Band Mom

If I wasn't busy enough, I have now become a band mom. 

I've come to the conclusion if my child is in an activity than I am too. 

So now I serve french fries at our booster food stand at games,

I make alterations to the uniforms,

and I prepare snack bags for all the kids for after competitions. 

It's been fun. 

Band is different than anything we've done at our house,

but we are LOVING it!

106 bags of goodies

Summer Wrap Up and August Review

The summer flew by, faster than ever before.  I don't think I did much relaxing or vacationing or pool side sitting.  I also didn't do my typical summer curriculum for the kids.  So what did I do, I think I really just played chauffer to my kids and all of their activities. But Isabella did get her braces off in there, Issac and Kody still had plenty of time to play in the back yard with the neighbors and I got a nap or two.  It was a time warp summer.

This summer we did "summer swim team" that took quite a bit of time and commitment. Also with the kids getting older they each were gone for a week or so with church activities.  Isabella had girls' camp and youth conference, Wyatt had Scout camp, and the two younger boys went to Cub Day Camp, but it lasted a whole week.  So right there is 5 weeks of crazy.  Add in tons of things to prepare for and carry out the Philadelphia Temple Open House, Dedication and Cultural Celebration.  Then we added Band Camp and athletic training for Cross Country and Soccer.  Throw in two weeks to Texas, one to the Beach, and one week of family (William and Lacey and kids) being in town and boom summer is gone.

Sports, Sports, Sports

May is a weird kind of event.  Isabella is currently juggling three sports this month: track, swimming and marching band.  Despite those sports actually being three different seasons, in the month of May the converge.  Track is getting close to winding down, depending on how far their team goes.  Pre-season swim practice has started and try it on for size freshman practice for marching band has commenced.  That's just one child's activities and that's just their sports. 

Meanwhile Kody is killing it in baseball.  He has shocked Travis who underestimated how truly great he is.  He's a batting pro and this last game killed it with another double bringing two runners in.  He's not so shabby fielding the ball and spends a lot of time alternating between 2nd base and short stop. 

Issac will also be starting the preseason swim practice and I am just trying to keep it all straight and make it to the end of the year alive.  Wish me luck!