Couple Goals

This weekend Evan and Makinley are in Orlando and today they are at Universal. To celebrate her graduation she wanted to go to Orlando and Destin. Evan is tagging along with the family riding roller coasters and drinking butterbeer with Harry Potter.

Madi just got back from two weeks at her beach house in Florida. As soon as her plane landed, she was headed to our place. Keagan was happy to see her!

Only two more weeks of summer. Where did the days go? This has been the shortest summer ever!

A Tale of Two Boys

It’s a tale of two boys. It’s the best of times for the older boy; it’s the worst of times for the younger lad. 

Evan is in Alabama today with the Baylors. He’s on a boat in a lake living his dream. He’s fishing, swimming, and riding the waves. It’s the best of times.

Keagan is at home in the middle of a two hour ACT class. He tried to tell me paying for a class was a waste of money. He tried to tell me he could take the class for free at school. He tried to tell me it was summer and his FIFA game couldn’t be interrupted. His persuasive tactics did not work. It’s the worst of times for him. 

In two years, when he has a strong ACT score that got him accepted into college, he can play FIFA (or spend the day at the lake on a boat) all he wants. 

Summer Time Fun

I’m back to work this week; the boys are back to school next week. We are all trying to soak up as much sun and fun as we can before the stress of tests, homework, training, work, booster club, and life get in the way. 

After Freshman Orientation this week, Keagan hung out by the pool with a group of friends, to include his girlfriend Madilyn in the purple suit. On our way to soccer tonight he said Ms. Amber makes killer subs and I need to look into her recipe. 😂

Evan went to the beach with a group of three or four families - to include his girlfriend Madalyn. He says he didn’t miss me, but I’m certain he’s not telling the truth. I mean these pics clearly show his misery. 😂

On Sunday, Wes and I hosted our dear friends from Virginia, the Davis Family. It was so great catching up with them. It was as if days had passed instead of years since our last visit. 

This week is the official start to fall soccer season. It truly is the only way I can easily say goodbye to summer. 

Fun in the Sun

It's my first week of summer break and all I wanted to do was sit on the back porch, soak up the sun, and read a book. Can you believe my very first day of break is the same day bulldozers decided to level out the pond in our backyard? It's deafening, it's dirty, and it's ugly to look at. But I'll take that over fighting to get nightly homework done and studying spelling word lists any day.

This summer has already started like no other. Our front door has brought friends over to play Air Soft, climb trees in the wood line, and play a game or two of basketball. 

The boys have gone swimming, had sleep overs, and taken a canoe trip down the Red River. 

And it's only week number two for them. This summer proves to be the best yet!

Wrap it Up!

OThat's a rap! I'm finally doing the summer time dance because my school year has come to a close. Meanwhile, the boys have already completed their first camp, a soccer camp,

and now summer camp number two (basketball) has come to an end. Keagan couldn't wait to tell me he won a game that allowed him to compete against his "coach" (one of the high school players) in a three point shot competition.  He won the competition! 

Getting a picture of the boys in public was out of the question, but apparently so was a picture within the house. Sometimes, though, the silly pictures capture a side of the boys that are treasured more than the "real" ones.