The Adventures of Tristan

BUT HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK!!

I hate giving him up for a weekend... but when your best friend turns 11 and that's all he wants is friends over and a DOUBLE sleepover... one complies!  Added bonus... the girls in your class TP your friend's house!! I then lucked out because they all needed haircuts!! and Sunday it was G's true birthday... and this little one (Ford) we celebrated him... he turned 1 on the 10th  and sweet Alice and G shared October 20th so we threw a party from our coffee ministry!! two actual birthday babies!! 11 and 4! oh I love her so... and she was HAPPY!! we won't discuss the tornado that hit at 8:48pm... that doesn't get to ruin a great weekend! Thankful everyone is safe!!

We have very few REALLY bad nights.  We had two in a row.   And it was painful I cried, he cried.  Just awful. A lot of emotion to navigate right now and I'm trying to let him go where I need to let go and support where I need to support.  Sometimes it's hard to draw that line. Anyway, we had a tough one but ended up here... I couldn't love him more.  I am SO proud to be his mom!!

Tristan was off camping and being 100% boy... he is worn out!!! While I watched my niece grow up before my eyes HOCO 2019 Not sure why I look so terrified! I LOVE GRADY!  Kinda hope they last. And I only sorta kinda threatened to kill him if he hurt her... LOL Good dude right there. Happy Last Homecoming Hadly. Still navigating my "role" in your life.  I love you so much and am so proud to be your Aunt!

Well, we made it to HOCO... First time I've ever been able to see Hadley cheer She's so cute... and she's sweet enough to come up and see her old family added awesomeness - Brenna (her BFF) won Homecoming Queen!!! SO FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been rocky at times... But we're fighting out way through Way to go Bud!!

I missed it.  He asked me to go ... I said yes. I MISSED IT. I dropped him at 7:35am, saw all the cars and (of course) my mind was in a thousand places (as was his) and we both forgot. I hate missing. I hate missing anything because I know better than to not soak up every sweet moment from his childhood. I've leaned on the side of depression these last few weeks at the weight of it all. At the weight of not knowing how to parent a teen in this horrid world.  This disgusting opioid-filled, porn-filled, gun-toting kid-filled world. My counselor said to me yesterday "Do you need to know TODAY"? Kind of stopped me in my tracks.  No, I guess I don't. But I like to be prepared. I LIVE to be prepared.  I'm not a fearful person in general but when it comes to T, I walk in fear a lot. He brought me this gift when I picked him up at his friend's after a play date.  He said, "here you go mom, I made you this!" Playdates help... ...

G came over... and the boys put duck poop in the pool... Y had a soccer game the next day... and decided just to yank out a tooth! I said "DUDE - now the tooth fairy can come!"   He said "Mom, I know it's you... can I just have $1??" I busted out laughing and gave him $5 because it's funny... and it's the last tooth I'm paying for. (yes, I already miss that.  Oh and he thinks it's disgusting that I saved his teeth!) Then I saw his athletic career flash before my eyes... He has to run a mile every week.  It was hard... but he survived This is all going WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too fast!! Sunday was church and time to serve. Alice screamed when she saw me. It was AWESOME. She's my best coffee buddy and I love her so much. I took her to pick up Tristan in his class and again... she screamed bloody murder.  The boys all said "I didn't know you had a sister!!" He just laughed and said ...

My boy cut out "LOVE YOU" letters. Man, he knows how to butter me up before the field trip! Allie is ready to fly! Zip lines here we come! Fly T - flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Hi Eve! and my little guy goes up and rings the bell!! Afternoon swim anyone?? GO EVE! Splitsville! such a beautiful day of kids being kids and Allie doing her best to fly like Peter Pan! Dabbing with Anabelle Pizza crust stacking contest! Off to play some ZORB ball at the gym! But first, Allie has total disgust for the random singing - HAHAHAHAHA ZORB BALL... FAST our girls getting ready for bed after a VERY long day... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Day two breakfast!! Boys' table! But the girls' table rules! Nylah, Lucy, Eve, Beuwke, Hattie, me and Allie A.K.A with camp names.... (Dimples, Angel, Tukie, BiBi, Bear, Doodle and Nugget) Not pictured... Carolyn (Scr...