J and E joined the swim team at the Navy base... the SEALS swim club. They love it and we love it. The coaches are so great... very organized and the perfect combination of strict, but kind and motivating. They had their first swim meet this past Saturday. They both competed in the backstroke and freestyle events for their age group. No medals or places, but they both finished their races and didn't disqualify, so that was really good for their first time!
They also participated in the freestyle relay event at the end of the meet and this was 3/4 of their relay team. So cute in those swim caps and goggles.
Labor Day weekend we went to my parents' house and also took a trip up to the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville to see A T. Rex Named Sue before she left town (she's a traveling exhibit). It was really cool and the museum was great in general.
There's a cool butterfly rainforest there with beautiful tropical plants and thousands of butterflies flying around.
Snuggle time with Popeye...
Pool picnic...
Driving home...
First day of school pics (we started mid-August)...
The best one I got of me and Reid... mid-giving instructions to Emmett who was taking the pic. :)
Chick-Fil-A picnic on the evening of the first day of school while Daddy was gone...
They put themselves in here with Bernie and seriously stayed in here for almost an hour. They brought books and toys in eventually and just played and read while I did school with J and E. It was awesome. Lol.
Went to a friend's house with the coolest backyard filled with all things that little boys love... including a fire pit. My friend's son was lighting matches into the fire pit and she was like, "It's okay... he does it all the time but none of them catch." Well, this time one of them caught and lit some sticks in the pit on fire. The boys were ECSTATIC. Here they are all running to "GET MORE PINE STRAW!!! GET MORE STICKS!!!!" Lol. Seems dangerous, but we were watching carefully and they were SO excited.
Emmett was the safety officer up on that ladder. Ha!!
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First day of CC (Classical Conversations... our homeschool group)... I love this pic so much because you can see how stair-stepped they are. My loves.
Car selfie at a stoplight on the way to CC. I am a teacher this year at CC and I was SO nervous that morning!
The first day of CC was also our 14th anniversary!!! We went over to Rosemary Beach and had an absolutely amazing meal. I mean... the best food I've eaten in years. When we were done with dinner and walked outside the humidity had dropped considerably and the weather was so great so we walked on the beach for a while and then just sat and talked. It was such a wonderful night. I love this man so very much.
This was our dessert... A peanut butter chocolate mousse flourless cake thingy. I can't remember the exact name, but it was so good that I had to take a pic of it. Phil doesn't even really care for sweets, but he even ate half of it because it was so good. I paid for indulging in those rich foods for the next few days, but it was worth it!!
Phil was home the next day, so we went to the beach because the weather was still so amazing and the Gulf was so calm! It was such a gorgeous day.
This isn't a great picture, but that same day Phil took all of the boys plus Bernie on a long jeep ride. You can't see Davis, but he's back there by Emmett. :)
This pic cracked me up... Reid taking a mirror selfie. Lol
Sweet boys at the dentist's office...
That's 190 pounds of BOY right there... They love the Publix scale. Mommy does not. :)
