School got out on a Thursday. The kids and I left that day for a fun one night stay at Wolf Creek Lodge in Dallas. I had planned on staying two nights but became aware of a baseball tournament the week before and had to cut it to one night so that we could be back Friday night in time to play ball Saturday morning. That's the most you'll get out of our Wolf Creek Lodge trip because I'm that far behind. Hey, we went...and it was a surprise to the kids so for 24 hours I was the coolest mom on the block.
On Monday, Calli's school cheer team started a 3 day camp at the greatest place on earth...WOODLANDS ELITE! Of course Calli was THRILLED to have camp on her home turf and felt right at home. Her sqad learned a couple of cheers, some stunts, a dance or two all for the Fall. On day two Calli was awarded "Best Flyer" for the day. And she got the same award at the Awards Ceremony for the whole week. She was excited and was hoping that the coaches might take notice and let her fly on the Senior 4 Team (at Woodlands Elite) this year but so far God doesn't want her there.
Anyways, it was a fun 3 days and good team bonding! The team got an award and the mascot got an award but it was so long ago I don't remember what they were...all the more reason to blog because I'm fairly certain that if I dont remember the details within 45 days of the event, I SURE won't remember them within 45 years of the event. **SIGH**
I just can't keep up. I am a list maker. Every night I have "blog" on my "to do" list and every night it never gets marked off. That makes me really, really crazy! I even took my laptop to the Frio River this week so that I could try and catch up but guess what...it obviously didn't happen.
Early in June, Shellie organized a trip to the Skeeters game...the new basebal team in Sugarland...with Robyn, Stephanie Hood, Catherine and our kids. It's a really cool set up with the stadium so close to the field and with lots of extra activities for younger kids. I didn't go and look but they have a playground, a pool and other fun things to do behind the outfield. With the exception of Calli and Caroline (Catherine's daughter) all of our kids were really into the game. And that's probably because the rest of the kids in attendance were all boys and all play baseball (except John who is only 3).
According to Shellie, John has a little man crush on Colson. Ever since we stayed at their house during one of Colson's tournaments in the Katy area, John talks quite frequently about Colson. He has asked if Colson goes potty on the big potty (Shellie was hoping that maybe John would want to copy). He asks everyone he knows if they know his friend Colson who is already big. And he even swears he saw Colson on TV at the US Open. Cracks me up! Colson is quite good with John...but he has lots of practice with Hudson who is just a year older. So John was very excited to spend the evening with Colson and with all the other big boys.
I thought the Sugarland Skeeters were a Minor League team but as soon as they all took the field, something looked strange. I think they are really a Dad team thrown together to give the Sugarland community some entertainment. They all looked much older than a Rookie drafted to a Minor League team and there were several errors. But I was ok with that because it meant that the game was actually entertaining. There was no chance of a no hitter game so the players actually hit the ball and the fielders actually made some really good plays and some not so good so that it became an actual game instead of a "one error" win.
In reality many were probably Minor league players that never made it to the Majors and had grown up and still had a passion for the game. Like I said the kids were so into it that when it started sprinkling and much of the crowd was leaving, we also tried. "NO!!!" was the overwhelming response from the boys. So the girls and I took cover and visited until the last strike out occurred.
I think it's funny that they have to send out email reminders to the parents on Friday to remember to pick up their child. Has someone really forgotten their camper? I'm hoping that maybe someone was just unsure of the time at some point and maybe came too late. Surely that's it!
We dropped Calli off at camp, didn't see her for 5 days...picked her up on Saturday and then she left again Monday with my sister. The rest of the family was supposeed to leave on that Wednesday when Calli was coming home to go to a baseball tournament in Lake Charles but at the last minute the tournament got cancelled. Anyways, all that to say, we didn't see Calli much to get to hear all about camp. But I did hear lots of stories on the way home...even though she had an ear infection. She went with an ear infection and took antibiotics the whole week at camp and when I picked her up she said her ear hurt on when you touched it which means swimmers ear. Probably from all the nasty lake water. So I called Dr. Ves on the way home and he called in some swimmers ear drops that were ready for my pickup when I pulled into Conroe 2 hours later.
Calli had a great week despite the small number of girls in her cabin. Her counselor, Don't text and dive, was sweet and Calli said she really liked her but she wasn't her favorite. But she quickly corrected me when I mentioned to someone that she didn't really like her counselor that "she did like her, she just wasn't her favorite".
Her recognition for the week was
Calli is amiable, easily relating to her peers. She is enthusiastic,
remaining cheerful in various circumstances. Callis is steadfast
in her words and actions"
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If it's your birthday (everyone except Wes who says noone ever remembers his birthday-poor baby) we celebrate....then we celebrate again...then we celebrate again...and sometimes one more time! On Colson's birthday he was awoken by my beautiful wake up call...and a kick in the head.
I forgot to sing to Jax but Colson reminded me it was his birthday too. How wild is it that he has the same birthday as his crazy dog?
I asked Colson before school was out what he wanted to do for his birthday party and he said take 3 friends out to our barn in Huntsville when it was completed and spend the night. I asked Colson at the first of June what he wanted to do for his birthday party and he repeated the barn answer. I asked Colson 2 weeks ago what he wanted to do for his birthday party and he again talked up the barn scenario. So what happens when he wakes up on June 26? He decided he wants a birthday party at Pump It Up. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? And he didn't understand why I couldn't throw one together that day...at pump it up.
So to get out my frustration and because I believe in being healthy on your birthday, we went to the gym. I enrolled Calli and Colson in a kids program at the gym where they work out with a personal trainer while I'm in my class. They can go as many as 6 times a week and it's $20 a month. Sometimes they have 2 or 3 other kids with them and sometimes it's just them. On his birthday, the normal girl wasn't there and it was just Colson who got paired with the head trainer. As I looked out my class window occassionally, I couldn't help but laugh. I could tell he was getting worked hard. He'd crack a smile every once in a while though so I knew he wasn't in collapse mode. When we left he said "Uh, I think that guy thought I was in College. That was way too hard". Suck it up big boy...it's good for you!
Calli was in Austin with my sister, Scott and Hudson having a grand time so it was just me and Colson for the day. After we left the gym, I went and picked up Karson and we later headed down to Main Event for some laser tag, bowling and video games. Colson has a hard time losing. The first game he beat Karson and was all giddy.
The second game he was losing about 3 frames in and completely had a pouting meltdown. And ended up losing....BIG! Wes says it's a great quality to have because that shows he's competitive. I think it's one of the most annoying qualities EVER.
Here are some of the happier moments of his day.....
That night we met my mom and Cam (who was left behind by his loving family who wen to Austin), and the Schuberts at Wild Ginger for a little Hibachi action.
Tonight we celebrated Cam (who turned 1 on June 22), Colson and Hudson's (who turns 4 on July 14) birthday at Lupe Tortilla while my dad was in town. Surprisingly Cam didn't scream when they put whipped cream on his nose.
And I'm pretty sure these chipmunk cheeks mean the birthday surprise was delish!
And then we had to take family pictures because we need pictures of my dad before he kicks the bucket. LOL! That's what he says.
Mother of 2....3 if you count my charming husband. Running the race each day that God has put before me. Sometimes fun, sometimes challenging, sometimes sad, sometimes frustrating but earnestly striving to do everything for His glory. As the hours turn into days, days into months and months into years all within a blink of an eye, this blog is an effort to record those moments in our lives that someday can be reflected on, shared and laughed over.
