Weekend Fun

Dragon Boat Festival. Here in Montgomery. It's one of the biggest events in this town. Since Jason is the DO of one of the ACSC divisions, he had responsibility of the ACSC participation in the race. So, we wanted to be there to support the students. Last year ACSC won the WHOLE race!!! They compete against several local teams...from churches to banks. The local community comes together and forms teams at a cost of $3,000/team all for charity. There was an Auburn fan team called Oar Eagle. An Alabama fan team called Row Tide. If there was an LSU fan team, I think the name should be Reaux Tigers! It was fun to watch but HOT! So, we stayed to watch the AF ACSC team compete against SOS and AWC. ACSC lost by under a second to AWC!! Oh well!















We also went to the YMCA for a little swimming. The outdoor pools are all closing soon, so we took advantage of some of the last days of the season.











Jude is a rock star at going down this slide all by himself. He did I it over and over and over...slipped once on the bottom step, busted his lip open...but begged to get back on the slide, and once again did it over and over again! He's so tough!




This was at the park. He loves outside.




Here's Jude on the plasma car. He rides it just like the big boys. I can't believe how having older brothers is making this guy grow up so fast! Eeeeck!
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First Week Of School

The summer has come to an end and now we've started a new year of school! Jack and James had orientation last week at Forest Avenue. They met their teachers and got to see their new classrooms. I'm so impressed with their teachers. James has a first-year teacher and she is motivated, cheery, and precious. Jack has two veteran teachers. One for language, spelling, and reading. And another for math, science, and social studies. Both have a passion for teaching and have plans for a fun year.

Here are some pictures from the 1st day.

















And at their school
















And in their classrooms













The 2nd day of school was James' 1st day of riding the bus to school. He's been watching Jack ride the bus for 3 years...and now it's finally his turn!
















And finally...Jude had his first day of Mother's Morning Out at Frazer this week. He cried when we dropped him off, but reportedly stopped moments after we left, both days. As I picked him up, each time, he would shout "MOMMY'S HOME!!!" So adorable!















And at his school










I am so thankful to have hit the jackpot in schools/teachers for ALL THREE of my boys! Leaving Montgomery one day is going to be so hard. We've really made this our home. We're enjoying it while we can!

Happy School Year Y'all!!!

Do The DU!

The big boys took part in a duathlon here in Montgomery this weekend!! Jack did it last year and knew back then that he wanted to do it again. James had never done one before. He did a 1/2 mile kid run when he was 3, but barely finished it, not surprisingly! After watching Jack race in the duathlon and a triathlon last summer, James wanted to give it a try! Mostly because he wanted a medal and shirt too!

The summer has been so hectic so far that neither one of them trained for the race. A week ago we set up the distances for the boys to complete before committing to signing them up. Jack finished with a bit of walking. James wanted to stop after the bike and not do the second run. However, I reminded him that he wouldn't be able to sign up if he couldn't finish. At a VERY slow walking pace and lots of stops, he eventually crawled across the finish of our practice race. We agreed to sign both of them up.

They had day camp last week including a 30 miles bus ride from here which resulted in very long days. They were beat! Jack had a swim meet Friday night straight from camp. The race was Sat morning. We ended up deciding at the last minute on Friday to sign them up for the race.

We're so glad we did! They did great! And they both had great attitudes! I asked James if he wanted me to cheer for him and he kindly said, "no." Talk about difficult!!! It's HARD not to cheer out loud for your kid!!! Of course my heart was cheering loud and clear!

Jack finished well before James, as expected. But the coolest thing happened. Jack finished the race and then waited for James to come in from the bike. When James put his bike up, Jack met him at the start of his last run. He started running next to him and talking to him, encouraging him along. I thought he was going to pull off after a minute or so, but he kept going with James. He ran next to him the entire half mile until just before the finish line where he then split off from James so he could finish. It was so cool to see their friendship in full bloom.

Needless to say, it was a proud morning for Me and Jason. Later on in the day, we found out James won 1st place in his division of only three boys! But still...he got out there and rocked it! They both did!!!







































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