First Day of School

Last week marked another big occasion in the Rodgers’ family…the first day of school!!  Waylon woke up and pronounced that school was closed and he wasn’t going.

However, Wyatt was very excited and had been anticipating this moment for a while.  He was all too excited to get to bed Tuesday night and get his sleep over with so that he could go to school on Wednesday.

Bright and early Wednesday morning we started the routine.  Backpacks were filled with new school supplies, lunchboxes were packed, new shoes on & we were ready to go!!

We got into the hallway of their building and their classes both had really cute displays with all the kids names.

 

I had all intentions of getting pictures of the boys and their teachers, but decided that I didn’t really want photo evidence of all that crying and prying….the boys and I crying and their teachers prying them off of Jesse & I!!

Of course, after we left, we got reports that both of them had calmed down quickly and that they both had good first days, which turned into a good first week. 

The drop off still isn’t seamless, but I think after a few more days, it’ll be ok!

Birthday Boy

He started out tiny...

Our little Sugar Bee

It's hard to believe...

That today he is three!!

Happy Birthday Wy-Bug!

He's 4 Today!

I'm not quite sure how it happened so fast...

We started out with a little baby boy...

That grew a little bit...

And at some point...

I guess I must have blinked...

And now we have a big 4 year old boy...

Happy 4th Birthday Way-Baby

Girl's Night Out

Last Thursday evening, Mom, Tania, Aunt Betty and myself left our families at home and were off to Gainesville for a girl's night to see Chonda Pierce. Tania & I went last year and had a blast, so this time we got tickets for Mom & Aunt Betty to go too.

We had dinner at Blue Highway and then went over to Westside Baptist to get in line. This year was a little better as far as the pushing and shoving was concerned. We came with umbrellas in hand and were prepared to use them as necessary weapons! Thankfully it didn't come to that!

Tania & I had gotten general admission tickets last year, and both had to strain our eyes to see Chonda, so this time we upgraded to the "gold circle" tickets and were able to sit on the 2nd row. I think Chonda was funnier just because we were sitting closer ;)

We had so much fun!! We laughed through dinner, while waiting in line, all through the show, and on the way home (especially since I almost had to throw the ol' Tahoe in 4WD to jump the curb getting out of the church parking lot...the line I was in wasn't moving as fast as the other lines...which led Tania & I to break into song. Don't know if any of you have seen Veggie Tales "A Snoodle's Tale" with the song, "I Like Your Car". The chorus goes, "Whoa-oh, you & me, in our sports utility vehicles...." If you haven't seen it, you should. We watch it with Wyatt about 57 times a day at both of our houses. OK, back on track now) If laughter is the best medicine, surely we're cured of whatever may have been ailing us! The only downside of the whole night was that we didn't get out of there until about 10:15 or so, and our great plans for Starbucks, a muffin, & sitting out under the stars were spoiled!

I'm sorry for the poor pictures of the event, but it was dark in the sanctuary and my camera battery died on me :(

I can't wait until next year! You girls need to plan on having a girls night with your mom's, aunts, cousins and girlfriends. The show is a must see!!

OH!! PS- Head over to Tania's blog. She's doing a giveaway and you only have until the 23rd of this month to enter. Details over there!

A Day at the Beach

Last Thursday morning, the boys and I loaded up the truck, went and picked up Carrie & Allie, and headed off to Cedar Key.

Y'all, it was hot!! (As you can tell by that sweaty strand of hair stuck across my forehead!!)

We had big plans for some sun & fun, and the "beach" did not disappoint! I was a little nervous, as both of my kids are usually a little hesitant when it comes to new things, especially new things that involve gritty sand on their picky little feet!! They both did much better than I expected. Waylon was content to fling mud and rocks back into the Gulf, and Wyatt surprised me by digging off for a swim! Allie, well, she did a little of both, but I think that life jacket got the best of her when she got off balance a few times!






The park at the beach has a really cute little playground that all the kids loved! I think the absolute highlight of the park and beach was the shower area where we washed all the sand off...

We had lunch at "Coconuts," and luckily got there before we disturbed any of the lunch crowd. It's a cute little restaurant that overlooks the Gulf, which was a great distraction while we waited on our food.

Afterward, we rode around town and found this big guy...

Do you have any idea how hard it is to get 3 kids under 4 years old to look at the camera at the same time?!?

I snagged this cute pic of a first kiss....

I think we all had a really good time and I can't wait to (hopefully) take the boys to the big beach sometime this summer! For another look at our beach day, head over to Carrie's blog and check it out!

Watermelon!!

Summer is here and that means....WATERMELON!!! We're so blessed to have "Uncles" with easy watermelon access, and it's always a sweet surprise to come home to one waiting on our porch when we least expect it. Wyatt is my melon baby, Way...not so much!

We went to the Watermelon Parade a couple of weeks ago with my friend Emily & her daughter Ryleigh (aka Wy-wee). The kids had a great time and we got WAY too much candy!

Something was coming that Wyatt was excited about...

...and apparently it was loud!!
Ryleigh, Wyatt & Waylon
Leave it to me to have kid pictures, but not one of the parade!!

Our plan was to watch the parade then cruise the booths, but since it was so hot, we skipped out

on the booths in favor of riding home in the air-conditioning!!

However, that heat wasn't anything a little Sonic couldn't fix...check out these sweaty boys!

The Last Weeks of the First Year of Pre-K

I'm going to try to cram the last few weeks of Pre-K into one blog post! As the school year is winding down, Waylon's class has done a few things that I wanted to share.

A few weeks ago, TES Pre-K went on a fieldtrip to a working 1800's farm. I think the highlight of Waylon's trip (and what he was most looking forward to) was riding the school bus for the first time.

At the farm, we took a tour of the home at the farm. At first, I think Way was really trying to pay attention...

But, after a while decided to check out the doorway...

Then just gave up and went to sit on the porch!!

He was able to wash some clothes...

...and pump some water.

Here's his class:

He's not in this picture, but I thought it was pretty funny!

Since Waylon's birthday falls in June, we didn't want him to miss out on a class party, so we had a little birthday party for him at school.

Complete with an ice cream sandwich "birthday cake."

He also had his end of the year program. He didn't participate hardly any, instead chose to sit, stand, do everything with his shirt pulled up over his face, and at times almost off!!

It seems like not long ago at all I was stressing out over sending him to school. Now, looking back it was the best thing I could've done for him. He has so many people working on his team that have helped him make amazing progress!! I'm ready for summer vacation to relax and not have to get up and get ready for school. Waylon is ready to be done too, he told Tania the other day, "I don't want to go to school. School is over." I'm excited for what next year has to hold, but definitely not in a rush for August to get here!!