barrett: 9 years old

Look who's 9!  Barrett had such a fun day planned out for his birthday.  We had to schedule his party for next weekend, since Britton was on a field trip all day today, and Mother's Day plans would mean a lot of kids couldn't attend a Sunday party.  So, instead, Barrett wanted to go to Main Event for some bowling and air hockey!  We did, and invited Memaw and PawPaw too, the came back to the house for presents and ice cream cake.  Then for dinner Barrett chose In-n-Out Burger.  By the time the day was over, we were all tired!  Barrett spent the better part of the afternoon putting together his Lego passenger train and his Lego Jurassic World boat - which floats!

Likes:  Legos, trains, airplanes, designing cruise ships on the computer and then sinking them

Dislikes:  losing the last baseball tournament game - he took that hard

 

153 months old

Tonight Britton had her last band concert!  She's decided that she doesn't want to stay with band in the 8th grade, and wants to try out something new instead.  I will miss going to her concerts and seeing her and her friends get excited for their band competitions.  But I also know that playing an instrument can be really time-consuming, and I don't want to force her into a class she doesn't want to do.  Such is life!

Britton is gearing up for STAAR testing and final exams, then she will officially be an 8th grader - I can't handle it.  How is she already getting ready for her final year of junior high school??  I've got a fun summer planned for her - she's going to her sleep away camp for two weeks, then some adventure camps in town (during the day, with Barrett), and a production of Cinderella!  If I can find a softball camp, I'll absolutely be signing her up.

Spring Band Concert

Likes: Trader Joes coffee bean mini ice cream cones, "Heartstoppers" series (tv and books - so good!), being finished with band concerts forever

Dislikes: standarized testing, when Nella the cat refuses to be cuddly