Sawyer is 4!!!!!!!

My little buddy turned 4 today. It was such a good, good day. Dennis decided to get him up early and take him to a special breakfast at Cracker Barrel. Boy, was he EXCITED!!! What a special time! I couldn't be more thankful to Dennis for doing that. Sawyer told everyone about it all day long. As soon as he opened his eyes, he wanted to know if he could get up and he wanted to know if he was 4 yet. I think he thought something magical was going to happen when he "turned 4". Bless him. He was so proud of his "4 year old" shirt that he got to wear all day. Some of Sawyer's "stats" are: He is about 42 inches tall and weighs about 38 pounds. He's still a little dude, but we're going to work on fattening him up a bit this year! Sawyer is the sweetest little boy in the world. His smile melts me. He is looked at and flirted with by every female he comes in contact with. He has no idea how much people "ooooh and ahhhhh" over how cute he is. He loves to sing, LOVES country music, and LOVES going to the farm with Dennis. He would rather be there than anywhere else. Hmmmmmmmmm, sounds like someone else I know. He's FIRED UP about starting Pre-K next week. He is soooooo excited about being in Ms. Sharon's class, just like Sadie was. He feels like he is so big. Yet, he's so tiny! He has just recently really expressed an interest in sports. He is always asking Dennis to go outside and play ball with him, which makes Dennis extremely happy. He and Sadie play together all day, every day. Their imaginations together simply amaze me. He will pretty much go along with whatever she says and he loves every minute of it. He just feels privileged that she asks him to play with her all of the time!

He still loves his momma, but he's not so "attached" to me anymore. And, yes....for those of you that want to know if I miss it, the answer is yes....I never thought I would miss it, but I do. He's always willing to make new friends and play with all kinds of different people. He's a FABULOUS sleeper and a pretty good eater. He loves candy over chocolate, just like his daddy. Every morning when he wakes up, I pick him up out of his bed and carry him into the den so that we can cuddle for a little while. Every. Morning. Wouldn't trade it for the world. He is a total goofball and makes me laugh hysterically on a daily basis. I'm beginning to learn that he is very smart. He memorized a Llama Llama book that I had read to him no more than a handful of times. It baffled me! He told me he wanted to "read" it to me, but I didn't really think he was going to actually "read" it! Ok, he memorized it, but STILL! He's also memorized several Bible verses this summer and he gets them so quickly! He's gonna be a smart little guy!! He is a precious, wonderful boy and I love him more than I can put into words. He is my little bubby, bud bud, Sawy, Sawdawg, Ninja, goober smoocher, and so many other things. Happy 4th Birthday to my most favorite little boy in the WHOLE wide world!!!!!

One Month To Go!

Well, today is July 6th, which means the first of day of school is ONE MONTH AWAY! Am I any more ready than I was a month ago? Nope. The upside is that 2 months from tomorrow, we leave for our family trip to Hilton Head! So, even though the kids will start school soon, we still have our most favorite week of the year to look forward to shortly after school starts! We've had a great summer so far. It's been VERY laid back. Lots of sleeping late, lots of seeing friends, lots of movies, lots of laughter, lots of time at church doing camps and VBS, a little swimming, and lots of fun! July is our busiest month of the year, so I know it will fly by! I am a little bummed b/c Sadie didn't get the Kindergarten teacher that I REALLY wanted her to get, but I know that God is in control and I know that He will put her in the most perfect classroom for HER. I'm currently covered up with consignment clothes! I've offered to tag 4 of my friends' clothes this year so that I can make some extra money for Hilton Head, so I have clothes all over my house right now! But, it's such an easy way to help them out AND make some extra money with very little effort! And, I don't have to give up time with my kiddos to do it! More updates...Dennis has a little venture that he is planning to start in the Fall. We are both SO excited about it and are hoping that it works out for him. This has been a HUGE passion of his since he was really young, so I'm so excited for this opportunity!! Not much news going on, but I just felt like I haven't updated my blog in over a month! Oh, I can't sign off without failing to mention that we have had RECORD HEAT for the past couple of weeks. It's. Been. Miserable. We haven't been able to play outside AT ALL, which really stinks, b/c that's our most favorite thing to do. There is relief in sight, so we're crossing our fingers that we'll get to spend the last few weeks of summertime outside, where we should be!!!!!!