September 15 - More Spooky!

Fantastic news everyone-this past weekend was AMAZING. Simply AMAZING. You may be wondering why it was so fab? Well, 2 main things. No sun and no bugs. You heard that right. No sun-it was overcast and we had highs in the mid-70s both days. It was perfection. I actually wore yoga pants all weekend and didn't sweat at all. Julia had her first soccer game Saturday and it was cool (okay, okay...low 70s but that is cool for September in Texas) and there was a light breeze. Yesterday, the kids and JD went on a long bike ride (Amelia and I met them at the park) and we played outside at Hannah's house for a long time. And after several weeks of having to douse ourselves in bug spray to walk outside...barley any bugs! It was wonderful to smell like a human instead of sweating Off! all day. 

So, as mentioned above Julia's first soccer game was Saturday. They decided to call their team 'The Jaguars' and they did great. This league is all girls, ages 6-8. A game consists of 2 fields playing at the same time, 4 against 4 with a few subs. The games are divided up by skill level and I was surprised Julia was playing on the more advanced field. She has a lot of work to do on her ball skills but she is one of the fastest girls on the team. She scored 1 goal, had 2 assists and blocked 2 goals. It's been a long time since I played soccer but she looks like a natural defensive player to me, most likely a sweeper. At this age, it's just important to have fun and she is having a blast! 

Luke's birthday is coming up and we need to start planning everything. I think we are going to do a party at the house with a few of his friends from school and he wants a super hero cake. Should be fun! He is enjoying his new class at school however he does not enjoy the mandatory nap time. He is still loving gymnastics and video games. 

In other news, we started decorating the house this weekend for Halloween (I'm ready for fall!). We made the poster for the mantle, hung up a spider web on one wall (I'll post a picture another day) as well as some skeletons flanking the office french doors. The kids keep saying 'We want it more spooky!' and we're going to add a little more every week. They are so excited for Halloween (they already have costumes!). We have cinnamon scented pine cones on the kitchen table, a cinnamon broom hanging on the front door and pumpkin candles burning. It smells amazing in our house!

Like Father, Like Son

Bikes!

I went to bed the other night and look what I found..