Boykin Family Reunion 2014

Fun with their Boykin cousins at the annual Boykin Family Reunion!

 

 

Fall Fun of 2014!

 

 

For Halloween this year, Bo decided to go with the soccer player Lionel Messi while Molly dressed up as her favorite Disney princess Rapunzel.  Both kids absolutely loved trick-or-treating. Molly couldn't stop eating the candy as we walked around while Bo figured out that the later that you trick or treat in our neighborhood, the more candy you'll get since people are all to willing to give you handfuls at a time so that they run out of candy when they get tired of answering the door. 

Destined to be drafted

This happens to be one of Bo's favorite shirts right now.  I can't wash it fast enough before be wants to wear it again. It fits his personality perfectly because as committed as he is to becoming a better athlete, I think he very well could make that dream a possibility!  (His educator parents would not mind being taken care of by his NFL, MLB, NBA or MLS paychecks!)

HSES Pep Rally

Bo was called upon to compete in a dance-off at a pep rally.  He had lots of fun, and he had lots of people cheering him on too!  Just like his daddy, Bo is not afraid to be in front of a crowd!
(Look for Bo close to the band in a blue Superman shirt.)

Bear Hollow Zoo

Check out this monkey at the zoo!

 

Hanging out with the boys for his birthday!

Bo decided that he wanted a boys-only get together to celebrate his upcoming 7th birthday.  He has a pool party and invited all of the boys in his class as well as the boys from his kindergarten class and some neighborhood friends.  It was a little wild with so many energetic boys, but I think they had fun!  Here is my attempt to get a picture of the boys as they were jumping in the pool:

 

  In the end, a video was the best way to capture the moment:

Happy 7th birthday, sweet Bo!

Forget me not...

I just had to record a few Molly-isms so that we didn't forget them...

**Molly cannot go to school without wearing a tutu.  Her teacher asked me how many tutus Molly has and after thinking about it, I realized that she has 10!!   Her teacher also told me that one day they were asking where Molly went and one of the kids saw her in one of the tunnels on the playground.  He said, "There's Molly!  I see her tutu!"

**Molly's language has developed quite a bit in the last few months.  One of the main reasons we can tell is that her meal blessings have changed from "...by His hands, we are fed.  Thank you for Fred..."  For awhile there, she also called every single one of her stuffed animals "Fred" and now they all have cute little names. 

**A couple of months ago, Molly took on a heavy southern belle accent:
Me: "Molly, do you want some more goldfish?"
Molly: (In her best southern accent )"Ishur doooo!"  (I sure do!)


**One morning she was eating Trix  cereal when one of the pieces fell on the floor.  Her reaction: "Oh no!  I lost a trick!"