First Day of School

Birthday party weekend can wear you out...

We had Alex's birthday party Sunday afternoon at the movies.  

They were excited to see Ice Age.....and so was I. 

And it was in 3d. 

Birthday party gang. 

We did a little back to school shopping and lost Brody in the madness. 

Brody actually switched classes the week before Mason's school started, but it was more of a trial week.  Real school and curriculum started the next week. 

They got one more week of summer camp together.  

Thursday night, I saw Bad Moms with my girlfriends.  Honestly, it was hilarious.  Mexican and a movie with girls is always a fun night. 

Friday I took Brody back to speech.  We had him evaluated, and he is now going to have sessions a couple of times a week for a while. He loves playing in the waiting room there. 

Met Mom for lunch.  

She got the biggest slice of pizza ever.  

Friday night was the opening ceremony for Olympics 2016.  

I LOVE the Olympics. We had the R. Browers' over for dinner and fun. 

Saving the world, one ninja at a time. 

Saturday afternoon lunch. 

I may have let Mason download Pokemon on my phone....

We had two birthday parties Saturday.
They each had one, so I took Mason and John took Brody.


Mason's was a laser tag party and he had so much fun.  All of his friends from Kindergarten were there.  You could tell they are all antsy to get back to school together.

Brody's was at Menagerie Farms in the 100+ degree weather.
(Thank goodness this is the one John chose! Ha)

He loved riding on the horse.

And he got to play with his best friend the whole time.

But you can see here....it may have been fun but it was HOT.

We have been doing a lot of Olympic watching.

We went to our favorite Mexican restaurant.  Mason came prepared.  All on his own, he found two quarters (one for him, one for Brody) so they could get suckers when we left.

School started back today, so we read our The Night Before First Grade book.

We rested well to get ready for the big day.

Like I said earlier, I guess it wasn't Brody's real first day in 4K but oh well.

Brody is in Mrs. Jackie's class at CCA
He wants to be Lego Batman when he grows up.
(obviously, we need to work on our aspirations!)

And Mason started FIRST GRADE.
No idea how that is possible.

He is in Mrs. Jones' class at TOES.
He wants to be a Lego builder. =)

I pray they have wonderful years where they learn and grow so much, and have a ton of fun while doing it.

Mason said last night that he was a tiny bit nervous but very excited about heading back to school.  He showed no signs of nerves this morning, and was ready to go!

Jones' Jungle

He was literally front and center.
He didn't care, he was just excited it was a real desk instead of a table.

It was a busy day.
I checked out Brody and took him for his four year checkup.  All is well in his world.
He is perfect as Dr. Bubba would say.

Height: 40 and 1/4th inches
Weight: 36 lbs

We were able to play on the playground with friends after school for a few minutes.  It is nice getting back into this school routine.

It was obviously hot though....check out that spike he was able to get...

Brody is FOUR!

It has been a big week around here.  

We now have a four year old.  

This post has a million pictures from a fun birthday week. 

We also bought battleship.  It has been a ton of fun. 

Going to bed as a three year old. 

And woke up as a four year old.  

(he only ate one donut!)

Showing us how he really feels...

No, he was pretty happy. =)

We had gotten his gifts the weekend before, but it was still just as exciting.  

He did have to go to school that morning, but we brought donuts and Batman plates for his classmates.  

Mason and Mickey Mouse picked him up around 10 and they headed to Build A Bear.  

As you can tell in this picture, he loved it.   

Brody picked a giant Chewbacca, Mason got Boba Fet.  

They do love some Star Wars. 

Next up was Chikfila, then Finding Dory at the movies.  

We met Robert, Becca, and the kids for a birthday dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant. 

I would say he had a fabulous birthday.  

Ending the day with a selfie. 

Friday night, Mickey Mouse and Pops came over to deliver his birthday present.  Of course it was pouring rain outside.  

Star Wars bike for this ninja turtle. 

So happy. 

Mickey Mouse never disappoints.  She also got some new play costumes.  

Mason got a storm trooper. 

Brody was in Heaven with Flash.  

We woke up to the sound of heavy rain Saturday morning....the morning of the birthday party.  

The guys dropped off this giant slide early in the AM. 

It almost took up our entire yard.  

But a couple of hours before the party, it finally stopped raining and the sun came out.  

We had one happy little guy. 

The only problem was the yard was already soaked and muddy.  

It made for a very messy day and a disaster of a yard....but it was worth it. 

This slide was definitely bigger and faster than the last one we rented last time.  

I didn't get as many pictures of the kids on the slide this year. 

Brinkley and her braid. =)

Reese. 

Brody.

Cupcake time.  

He was so happy everyone was singing to him. 

But also so shy. 

He went to blow out the candles...

And poor thing fell out of his chair. 

One more time. =)

Alex and Levi. 

The three amigos. 

Brinkley and Brody. 

Brody loved that Will was there. 

Hugh Hefner and all his present...

He saw his presents and asked, "Are those all mine?!" with the biggest grin on his face. 

Batman Band-Aids. 

Back to slidin'

Thankful for all these ladies. 

Captain America in the house. 

Captain America was glad he had Gma Reba to play his remote controlled number cars. 

The guys didn't come back until 9pm to pick up the slide.  Once the party was over, we may have gone down a few more times. 

I mean how happy is he!?!

Mason flipping. 

John decided to have a turn. 

Brody and I broke the rules and went down together. 

I just love that they love each other so much. 

Crashed and burned. 

These two parents were WORN OUT.
We cleaned the house up and were done.  Once we finally sat down, we did not get back up again. 

 

Brody is silly and shy; and quiet and loud.  He adores his big brother. He loves all things superheroes and Star Wars (because of his brother).  He stalls at bedtime at least 10 times a night.  He LOVES waking up in the middle of the night and crawling into our bed.  He loves his iPad and Imaginex figures.  He enjoys taking apart Mason's lego sets (Mason does not approve).  He hates naps and never takes them on the weekends....but he will fall asleep in the car.  He loves his school and friends.     And he likes to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it.  Hey, he's the baby of the family.


Just can't believe our baby is four.
Where in the world does the time go?!