GGGOOOOAAAALLLLL !!!!!!!!!!!

The plan is as follows:

• Sean picks up dinner on the way to pick up Little Man on soccer day
• Annie leaves to pick up Little Miss 10 minutes or so after Sean
• Sean gets Little Man and leaves Patti's house
• Annie pulls in, gets Little Miss and leaves Patti's house
• Sean and Little Man are off to soccer
• Annie and Little Miss are off to home

We tried this last week and it kinda' sorta' worked. Sean said Little Man started to come alive near the end of the session. So much so that he was trying to get the ball away from other kids and actually scored a goal! It appears that when I am there he is very clingy, VERY clingy.

Will probably keep the same routine for next week but perhaps Mommy and Little Miss will sneak over to take a peek. Next week is team pictures. GO GREEN!!!

Blueberries Are in Season

The weather was great, the fields were wide open and we had our buckets. Mind you, every time I put a blueberry in the bucket Little Miss was there to pluck it out and put it in her mouth!

Sean was serious about the picking.

Not much of a picker, more of an eater.

Hapa in the Park

Our parks and rec has a wonderful summer program called Free Concerts in the Park...yes, you read that correctly. FREE (and we all know how that fits our budgets!). Last week at a park right by the house was a duo called Hapa and they were great! They hail from Maui and play Hawaiian-Polynesia influenced music. My friend Adrienne is from Hawaii so her family and the Taylors decided to make a night of it and so glad we did. We will try to hit a couple more before they end for the season.

They had bouncy houses and tents set up around the park, some vendors offered free giveaways like balloon animals.

Fun was had with my sunglasses.

Little Man made a new friend in their son Kellen. These 2 were all over that park, it amazing how fast they hit it off! (too bad you can't tell by the look on Little Man's face).

And if Little Man was in a chair, can you guess where Little Miss is?
IN A CHAIR!!!

Let the Sports Begin!

Or so we hope.....
Little Man started an all-sports class thru the parks & rec this summer. The concept is pretty cool since they focus on a different sport each week so you can get a feel for what sport your kid actually likes. The classes have been hit or miss. It's like pulling teeth to get this kid to participate...unless I am standing right there next to him. He has gotten better as each Saturday rolls around and lends us some encouragement. I actually got to sit for about 5 minutes this past Saturday! At the time we signed him up for all-sports we also signed him up for micro-mini soccer with his BBF Ava. They are on the green team!

He said he wanted to play, he said he was excited that Ava was playing too. That all changed when it was actually time to play the sport. Coach Liz is his all-sports coach too so that should make it easier right? Yeah, that's what we thought too...sigh. I ran up and down the field with him, he did a little stretching, a little kicking, a little running, but it's better than not at all.

Little Miss on the other hand, was all over playing soccer. We may have the next great Mia Hamm! But then again, anything Little Man does, she is going to do!