Soccer - Little Rascals

Luke in now in U06 in AYSO. His team this year is the Little Rascals. They still divide the field in half as well as the team so that usually we have 2 games going on basically at the same time. What I loved about the pictures of Luke below is his intensity. I think he really does have a competitive edge and wants to dive right in. I am so thankful for that because often times he can be rather quiet and shy around people he doesn't know that well. I am looking forward to the rest of the season!

 He was so excited that he "learned a new trick" by bouncing the ball off of his knee!

 SCORE!

Lizards

After the baseball game today our coach and his wife had our current team and members from our former team over for lunch and swimming. Like always we had a great time. Diana is so amazing! She planned to have these "reptile guys" come over for a presentation. It was a such a treat. Even the little ones were captivated. They held tarantulas, frogs, turtles, snakes, and even an alligator. At the end they put out all these tubs where the kiddos could actually spray the animals down and clean their shells. It was impressive. THANK YOU for a great afternoon!

Rookie Baseball - Winter League

Luke was able to play Rookie winter baseball with half of his former T-ball team this Fall. Today, we played the other half of our team! Luke is a powerful hitter and more often than not plays first base, like his daddy did. We have a great team and are so thankful for all of our new friendships!

 Little brothers waiting for the game to be over! Jackson, Max, and Kai.

Luke lost his 3rd tooth!

Yesterday morning at school I told Luke I thought one of his top teeth was lower than the rest of his teeth. He said he would try to pull it out. No luck. He then asked me to try and wallah. It came out immediately! He didn't even realize I had pulled it out! He was very excited to tell Mrs. Cash, his teacher, about it! He was also very excited when he woke up this morning and found $5 from the tooth fairy! Little does he know that certificate I buy online every time he looses at tooth costs the same amount!

Pee Wee Soccer

This past week Kai started playing pee wee soccer with his life long buddy Logan and his cousin Matty. He was very excited to get the season started. Luke's team started a few weeks ago and so his excitement has been building! They named themselves the Sharks, yet Kai keeps saying he wants to be the Whales. Random. At least it is gray! He had a great time stretching and running around. You will see in a picture below he got a little too aggressive during a run and ran a little guy over. After apologizing he came crying over saying he hurt his cheek! Irony at it's finest. Here's to a fun and safe 5 weeks!

Kai and his Auntie Claire

Bradley & Luke

I don't think these two take a bad picture together!

Happy Birthday Bill!

Today is Bill's birthday. We spent this past weekend at the beach. It surprisingly turned out to be a large crowd and a beautiful day! Bill's brother Libor and his wife Lyn texted us asking if we were there. They were so kind to bring Bill his favorite cake, candles, and cupcakes to share! Libor also got to try out his new surfboard. All in all a great time.