So I am a little behind on the blog. With all of the pig pickin preparations, I got a little bit behind. So I am going to try to catch you up on the month of September (except for the Pig Pickin which deserves a post of it’s own):
At the beginning of September, Aiden, Court, Bruno, and I made a trip to Grandma’s house. It was her birthday and Scott was running in the Blue Ridge Relay (200+ mile team running race staring in VA) which ended in Asheville so it worked out perfectly. The boys had a blast at Grandma’s house – making her a birthday cake, playing with Mike and my old toys from the 70s and 80s, trying to catch a glimpse of Cami or Gracie (Mom’s two long hair cats who are at least triple the size of little Bruno), and playing in their huge yard. Everytime I head up there, I seem to exhale a little…the mountains welcoming me home I guess.
Happy Birthday to Grandma!
In her little gift bag are a bunch of kitchen gadgets (Mom is the QUEEN of kitchen gadgets!!)
Connect 4!
Scott’s relay race went well with no injuries (to him anyway). One of his teammates did end up in the hospital but he’s alright. Puts things in perspective, doesn’t it? And while said teamy was spending the night in the hospital, Scott (AKA Easy Rings) was sleeping on top of a van that was luckily not moving at the time.
We spent our last night of the weekend at Bub and Pop’s mountain house (since Scott is deathly allergic to said cats) with Granny and Granddaddy. It warms my heart to see Aiden and Court with their Great Grandparents, what a blessing to have them so close to us.
We chased rainbows
We convinced Granddaddy to read lots of stories!
And Court got spoiled celebrating his birthday
The next weekend, Grandpa Wolford took Scott and me along with cousin Ryan, Aiden, and Court to our first drag race. It was SO LOUD and the boys loved it! Except for maybe Ryan, who was a little nervous about all the racket. At least it was short lived since they finish each race in just a few seconds. My favorite memory from the day was when a parachuter brought in the flag during the National Anthem to start the race. Court looked up in the sky and said, “Is that God?” The lady behind us about fell over laughing.
The kids look like we dragged them there kicking and screaming but they loved every minute.
Amazed by the best remote control cars ever.
Court now enjoys wearing his ear protectors occasionally around the house. You never know when the scissors are going to get noisy. He says, “Mama, I need to protect my ears. It’s youd”
At some point, Bruno got a strange stomach bug and started sleeping in strange places.
We introduced our friend, Kieran, to the new tractor (without any blades for mowing, don’t worry)
And the boys started swimming lessons!
Court and his teacher, Coach Lisa.
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