Easton found a box of muffin mix. He was trying to get into it, saying... "cookies, cookies". I told him they were muffins and we could make them together. It was his first time cooking with me. He loved pouring in the ingredients and stirring it up. After we put them into the oven to bake he sat in his chair at the table for the full 16 minutes while they cooked. He was so excited to try his muffins. After his first bite, he said, "delicious" (sounds like dewishus)! He was so happy to share his muffins with all of us and he loved it when we made a big fuss over his cooking.
Dallon did a week of football camp at a high school just 15 minutes away from our home. He loved it. He is excited for fall football to start up this week.
Aaron hurt his knee really bad playing basketball at work. He has been to the doctor a couple times now, had x-rays, had an MRI, and has spent time on crutches and in an immobilizer. We found out that he tore his ACL and his lateral meniscus. He now has a new ACL brace to wear and has scheduled surgery for the end of the month. Poor guy.
One day when I was driving down the road I hear Dawson in the back seat saying, "Mom, look how swollen my knee is. What can we do?" I said, did you hurt it? He said he didn't know what happened but he thought we should definitely get him some crutches. Faked a limp and everything that day just in hopes of getting some crutches of his own.
Dallon and Dawson entertaining themselves on a summer day.
And my little helper outside with me weeding. I was working hard that day and with each handful of weeds I would pick he would say... "Good job, Mommy". Like he was so proud of me. I love my little Easton so much.
First day of school favorite outfits. Yes, they are the same colors and they look like twins. And no, it wasn't planned.
Aaron drove Dallon on his first day of middle school. We had planned for him to ride the bus. But he was very nervous and expressed that he wanted someone to take him and help him find his first class. I thought it was sweet that he still wanted a parent to walk him in.
I walked Dawson to school that morning. We held hands the whole way. I loved it. I told him how amazing he is on our walk and he just lit up. We took a picture in front of the school sign like we do every year. He was excited and nervous about the first day of school. He is happy about the teacher he got... he heard she really likes boys.
The night before the first day of school we spent getting the boys prepared. They bathed and set out their clothes for the first day. Set out their backpacks and things they needed to take with them. They both received a fathers blessing to comfort them. And then we gave them both a pep talk about being good students and trying their best. I talked to them about making friends. (I knew Dawson didn't have any of his friends in his 2nd grade class this year, and Dallon going into middle school would need to make lots of new friends also). I was talking to them about how important it is to choose good friends. Make friends with people who are kind to others, and make good choices. Friends who are good examples. To avoid those who may use bad language, talk about things we know are inappropriate, are disrespectful to their teachers, or do things that we know are not right, etc. (Really the friend pep talk was more directed to Dallon because I'm scared out of my mind to send him to middle school... but it was Dawson who responded). Dawson said... "Mom, I've seen friends in the cafeteria who are chewing with their mouth open... and that's bad right?"
