It All Begins... Again

It's that time of year when everything starts up again. Well, actually just soccer. Everything else is year-round. Soccer is 3 days out of each week, for hours on each of those days. I'm not complaining about the kids playing or being there with them, but we hardly have time for anything else in the evenings. That's alright though, because I wouldn't miss these special times for anything in the world. You can never replace these memories if you miss them!

S has a school program this week and she is so excited about it! She has been practicing for over a month for it. She is going to be great! I cannot wait until it's time for the big show.

H is doing awesome in school. He is finally getting over some of his anxiety and getting out there and going for everything. He was even in the spelling bee! I am so proud of him. We have been hanging out a lot together lately. I asked him if something was bothering him and he said "no, I'm just so proud that you are my mama and I want to spend all of my time with you." How sweet is that? He spent all day Saturday with M working on a restoration. I cannot believe that a 9 year old (oh, excuse me he is almost 10... and he does NOT let you forget that) can do so much. Speaking of him almost turning 10... since he is so excited about being in the double digits, we are throwing a HUGE birthday bash for him. I cannot wait. He knows what some of it is, but a lot of it is going to be a surprise. I cannot wait to see his face when he sees everything. And of course, since he is now in the "double digits" everything changes. He simply cannot have little baby toys anymore. His wish list consists of 4-Wheeler, a real bow and arrow, a paint ball gun, a horse, a pair of ridiculously expensive shoes, the few remaining sets of Exoforce that he does not already have, and I forget what else... I'll have to look at my four page list. He is getting most of that, but of course he doesn't know it.

D is doing great... as usual! He is growing and learning so much every day. There is not enough words to express what I feel about him. He is the most beautiful baby boy in the world! He is so smart, maybe too smart for his own good! Have I mentioned yet about him jumping off of furniture, his step stool, his chair, his table, anything he can climb on? Well, he can and he does. I scares the sh*t out of us everytime he does it, but he just laughs as if it the funniest thing he has ever done. He is fearless, and I'm not exactly sure it's a good thin,g.

Speaking of babies, what does yours like to eat? I cannot seam to get enough vegetables into D. He will mac and cheese, nutrigrain bars, crackers, and beef. I cannot really get him to eat much else. Sometimes he eats eggs and sausage, but we don't make that very often. Oh, yeah he also eats cooked carrots. I've heard to try string cheese, but is he really old enough for that yet? He has 12 teeth, but can he really chew it up good? Let me know if you have any suggestions.