Jake's Last Flag Football Game

In the first video, Jake gets his 3rd touchdown.

In the 2nd and 3rd video, Jake (#2) pulls flags.

Jake finished up his flag football today; he ended up with 3 touchdowns for the season and the Defensive MVP (not really, but his mama decided if they had one, he would get it).  Ha!  We had so much fun and are really going to miss flag football.

My Trip to Georgia

Last week, Tyson had a few days off of work, so I left the kids with him and took off to visit my family in Georgia.  My first stop was in Thomaston, Ga, to see my parents; I haven't been to Thomaston since we moved to Orlando 2 years ago.  Needless to say, it was a long, overdue trip.  The next morning, I woke up and drove to Cochran to visit my grandparents.  My grandmother's Parkinson's dementia is really taking a toll on her.  She is nonverbal but could still recognize me; in fact, the second I walked in the door, she started crying her eyes out.  It absolutely broke my heart.  I showed her pictures of my boys and a video that Walker had made her, and she just cried some more.  I was only able to stay a few hours, and she watched me constantly to make sure I hadn't left. :(  As sad and as hard as it was, I am so thankful I got to go and spend time with her and my granddaddy (and my cousins, too).

My last stop was in Tifton to see my sister and her family.  I got a ton of silly selfies with the kids on my phone, but nothing on my camera.  They were super cute and enjoyed their time with Aunt Beth, but Jace told me that next time I "need to bring his cousins."  Hahaha!

Thanks to my awesome husband for allowing me to have this kid-free time to go see my family!

I Only Have Eyes For My Daddy

Looking at his Daddy. :)

Ballin'

Whew!!  What a day! First thing this morning, Jake had a football game.  This was the earliest we've played yet, and Jake Summers was barely awake.  He played okay, but he definitely wasn't as quick on his feet at 9 am as he usually is.  We only stayed at the game for the first half because we had to book it to his baseball game.

So, yep, Jake had his first baseball game today.  We're playing for the same coach (Coach Tom) and team (the Grasshoppers), but Jake is in coach pitch this year.  It has been quite an adjustment from tee-ball.  I think Jake will get the hang of it as the season progresses, and I think he'll be able to concentrate a lot more once football is over.  He has made it known that he doesn't like baseball as much as football, however, this mama will continue to push baseball (and other sports for that matter) as long as he'll let me.  (I think Jake would make football a year-round sport if he could). ;)

Anyways, Jake got two at bats.  The first time he hit the ball, he tipped it and it didn't go far.  His second at bat, though, he ripped it pretty good.  Jake played catcher for an inning and then told his coach he was "tired of playing catcher and bending down."  Hahaha!  I don't blame him, but Jake was one of the few kids on the team with the proper "equipment" (if you know what I mean) to play catcher, so he got chosen by default.  He then played short stop the next inning and assumed his role as the team ball hog.  Ha!  He did really well, though...especially considering how early it was and that he had already played a whole first half of football.

Whew!  It makes me tired just thinking about it all.  We only have 1 more week of football and baseball at the same time, so hopefully life will calm down a bit...and then it will get crazy again as we add Walker's soccer in to our crazy schedule.  I wouldn't trade it for the world, though.  I sure do love my boys!

My Baby Man

Sweet boy is trying to get up on those knees to crawl.  Unfortunately, he has a hard time getting that big ole belly off the ground.  Hahahaha! #fatboyproblems

  I'm so glad I caught this on camera- do you see his right foot in the air?  This boy LOVES to kick his feet.  In fact, instead of crying to let me know he's awake, he kicks his feet.  His room is directly above the kitchen, and you can literally hear him kicking his feet from above.  I don't even have to use a baby monitor, for real.  I just listen for the kicks. :)

He's getting so close to sitting up on his own!

Magic Kingdom with the Bartons

 Walker was so excited to be taking a picture in front of Cinderella's castle.

 Again, more excitement from Walker as he eats with his cousins, Ryleigh Kate and Chase.

 Yep, this happened.  He slept that way for about 45 minutes until he eventually fell out of the stroller.  Hahaha!

 Anderson was happy to be at Disney!  He went on his first ride at Disney- the Pirates of the Carribean.

 RK

 This was towards the end of the day...Jake was the only one with a real smile by this point.  They were over taking pictures!

 2/3 of my sweet boys.

 Don't judge- it was hot, humid and we got stuck in 3 different rain storms.  It was still one of the best times at Disney, though.

The electrical parade!

This past weekend, my cousin, Christy, and her family came to Orlando to visit us and to go to Disney World. As soon as they got here Friday afternoon, and we loaded up and went to Jake's football game; to say they were entertained by Jake's football game is an understatement.  My super competitive child almost got into a fight and had to be separated by a coach. *Sigh* Anyways, we went home and had a pizza party and waited up for Tyson to get home. (The UCF coaches were honored at the Orlando Magic game and got to hang out in the Presidential Suite and were wined and dined while we were at home eating pizza and changing diapers).  *Another sigh*

Saturday morning, we woke up super early and headed out to the Magic Kingdom.  Tyson stayed back with Anderson so they could go to Jake's football game, where he scored his first touchdown!!  And I missed it!!! :(  Jake was excited to tell me about it once they got to Disney, though.  I just told him he has to score another one so I can see it. :)

So anyways, Tyson brought Jake and Anderson to the Magic Kingdom after the game.  I had already gotten our fast passes, so when they got there, we hit the big rides.  Jake rode Space Mountain for the first time and LOVED it!  He says his favorite is still Thunder Mountain, though. ;)  I couldn't get Walker to ride some of the thrill rides, but he was such a trooper and made it for 12 hours at Disney with minimal whining (which I say the "W"  in Walker stands for whining). ;)  Anderson and Tyson didn't stay long because it had already been a long day for Anderson.  All in all, everyone had a great time; I'm so glad Christy and the gang decided to come to town and do this.  It was her husband's and her kids' first time to Disney, and it was a truly magical experience for them. 

Slime Time!

 Ryan Wensyel

 Jake

 Jake was somewhere in there.

 Sean Wensyel

 Walker "Bleach" Summers.  Hahaha!  One time I asked Tyson where Walker was, and he said, "he's over there...where someone poured bleach."

 Ignore the ugly bib...this kid is the most slobbery kid in the world!  But he sure had fun watching his brothers in the pool!

 Jake was somewhere underneath all that slime!

 Here he comes out- slimey and cold!

 He was so proud of himself for getting slimed.

After we ate lunch with the Power Rangers, we decided to hit the pool at the Nick Hotel.  It started out as a pretty warm afternoon, but the temperature started dropping and it got cold fast!  Luckily, the pool was heated, so the key was just to stay submerged and never get out.  Ha!  Once Jake and Sean got slimed, we called it a day and headed home.  How awesome is it to live in a place that we can make a day trip out of something like this?