they are having or to be there if they get hurt. I will miss seeing them and hearing their little voices yelling "Mommy!" while they run up for a hug...

This year they will both gain new independence that they didnt have already. There will come a point when both of them will tell me that they dont need me to walk them in to the school anymore and I will cry as they walk together into the big school and while I pray that they made it to the right spot. Alex will relish in his new role of being the big brother at his school and show Blake where everyting is. Blake will do great and will love to learn new things, while Alex will do great, but will constantly be wondering when the weekend is or when it's his turn at the computer center.

So my countdown begins...13 days...to relish their laughs, their smiles, their personlaities and even their fights...because in 13 days I will walk them to school and they will forever be my little boys in big boy school.

Swimming at Aunt Sarah's

Today we headed down the road to Sarah's apt pool to go cool off and have some fun. She made hotdogs and we had a picnic poolside and swam. I love to see the boys brave new things in the pool and to practice swimming. They had a lot of belly busters and lots of fun!