Countdown to football season: Terrier Tales Event 2010

Terrier Tales Reading Program Kick-off Party was held by the Wofford College athletic department at the Spartanburg County Public Libraries tonight to celebrate "Terrier Tales." The event featured interactive games for kids, and we had a chance to meet several Wofford football players, including Mike Rucker, Pat Illig, Clark Bishop, Trey Johnson, Ben Wilmoth, Jared Singleton, and Eric Breitenstein (whose #7 jersey is shared by JR)!. JR had a blast showing off his football skills--throwing the ball, catching, running, and tackling. The best part was giving the players high fives! He impressed the big boys!

Prediction: Tall like Daddy....O-LINE all the way. Mommy's shorty genes: FULLBACK

Wofford, Class of 2030

August in pictures

So here's August in JR's world.

Playgrounds and trains

Silliness!

Starting a new school!

Watermelon!

Golf and veggies

JR and I picked our last bounty of the summer season...our final squash zucchini and watermelon. JR took a break from teeing up his golf swing to help.

JR the builder

Remsen's Sunday project was to make a cornhole set for the upcoming football season. After JR's nap, he decided to pitch in and "help" and had some fun with tools.

JR and Tay-die

JR loves Sadie. And Sadie tolerates JR.

Choo choo tRain

Does anyone else love the IKEA trainset as much as my child? I don't think so! He plays with these every day and never tires of them. Wearing funny hats during train play is just a bonus.

JR version 2.5

Apologies for the long absence. We've been busy bees lately. After getting back from our family vacation at Edisto, we had my 33rd birthday celebration and were excited that Dad and Joan could be in Spartanburg to help me celebrate! We had a big weekend, which included a trip to Gramling Farms! We pet a pony and took a carriage ride, too. JR had a blast! Many thanks to Grandmother Joan for sending us the pictures above!

On Sunday, Mom and John hosted a lovely birthday breakfast, and then Remsen and JR took me to Greenville for dinner and a Greenville Drive game! Even though the game got rained out, we had a super fun time! Plus, my big present was a flip video camera, so I am working on figuring out how that works and hope to upload some videos soon!

JR is 2 1/2! He has really started talking and singing. The transition from vacation back to preschool has been very hard for him though, especially at drop off. He'll be moving to a new school in August, so I hope this stage passes quickly! We've been swimming a lot at the Spartanburg Athletic Club pool, and JR LOVES the water. He will jump off the side of the pool into the water (usually wearing water wings but sometimes without!) and is getting really great at kicking. We have to drag him out of the water. His love for trains also continues to grow and he still watches one episode of Elmo's World just before bed. JR is silly and active and sits back and watches other kids in social situations. He is a super athletic and still has a great gap-toothed grin. We just love him to pieces!

AccessHealth Spartanburg opens its doors on Monday, and work has been crazy. We were featured on the local news on Friday night in a piece about the huge number of uninsured patients and the long waiting lists at our free clinics. It is an overwhelming issue to tackle, and I am excited to be part of the solution. Unfortunately, the work won't wait....so I am signing off for now!