Summer Bucket List

The first weekend of summer, Joshua and I made a summer bucket list.  We listed 45 things we thought would be fun to do this summer.  Our list includes things like: going to the pool, playing with Legos, visiting family, playdates with friends, museums, art, etc.

We have had a full summer so far.  Several things have been marked off our list.

Joshua has enjoyed spending time with friends he usually sees only at church.   Joshua spent a week at Coach and Nana's VBS and received the royal treatment. Anna Ruth and I joined him for the weekend before we all came home.  We spent the next weekend in Jackson too. Things like playing UNO with Gumby and Aunt Joy, Winner Circle Park, the Children's Museum, a movie, Brent's Drugs for lunch and the Splash Pad have made the these trips highlights.

Anna Ruth loves the park!

keeping it classy at the Children's Musuem

Johsua was excited to find a turtle shell to match the Ninja Turtle mask he made

Coach took us to Brent's Drugs for lunch. He told us about how he used to eat lunch there on Sundays after church when he was a kid and how portions of the movie The Help were filmed there.  And...the food was delicious.

Anna Ruth was unimpressed with the Splash Pad.

Joshua on the other hand loved it!
There is a picture on this previous blog post of Joshua at this part of the splash pad check it out

Check out this post from Summer 2011 for a picture of little Joshua sitting on this alligator!
WOW!

Catching Up

I feel like I have been behind on posting to the blog.

Below are 2 new posts front the last few weeks. 

I am hoping to get back into a routine of posting weekly so I don't get too far behind.

I don't want to miss posting a picture or story about these 2 kiddos...how else will we remember what to share at their rehearsal dinners?!?

Tin Caps capture 6yr old coach pitch championship

Joshua loves to play sports.

The sport of choice, at the moment, is baseball.

Joshua played on the Drayer PT Institute Tin Caps this season.

He had a good team...great coaches and fun teammates.

And Joshua's team won all of their games but 1.

He loves baseball.

Coach helped him with some batting practice last time we were in Jackson.

Joshua is something serious in the field. He loves playing infield.
He is playing 3rd base in this picture, although he rotated between 3rd, catcher, center field and right field.

Because we had crazy weather this spring several of the Tin Caps' games were rained out. So a league tournament was scheduled to allow the kids to play a few more games.
Joshua's team enter the tourney as the #1 seed.
They played a good game last Tuesday night and won, putting them in the championship game.
In the championship game, Joshua's team played a tough Zaxby's team.
Joshua made the 2nd out of the last inning at 2nd base. (I'm not even sure he realized what happened but ended up with the ball at the right time and step on 2nd.)
The Tin Caps proved too much for the Zaxby's team and won in dramatic fashion.
So they finished the season as regular season champs and tournament champs.

 

Each player got their picture made with the tournament trophy.

They asked Coach Kane if they could dog pile him after the game.
How could he say "no"?

The Drayer Physical Therapy Institute
Tin Caps!

We're #1!

Joshua can't wait for next baseball season.  But he has already asked if he can play soccer and basketball first.

Celebrating Kindergarten

School has been something Joshua looked forward to everyday. He adjusted to kindergarten the moment he walked in the door. He loved his teachers and classmates. He loved learning and helping. Joshua did great in kindergarten!

His school hosted a celebration for all kindergartners. 

Joshua with some of his classmates.

the processional

Each child was introduced by his/her teacher

Coach and Nana came for the celebration. 

Joshua was asked to help lead the classes in reciting the Sudduth chant.

I am a proud Sudduth student.
I care about my school.
I care about what I do.
I care about being the best I can be.
I care about others and I care about me.

On the last day of school, Joshua got in the car and said, "Mom, is it ok that when I think about my last day of kindergarten I am excited and sad at the same time? Because I am growing up fast...a lot faster than most people do."

We are grateful to Mrs. Pelletier and Mrs. Avant for being the perfect teachers for Joshua.
First grade here we come!