First Day of School #2

 Reed had his first day of school on Monday.  He says he likes all his classes.

  I asked him to make sure he got a first day of school picture and I was excited that he actually listened to me!

Last to Leave the Nest

 It's only fitting that the youngest one was the last to leave the nest,

We started the morning with the Aggie War Hymn.  Chloe was about as impressed as me. 

Then Reed said goodbye to his favorite.

Chloe has one less job now that she is retired as Reed's emotional support animal. 

Move in was hot. It was harder than Kyle's, but way easier than JR's. 

Reed is living on campus in one of the honors dorms, and we couldn't believe how big his room is.  

He has 4 closets! 

He is so close to home, I don't really even feel like he's moved away.

First Day of School #1

 JR and Kyle both started school yesterday. 

JR had orientation last week and facetimed us to show us how nice he looked. 

And had his first day of class yesterday. 

And we got a first day of class photo from Kyle too. 

 His first day of 13th grade!

Move In #1

 This weekend was Kyle's Charleston move in.  

The hardest part was saying goodbye to Chloe.

We checked 5 bags of luggage, flew to Charleston, and move in couldn't have been easier. 

 He's in a 3 bedroom/3 bath dorm with 6 guys.  And they have a great view. 

Kyle and his roommate Charlie

And it didn't take him long to start enjoying his new home. 

Wedding Season

 Jason and I are back in wedding season.  After not going to any weddings for years, we are back in the swing of things as our friends' kids get married.  

We had a very beautiful wedding in Houston last weekend for one of my sorority sister's daughters.  

(I think we forgot we're not still 22). 

I made Jason take photo booth photos too.

And here we are hanging out in front of a giant fan because we're at a wedding in Houston in August.  You can literally see us sweating in the picture. 

I'm Still Not Sure He's Finished

 I never say never with JR, so I still don't believe this was final summer in Gulf Shores.  This was his 4th summer, and they played this video of him on the big screen after his final set. 

These have been such great summers for him! 

Breckenridge #2

 We usually get to see wild animals, and this year was no exception. 

We had hummingbirds on the front porch. 

Chipmunks on the back patio.

And bears outside the front door! 

Breckenridge #1

 We spent less than a week in Breckenridge this summer.  Chloe didn't get to go (which she was furious about) but we didn't do much of anything but relax. 

Reed went to the top of the peak.

And Kyle panned for gold because we were such mean parents we never let him do it as a little kid.  

Jason and Scott dressed like they were going to a 1983 themed frat party.

And we tried to take a selfie with the gondola in the background.  

My Official Resignation

 I started this blog on September 1, 2007.  I've documented every single thing that's ever happened in Kyle and Reed's lives and everything since JR was 4.  

Reed tells me all the time, "your blog used to be so funny. and now it's not funny anymore".  And I have to say, "Well, y'all don't do funny things anymore."  

As the kids have gotten older, I've definitely slowed down blogging, and I think it's time for it to come to an end.  I'm telling you now so I can get you all prepared that my last blog will be September 1, 2026.  

19 years was a pretty good run. 

I'm glad I was able to document all the things. We can look back and see where we were, where we've been, and where we went. 

And Jason, Chloe, and I are looking forward to this next season! 

Weekend Warriors

 The boys went hunting this past weekend and had a great time (on a side note, Chloe and I stayed home and also had a great time)! 

They were all smiles when they got home from a successful weekend.  

I don't know the names of these animals, but the dog sure is cute!

Here's the Scoop

 (FYI, I think my title is actually really funny.)

The way Reed's schedule worked his senior year he wasn't able to have a designated track class, so he was going to have to do all the track workouts by himself.  He decided he just couldn't endure that, so he got a job instead.   

He's been serving up ice cream all spring and summer. And since his summer is winding down, so is his time scooping it up.

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Isn't she the cutest little customer ever?! 

I'm Doing the Best I Can

 I really am very excited for Reed to go to A&M.  I even went to the first Houston mom's meeting. 

But I just can't make myself do the cheers.  

Or the thumbs up.

 As seen here, where I'm holding on to my purse for dear life. 

Reed was Fine

 You might have noticed Reed wasn't in any of the 4th of July or Vegas pictures.  That's because he was invited to Cabo with a friend, and the way the trips worked, he was flying home while we were flying out. 

But as you can see from the pictures, Reed didn't miss out on any good times. 

Kenny #3

 After we got home from Gulf Shores we had 3 days to rest up before we went to Vegas.  JR and I wanted to go see Kenny Chesney at The Sphere last summer and couldn't make it work.  This year we were able to go for his final show!

I did a really terrible job of taking pictures.  We actually did lots of fun things, but these are the only pictures I have. 

Debbie and me

Kyle and his "wolfpack"

And me with my favorite 90's heartthrobs.

JR and I did a better job of taking pictures.  This was our 3rd time to see Kenny together and it was an amazing show!

At Least I Went on the Trip

 We got home Wednesday from Deer Valley, and we were leaving Thursday to go see JR in Gulf Shores.  I wasn't sure if I was going to go or not, but I didn't want to miss seeing JR, and it's hard to stay home for the 4th of July.

I didn't feel great, but I made the trip and I was happy I went. 

The actual 4th of July was the first day I didn't have to take pain meds!

I Ruined the Trip

 I haven't been blogging because not only have I not been home, but I've also been down and out. We got home from Charleston on Saturday and Jason and I were leaving Monday for Deer Valley (for a work thing for Jason).  On Sunday I noticed my teeth were hurting, but figured I'd clinched my jaw too tightly while I was asleep.  On the plane I started to really notice the pain, and by the time we landed in Salt Lake I was making Jason pull over to buy pain meds.  

Here's the only picture we took in Deer Valley, and it was on the way in to the hotel.

After wanting to rip my teeth out of my head all Monday night, I was up Tuesday morning calling the emergency dentist as soon as they opened at 7 am. 

So here's the other picture I have of Deer Valley.

And if you're wondering what you're looking at....that would be a failed root canal on tooth 19 that's under a bridge.  

(And yes, I'm still dealing with it.  It's still not fixed.)