End Of The Season

Man, has this fall been fun. 

A beach trip, a new preschool, but one of the best things about this fall, hands down...

is that Case started t-ball. 

We have been dreaming about the days of tee ball.

Since Case was a teeny tiny little thing, he has loved throwing balls, and playing baseball. 

It started in church nursery, when they would tell us, when we picked up him up, 

that our kid seriously had an arm. 

Then he started playing baseball with our neighbors every summer. 

He started watching baseball with Daddy. 

We took him to a Legend's game, and he actually watched the game. 

At three years old he was clapping when they hit it, and "aww man"ed it when they struck out. 

He was one of the youngest on the team, but he proved right away that he was going to have fun. 

He absolutely loved it. 

He gave it his all. 

Every practice, every game. 

One Sunday, he was tagged out, but reached the base and felt he deserved to stay on base. 

Well, the coaches gently explained he was out, and to head on back to the dugout. 

Case has a melt down. 

A MELT DOWN. 

He cried in the dug out. 

He cried walking back to play outfield. 

He cried even after two Dad's and a coach tried to talk to him. 

He cried....Oh wait...the ball was coming toward him...

Case stopped crying. 

Got the ball. 

Threw it to first. 

Went back to his position. 

Kid you not, 

started crying again. 

Seriously, kid? 

Well, next time the teams switched, he shook it off and dropped his attitude. 

He actually got the game ball that night. 

Coach said it was because even though he had a melt down, 

he came back to the game with a great attitude. 

After he got the game ball that day, I was a little worried he would think

if he threw a fit, then stopped he would get a game ball every time! Ha!! 

...

The season flew by, as the last game on Sunday approached, 

we couldn't believe how fast the season flew by! 

We feel so blessed that Daddy was able to help coach. 

That our little man could have his Daddy out on the field with him. 

No matter what, unless Matt was out of town, he made it work to be there. 

Priceless. 

From the very first practice that was rained out and broke our kids heart, 

to the last game, it has been an absolute blast.

 

Our Assistant coach giving me a hard time about taking a million pictures, 

and for cheering too loudly and making Case lose his focus! Hee! ;) 

Case did need to make sure all his fans were watching before he went up to bat! :)

By the way, that's Case's new tee from Uncle Beel & Mimi! 

He shared it with his team! :)

Meanwhile, little brother loved picking up walnuts, and testing how far he could sneak away from Momma!

A sweet Mom made cupcakes for all the teammates for the last game, 

with their names on them and everything! 

Another Mom organized a giftcard we all chipped in on for the coach and his wife. 

All of the coaches were truly wonderful. 

We had an amazing group of kids. 

Couldn't have asked for a better experience. 

 

Come on Spring!

Case is FOUR years old!

Our kid is four entire years old. 

...and he wanted a Space Shuttle Birthday Party. 

Sweet boy. 

Mommy had SO much fun drawing and cutting out his homemade party decorations.

Including his bleach pen pinterest project I found. 

You use a bleach pen to draw on a colored t-shirt. 

Well Mommy didn't really think about the fact bleach would turn a blue shirt pink...

Oh, well. :) 

 

 

 

...

This year, his birthday actual fell on a Saturday, party day. 

Nanny, planned to come down Friday morning, and treat Case to lunch and to something special. 

She mentioned Boyd's orchard, and we quickly agreed he would absolutely love that. 

So, the day before party day, Nanny came into town. 

Picked up the almost four year old and headed to Boyd's orchard. 

They had lunch, and enjoyed the petting zoo, and the playground. 

Later she told me, how she told Case he could pick out anything he wanted from the gift shop. 

They have all sorts of little toys, trinkets, books etc. 

"Nanny, I just want pun-kins" 

So Case, came home with four pun-kins, and as he told Nanny...

he wanted four pun-kins. 

One for Daddy, Mommy, Case & Baby Rhett. 

I love his simple, precious four year old heart.

...

 Back to party day, Matt and I wanted to keep it simple this year. 

We just had family over this year to celebrate, we had salad and Papa Johns.

 I bought a huge box of cupcakes from Sam's club instead of a birthday cake, and it worked out so well. 

 (They were amazing by the way - so yummy! We were all impressed!) 

 

Rhetter's enjoyed the party and a cupcake, or two after he woke up from his nap. 

Then it was on to cupcakes kisses, and opening presents! 

Crazy boys! 

 

 The next few hours were spent opening presents, hugs, kisses and thank yous. 

 Laughing at Rhett putting random things on his nose and running around. 

Pulling out drills, screws, and finding batteries to put together all the new toys. 

Watching UK lose.

Laughing, enjoying each other and getting refills on cupcakes. 

Thankful for our wonderful family, and being able to get together to celebrate our 

big four year old. 

Happy birthday sweet boy. 

We love you a ridiculous, endless amount.

Oh, 

and so I don't ever, ever forget...

This is our new Love you conversation with Case. 

"I love you, Case"

"I love you too"

"I love you more."

"I love you all." 

                                      -Case, 4 years old.

 

First day of Preschool at Little Blessings!

Back in August, we were so excited to sign Case up for 

our home church's brand new preschool, Little Blessings. 

You can read about it here, where we made the big decision.

After missing the first official day,

 since we were playing on the beach...

it was fun to get to come home to something exciting. 

Case's very first day of his new preschool. 

Mommy stayed up late the night before, packing his lunch box. 

Making sure his folder was tucked inside.

Making sure his change of clothes was labeled and ready to go. 

Writing notes to myself not to forget the ice pack in his lunch box. 

That morning, Case was so excited! 

I offered to make him his recent favorite breakfast : pancakes. 

To my surprise though, he only wanted cereal with milk on it, thank you very much. 

The marshmallows in the cereal might have had something to do with that decision. 

:)

After breakfast, and getting socks and shoes on. 

We had our before the first day, photo shoot. 

Something that I'm sure will become standard tradition.

 I just love that Bob the dog is still making appearances. 

He still sleeps with Bob, and every now and then Bob makes it into the car. 

Today was one of those days.

"Excited to go to school!"

Back to school dance moves. 

Daddy called while we were getting into the car. 

Wanted to tell his big boy to have a fun on his first day!

Okay, seriously Mom. Enough with the pictures. 

I had to remind Case to give Rhett & I a kiss Good-bye.

 Case is in the same  4 year old room on Sunday mornings at church - 

so it was no biggie for him to be dropped off.

Although, I honestly don't think it would have mattered much if we weren't in the same building.

He's usually up for anything. At times shy, but for the most part he's not one to look back.

 So Rhetter and I got back into the truck. 

I should clarify, Rhett reluctantly, while kicking & screaming got back in the truck. 

He did NOT want to leave. 

He wanted to go to school too. 

He did NOT understand why big brother got to stay and play, and he wasn't allowed to. 

As I bucked him into his car seat, through tears he shouted, "I wanna go! I wanna pway!" 

"Cay! Cay-se! Cay!"

Um. 

Broke his Momma's heart! 

We came home, and I finished up some cleaning I needed to do. 

Rhett sort of wandered around the house, playing here and there. 

I had turned on a movie for him, and after cleaning up the kitchen, I found him like this...

I think he was a little depressed not having his big brother around. 

Bless his sweet little heart! 

Rhett perked up when it was time to go pick up Case. 

"Rhett, you ready to go pick up Case from school?"

"Hee!!!! Hehehhehe!" (running to find his shoes, so we could get out the door) 

...

After picking Case up from the car line (which is AWESOME by the way) 

turns out he had a wonderful first day! 

All I could really get out of him was "It was fun!" but that's him. 

He's just not a detail story giver, takes after his Daddy. 

I'm working on that though, on both of my boys! Ha! 

It was so much fun to pull out his folder, and see all that he had worked on. 

He had already practiced his letter and numbers on the first day.

I hung his first day art projects right smack dab in the middle of our fridge.

We are so thankful that Case can attend a new preschool,

with church friends, and amazing teachers. 

Thankful that it's Christian curriculum. 

That what he learns at church, will be reiterated in school. 

Thankful that he will be practicing writing, and letter sounds. 

Thankful that he loves it.

 

Thankful, thankful, thankful.