Tuesday 10

I first decided not to attempt a 10, then changed my mind in order to look at fun pics and reminisce of fun happy things over the last week. It's been a stressful first few days with Blaine's (yes, my easy going child) teacher. She is something else and I've tried to not cause waves but the time has come, tomorrow. Pray for me, please.

So let's do happy now!

1. Gracelyn is totally loving being an only child for two hours and forty minutes each morning. I thought she would miss Britton and ask when it was time to pick him up. Nope. We went to breakfast Friday,

the park Monday,

and today Ryan took the boys to school so she and I laid in bed and watched cartoons. rough life.

2. Blaine drew a family picture Friday at school.

Blaine in blue, Mom is first purple, G is second purple, Ryan in black, Britton first red and Brandon second red.

Gracelyn and Brandon were not pleased with their portrayal. Gracelyn exclaimed that her hair did NOT look like that and Brandon exclaimed that he was NOT hairy. Ryan asked Blaine if he was carrying a purse. The conversation this picture stirred was fantastic. It ended with everyone hysterically laughing.

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we call this the Vanna White.

4. Britton is playing soccer this Fall!!

celebrating soccer signup with ice cream!

Blaine opted not to play once we found out he had graduated to competitive play. He will try swimming and basketball.

5. Brandon is enjoying playing computer games with Ryan about 30min before bedtime. It makes him feel big to be like dad and they've resumed baseball practices. I absolutely love that boy, I love his eagerness to help me as well as his sibs; Blaine get his daily reading done for school, getting Gracelyn a cup down for water and Britton's Legos to attach together. Simple things but they make the little ones happy and I am generally helping another little one while Brandon is helping one. Brandon is loving and kind and just has such a precious little heart.

6. Gracelyn is all about her babies and Lola tags along with us pretty much everywhere...

making the long walk around Blaine's school instead of waiting in my car in the long line to inch along every few minutes.

7. The first day of school, as the Pre-K kids were filing out of the building to be picked up, they were told to sit on the benches. Britton went right over and sat down. The teacher chuckled as she brought him to the car and said they could tell he watched Blaine very closely last year, he did everything he saw Blaine did last year. He told me proudly as he was getting buckled that he was so smart!

he's the handsome boy in orange.

8. Our favorite pastime as of late has included raiding the game closet, dusting off a few and having fun!!
The kids favorite one to play for now is Hullabaloo.

(pardon our messy living space. I have been selling lots of stuff that just present in our house and garage.)

9. I've sold so much of my kids' outgrown clothes and extra stuff laying around my house on a garage sale type page so I treated myself and finally ordered a sign that I have so desperately wanted for my house. It had even gone way down in price! Bonus!

it's slightly different than this but I cannot wait.

10. Finally and most excitedly! I am going to Texas with my mom, aunt, cousin and couple of others Friday to see my cousin's new baby that she and her husband adopted from China. She is beautiful!

I couldn't resist when I got the invite to the shower. You know, everything's bigger in Texas, right? It's nothing short of God's grace and mercy that baby Ellis has survived. The poor baby is malnourished and underdeveloped. The parents have a wonderful team of doctors to get that precious babe healthy. I can't wait to get there and celebrate her!

Have a blessed week!