First Day of 4th Grade!!!

Since the Goodwin's have been sooo busy with soccer camps, summer camp, field trips & work this summer I thought before I let the year get a way from me (and start posting christmas pictures) I'd do a little "catch up" posting...

I know Mar-Far is probably jumping for joy as now she won't have to kick me out of the blogging world again....ha ha

That's right it's time for the annual picture on the first day of school...4th grade.....seems like only yesterday we were starting "big boy" school!! WOW our boy has grown so much & is becoming quite the young man!!

It was great this year, Grandpa, Grandma & Aunt JoAnn got to be here for the first day of school (thus all the big smiles!!) And got to see Matthew off on his first day.......

Like the dead plant at the front door~how inviting~see how busy we are, we can't even water the poor plant......

End of Summer Beach Trip

Mom's handsome guys!!
....our "surfer dude"...or boogie board dude!!


We had a chance in August to take a long weekend with Dad & head to the beach in North Carolina....(he had to work over the weekend) so Matthew & I took the opportunity to relax at the beach!! It was a great day, not crowded....the only problem~the jellyfish were biting & Matthew got stung pretty good!!.........We still enjoyed the brief get away & can't wait to go back soon!!

Oh to have a permanent place at the beach......

Summer 2008

We always have fun at Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg!!
Matthew is such a fish-he'd stay in the water all day!!!


We've been to Great Wolf a couple of times but they had some new "rides" this year and new fun things to do!! We had a great time~too bad it was a "mini-vacation"~Matthew could have stayed for a week & still not stayed in the water enough!!

Happy Fourth of July!!!

VBS 2008 WRPC

This past week was VBS at our church and Matthew, along with "the children of Israel" built a life size tabernacle!!
The children labored in the sewing tent, painted with sand, baked bread and helped construct the tabernacle. They learned what the people of Israel may have faced in their day and they learned what it is like to work without all the "modern conveniences"..especially air conditioning-temperatures stayed above 90 all week!! It didn't phase the kids though they had a blast!!
On Friday we got to attend the "feast" and view the finished tabernacle!!!

Another year has come and gone.. oh soo quickly!!

Third grade is finished!!! I just can't believe it....I know, I know every parent must go through this, but this was my "baby" on the first day of third grade....(we take a picture every year in front of our front door to show how much we've grown!!)







Yeah, he'll be over that soon........

This is my "big boy" just last month on the way to my graduation.....He has changed so much this year, grown up A LOT and even now he thinks 9 is like being 18-You know they KNOW everything at this age!.......He has so much to learn!! He has a great career ahead as a lawyer, the child can argue anything into the ground . NEWS FLASH-Yes Son-We are still the parents and YOU ARE 9 !!

It really seems like we were just starting "big boy school" yesterday, learning our A,B,C's and colors. This year we're doing that "new" math (hee hee), going to sleep overs-having a "social calendar"(all the social calendar that a nine year old boy needs to handle!!) AND hubby likes to say things like, "you know he'll get his learner's permit in about 6 years" and "just think he'll be going to the prom in 6 years"......when he attends West Point (yeah dad's kidding...I think)..........."Honey we're half way done "raising" him".... Oh goodness if that's the case, we've got LOTS of work to do!!

End of Season Soccer Party!!

The boys celebrated the end of another great season!! Thanks Coach Mark, we appreciate all you do & we look forward to the fall!! U-12 here we come!! Go Suffolk United!! Dylan & Catrina thanks again for opening your home(& pool) to the boys!! We had a great time!!