A Blonde and 3 Boys

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Due to busy schedules, the boys had to purchase their school supplies on separate days this summer. School started on Thursday and Sam finally decided it was time to get school supplies on that Tuesday. Needless to say, school supplies were slim. Not just slim but slim, skinny, none.

We started our shopping at Target. We were able to get a few folders and pens, but no notebooks. Seriously, they were out of notebooks.

So we headed over to Staples and their notebooks were $2.50. I told Sam I was not buying him notebooks for $2.50!

Third stop, Wal-Mart. Not only did they have notebooks, but they were only 25 cents!! Stoooooock Up!!

At the check out I realized I did not get a school supply shopping picture, so I took one of Sam checking out!

I then took one with the two of us together in the security camera on the cash register. Sam said, “Stop. You’re weird.”

 I got my back to school shopping pictures though!

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Sam is now playing football on Friday  nights! He is so happy and excited! He’s put in a lot of work and is pleased to finally get his chance on the field.

(warning: mom brag post!)

Last Friday, we played one of our rivals, Centennial High School. It’s a big game for our town and almost 10,000 people go to this one! Jack also got to run on the field with his Junior Football team and make a “tunnel'” for the varsity players to run through. Sam looked for Jack and both were pleased to see each other

Sam did not see any play time the first half, but played almost the entire second half.

 I think he did amazing and they announced his name when he had a tackle!!

When they announced his name, I cheered, pretty loud!  Then apologized to the people around me and explained that this  was his first time on the field.

Later that night I got this text from a friend…I guess she heard me cheering!

I wasn’t the only one that was excited!! My mom joined in, too!
I got this text from another friend.

Unfortunately, it was a shut out, 0-20, them. Not a fun ending. When Sam got home, he said, “I am so bummed we lost, but I’m so happy that I got to play! When I ran out there I thought, ‘This is what it feels like!'”

We’ve always told the boys to enjoy what they are doing, have fun even when the outcome isn’t what you hope for and I think that is exactly what Sam did last Friday night.

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I came across this description from Melissa McCarthy on being a parent and it is spot on!

“It’s extreme everything. It’s extremely tiring. It’s extremely overwhelming in a good way. It’s everything you hear when this crazy creature shows up and you just can’t — I just can’t imagine or quite remember [what it was like] prior to that. And all the chaos and the noise and the nuttiness, it just somehow makes it all better.

I’ve done away with sleep…because you just don’t sleep when you have two kids.

But they’re just so funny. The bigger they get, the weirder and the funnier and their true personalities come out.

And they just surprise me every day. There’s nothing quite like it.”

And I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.

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Check out these fall photos of Jack!

First the “senior picture” pose!

Nothing like getting lost in the leaves!

This is what happens when it is the last week of school and there’s nothing to do, so you go to Micheal’s and they have out all their fall product!
(I can feel your eyes rolling!)

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Football season has begun and Jack is going on a new adventure! This year, he will be on a tackle team. Jack usually lays flag football but decided this would be a good year to transition to tackle.

He’s so excited…and my worries just went up ten notches!