Fishing Memories

After school started, Porter started having some behavior problems at home. After many nights of yelling and crying, we thought that maybe he just needed some one on one time with his Dad. So, what better way to spend quality time on a budget? Go Fishing!!!

Porter and Matt enjoyed their morning together and Mom loved having a happy kid the next week!

Rainy Day Play

We were blessed with some rain this week and I could not resist letting the kids run around and play. It was just a rain shower not thunder and lightening. They had a blast running and playing.

Kindergarten Rocks!

Porter has started another school year. We have learned that Kindergarten is an academic grade and not just play time. He is adjusting pretty well, his main problem has been talking too much or being rowdy at lunch. He is excited for all of the new stuff he will learn in kindergarten. One of his favorite things is that now he gets to his side items at lunch. (In Pre-K the lunch ladies just gave them a pre-made tray.)

My sleepy-head on his first morning.

Please, Please, Please Tell Me It is a Phase...

Porter has started a horrible thing. About every third sentence out of his mouth begins with " I hate....". It is driving me nuts!! Completely aggravating, yelling , mad!! I have asked him to stop saying that, etc. He really frustrating part is that about 80% of the stuff isn't something he dislikes. He simply likes the phrase....I'm guessing.

To bring home the point, I told him that the next time he said that at the dinner table, I was going to make him eat a huge spoonful of whatever the items was. He then asked me what I meant. I explained again that whenever he says "I hate....." then I would get a huge spoonful of that food and he would have to eat it. Mr. Smarty-Pants was really quick with his next thought....'Mom, I HATE watermelon!" I was dumbfounded...seriously...I had to walk into the laundry room to keep from just freaking out on him!!! He then yelled, "Mom, did you hear me? I HATE watermelon!!" "Aren't you gonna cut the watermelon and make me eat it?"

Let's just say that Matt stepped in and quickly told Porter to cut it out and behave. I just went to work on laundry and tried not to laugh or cry too loud!!

Summer Conference in Augusta

The only trip (besides the wedding) for our summer was to tag along with Matt to his GVATA summer conference. We played while he was in meetings all day.

One activity was to go to the other side of the conference area and let the boys run wild. Here is Dixon in action.

Taking a quick break from the racing.

Porter also was sword fighting the "bad guys" getting them put under arrest.

Taking care of more bad guys.

Finally, the victor!

Another activity was walking along the riverwalk. We spent a lot of time doing this fun activity.

Sliding at riverwalk park.

Taking a break from the play ground.

We counted the animals we would pass. The highest count was 13 turtles and 8 ducks, 1 egret, 2 squirrels and lots of fish. We even learned that the turtles and ducks would eat our pretzels.

One afternoon we learned that the science center offers half price admission near closing time. So we packed up the stroller and headed down the riverwalk to visit the science center. The had a lot of exhibits but most of it was over our head. Porter did enjoy sitting on this motorcycle though.

Family Fun Day

A favorite family day for us is to visit Stone Mountain Park. We had a rare non-humid afternoon so packed a picnic and headed for the mountain. It turned out to be a great outing for the whole family. Porter was really excited for the 4-D Dinosaur movie...until we got in line! I decided to go see it by myself and Matt took the boys on the sky lift to the top of the mountain. I enjoyed the movie and Porter would have freaked out and we would have left about 4 minutes into a 20 minute movie. The train ride around the mountain is still the favorite activity. We did not get to go on the big boat. Turns out that this summer they have cut the hours to a lot of those activities and just do them on the weekends. Another really fun part of the day was the ball war in The Barn. Dixon couldn't believe he could throw balls and not get into trouble. He was in heaven.. not to mention the slides! Porter and Matt had fun climbing all over the various levels and waging their own little war.

Sitting on top of the mountain.

Tired little guy just as the laser show is about to begin. Can you guess how much he watched?

Porter loved the show. The fireworks were his favorite part.

Random Summer Pictures

Dixon found a cooler to stand on at Aunt Trisha's house and was ever so quietly trying to use a cheese grater to dig into her birthday cake....I spoiled that plan real quick! Love my sweet tooth little boy!!

Dixon and Porter at one of our favorite Saturday morning breakfast spots...Chick- fil -A. Dixon is showing us "happy face".

Here is our favorite expression...."Frowny Face"

The boys wrestling around the living room.

Porter was building a block fort and wanted Dixon to 'stay away'.