UPDATE!

We had another great weekend! Duke had a bye week, so we had an open weekend. Evin wanted to go to either the ECU vs. NC State or Virginia Tech vs. UNC football game, but Kayla strongly objected and pointed out that this is one of our only none football weekends of the fall (although we did watch a lot on TV).

We went to the Life and Science Museum on Saturday morning. They have a lot of great things for kids, including a huge outdoor playground. Maddox had a great time! On Sunday we went to Centerfest in downtown Durham, which was an art festival. All in all, it was a nice and relaxing weekend that we enjoyed as a family!

Maddox started a soccer class at his school yesterday, and according to his teachers and the "Happy Feat" instructor, he is the best soccer player in the class!

Hope all is well with everyone, goodbye for now!

Below is a video of Maddox playing football in an oversized Duke football jersey.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Well we don't have a lot to write about this week, so we thought we would treat you to some Maddox singing. For some reason, he ends this version on "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" rather violently.

September 8th - Update!

Greetings!

Well we survived our first hurricane! Hannah passed through early Saturday morning. There was a little bit of wind, but mostly just rain (over 5 inches).

The Blue Devils came up just short in their quest for a 2-0 start, we lost 24-20 to Northwestern and actually scored the go ahead touchdown with 20 seconds left, but it was called back because of a holding penalty. Maybe the most impressive part was that Kayla and Maddox actually made it through the entire game! And it started at 7:00 pm!

Here, Maddox decided to sleep with a basket that holds his beach toys on his head. He seems to think it is a mask (spiderman). He is a strange kid, a real strange kid.

He has been doing really good at his new school though. He has made some new friends and no longer cries when Evin drops him off. He had a big day recently, he made it through an entire day at school in his underwear! Even nap time! He is thankfully doing a good job with his potty training.

I beleive that is all for now, hope everyone is well!

-Evin, Kayla & Maddox

August Update / Labor Day Weekend

It has been too long! With only one stinking post in August, we are terribly sorry that we have disappointed all of our faithful readers. With things calming down a bit, we promise to devout more time to our blog. We know that many of you enjoy reading this, and we enjoy giving you information on our happenings.

Where to start?!?!?!?

Kayla has finished her first week of school with her students. She is pleased with her class (so far, but what kids aren't well behaved during the first few days?) She likes her new school, the principal, and the other teachers. She is excited for the new year, but counting down the days until winter break!

Maddox is finally settling into his new daycare. After spending an entire summer at home with mom, it took some adjusting to get settled into his new school. The first few days were pretty rough, but he is really starting to like going there, and really likes his teachers. He is starting to make some new friends and adjust to the new schedule.

Evin has been very busy with work. It is a very busy time, with football starting and basketball right around the corner.

Labor Day Weekend

This past weekend, we had a couple of visitors in Grandma and Grandpa Beck. It was awesome spending time with them and showing them where we live, work, and play!

On Friday, Maddox spent the day at home with Grandma and Grandpa while Evin and Kayla were at work. That evening, we took a short tour of the campus and enjoyed diner in the Brightleaf Square District.

Saturday, we spent the morning at the SouthPoint shopping center. In the evening, we went to the Duke home football game versus James Madison. Duke won 31-7 for their first home victory since 2005! We had a great time at the game, even though it was delayed almost two hours because of lightning. Maddox and Kayla only made it until halftime since it was so far past Maddox's bedtime.

On Sunday we slept in, saw the sights in Durham, and visited Chapel Hill before we grilled out that evening. All in all we had a great weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Beck!

Hope all is well, so long for now, we will be back in a week!

--Evin, Kayla & Maddox