Thursday, September 9, 2021

barrett: 100 months old



Third grader over here!  Barrett is back in school, and most excited to learn multiplication.  His school isn't requiring masks (ugh), so he wears a N95 mask every day, which is especially irritating when it makes your glasses fog up.  But strangely enough, he's used to it, and I do wonder if and when covid ever goes away, he may feel like something is missing when the mask goes away.  

Barrett wasn't really excited about soccer last spring, so we decided to sit it out this fall.  But we have been able to finally get into the tennis courts (it's a long saga about a key fob and my ignored requests for almost a year), and he's learning to play tennis.  I'm not the best teacher, but I can teach him the basics, and the hubs and Britton do batting practice in the other tennis court.  I'm thinking that he'll be ready for some baseball in the spring!  


Likes:  Roblox, talking about Roblox, getting an allowance

Dislikes:  homework

 

145 months old



What can I say?  Yep, I'm a week late with Britton's monthly post, and I can squarely blame my delinquency on school starting and the chaos that comes with it!  Britton is enjoying the 7th grade, and actually got to start the school year this year in person.  She's back to playing the clarinet in symphonic band, and gets to dissect a frog in science!  

Britton has also started softball for the fall season.  I'm proud of her for trying something new!  She's got natural talent (the hubs played baseball - she didn't get the talent from me and my horrible 5th grade softball skills!), and has been practicing throwing and batting on the weekends.  Games start in October, and I'm ready to see her in action!  


Disclaimer - this is not a real wound!!!  Britton got a special effects makeup kit for Christmas, and worked on some gory wounds this weekend.  She added the staples to make it even more gruesome!  I'm looking forward to seeing what she pulls off for Halloween.

*THIS IS NOT REAL*
Likes:  special effects makeup (especially latex), new friends on her softball team, taking Barrett to the library

Dislikes: assigned seats on the bus