Fall Soccer Season 2010

This year we had all three boys playing soccer this fall. Talk about soccer mom! We had 6 practices a week and 3 games every Saturday. Good thing I love watching my boys play! They all played really well this year. I saw huge improvements in their play over the season and they had lots of fun. The pictures here are of their last games of the season and their awards parties.

Noah was an awesome goalie!

Noah played great on the field too. His coach relied on him heavily.

Scott was a well-rounded player too. He played in the goal and on the field. His nickname was "thunder foot" because he could kick the ball so far. He's turned into a really good player. Very impressive season!

Noah's awards party.

Joshua played soccer for the first time this year. He did so well! The coaches relied on him both in the goal and on the field too. What athletes I have!

Joshua's awards party.

Scott's awards party. Such crazy kids I have.

Pumpkin Carving with the Phipps

On the Friday before Halloween we went to Auburn to have dinner with our good friends, Mark and Mary Phipps and family. We ate a super yummy dinner and then carved pumpkins with their boys. Good times!

Boys will be boys!

Halloween 2010

This year we were kinda not on the ball for Halloween. I never got around to getting the Halloween decorations out of the attic, and I love Halloween! The kids couldn't figure out what they wanted to be for Halloween until the last minute. The night before the school costume parade I was at Wal-mart trying to find some spray paint for their hair. That was the only part they could figure out. Unfortunately, none that I liked could be found. However, I did find some nice body paint in the craft aisle. Scott and Noah decided to be soccer players. Joshua's class went on a field trip, so they didn't dress up.




On Saturday the church had a trunk-or-treat activity for the kids. The deal was that the kids had to get their jobs done to be able to go. Joshua had ample time and plenty of encouragement, but he still didn't get those jobs done. It was a sad parenting day for me. I had to stick to my guns, so Joshua stayed home with Daddy while I took the other two boys to the trunk-or-treat. Noah was a soccer player again, but Scott decide to be Calvin, of Calvin and Hobbes. It was Joshua's first year not dressing up for Halloween. Sad. At the trunk-or-treat activity the boys had more fun posing for fun pictures in the dark than actually getting the candy.

Scott Goes to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery

On November 4th Scott and the 3rd grade classes got to hop on the bus and head to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery for a field trip. He was lucky enough to have me, his Mom, tag along. It was my first time going on a field trip with one of the kids ever! I never went before because I always had little ones at home. I have to say it was a lot of fun. I learned a lot about salmon that I didn't know. I would go back any time. The not so fun part was riding on the bus. I'm definitely not a kid anymore. I couldn't stand the noise and the smell of those lovely seats.

Scott and I enjoyed a nice sack lunch before the tour. It was a beautiful sunny day.

Scott with his class listening to the Park Ranger.

Big salmon!

Salmon jumping up the ladder.

Scott loved watching the fish do their thing.

This is the ladder that was created to simulate a river where the salmon fight their way up the current. It was amazing watching them climb up the ladder.

Scott had to resist the urge to throw rocks. He did save a few and let me carry them in my bag. How nice.

Dead salmon. The kids thought that was pretty cool.

They were a very good attentive class.

Feeding the fish.

Scott feeding the fish.

Joshua and Corduroy Are At It Again...

On October 28th Joshua got to take another turn with his kindergarten pal, Corduroy the bear. It was another fun-filled couple of days. We didn't get many pictures, unfortunately. Here are Joshua and Corduroy watching TV together.