Soccer progress

Warning! Mommy brag!! 

Blake has come a long way from the start of the season, especially from crying on my shoulder 15 minutes into the first practice from being overwhelmed. After Blake scored a goal a couple weeks ago, she really has been working so hard and improving. She still wants to please her coaches and constantly waits for directions, she looks to them at every whistle blow of the game. But Blake says she knows she doesn't have to be Miss Nice Girl to the other team (a lesson from Papa). Now she will run to the ball in the cluster of girls, instead of backing off, and go up to any opposing player and kick until she gets the ball away. It brought tears of pride to my eyes to see her so confident and doing so well! She started her last game off by kicking off, then stealing the ball back and immediately going down field to score... made me realize how great it is that she wound up on this team because it made her better, instead of a team of beginners (which I was not sure of a couple weeks ago...)  I need to add more pictures, but I find myself getting so caught up cheering at Blake's soccer games that I forget. 

Blake's Birthday Weekend

(Picture dump continued...)

Easton's Birthday Weekend

I finally found my camera cord so I can upload all the pictures from birthdays on my camera...

Finding Ladybugs

Looking at a ladybug on his sleeve

The trees around the office have lots of new growth and we discovered ladybugs like to hide under the leaves. We had fun finding them and Blake and Easton liked them to crawl on their arms and shirts. 

Blake found one!

Soccer Diva

Blake has started playing soccer. She is on the Diamond Divas and is having fun playing and meeting new friends (which is a big reason we signed her up besides learning to be a part of a team) 

She likes to run fast and really wants to do well and please her coaches and us. Blake always works hard and comes home sweaty from practice! But it might be safe to say that she could be too sweet for soccer. Blake doesn't want to get the ball away from other players and will step back if somebody else goes for the ball.

Her team has been playing together for two years already and Blake is the only new girl. (Tim picked her number to keep with tradition of it being his number in sports) they've won both games so far!

She even almost scored a goal her first game! 

Easton-isms

Easton cracks me up all the time... even though sometimes he isn't trying to be funny, and I have to hide my amusement. Some funnies lately:

We went to dinner after Blake's first soccer practice last Friday night with Tim's parents. We waited for a long time in the bar area of Chuy's waiting for our table, and he started asking where his taco was. I explained to him that we didn't get that until ordering from our table (we were eating chips & queso already). By the time we were seated, he banged his little hands on the table and said "Where's my taco?? Somebody bring me my taco!"

Last night, the kids were eating cup-fuls of crushed ice (from the fridge door) with a spoon. Easton got so upset, even crying-mad, because he didn't want water! Just ice! He couldn't understand how his cup kept getting water in it... lol!

Also at soccer practice, while watching the girls practice 3 on 3: Blake was unsure and would often run behind the pack instead of getting in the middle (can't say I blame her!) and Easton was watching them and said "Blake's late." I thought he said "Blake's great," so I asked him and he said "no, Blake's late!" How did he know that??

He still can't pronounce the /s/ in words, or /f/ and still does the /t/ for c,  so he says cute things like wee (see), winger (finger), tan't (can't), ee-an (Easton)...

Easton also confuses "nothing" with "anything"... like if he starts talking to me and then changes his mind he says "anything," or if I ask "what's wrong?" and nothing is, he says "anything" (it makes me giggle every time)

Blake Interview & Update

Blake had her 5 year-old well check today. She is a healthy girl who weighs 40 pounds (50 percentile) and is 46 inches tall (97 percentile!) We obviously have a new pediatrician since moving to Lubbock and I really like her. She is very thorough and good with the kids. According to today's checkup, Blake has 20/30 vision and we'll keep an eye out for worsening eyesight (kinda seems inevitable with her parents...)

And because I haven't done this in awhile... an interview!

What is your name? Blake

How old are you? 5

What is your favorite color? purple and pink

Who is your best friend? Easton 

What is your favorite animal? owl

What do you want to be when you grow up? a veterinarian

What is your favorite book to read? Sophia the First

What makes you happy? Raffi (her giraffe) always cheers me up

What makes you sad? when I lose something

What is your favorite food? okra

What is your favorite song to sing? Let it Go and "Anna's snowman song" (both from the movie Frozen)

What games do you like to play? Doc McStuffins Operation (she just got it for her birthday)