Happy Halloween!

Mamaw came through again by making a beautiful costume for Halloween! It is no secret that Baby A is a huge Elsa fan and he has talked for months about wanting an Elsa dress.  He was so excited and loved, loved, loved everything about being Elsa!


Coco settled for Wolverine. His first choice was Batman the Brave and the Bold, but we didn't find his size. (Am I alone that it pains me to BUY a way expensive costume? What a racket. But, apparently, it is a huge deal to little boys not to have a homemade costume.) It was funny to me how fake muscles made him walk with a strut.



 We trick or treated with our sweet girlfriends.

Millie the Cat



Sofie the Unicorn



Isabela the Ghost (which she made herself!)



Lenny spent the evening at a haunted house/zombie something or other. She definitely doesn't get that bravery from me!



Lizzy was cheering on the Dragons as usual for a Friday night dressed as a girl version of Tom Cruise in Risky Business.

I love these kids!

First Day of School

3rd grade

SENIOR!!!!

6th grade

All three have entered big years of school! Man, these kids are awesome and I am one proud mom. You can see by the picture that Coco has to leave earlier than the girls. An HOUR earlier. But, I'm liking the staggered start times. Granted it is only day one, but I think it will work out well for our family.

All had a good day. They like their teachers and have friends in their classes. This morning was super smooth-I know that won't last! I'm thankful that we have one more week before evening sporting events start up!

A Great Day of Baseball

Rare is a blog post from me lately.  Life if full to the brim and the blog is something that gets put way down on the to do list.  It makes me sad though because this is the place to store memories.



I've had the big camera out three days in a row!  I took it to the baseball field this morning and got some shots of our little player in action.  I do love to watch him play!  It gets stressful at times though!  It is tournament time and we ended up having to play three back to back games today!  Baby A was a trooper as neither Jeff nor I had brought any money for the concession stand (anyone else trying to clamp down this month?).  A sweet friend shared some snacks (and toys) with him.

We are still alive in the tournament and play on Monday.  Way to go Coco and Jeff!



Love that I got both of them in one shot.

This one is our favorite. Coco is constantly cheering his team on. Go O's!

Camp for Coco

I'm blessed that my kids have never met a stranger and are usually up for adventures that don't have to involve mom and dad.  My Coco loves most things social.  He also loves playing, singing, dancing, and being outside.  And, most importantly, learning about God.

We were super excited to have him go to Woodland Camp again this summer!  I grew up going to church camp every summer and Woodland has a fantastic facility.

After spending the day with Aunt KeeKee and Uncle Jeff, we met Jeff and drove Coke to camp that evening.  He was ready to go and not thrilled that I stopped him mid walk to the pool to get a photo!




Baby A.  What a ham.

The kids sleep in the train cars!  Such a cool idea!




Yay! Mom's finally leaving and now I can go make new friends in the pool!  (Also, another super smart idea so kids don't cling to their parents.  Swimming!  They also swim the morning we picked them up.)

The Mixons LOVE church camp!

Strike a Pose

This kid was quite the ham during our beach photos. We cut the curls and we have a totally different kid! He thinks he is so big...

 and I agree!

Summer Requirements

Summer is here...










diving required.

Swimsuits optional (if you are a little guy).  :)

Swimmers

Our kids are big swimmers.  Liz joined a swim team at age 5 and I don't think we've gone a summer since without someone being a part of swim team.  This year the middles are giving it a go!  We've had a pretty cool spring.  When it was time for swim team evals the temps were barely in the low 60s.  The coaches decided not to have the kids swim, but mentioned they could get into the pool if they wanted.

You know what happened next, right?



(Thankfully the temperature has warmed up a bit in the last few weeks!)

Why, Hello There Friday!

It seems as if Fridays are the only days I get a post completed anymore!  Tis the season!  Life has been full and good!  Spring is finally here which means outside time for all of us.  I've started Couch to 5k again and have made it to jogging half the time.  Whew!  I don't know how you regular runners do it.  I do not enjoy running.  But, I want to exercise 1. because I need it and I'm not no spring chicken anymore :) and 2. because I secretly dream of having a body like this chick.  I'm sure she does way more than run a 5k.  Plus, she's probably like 5'2", but whatevs.  It's motivating me right now.

 

Spring also means I get to spend a few nights a week at the ball field.  Coco is turning into quite the little player.  I am confessing that I enjoy watching him play baseball more than watching volleyball.  Gasp!  I know, I know.  It's craziness!  Plus, Coco's coach is a hottie.  I have a weakness for seeing him on the field and always have!  He is SUCH a good coach to those boys.  They are so lucky to have someone as knowledgeable as him and one that realizes they are 7 and not 17!



My little social butterfly spent about 10 min. with me at last night's game before charming a teenage girl and a girl from his class into playing.  Plus, he has figured out that baseball games mean lots of junk food.  Last night he had: a red Powerade, a bag of cookies, a laffy taffy stick, a bag of Cheezits, and a blue Gatorade.  I only got him the first two things and they others were given to him!  And we were only there an hour!

You may have noticed that someone's curls are not hanging out of his cap any more.  :(  He wanted, and got, a big boy cut.  He looks so old!



One reason my nights have been so full is that I've been working on my new "job" as an Ambassador for Noonday.  It is hard to view it as a job because it is so fun!  I love learning about the company, the people we are impacting, making displays for the gorgeous jewelry, and making steps to grow my business!  I've been promoting a lot using social media.  You can follow me on Instagram at @mixmama. :)  By the way, the May and June hostess incentives are fab.u.lous!  I would love to share more with you about Noonday and help get Noonday into your hands!  Check out my site at saramixon.noondaycollection.com to learn more!




Lastly, we have some kitchen projects happenin' up in here. LOVE finished projects, but I'm very impatient and can't stand messes. Lord help me.


How was your week?