Soccer Star

"Mama, is it time to play soccer yet?" "Look Mama, the soccer fields!" "OH NO! I don't have my special soccer shoes yet!" "But Mama... is today the day that I'm gonna go play soccer?" "I wanna play soccer nowwwww!"   

Well sweet Max, after 5 long weeks of waiting, and five long weeks of hearing you go on about soccer... today was your big day to shine!

But before you could get out onto the fields,

Mom had to do a photo shoot!

You better get used to them kid, soon the paparazzi will be all over you!

Lucky for me you kept your humor throughout the ordeal!

And I think this one will be just perfect for your first soccer card!

Abby had to get in on the action too

2 of the 3 gingers in our house... :)

And finally we were on the field! You quickly met up with your classmate Dahlia for a friendly pre-practice match.

The teams were divided up, and you got to be on a team with your friends Matthew and Dahlia!

There was no stopping you tonight, even when you decided to join the other teams for practice... (oops!)

You had a great time showing off your moves

And you listened very well. Most of the time anyway!

When you weren't getting distracted and playing with the wrong team, you did a great job ahem "controlling" the ball!

Go Max Go!

All of the excitement wore you out, but the first thing you asked when it was time to go home was...

"MAMA... IS IT TIME TO PLAY SOCCER YET?!"

Practice number 2 on Friday just can't get here quickly enough!

February Recap

March snuck up on me and I literally didn't realize it was March until the 3rd! February was short, fun, and unseasonably warm. Okay maybe that's unseasonably warm for us since we were trapped in a blizzard last February! Most of the month I had my head stuck in a book, but I tried to get outside and enjoy this beautiful weather when I could! 

At the beginning of the month we took the kids to the park

Papa & Lucas enjoyed some father-son time

And Lucas slid down the slide for the first time!

Before you know it, he's going to be showing Papa who's boss!

Whee!

Mama got caught up on Lucas snuggles too!

While Max worked on his soccer skills

Before I knew it it was Valentine's Day

I don't think we've ever celebrated this ridiculously commercial holiday, but I wanted to give the boys a special treat since I'm away so much!

MiMi & Auntie Liv brought over some special treats too!

The boys got a bubble blowing lawnmower and had a blast pushing it around

Big brother Max was very helpful in instructing Lucas how to use the lawnmower!

I sat Lucas on top of the slide in hopes of making a cute picture

And apparently Max saw it as an opportunity to "help" his brother learn how to slide!

Tears were short lived 

And Lucas got back on his feet in no time!

He can now say "Mama" "Papa" and "Ball" (when he feels like it!)

Did I mention how beautiful it's been lately?! I just wish I could get outside and enjoy it more!

Poor Lucas, one day he will take revenge on his big brother!

This was Max's "masterpiece" from his bubble gun!

We finally got our pool safety fence installed and are enjoying letting the kids be able to play outside!

And last but not least....

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I leave you with some pictures of our polar bear....

Yes, that is our Max

Working on his Olympic strokes

In February!

This little geeky dude just couldn't wait to go swimming again!

Blue Bubbles

Dear Crayola,

Thank you for filling my childhood with washable color.
You know, I never really cared about the "washable" part until my kids started coloring.
It's true, even those white t-shirts covered in blues, blacks, and reds will be pearly white after 1 wash!
So when I was looking for a little Valentine gift for my kids the other day, I thought your new "spill proof, washable, colored bubbles" would be a huge hit!

And they were!

Max enjoyed blowing big blue beautiful bubbles

Again

And again

Lucas enjoyed playing in the gross goopedy-gooo that spilled out of Max's spillproof bottle of bubbles!

But before they came inside, 

They had to get a shower outside!

So Crayola, thanks for introducing the cool idea of colored bubbles. I'm sure our trashcan is thoroughly enjoying them right now!

PS- Instead of false advertising with "washable" and "spillproof" you could better say, "Colored Bubbles With Free New Hair-do inside!"

Red is sooo 2010!

M is for Mischief

As you all know, our children are always perfectly behaved. 

 They would never color on anything other than paper.

 Nor would they ever make a mess without cleaning it up.

 I can trust them wholeheartedly to always make the best decisions.

 And if they would ever perhaps do something that I normally would never allow, 

I would never grab my camera and join in on the fun!

So last night when I told Max to get in the shower while I finished cleaning the kitchen,

I was quite confused when I started hearing shrieks of laughter from not one, but two suspects.

You see, I had left Lucas in the living room to play while I was cleaning, 

with the intention of putting him in the shower when I could keep an eye on him. 

Upon close inspection of the source of all this ruckus, we found this:

Apparently Mr. Lucas inherited my "I-want-what-I-want-when-I-want-it" gene!

This innocent yet mischievous face just couldn't wait to hop in the tub! 

Double trouble!

Max was very proud to show me there was no dirt in his "pit." Please don't ask me where he learned the word "pit" to begin with...!

Max also insists that he absolutely-positively cannot hear me tell him to get out of the bath by dunking his head underwater.

Alas, he could hear Lucas screaming in his face!

I always say that I'm going to have my hands full with these two, but I think I already do!

Our beautiful babe

He's proudly sporting 6 teeth these days

He could have better asked Santa for his two front teeth! He's our little Count Dracula :)

Sigh... Having kids sure has made me look at the bright side of life more often. Instead of getting upset that I had a fully-clothed child in bath, I now have great pics to remember a fun evening, and now that I think of it... I have one less outfit to wash! ;)