So Fall has officially arrived. Ok, the first day of Fall was like last week, but we had temperatures in the 80's still. And I'll admit I hold onto Summer as long as I can. I love love love Summer. Don't get me wrong. I don't mind Fall. Fall just implies impending Winter, which I despise. I enjoy Fall. It is a nice change from the heat and humidity. And Thanksgiving and Halloween are my favorite holidays. Plus, my birthday is in the Fall. So....it's not bad. If we could skip straight to Spring, that would be my ideal. Anyways, I just feel like September flew by. And now October is here. And I have one lonely pumpkin and no motivation to decorate. So here is what my yard looked like last Fall. I was totally robbed of Summer this year. Each year, Summer appears to get shorter and shorter. Of course having three kids and something to do practically every weekend helps the time fly by. All Stars baseball starts us off and this eats into the beginning of the Summer. Jackson played for the Kempsville Red this year. If I'm being honest, I hated it. It is so much work. Practice every night of the week. Games all weekend. In the heat. Keeping in mind the fact that I am not a teacher - which means every night is still a work night for me. And then if your kid doesn't get much playing time, as mine didn't this year, you become frustrated, impatient, and resentful. I understand the whole All Stars deal. My husband is a coach, and he has played baseball his entire life. When you have 13 of the best kids in the league, someone still has to sit the bench. I get it. But show me one Mom who doesn't mind when it's their kid. And since my husband is one of the coaches, he gets an earful on the way home. Every time. Yes, I am that Mom. My kid is good but under appreciated. And you can't tell me otherwise. But, I digress. The rest of our Summer is usually beach, beach, and more beach. We have a pool, which has been more useful than I had thought it would be. The boys get a lot of use out of it. I just like the idea of a pool. Sitting at the table next to the pool with the option to get in if it gets too hot. But we still spend a lot of time at the beach. The older I get, the more I appreciate it. We celebrate several birthdays in the Summer. Beginning with Josh and Jordan, who share a birthday on June 28th. Usually this is celebrated with a cookout/pool party, cornhole, lots of food, and music and dancing late into the night. My mom turned the big 60 this August. We asked her what she wanted to do this year and we weren't at all surprised by her response - she wanted to go with her daughters to a Drag Show. So we did. And it was definitely....memorable. Bella turned 2 this Summer. We had a party for her at the house again. I love August birthday parties. (Jack & Cameron are in the early Spring and it is usually still cold). Another cookout/pool party. Cornhole. Lots of food. We made wings and they were ahhhmmmmaaazinnng. Bella got a new swing set from her grandparents (she loves to "wing"). She really got into her birthday party this year - the presents, the kids, and especially being sung to. "Cha cha cha"! To us, summer is time spent with family. Last year, we took our first family vacation in August - a week spent in Hatteras NC at the beach. We have been going yearly for the past decade with Josh's family. But that has gotten harder and harder to plan - with our growing families and busy schedules. But we love it down there on Highway 12 and, now that there are 5 of us, we get our own house. It was a perfect week - the weather, the house on the sound side, the guests, the food, and the sunsets. Prior to that in July, we had a mini-vacation, a preview, in Hatteras with the kids and Josh's parents for a long weekend. Well that concludes our Summer. Before I knew it, school was starting, fall ball was upon us. And I was at the store buying a pumpkin.
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It was a great day for baseball. Well, little league baseball, that is. Both of my boys, Jackson & Cameron, play baseball. At 9 & 6-years old, the season for bouncing back & forth between games is just starting for us. We are learning to manage having multiple kids playing sports at the same time. Managing schedules, equipment, and being in two places at once. It's working well, so far, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't crazy. And exhausting. Or that we haven't left behind a bat bag. Or that we are always scrambling every Saturday looking for pants, belts, matching socks, cups and more. Or that I wish we had stock in Gatorade and David's sunflower seeds. We had two games this Saturday, back to back. I had to leave the first game early, with the team's equipment, and meet the other coach at the next game while my husband (who coaches our oldest and is the assistant coach for our middle child - I know, we're just asking for trouble) finished up his game and rushed to meet us at the other field in time for the second inning. Did I mention it was 85 degrees in the middle of October, and I'm also carting around a busy little 2-year old who hasn't had a nap? Jackson is in his second year of kid pitch. You might laugh if I tell you how intense it gets, but trust me, these games can be real nail-biters. Plus, this season he has started pitching. Which, as a parent watching your 9-year old under so much pressure....well, it's hard not to cry sometimes. Yesterday, he had a great game. Despite playing on a bum knee (he injured his knee at his last practice, although we weren't really sure how severe the injury was). Josh wasn't sure if Jackson would even be able to play. But play he did. And well. He went 3 for 3 at bat with a 2-run homer! Of course, I missed the home run as I was already on my way to Cameron's game. But, his dad, aunt and grandmother were there to witness it, and called me as soon as it was over. Cameron's game was just as exciting. And he played just as well. He is in his first year of coach pitch. He went 4 for 4 at bat. With TWO home runs. Back to back. Needless to say I was one proud mama.
And even though I fixed her hair all pretty and put a cute little dress on her, she managed to get dirtier than both of her brothers. Today's word prompt is "write". So here goes. Five minutes of writing. No interruptions. About the word "write".
I write a lot. I write in my journal. I write notes to myself, notes to my husband. Check lists, grocery lists, to-do lists, song lyrics, my favorite quotes, things to remember. My mind is overflowing with little "notes to self". I think a lot when I'm in the car and wish I had some way to write it all down. I even contemplated buying a tape recorder so I could record my notes and thoughts right in the moment. As a little girl, I used to write short stories and dreamt of being an author when I grew up. I love to write. I love to hear myself talk. This is one of the reasons I started this blog. So I could write about whatever, anything and everything. I hope that by writing it all down, I can unload my mind and...breathe. Sometimes I see it as a weakness, this inability to relax. But I'm starting to consider that it is just a sign of creativity and it just needs to be released. Which again leads me back to this blog. I need to write. And this is the best place to start. And man, five minutes is up quick. I was just getting started. |
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AuthorMy name is Kaci. I am a working mom of 3. Wife to Josh. Mom to Jackson, Cameron & Isabella. My life is dinner, homework, baseball, basketball, grocery lists, laundry, middle school, wine, video games, and schedules. I started this blog because I love taking pictures, and I needed a place to document our life. I wanted a place to write it all down, to remember little details so easily forgotten in the mad rush that is the life of a family of 5. Through my photos and words, I endeavor to capture our story. Categories
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