The White White House: Sweet Summertime

We are enjoying summertime here at the White house. A lot of baseball has been played and we've put some miles on the new van driving back and forth to tournaments but that's not the only thing we've been doing. We've spent lots of time with friends and family, celebrated birthdays, played at the pool, played at the park, eaten snocones, discovered Jackson's favorite yogurt place, and enjoyed not doing school work everyday!

Jackson is one happy boy right now. This week, we are heading to Matthews for the Southeast Regionals! West Raleigh 10U won districts, States, and if we win regionals, we are heading to the world series. He seems to be having fun and I know that this week is going to be a memorable experience for him.

Jackson is enjoying the summer and we've both enjoyed the break from school work. I love not having a long "to do" list when I wake up in the mornings. I'm sure he does too. He's been great about helping me with chores around here. I can see that he's really been taking initiative to help Webb and I get more done.

Sawyer is happy whenever we are outside. It's been a hot summer but he hasn't seemed to care. Just this morning, he was ready to go outside soon after he climbed out of bed. He's hard to keep up with at times. He's talking a lot. We all get tickled at the things he says. He has a special way of saying "water" and "Andrew" and it's more of a sound he makes for both. Water sounds more like "aqua" and Andrew is "da da da da dada" which he says it really fast. I'm guessing that Bennett is too long for him to say so instead he's giving him the nickname, "BB" which works perfect since that's his initials. See how smart he is already?!?! He asks for Cole, Addi, and "BB" on a regular basis and thankfully, we usually see them daily. He loves riding the four-wheeler, running around naked, playing with bubbles, and anything that involves a "bull-ba-doe" (bulldozer). He's a typical toddler.

I'm missing our family beach trips a little but we've been blessed with a lot of time together as family, which is one of my favorite things about summer. Maybe next month, after we win the World Series of course:-)