I am starting to love watching Scout play soccer. He has improved a ton since the first game. But I should have known. From the time he was little (at the Sea World playground) he has watched and observed before joining in. So I am glad the observing part is over, and he has jumped in to really play!
And I can tell when he is really playing, because that tongue of his just dangles as he runs.
I guess there is something in the water, because Ezra lets his out also.
The team chant after a good game.
Scout is really over quiet times. So lately, I have renamed it “brother time”. So the two boys play together for an hour or so while Navy naps and I get a few things done. They both love it. Scout loves trying to teach Dash new things — and he is the guy who finally got Dash going backwards down the stairs. And Dash loves all of the personal attention. Now days, every time Dash sees Scout, he grins from ear to ear. I love these two sweet boys, and hope that they will always be the best of friends.
This year for Micah’s birthday, I wanted to throw him a party that was really fun. So when the nine couple all showed up, they were given their first clue to a “couples” car rally. Micah’s better half was Britni on this race because I made the whole darn thing up.
The race took them:
To a photocopy machine (photocopying something Micah would frame)
To the Nielsens for a Mensa Challenge (an altered LSAT logic puzzle)
To DHHS — where his football career began (clues were under the bleachers)
To Dianne Zorratis for the love challenge (where they each had to memorize a paragraph from Micah’s first love letter to me)
To the store for Spam
To signs all around town to etch M-I-C-A-H
To the Hansens where they had to retrieve a bracelet after a maze of yarn
And finally back home where I was waiting.
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The Zimms came in first, and I literally got chills I was so excited for them.
But going back, there were a few technicalities, and Micah says that he and Brit were the first place team. (If you get down to the nitty gritty, they probably were, but it ended as a “tie”.)
Jim thought my logic puzzle was flawed, so he sat and retried it.
Classic Jim!
At least we finally found a party where he is completely comfortable participating!
Meanwhile all of the other teams were rolling in.
Here is the winning etch and Spam.
The best part of the race was when Marc thought he needed to read one of the clues with a Jewish accent!
We were rolling, and are all so glad the Hemeons are back to join all of our fun!
The night ended with everyone recapping their race.
And then some berry cobbler.
And finally, a few cheerleader stunts.
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Happy Birthday Micah.
This girl looks trashed!
But those puffy lips look pretty luscious.
Too bad the puffy is from a fat lip.
Scout was up bright and early making Micah breakfast in bed.
The content — one banana, one orange, one pear, string cheese and a flower.
Looks like Scout was hoping to dive into that breakfast!
And later, we celebrated him with presents.
Wrapping…compliments of Scout and Navy.
I volunteered in Scout’s classroom for “Meet the Masters” — an art program they are involved in.
It was the first time I got to see Scout in class as a Kindergartener.
ON my way in, I caught him on the playground swinging.
I love that he runs to the swings first — despite them being the culprit that put him in his body cast.
Before he sat down, I snapped a picture of his desk.
Here is the art instructor doing her thing.
The class is huge because the early birds and late birds are together.
I went around and helped everyone, but made my way to Scout a lot.
Look a the tongue-out-concentration going on.
Unfortunately for him, I saw that his coloring and penmanship was horrific compared to everyone else.
So later that afternoon, he and Navy were working in their brand new penmanship books.
And after that — they colored for an hour.
This boy is a wild one. He literally refuses to sit in a high chair.
Every single time I put him in, within a minute, he is standing.
But if he is anything like Navy, he will always stand every time and never fall, and then insist in being in a booster long before his time.
Since I am banking on the above scenario, I just keep feeding him standing or not.
Whenever Dash wants someone, he reaches out his hand to them. It is seriously SO cute. But this day, when he reached out, I told him to turn around and come down the stairs.
Clearly he forgot the turn around part.
So then Navy became the teacher and kind of just dragged him down.
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I blame Grandma. She taught the first two successfully. Why not the little Dash?!
Each day, my kids like to take a personalized lunch bag to school.
Sometimes I do the honors.
Sometimes the kids take their art into their own hands.
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The it is off to baths and getting dressed.
This girl has the wardrobe of all wardrobes.
I guess that is what happens when Nonnie is wrapped around your little finger.
And the beauty of my life is that Micah works very close to Scout’s school. So on the mornings where it works, Micah takes Scout. I love it, and especially love when they coordinate their father/son outfits.
One of my favorite things Dash does is get somewhere, stick his fingers in his mouth and then rest his head. When he is crawling around and does it, it looks like he is exhausted and just needs a rest. And when I am holding him and he rests his head on my shoulder, it feels like he is loving me from the bottom of his soul.
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