Now I know my ABC's...

Soccer

We signed Ethan up to play soccer this year through our church league. He loves it! They were able to put him on the same team (The Blue Crew!) with Drew. I thought that Ethan would be really apprehensive about it, but he has scored at least two goals per game! We are so proud of him. My mom came down last weekend to watch him, so he was thrilled. She was on her way to his first game from the beach and got lost! I am so glad that he loves to get out there and play any sport that you put in front of him. All boy for sure! Emerson brings her purse and sits on the sidelines and plays with whatever she happened to fill it with on that particular day. Usually jewelry or baby bottles. I better get to bed since his game is early tomorrow. Pictures and videos are in the album. I am not sure if the videos are any good, but I am too tired to review them right now!

Last Beach Trip of the Year

Sorry that I have not blogged in a while. We have been busy getting adjusted to school being everyday this year. My intention was to only send him three to four days a week, but he loves it so much that I let him go everyday. I felt like taking a break on Tuesday and had to bribe him with Exploration Station in order for him to stay out of school!

Anyway, we took our last beach trip of the year starting Labor Day weekend. Although it was warm, it was not quite warm enough for me! The kids swam and had a blast, but I only got in the pool once! Ethan and Emerson were able to swim a lot in the indoor pool as well, thankfully. My mom, RT and I took them to the Dixie Stampede, which they loved. I was out of commission for a few days after that night. Not sure if I caught a bug or what, but it was rough. Thank God my mom was there to watch/entertain the kids! Chris came down on Thursday. We took the kids to the aquarium and then to Hard Rock Cafe. We came home on Friday night because Ethan had a soccer game early Saturday morning. More on that in the next post. I have uploaded pictures and videos of the beach trip in the web album.

Happy Birthday, Grammy!

We were able to celebrate my mom's birthday on her actual birthday this year or so we think. Let me explain. My grandmother always told her that her birthday was September 4th. Her birth certificate has a crease where the day is and it looks as if someone wrote in a 4 in that spot! Grammy always told her that she was born on Labor Day, but Labor Day was not the 4th that year. To make a long story short, when mom and I flew to NH last year, we went to the library to look up her birth announcement. It was listed as the first! Can you imagine all of the documents that she would have to change if that were true (which it appears to be)? I don't care when her birthday is...I am just so happy that she is here.

Wendy Walks

Ethan being in school again is allowing some good quality time for Emerson and I. This morning we played with baby dolls and read lots of books. Grandma bought Emerson a very large doll for her birthday this year. At first, she did not like the doll at all. It was quite amusing actually how she would push it away. Now, however, she has taken quite a liking to Wendy. She walks all around the house with Wendy trying to make her walk. Here is a short video of her doing just that.