So Sweet

Carter wanted to feed Grayson yesterday morning.

He's a pro!  He's been watching me because without any prompting he was catching the food that dribbles out with the spoon and putting it back in Grayson's mouth.  I expected a huge mess but they did great together!!!

Rylan's First Day of Summer

For Rylan's first day of summer, I took him to the fountains at Bicentennial Mall State Park.  Missy, Suzy, and Michelle met us there with their kids too.

It was a little cool, but the kids had a ton of fun.  When we were leaving, Rylan was so sweet and thanked me for taking him there :)

Rylan and Gray.  These guys are such great buddies.  We are so sad that Michelle's family is moving to Michigan in less than a month!!!

Our Gray(son) with Jessie.  Jessie is 2 1/2 months older than Grayson.

Grayson with the city he was born in ...

Warming up on the map of Tennessee ...

Last Days of Kindergarten

The kindergartners at Carter's school got to dress up for the last week and a half of school.  Carter had a lot of fun getting to do something special each day.

Sunglasses & Flip Flops Day

Pirate Day

Mustache Day

Jumprope Day (also Kindergarten Performance)

Superhero & Princess Day

Cowboy & Cowgirl Day

Field Day (Bubble Day)

Luau Day

Bananas

Grayson tried bananas last Thursday.  I have to say this is his least favorite food so far.  I think it's a combination of texture and taste.  I've been mashing the bananas so it's thicker than the purees I've been doing.  But I think he also doesn't like the taste because as soon as the first bite touches his lips, he makes an awful face.  All 3 times Grayson's had bananas, it's the same faces.  But my hungry little man still eats up the entire half banana I've prepped for him!

Sorry for the blurry pictures - it was overcast and dark when I took the pictures!

The bananas must have smelled good because Charlotte was very curious!

Swim Team

Carter started swim team practice yesterday.  This year Carter is doing swim team with the FAST (Franklin Area Swim Team) Frogs through the Williamson County Rec Center.  We picked this program to be with Suzy and her kids.  I figured we can help each other out with all our kiddos, especially the babies.  Also, Carter will love getting to see Chase everyday!

This week practice is after school from 4 to 4:30 pm for the 6 year olds and under.  Starting next week it will be at 9:20 until 9:50 am.

So far Carter is doing just fine.  It's going to take a few more practices before he can swim 25 yards without assistance or taking a break, but he's getting there.  He's been a little nervous before practice but nothing like last year when he did Junior Swim Team with the Y.

I'm excited to see him progress and compete this summer!

Last Day

Rylan had his last day of preschool today.

We aren't 100% sure where he is going to be next year.  Most likely he will be doing a private transitional kindergarten.  The program we got him in to is regulated by Williamson County and counts as kindergarten (students can then proceed to first grade or do kindergarten in the public school system).  If we don't do that program, Rylan will go to kindergarten.  We are going to re-evaluate Rylan's maturity at the end of summer to make the final decision then.

Rylan did fine this year though I still don't like his teacher and feel he had a mediocre year again at our preschool.  I'm glad to be moving on.  He had fun this year though and has made lots of new friends so I'm glad for that.

Bring on summer!!!

Baseball Buddies

Carter with Christopher and Jack Henry (his best friends on his team!)

Carter - End of Baseball

Carter was supposed to have his last baseball game of the season yesterday but he got rained out.  We aren't sure if the game will be made up but the team went ahead and met to receive their participation trophies.

The trophies are pretty cool.  Unlike soccer that always gives out the exact same trophy every season, the baseball ones have always been different so far.

There are all levels of ability and different personalities on this team but we love this group of kids!!!

Fire Pit

We finally made dinner over the firepit tonight.  Brian and Rylan had one fire earlier in the spring but this was a first fire for the entire family.

We roasted hot dogs and made smores (with giant marshmallows).  Yummy!

Charlotte tried to force Carter to share :)

 

Sweet Nap