Fun time with old friends

Occasionally we are able to spend time with some wonderful friends we made from our old neighborhood and church. Jenna is such a dear friend and we don't get to see each other near as much. She has children almost the exact same ages as mine, give or take a couple months. Only she is ahead by one and will eternally remain ahead for those that wonder. Ally and Molli Beth have been best of friends since they were 5 months old and will always consider each other best friends. However, after moving to Pleasant View and them to Brentwood it makes it more difficult with busy schedules to see each other. Jenna also has a daughter, Carrie, Harrison's age. She likes to hang with big sister Ally and Molli though. Then along came Bobby who is actually a year or so younger than Harrison, but they have an incredible resemblance to one another. It is kinda scary how alike they look. However, Jenna and I favor a bit. We were able to meet up only one time this summer, but maybe it's about quality not quantity. Molli went to Bible school with Ally and we went to their neighborhood for a swim after. We had a great time and Molli begs for Ally to come over. It is really hard to explain distance sometimes. Hopefully they will be able to see each other more.

Summer Vacation

In the midst of baseball we managed to fit in a summer vacation to the grandparents. We love having a "low cost" vacation destination. My parents live in South Carolina and the kids LOVE going to MiMi and Granddad's house. There are so many fun things to do there. We enjoyed the beach, the Children's Museum, downtown Charleston, fishing, and hangin with the grandparents.

We're Back!!!!! Summer happenings.

Even though it's been, oh, many months I thought I would just catch up a bit. Baseball pretty much consumed our spring and summer. Harrison's Al-Star team did a fabulous job. It is amazing that 5-6 boys can have such an instinct in baseball. They won their sub-district, went on to win their District against Goodlettsville, and finally placed 3rd in the state of TN in their age category at state. We were all very amazed at their endurance and hard work.

We spent most of our extra time at the pool for some R&R, between games of course. Then it was time for school to start. Molli Beth has done an exceptional job at her behavior, which is an area that we have struggled with up to last year. She has improved dramatically. Harrison had a rocky start, but is now getting the hang of it. I think the shock of having to go "every day" was a bit much for him. He had the same preschool teacher for 2 1/2 years. Change is not something he does easily. However, it only took him 3 days of pulling cards and mastering the "rules" for Kindergarten. He has not gotten in trouble in 2 weeks. We thank God for answered prayers when it comes to Harrison. When looking back at how desperate we thought the situation was last year, we wonder if we have the same child. He is truly a joy (and I didn't think I would ever be able to say that). God has really blessed us with patience and unconditional love in that department. Mommy has had to fill her time so that I don't miss him so much. The first week or so was VERY difficult for me. He had grown up so much and I enjoyed being with him so much. I wished for just a bit more time to spend with him, but now he's a big boy and I have to let him grown up.....as hard as it is.

Well, until next time.......hopefully it won't be 9 months.