Sonic, Soccer, and other Observations

Aunt Em feeding Charlie the other day

What a weekend this has been! It has seemed to have been non-stop and while it has been a blast I have gotten nothing done that needed to be taken care of!

Saturday we went to Walmart with Dee (MIL), April (SIL), Bailey, Ashley, Chas, our 3 kids, and Aunt Myrna. Talk about a cluster! It was nutso but we found some awesome deals and Catie walked out with about 6 dresses, a bunch of short, a bathing suit (for next year), a new leotard for acro tomorrow, and a pair of black church shoes. Max walked out with 4 pairs of shoes and a new outfit and Charlie got a new outfit and TONS of kisses from Nana and Aunt April. I was shocked to find out that Max has moved out of the baby shoe aisle and he is now in the big boy shoes. It was a huge milestone for us since he wasn't growing at all last year. He got a pair of size 7 Thomas the Train light up shoes! I am not a fan of character clothing but everytime we have gone into Walmart he seems to find those shoes and we found them in his size yesterday and Nana got them for him. He is VERY proud of those shoes!

After we got home the boys were laid down for a nap and Chas got ready to go the Tennessee Titans football game!!! He was so excited and I am glad he got to go with his dad. I waited until the boys woke up and then I went over to Dee's house where I hung out with the kids for a bit and Aunt April showed up with the girls and loved on my boys while the girls played around. I left there and went to Sonic where I was in for quite the shock! I pulled in and it looked like a party going on! There were cars parked with fold out chairs behind them and the whole patio of Sonic was full of teenagers. Young teenagers. It was 10:30 at night! They all had REALLY nice phones and cars and these were definitely the "popular" kids. I watched them for a minute remembering how uncomfortable these same kind of kids used to make me feel and I noticed this girl sitting right outside the group and I watched. It was painfully obvious this girl was not part of the popular crowd but she still sat there waiting for someone to speak to her or include her so that she could be a part of this blessed group of teens. These popular kids always seemed to have it all and I used to be so jealous and uncomfortable. They had this look about them and no matter what they wore they always looked popular. I still find myself in awe of this group to this day and will probably not go to my 10 year reunion because of the fear of these people. I was a band geek and wanted to be included so badly in this group but somewhere inside of me there was this knowledge that I would never fit in no matter how hard I tried. So I sat there last night watching this girl who was awkward and didn't have the "look" or lots of money and I felt so badly for her. She looked so sad sitting there all alone and I wanted to get out of the van and go tell her that these people are no better than her and that one day we will all be equals as adults. I wish I believed that myself.

This morning I woke up feeling unusually refreshed and it took me a minute to figure out why I felt so good. CHARLIE SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!! First time ever and it was a miracle! As if life couldn't get any better, Max slept until 8:30 this morning and was happy!!! We decided to go eat our once a month special coupon all you can eat breakfast buffet and it was pretty good. Max has decided that he wants to have a say in everything so after a small battle at the fruit station we ate in peace. We met up with Dee at the Outlet Mall and went to the Reebok store. Chas has a HUGE foot and it is so hard to find shoes for him but for some reason Reebok has his size. He got 2 pairs of shoes and I got a pair of plain white comfy reeboks! It was buy 2 get 1 free which is a deal we get once a year. After that Dee and I went to the bra store. I got measured for a bra and was shocked to find out I have gone up a TON of cup sizes and was then depressed to find that there are no pretty bras for a DDD.....I was lucky and did find a comfy basic bra that is quite wonderful. I also got one of those body shaper tops that smooths and tucks and I was quite pleased with the results. I then went to a meeting for Soccer Coaches and got my packet for my team. I was so excited I actually got a coaches jersey!! It was a shining moment in my life as a mom.

Well I am off to Walmart to get food for the week and run some other errands while Chas is out mowing dads yard. Tomorrow is going to be a busy day! Chas starts his second job and Max starts acrobatics for the first time ever and Catie starts her 4th year of acro. I am nervous for Max and hope he does well. We have never really put any limitations on him with his feeding tube and I don't plan on doing that unless we find something he can't do b/c of the tube. We shall see how he does tomorrow and I will have pics to post of this HUGE milestone in his life.