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Finally!!

After years of begging, nagging and trial and error, I've found the dog I've been waiting for. We picked him up yesterday and tonight will be his second in the house-a record for us! We're debating what to call him. His given name is Hunter, but we've tossed around a few others, deciding if we want to teach him a new name.

So far, so good.

Skater Boys

Mike has been so excited for Jackson to learn to skateboard since he enjoyed it so much growing up. Jackson has been proud to learn, but is very cautious and doesn't want to chance getting hurt, which tends to disrupt the practice. Here are some pics of both boys having fun!

NC State Fair

It had been years since I had been to the fair so I decided to make a trip this year! Everything was just as I remembered, although I couldn't find my maple cotton candy this time. The boys had a blast with friends Lilly and Lila Day. They saw enough to make it a homeschool field trip and had enough fun to not realize they were learning!! The Oscar Meyer-mobile was the first "exhibit" followed by a trip through see NC agriculture up close. Jackson had fun pretending to be a chicken.

My Crazy Animals Visited the Zoo

We had a blast today at the zoo! The only disappointment was that we never found the rhinos. Jackson was talking about them from the beginning and I guess they were napping when we visited....at least that's what satisfied Jackson. And after hours of animal watching, mine are pooped and sleeping!

Soccer

Jackson loves soccer this year. Today wasn't his best game by far, but at least I caught some on video. At lunch today he even asked to go back to the field to try to score some goals (he didn't score any today). He's on a great team with good friends.

Knights in Shining Armour

I truly can't believe Jackson turned 5 on Saturday. I don't feel old enough or responsible enough to have a 5 year old!

He chose to have a Knight party, so we tried to oblige. The kids all had fun at least!

Carson was supposed to dress as the dragon of the castle, but in all the chaos of the day, I totally forgot to change his clothes. He would have been cute. This was the night before the party...