Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Ethan's New Soccer Team- The Bulldogs!

It took three seasons to get off the waiting list.  
Ethan finally got a spot on a neighborhood soccer team, the Bulldogs! 

He lucked out with a great group of friends, as did I!  

This week was Ethan's turn to try his hand at being a goalie, a first!

Here's some warm up shots:






Then the pressure was on, game time!  

For a boy who can sometimes get distracted ;), he was focused on the ball the whole time he manned the net.  He had a bunch of saves!


He was particularly proud of this in air catch.





Jumping for joy at a team goal, of which there were many!


Team celebration of our first win, go Bulldogs!



Friday, March 13, 2015

Mario Kart

The neighborhood kids picked up Wii soo fast.  

The gang hasn't learned  "you make a better door than a window" though.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Warm enough for the playground!

Even if you have to wipe the snow off your bottom at the end of the slide!

Sunday, February 22, 2015

I totally nailed today!

When the boys woke me at their usual 6am, I saw the forecast of high of 49 today!

I decided I was going to rally and make this one successful winter day!

We started with their new favorite game,  Basement Obstacle Course.  I time them against their own best times and change up the course once they reach their best time. Watch each one's run here.

Watch "Basement Obstacle Course" on YouTube
Basement Obstacle Course: http://youtu.be/r9N8tE5-wEw

And

Watch "Gavin's obstacle course" on YouTube
Gavin's obstacle course: http://youtu.be/SrDMDHd8jtU

After everyone was worn out,  Gavin went down for his nap and Ethan and I settled in for our traditional weekend afternoon snuggles. Soooo much more comfy on our new couch! Major win- Ethan actuality slept!  That never happens! I, of course, immediately joined him.

Then we met up with our neighborhood pals Thane and Dan for sledding,  snowballs, and snowmen.

About 5 seconds after they proudly posed with their snowman classmates Thane and Ethan pummeled and demolished it.  Frosty, and Gavin, didn't see it coming. Tears quickly flowed. Kindly,  Dan made Gavin a new one 2 minutes flat.

I couldn't because,  you know,  Floridian. But boy I'm faking this winter thing best I can! 

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Happy Valentine's Day 2014

Thank you Suz for the gift of a rare date night! She even brought crafts!

The boys didn't even realize we were gone with our celebrity guest. They were fighting for turns with Suz snuggles by the end.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Basement Bash

Seven kids total playing nicely for two hours. Win.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Basketball + Birthday Party = EASY Bedtime!!

Today was Ethan's basketball team's first game, with their Coach Chris as their fearless leader. Ethan's shirt says it all!

His Assistant Coach Gavin was never far from his side.

 

 

 

When it was game time and our turn to watch from the stands, I pulled out the big guns.

Daniel the Tiger.

Yeah...that didn't cut it. A couple tears seems to be a tradition every sports season's first game when Gavin has to go to the sidelines. :(

Ethan on the other hand had a ball! This seemed to be a sport that he REALLY enjoys!!

 

 

 

Great game Falcons! (As the coach's son, he got to pick the team name. Ethan's pick was the "Paragon Falcons" fastest animal land or sky.)

Afterwards was their buddy Thane's 6th birthday party!

 

With fun like Twister...

 

and a remote control car mash up!

After putting napless Gavin to sleep at 7pm, I went to check on Ethan.

Sound asleep by 7:30 with his superhero books.

Now I'm off to follow his lead, whew!

 

Friday, January 2, 2015

Bouncing and bathroom boredom

Today we spent the morning with friends at Bounce U (as did the rest of the county!)  When we weren't there, Gavin and I were in the bathroom reading super hero books, or cleaning up (okay, throwing out) underwear from the number two that has successfully evaded the potty for a week. Friends, I remember you've been there. How did you get your kiddo over the poop in potty mountain?

Winter day cop out

Chuck E Cheese!