Happy Birthday Cam!!!

Today is Cam's 7th birthday. What an awesome kid. It's hard to believe he is only 7. I was so amazed last year when he read my birthday card! Well, I'm off to work, I can't wait for the before school birthday party. I hope he likes my presents!

Three Poems

What follows are three poems inspired by BBB's math homework. He had to write a poem using number patterns. I showed him how to write a Haiku and he wrote one. Then he wanted to write another, for fun. And another. I'm so happy to share these with you. I hope his teacher loved them. Enjoy!

Football Haiku  

(pattern: 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables)

The wide receiver

He's going for the touchdown

Then they go for two

2nd Poem - Baseball

(number pattern: 7 words, 8 words, 7 words)

He hits the ball, then he runs

He tries to beat the throw, Out? Safe!

But wait, he's going for second - Out!

3rd Poem - Black Ops

(number pattern: 6 words, 7 words, 6 words)

He runs, he gets to base

Intruder alert! Incoming! They shoot, glass falls

Ow! Then they break into base

Back To School!

Whew! What a summer! You must be wondering "Where have they been these last few months?" We didn't leave you. On the contrary, we have been living it up so we'll have plenty to talk about for the rest of the year.

Today was bittersweet, or as Mom (the boys' mom) would say "Sweet and Salty." It was so sad to know the baby and I wouldn't see the older boys as much. On one hand, less games, less laughter, less companionship, less everything! And on the other; less fighting and less stress.  Their mom and dad took me and their baby, or Moo Shoo Chicken as he is fondly termed by most everyone in the house by now, out to breakfast to celebrate.

Cam is in second grade, his older brother, Bryce is in 4th, and Ash has gone away to begin middle school in the sixth grade. And he LOVES it! All he could talk about when he got home today was how he couldn't wait for school tomorrow. Weirdo . . .