was a great success!! Braxton LOVED his new school and loves his teachers!! he had an exciting first day of 6th grade!! Porter also had a great day being a new 2nd grader! He also loves his teacher!
Brax ready to head out and to the middle school he goes....
Porter excited to start his days as a 2nd grader....
Brynlee also had great success at the new babysitters today! she absolutely LOVES going there and is always wanting to go there. I have a hard time getting her to leave!
(this pic is when we had just got home from the babysitters house)
Seriously....she should be a fish! this girl could swim ALL day and ALL night long if I would let her!! she loves the water. She is NOT afraid of anything. She dives in and goes underwater and loves EVERY bit of it! :) She will swim even when she is shivering half to death and her lips are turning blue. she doesn't care at all. she has so much fun playing in the pool.
This is one of my most FAVORITE holidays!! I love that it lasts for 3 days. It starts off with the 3 on 3 for the little kids on the 22nd, followed by the Childrens Parade, BBQ, and 3 on 3 for adults on the 23rd, and then on the 24th there is the parade, the activities on the park, yummy food is found there, and running into friends from the past, and then in the evening is the fireworks. The kids have a ball all 3 of those days.
Brax at the parade
This past weekend was the annual Utley Family Reunion! We had so much fun up on Monroe Mountain! It was nice throughout the weekend with only a little bit of rain. We played horse shoes, made tye-dyed shirts, made homemade ice cream, ate yummy food, went "snipe"hunting, and had many good laughs and a great time!! almost everyone made it to the reunion this year, so we had a great turn out! can't wait for next year!!
I can not believe I have an 11 year old!! Time just flies by so fast. It seems like just yesterday that he came into this world. Being 6 1/2 weeks early, we weren't sure if he would have any problems or would have to stay in the hospital or anything. But to our surprise, he came out healthy as ever and we only had to stay in the hospital for a day and a half. He is such a blessing to our family. I don't know what I would do if I didn't have him. He is always so willing to help out with tending, cleaning, or whatever I need help with. He is so easy going and is very well mannered. He is such a smart little cookie too! He has an amazing ability to write stories! He can come up with the most amazing things. his imagination is wild! I feel so blessed to have such a great boy that I get to call mine!! I just want him to know how special he is to me and how grateful I am to have him as a son. being the oldest isn't always the easiest, but I am sure glad you are the example that your siblings get to follow!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUD!! WE LOVE YOU
