Weekends are busy...

Twice makes a trend, right?  I am committed to keeping this blog up-to-date, so thought I would start with our weekends. They are busy! Like crazy busy! On Friday, we took David to Spirit Night at St. Mark's. We absolutely love our St. Mark's community and really enjoyed hanging out with all the second grade families. It is not quite the typical Friday Night Lights that Texas is known for (which I would expect because I don't know why any intelligent, educated parent would let their kid play football with all of the research and knowledge about the effect concussions have on brain development - but that is a different topic), but still lots of fun. We didn't stay for much of the actual game, but it sounds like the Lion's brought home a victory against the Casady Cyclones.

David recently joined the cub scouts and on Saturday, he was up early and ready to sell some popcorn. We walked around the neighborhood for a bit and then he took a shift with his fellow scouts at the local Lowes. On the way to drop him off, he said he thought they could sell $1,000 worth of popcorn. These are really motivated kids, and pretty darn cute, but that sounded absurd to me. I was wrong - in a 4 hour time period, six boys managed to sell over $2K in popcorn. Seriously, these kids are hustlers.

During part of David's popcorn slinging shift (each boy only worked 2 of the 4 hours), Henry had a soccer game. He is much more interested this year than last season - when he did nothing but run off and pick grass- but he isn't quite the soccer sensation just yet. It is still early in the season!

It was so hot (seriously, Texas, summer is over.. let's be done with the hot weather), that we rested on Saturday afternoon and then went to casual dinner with friends.

Sunday morning brought bunch with friends, soccer practice for Henry, a flag football game for David and then an afternoon baseball game, followed by a play date with Evan and some swimming. Seriously, busy.. but just great.

Without further ado, the photographic evidence:

Just try to say no to this cuteness...

 

David is still kicking butt at baseball.. He hit the first pitch, so he was already running by the time I took the picture.

Poor Henry has attended so many of David's games. He is just the perfect, chill child. he packs up his toys before we leave and just hangs out and plays. As long as he has toys and can get dirty, he is totally content.

Evan came over to play after the baseball game and the boys went swimming. Henry likes to amuse the older boys with his amazing belly flops.

David brought home a big pack of work from the first month of school. I thought his story was awesome... but I am not sure he has a future in the art world.

One really nice thing about our new non live-in nanny is that Matt and I have worked out a great schedule. I get up and make the boys breakfast and get them ready and he takes them to school. I love this time with them in the mornings. And I have gotten pretty good at making a healthy happy face pancake...