barrett: 118 months old

 

Barrett is slowly but surely pulling up his grade in math!  Geometry has thrown him for a loop, and we're trudging our way through angles, leaf and stem plots (I had to Google this), graphs, and other fun things I can't remember/never learned how they teach it these days.  He loves geography though, especially civilizations and the history of countries, which honestly, he didn't get from me.  

Barrett starts soccer soon!  He's excited and loves soccer, and has absolutely no interest in ever playing baseball again.  Fine by me!  The soccer fields are 5 minutes away, the baseball fields are 30+ minutes away - I consider this a win.  

Likes:  looking up country flags, Harry Potter (still on book 4!)

Dislikes:  doing extra math homework

163 months old

 

Britton had here yearly haircut today!  Ok, maybe she gets haircuts more often than that (I don't), but she's just like me in that regard - she grows it long, then gets a decent cut, then grows it again until she can't stand it, usually when it starts warming up around here.  Speaking of which, you know when the weather starts getting warmer that softball season is right around the corner!  Britton had her first games on Wednesday night, and has another doubleheader tomorrow.  She's playing third base this season, which makes her nervous because infield is certainly more pressure than outfield!  

She finished up volleyball last weekend, so luckily we're no longer juggling two sports at the same time.  Britton really enjoyed playing volleyball, and I'm so proud that she would put herself out there to learn a new sport, on a team where she didn't really know anyone.  She's a great server, and an especially supportive teammate - cheering on the others and giving words of encouragement all the time.

Likes:  her new jacket - in her signature maroon color, Nella

Dislikes:  when Nella refuses to snuggle (as evidenced above) and tart oranges