Maxer's First Day of Pre-K

Today was Max's first day back at Sunshine Friends. Doesn't he look like such a big boy?




His teacher is Ms. Pam. She was my teacher last year. She is super sweet. Max had a good first day. It was the first time he went to Sunshine Friends without me, but he was a big boy!

I'm so excited for my first day next week.

~Miles



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Mesquite Rodeo

Saturday Mommy and Daddy decided to load us up for a road trip to the Mesquite Rodeo. We were quite a site with 4 kids 5 and under, but we got gussied up in our finest western wear and went to see what the fuss was all about. This was not my first rodeo (ha ha), but it was for the rest of the boys.

cheese!

We settled in after signing up for the random drawing for mutton busting.

This rodeo has lots of kid friendly stuff too. Life face painting.

Cowboy Spiderman? Sign me UP!

Correction, sign us both up.

And speaking of signing up, after doing just that, Maxer and I BOTH got drawn to participate in mutton busting. Never heard of it? Well, its where little kids (3-6) get to ride a sheep. It's pretty fun.

Here we are getting the pep talk before heading to the arena. Yes, the big arena...where we ride sheep in front of everyone...fast sheep. Mommy took videos with her iphone, but we can't figure out how to upload it here. I'll keep trying!

But since I'm sure the suspense is killing you....success! We both rode the sheep, and we both got trophies. Max almost won the whole thing. He missed it by about one sheep length.

After mutton busting, we headed back to our seats with our new trophies and light up swords (perfectly appropriate for a rodeo don't you think?"

We had a great time. I cannot wait to go back.

~Miles

Maddox is 5 Months Old

On August 6, Maddox turned 5 months old. What a big boy. It's hard to believe we are nearing the half year mark with this kiddo. He's a great little brother (especially right now because he doesn't make me share and he doesn't ruin my toys).

Here are some Maddox fun facts:

At his 4 month appointment, which was really a 4 1/2 month appointment, Maddox weighed 15 1/2 pounds. He was 27 1/2 inches long. That put him 40% for height, and 92% for length! He's long and lean.

Maddox finally started consistently sleeping through the night this month. Woohoo screams Mommy! He still sleeps on his tummy, and he looks up and peeks over his bed when he wakes up.

I love him. That is all.

This month we started solids. Maddox was staring us all down at the dinner table, so we decided it was time to let him participate. He loves food. So far he loves everything he has tried.

He's a great baby with a fun smile. We don't remember what life was like without him.

Love you buddy!

~Miles

The End Of The Longhorns

I let Mommy type that title and boy was she happy! But not because t-ball is over. She really liked that. It's just that nightly washing and folding of the burnt orange uniform that I don't think she'll miss. :)

We ended our season with a pool party. It was super fun.

Here's my team.

Max tried to take my trophy. They were really great trophies so who can blame him?

Our coach said I was the fastest kid on the team.

With my trophy.

Go Team.

Our coach's gift.

It was a great season. I can't wait until next year! (Maybe I'll get to be an Aggie-whoop)

~Miles

Victoria

Last weekend we headed to Victoria to see Granny and Pop, Mammaw and Pappaw, and all the family. Some of the family was in from out of town, so it promised to be a big group.




We loaded up and headed out (note this is actually a picture from our return drive. Yes that is a uhaul. Mommy and Daddy brought themselves back a new bed). A 7 hour drive with four kids (including a baby) is not Mommy and Daddy's idea of fun. But it was a great trip and well worth the drive.




We had a blast. We made sno cones (LOTS of sno cones)...





We got dirty making mud pies them swam to get clean.





We had lots of cuddle time and just plain fun.




We even managed to get a picture together (but the sun was in my eyes).

What a great trip. I wish Mommy had taken more pictures, but being camera-less is tough.

~Miles

Summer Lovin'

This summer has been fast and furious. Here's what has been going on...

(sorry for the blurry pics. Mommy had to send in her camera, and they will have it for like a month.)



The Longhorns got second place in our league and got to go to the playoffs. We ended up in fourth place in the district. Not too shabby for my first year. So this is my first official "place" trophy. As in, different than the ones you get at the end of the year for just being on the team. (I got one of those too, and it looked really coo.). Pretty exciting. T-ball was super.





We are two wild and crazy guys! We love these silly hats we got at First Monday a while back. We are always playing around wearing them.




We have been swimming at our neighbors' pool several nights a week during the week. Our neighbors are so sweet to let us just come over whenever to swim. They are awesome!





Pic-nic Lunch at Sonic one Saturday when Daddy had to work.





Partying it up with my buddies at a swim party.





And...just in case you were wondering if I'm a big boy...I'm officially wearing a real watch (which I love). Kindergarten here I come.

It has been one fun summer.

~Miles

Happy Fourth

I just had to share this cutie patootie on July 4th.




Happy boy.
~Miles

May The Force Be With You

You know what's popular with The Mitchell Men these days? Star Wars! We love it. Mommy has been wanting to update our bedding, well guess what we got???

This...




Is that cool or what? The bedding is from PBK, and Mommy found the great wall decals on etsy.





This is my bed. I'm a Jedi see?





Maxer is one too...





Or maybe he is bobafet...





This rug is so soft and cool. We just need to add some art work and some shelving for our Star Wars toys and we will be all set.





As you can see, we LOVE it!

~Miles

Maddox is FOUR months old

On July 6, Maddox turned 4 months old. Boy is that hard to believe. It is flying by, and it seems like he has always been here too.




Maddox is still super happy. He started daycare this month at the same school Mason goes to. He seems to like it. Mommy and the folks she works with had some Maddox withdrawals at first, but I think everyone has adjusted. I'm happy to report that he is still nursing at home and taking pumped bottles at daycare. Hopefully that will keep working for everyone for a while.





Maddox really likes his exersaucer. He is experimenting with all of its attachments, and getting lots of help from us big bros.





Here's a pic from "camo day" at the little boys' school.





And of course we all wanted in on the picture taking.




Maddox also really likes looking at himself. :) he sleeps on his tummy, so he has great upper body strength. He is thinking about rolling, but he already scoots some. He is ready to be mobile.



Did I mention he is very expressive?

He has also started to tease Mommy with a few good nights of sleep. Heres hoping he gets consistent with that in the near future. I think since he's the last one though, Mommy says she doesn't really mind the middle of the night sessions with just the two of them. It is a sweet time that will end all too soon.



He's a keeper!

~Miles

The Magic Tree House

We read a lot around here. Every night before bed, we say our prayers, read a Bible story, then read a book or two. Since I'm getting older, Mommy wanted to change our nightly tradition up a bit and start reading me chapter books.

So we started this series...






I have to tell you, it is GREAT!

We are on book 8, and I Love them. In each book, Jack and Annie go to this tree house, find a book and open to a picture and say "I wish I could go here." then the tree house takes them there! We have been to the time of dinosaurs, seen Egyptian pyramids, the Amazon rain forrest, the ice age, a knight's castle, pirates, some cool ninjas, and now we are in space!

Mommy wasn't sure if Max would be interested in a book with not many pictures, but he likes it too. It's a great series if you are looking for something to read with your Mommy (or, you know, alone) :)

~Miles

Father's Day

My dad is really the best. We had a great Father's Day celebrating him. And this was our first Father's Day with Maddox.





I love you Daddy!

~Miles