Elizabeth is 15!!

 2) HOW OLD ARE YOU? 15

3) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? pink

4) WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND? Parker, Isabella & Julianna

5) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? medical field

6) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? I don't have one

7) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? The Summer I Turned Pretty (Team Jeremiah!)

8) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? The Summer I Turned Pretty

9) WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? Swimming and Golfing

10) WHAT MAKES YOU SAD? Being confused while I drive

11) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Steak, mushrooms, potatoes, green beans

12) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG? Bejeweled by Taylor Swift

13) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GAME TO PLAY? Ticket to Ride

14) WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE GIFT? New phone
15) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? This dual athlete can't decide!

Current Height: 5'10.25"

Grant is 13!!

Birthday Quiz 

2) HOW OLD ARE YOU? 13

3) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? green

4) WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND? Nathan and Jack and Landon

5) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? No clue...really working on exploring new opportunities 

6) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Mission Impossible (the one I saw in the theater with dad)

7) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? Dude Perfect

8) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? Who Was Jackie Robinson?

9) WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? When I win a baseball tournament 

10) WHAT MAKES YOU SAD? Losing at baseball

11) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Cheeseburger with mushrooms and ice cold water

12) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG? Whatever it Takes by Imagine Dragons

13) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GAME TO PLAY? Catan

14) WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE GIFT? Tickets to see the Cardinals in Kansas City
15) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? Baseball

Current Height: 5'7.25"

Elizabeth is 14!

Elizabeth is 14! The annual birthday quiz!!

2) HOW OLD ARE YOU? 14

3) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? Pink

4) WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?Julianna & Parker

5) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Something to do with people interaction (she doesn't want to work at home!)

6) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Top Gun Maverick 

7) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? Press Your Luck (what a classic!!)

8) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? The Treasure Hunters (I tried to promote Little Women this summer, she wan't having it)

9) WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? Playing golf, swimming and being with animals

10) WHAT MAKES YOU SAD? When it is 120 degrees outside

11) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Steak, mushrooms, potatoes, green beans and salads 

12) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG? Heads Carolina

13) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GAME TO PLAY? Dominoes

14) WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE GIFT? Stand up paddle board and new golf clubs
15) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? Swimming and golf

Current Height: 5'10"

Grant's Birthday Quiz

 Grant is 12! Here is the birthday quiz....

2) HOW OLD ARE YOU? 12

3) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? orange

4) WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND? Brady

5) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? I want to work for Cat

6) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Top Gun Maverick

7) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? Dude Perfect

8) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? The Contract by Derek Jetter (thank you summer reading program!)

9) WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? When I win a baseball tournament 

10) WHAT MAKES YOU SAD? Losing at baseball

11) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Cheeseburger

12) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG? Heads Carolina

13) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GAME TO PLAY? Monopoly (or Dominoes)

14) WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE GIFT? Tickets to Imagine Dragons
15) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? Baseball

Current Height: 5'5"

We have a teenager!! ELIZABETH is 13!!!

I have been reminded several times that I forgot her 12 year old birthday quiz...can I blame COVID?

2) HOW OLD ARE YOU? 13

3) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? Purple or gold

4) WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND?Julianna

5) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Something to do with animals

6) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Jungle Cruise

7) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? Heartland

8) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? I don't like to read

9) WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? A lot of things

10) WHAT MAKES YOU SAD? Moving

11) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Steak, mushrooms and potatoes 

12) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG? Iko Iko

13) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GAME TO PLAY? The Logo game

14) WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE GIFT? I liked it all - I can't pick a favorite
15) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? Swimming, horseback riding and golf

Noteworthy: We told her we were moving the day before her birthday...she said we ruined her whole weekend :(

Grant is 11!!

 Wow a whole year went by and we forgot Elizabeth's 12 year old birthday quiz!

Ok, here we go....

2) HOW OLD ARE YOU? 11

3) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? Green

4) WHO IS YOUR BEST FRIEND? Can we come back to that one...Evan & Brady

5) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? A baseball player

6) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? Peter Rabbit 2

7) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE TV SHOW? Dude Perfect

8) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? Ballpark Mysteries

9) WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY? Winning a baseball game

10) WHAT MAKES YOU SAD? When I lose a baseball game

11) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? Cheeseburgers (two years in a row!)

12) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SONG? Believer by Imagine Dragons

13) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE GAME TO PLAY? Catan

14) WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE GIFT? Everything
15) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT? Baseball

CURRENT CATCH-PHRASE: "What the heck" (usually said when something has just been broken or spilled)

Height 5'3"

Day 99

It's Monday. Monday's are really hard for me. Brandon gets back into his work groove, but doesn't leave the house. The kids are still exhausted from the weekend and are in lounge mode and I have a list 10 miles long of all the things to do to catch up from the weekend and prepare for the upcoming week. I tired my best to put on my happy face :)

Elizabeth is training for cross country in the fall. Her running buddy is out of town so I was the fill in. 80 degrees, 70% humidity and two miles later we were two hot, sweaty girls!

The kids really didn't get a long all that well today either, which didn't help my mood. I even threatned the "get a long shirt" and they ended up writing sentences about how grateful they are for each other. 

I managed to throw a dinner together and we headed out to shop for life jackets for an upcoming boat trip!