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Canon participated in his first t-ball season this past spring! It was so fun. It was a "league" set up especially for 3-5 year olds as an introduction to the game. Our city t-ball doesn't start until 4, so I was pumped to find something he could do! We were also very lucky to have 6 other friends from his class join us on the same team. A glorified playdate! Aaron coached and I chased Ben most of the time. The emphasis was definitely on hitting the ball off the tee and running the bases. Fielding is something we'll be working on next year ;)  

We're slowly moving through the house and getting things more settled. The summer routine, heat and vacations has caused low motivation to complete things, but I'm okay with that. Here is what we've completed so far in backyard, basement and dining room. Backyard - the biggest accomplishment has been mowing the grass and pulling up lots of weeds! All long the fence there were super overgrown weeds. You can also see below the block "patio" - the 12 stones on the left side were completely covered when we moved in.  Best purchase ever goes to the blow up pool! The basement. This is what it looked like when we moved in: Toys everywhere and furniture just placed in a somewhat reasonable spot. This past weekend I mainly did some re arranging, but it has made an impact in how we use the space already!  I moved the big bookshelf over to the nook and centered the rug from there to create a more open play space away from the stairs and undern...

Our Independence Day Weekend starting out with an assembly and parade at our school! Canon's class talked about the Capital all week and became the "Capital Scholars" for the day. Then Saturday morning we loaded up the van at 5am and drove down to Wilmington, NC to see our friends Meg, Chris and Avery! The drive was surprisingly easy and we arrived happily to their house around 11am. A quick lunch and then we were out on the boat and beach for the afternoon! Sunday morning we went to church then headed to downtown Wilmington for brunch. We found "Bourbon Street in Wilmington" and had to try their beignets. Though it was no Café Du Monde, it was probably the best we've had since. We spent the afternoon at Chris' parents house and Canon swam by himself for the first time! This was a pretty big deal since the last 2 summers (and last weekend) he refused to even wear his puddle jumper. But on Sunday he asked to...