2024 :: week 10

March 3

Sunday our ward held another linger longer. This time the theme was "cereal." The ward provided milk and orange juice. Everyone else brought a box or two of cereal to share and enjoy. A few people brought muffins and yogurt. It was surprisingly fun. I ate some Kellogg's Corn Pops for the first time in at least a decade. 

March 4

Elliott and I made a quick trip to Target to pick up a few things for Miles' birthday. We had a really great time shopping together. Elliott is such a happy go lucky kid (most of the time). I had fun pushing him on the card while he stood on the cart in front of me. 

March 5

Miles is five! To celebrate turning 5 on the 5th we had a special shopping trip at 5 Below and had burgers for dinner from Five Guys. Miles has been looking forward to this day for weeks, and I *think* it lived up to the hype. Miles is an important part of our family—he keeps things real and makes you earn his respect. He loves to climb pretty much anything, and swing as high as he can on the swings at the park. He plays endless amounts of basketball and baseball in our front room. He enjoys coloring and making lists of all the words that he can spell. He has a near encyclopedic knowledge of mascots—though Slugger and KC Wolf are dearest to his heart. His favorite part of the day is the hour after the elementary school gets out where he gets to play at the park with neighbors and future classmates.

March 6

Will sent Anthony and me this picture and the following texts: "Made these in foods today. We kind of messed up. They're orange mini muffins. They were mid." 

March 7

This photo is my latest submission for the "random places Elliott reads" gallery. Here he is, using his feet to keep his Big Nate book open when he brushes his teeth. 

March 8

Friday was the first day of Spring Break. Unfortunately I didn't think about then when I scheduled Miles' five year check up six months ago. Friday morning Miles and I headed to the doctor for his appointment. Miles had to get four shots and he was very brave. I held him on my lap while two nurses administered the shots simultaneously. Afterward he got an otter pop, three lollipops and three stickers. It was an overcast day, and Miles was feeling a little drained from the shots, so we spent the rest of the day at home. 

 

March 9

Saturday started out with a chilly soccer game for Lauren and the Pink Thunder. The Thunder were dominant and won 9-0. In the afternoon Miles got to go on his first birthday shopping trip with Memaw and Pepaw (they start birthday trips when kids turn 5). He got some fun Spidy and his Amazing Friends action figures, baseball cards, an Eevee Funko Pop, a book, some candy and gum. In the evening Tony flew to Nashville for a work trip. He ran into two family friends flying fun places for Spring Break.