Pajama Day

Thank goodness it's Friday! Pajama Day attire was quite easy for us this morning. However, Landon has gotten tired of our morning picture ritual. I changed things up a bit so we'll call today "Funny Face in Your Pajamas Day". Have a great weekend, all!

Character Day

Character Day?
What is this? Halloween without the candy?

Favorite Sports Team Day

Okay, you knew where this was going!

Just in time for the season opener this weekend!

WAR EAGLE!!!!

Mix & Match Day

For Mix & Match Day,

we all know the tackier the better.

Sorry guys, this is as tacky as I could go.

Crazy Hair Day

Today was Crazy Hair Day at Landon's school.

Whatcha think? Crazy enough for you?

Each day has a different dress up theme this week.

I'll post pics daily as we try our best to show school spirit.

Shhhhh!

Don't tell the kids but Mike's plane just landed in Atlanta! He was able to finish his work ahead of schedule so he got an earlier flight home. He should arrive in Panama City at 3:46 this afternoon. I'm going to surprise the kids with a trip to the airport. How exciting!

There's Always Tomorrow...

Let's just say that the latter part of Cameron's 1st day of 6th grade ended with me hysterical and my child missing (but really on the wrong bus) for an hour after school released. Major communication gap somewhere today. Apparently the bus that picks up Cameron in the mornings is NOT the bus that he gets onto in the afternoons to come home.

On a more positive note, I think Cameron really enjoyed the academic part of his first day of school. Lots of familiar faces in his classes and he had no problems getting to class as he and his friends were all like a herd of sheep walking together. No one got lost and Cameron remembered to take his lunch money to the lunchroom. Whew! I was worried about today, but apparently I worried about the wrong stuff!

Here's to hoping that tomorrow is a better day!!!

First Day of School

Wow. 6th grade begins today. Now isn't he cute in his school uniform? School colors this year are turquoise, black and white so Cameron will get to wear an array of these colors to school. It looked pretty goth this morning at the bus stop. Most of the boys were wearing black - euck!

And of course, we couldn't forget a picture of Landon. He went to school today, but technically, their PreK curriculum doesn't start until next Monday. Both boys were very excited to start their day.

We're Going on Vacation!

Where? I dunno.
When? I guess now!

Landon came into the living room earlier with his suitcase and informed me that we were going on vacation. He opened it up and sure enough he had packed up the essentials required for a trip away from home.

Hmmm...maybe he's on to something!

Middle School Orientation

Yes. It's that time. We attended 6th grade orientation today. Cameron was super excited. I was super apprehensive. Cam received his class schedule and he's fortunate enough to have several classes with his old classmates. There's one little boy that he has every class with! Thank goodness we like him, huh?

It looks like he is going to have to develop a much greater sense of responsibility and he's going to be held a lot more accountable than in the past. Things are a lot different from when I was in middle school. Much like high school and college, Cameron will change classes throughout the day. He has six different classes with six different teachers in six different locations all around that school. What if he doesn't make it to class on time? What if he gets lost? What if he gets mischievous and decides to skip school and head for the beach, which by the way is a block away!

Can't we just go back to elementary school? I'm not quite sure I'm ready for this!

Tennis, Too?

Wow. Here's something else

for us to juggle into our busy schedules. Cameron has been taking tennis lessons over the past few weeks and absolutely loves it. We've signed him up for another round of group lessons and for private lessons that will start next Saturday.

He must get his athletic ability from his father because my tennis skills are quite amusing. Mike and I took a tennis class together when we were dating and let's just say that I learned a thing or two about humility. We don't speak of that class often for very good reason.

Next Stop: Iraq

For those of you who aren't aware, Mike left this morning to take care of some work related stuff in Iraq. He'll be gone for a very long two weeks and the kids miss him already. From what I'm told, he'll be in a safe area and hopefully, out of harms way. However, please pray for his safe return and that he has an uneventful trip.

I think Katie (our dog) is pretty excited because she gets to sleep in the bed with me when Mike's away. But, shhhhh, don't tell him!

"I'm Not a Model, Mom"

Here's our Cameron posing in his new Nike glasses. Aren't they just super cute? Okay, I really mean...doesn't he look so handsome? Special thanks to Cameron for allowing me to take his picture. He so had to remind me that he wasn't a model or anything. Ha Kiddo! You just wait until prom! :)

Blame My Blindness

At Cameron's annual check-up last week he had a bit of a problem with his right eye and reading the eye chart. Therefore, today we made our trip to the eye doctor for a confirmation of what we already knew. The boy is nearsighted. There is a slight need for glasses and he needs minor vision correction. Fortunately, he won't have to wear them all the time.

He had fun picking out the glasses and I think he's pretty excited about them. Okay...he's really more excited about having to only wear them part time vs. full time. We picked out a super cool and flexible Nike pair that I just love.

It's going to take a few days for them to come in, but I will post pics of our boy once they arrive.

Happy Birthday to Cameron!

Wow.

Cameron turned eleven yesterday. It seems just like yesterday...