Amos | Turning 5

Oh sweet Amos!  Why did you have to go and turn five!  My sweet baby boy is growing up so fast and this mama can hardly handle it.

Amos is such a sweet, kind hearted kid.  He loves to make friends and play with other children but then he's completely happy to play by himself.  He's so witty and there is NEVER a dull moment with him around.  You just never know what he'll say or do.  Amos is so snuggly and freely hugs and kisses us.  He loves Hannah & Samuel and is a really good big brother to Shiloh.

His birthday was on a Tuesday so I made his favorite meal -tortellini with alfredo sauce- then we headed to the mall so he could pick out his birthday gifts.  He chose a few Star Wars figures and a big set of Avengers action figures.  We came back home and sang Happy Birthday and enjoyed some delicious cake.

We had his party the following Saturday and he chose a Star Wars theme.  I had so much fun planning this party and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  Amos clearly had a blast!!
Bobby was out of town due to a work trip so Hannah & Samuel worked so hard to make sure that everything was ready and that Amos has a great time.  They're amazing kids!

Food included:

-tie fighters (oreo wafters and marshmallows)

-Light sabers (pretzel sticks and melting chocolate)

- Wookie Cookies (chocolate chip cookies)

-Vader Veggies (carrot sticks, cauliflower, bell peppers and cucumbers)

-Sarlacc Pit Dip (Ranch dip)

Our sweet friend from Verge offered to make these cupcakes for Amos and they were so adorable!!

We were glad sweet Audrey joined us for the party!

Tracy S & Amy N

Hannah & Samuel wrapped the forks into the napkins and taped on the light saber handles.

For gifts he received a ton of action figures, a Cars set, a Star Wars car set, some Matchbox cars and a remote control car.

Summer Goals | Pictures

My main goal this summer (other than rest, have fun, get ready for next school year 😏) is to take more pictures of and with my children.

I normally don't like how I look in pictures so I tend to take them and not be in them.  But lately I've realized that I want my children to have those pictures and memories of  me when they're older.  So I'm going to be in more pictures with my kids.

So far I'm off to a good start.

Family Vacation | Panama City Beach

We didn't think we were going to be able to go on a vacation this year since our house in SC hasn't sold yet.  But in the spring, Bobby surprised us and told us we would be able to go.  The kids were so excited!

This year was so much fun and so relaxing for me.  In the past I've had to keep up with Amos and Shiloh (who hated the water).  But this year Amos learned to swim and Shiloh decided that perhaps he does love the water after all.

We spent most of the day at the beach and we would come up and swim in the pool before lunch and supper.  We went out to eat one day and Bobby took the kids out one afternoon for souvenirs.  That was it.

I didn't take as many pictures as I wanted but ya know, I was too busy swimming.

Amos | Soccer

After Sammy's basketball season ended, we decided to let Amos try a sport (or whatever he might be interested in).   He chose soccer which completely surprised me.  I mean, we don't watch soccer.  Or even like soccer.  But that's what he chose so we decided to give it a try.  We joined the City Stars team which is completely free, figuring if he didn't like it, we weren't out too much money.

He LOVED it!!  I mean LOVED LOVED LOVED it.  He had a one hour practice once a week and a game on Saturday morning.  Unfortunately, it was really rainy this season so he really only played like four games but that didn't bother this guy.  He had a blast.

And we had so much fun watching his games.  Half of the time the kids just wandered around the field crying or looking at insects.  Or else they decided to go to the sidelines for a snack even though it wasn't half time.  His very first game the ball rolled onto the neighboring field where another game was in progress.  Amos' team and rival team just took the game to that field until the coaches finally intervened.  I'm telling you, it was a hoot.

Amos played every game and some games he played the entire game.  He was always trying to get the ball and even scored a goal each game except for his very last game.

At the end of the season his coach held a pizza party and each player got a little soccer trophy.  Amos thought that was the best thing ever!  So I guess we'll be singing up for the fall soccer league.  But I'm not telling him until the day of his first practice or I'll never have any peace.

We adore #7 😍

Remembering

I need to get our beach photos uploaded and post about our vacation.  But I'm lazy and decided to look through our older pictures on the computer.

My heart just about broke in to as I scrolled through.  Amos was a teeny tiny baby!  Shiloh was a teeny tiny baby!  They learned to eat, crawl, walk!

Time is going to fast or else I've got to stop blinking!!

My sweet Amos!!!  

Oh, sweet baby Shiloh!!