XC RUNNING WITH WYATT || THE BOB JONES FRIENDLY FIRST CHANCE 2.1 MILER

 

And we're off to the races... or meets that is. (Still getting used to the cross country lingo.) Wyatt and his teammates participated in their first XC meet of the season today, The Bob Jones Friendly First Chance 2.1 Miler. The team bused over first thing this morning and racing began around 8:00am. Wyatt is a member of the Athens Junior Varsity team which includes 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. The JV team competed against nine other local schools and ended up winning 3rd place overall! 🙌🏼 And Wyatt set a personal record for himself, finishing the 2.1-mile race with a time of 15:33, averaging 7:24 per mile. 👏🏼 We are so excited for the season ahead and look forward to watching our Big Stuff and his buddies continue to grow in the sport.

🧇Finished up the morning at Waffle House, because traditions.🧇

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BACK TO SCHOOL 2021

They’re masked up and back in the classroom. Chicken was so excited to go back - just a little bit apprehensive moving to the intermediate school. Wyatt wasn’t really excited nor was he disappointed. He did lose a tooth last night - a little reminder that even though he’s huge, he’s still a kid.

And as always, Dags coming in hot with the photo bomb. 💣 

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TWELVE YEAR OLD WYATT

TWELVE years old!!! It seems unreal, yet, here we are. Happy Birthday to you, Wyatt, our Mr. Big Stuff. You continue to be a lover of all things gaming, with Hollow Knight and Super Smash Bros taking up most of your free time. We were kind of tired of buying you video games and gaming consoles over the years, so you saved up your cash and bought yourself a Nintendo Switch this past year. (That was a fun story... remember literally running through Target because we called and there was only one left on the shelf and they wouldn't hold it for us because they were in such high demand during the pandemic.)  

You have grown five inches this past year. FIVE INCHES!! And now you're as tall as me. No doubt, I'll be looking up to you this time next year. Heck, you might even outgrow your father by the time you're an official teenager. Un. Real. Before your sixth grade school year ended, you joined the Cross Country team and you've spent the summer practicing with your team. We are so proud of you and look forward to cheering for you at your meets this fall. #runwyattrun Happy Birthday, Buddy!

Love you, Wyatt!

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BIG STUFF'S BIG DAY

We used our Sunday to celebrate you, Mr. Big Stuff! You woke up (earlier than I'd hoped) and requested birthday pancakes. Shame on me for not having all of the ingredients ready, but after a quick trip to Walmart, I was back home by 7:00am to start whipping up some Boston Creme Pancakes. Then we made our way to Star and Strikes for a little family bowling time. Dad beat us all, as usual, but it was still a lot of fun.

We headed back home for cake and presents. The only gift you asked for this year was a butterfly knife trainer, specifically Squid Industries so that we came through on that request and gave you some cash to go along with it. You're saving for a gaming computer at the moment. Imagine that. And don't forget, we're squeezing in one last trip to Dollywood this summer with a couple of your buddies very soon.

We finished off the day with a trip to the movie theater to watch Snake Eyes. Pretty sure that's the first theater movie that we've been to as a family since before COVID. They'd switched the seats to more comfortable, reclining ones, which was nice.

Anyhow, we're back at home now, about to watch another movie - probably Four Minute Mile. We watched McFarland, USA this past Friday night, and we really enjoyed it. Trying to keep you encouraged with all of the running movies, I guess.

Happy (Early) Birthday, Wyatt! We love you, Big!

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