Oh my goodness we have a soccer player

She is so darn cute out there I can't hardly stand it! After begging for a year Michaela is finally playing soccer and loving it. Joe, his dad and one of Michaela's friend"s dads are coaching and I think they are having as much fun as the girls. She is so athletic and is picking everything up so fast it makes it all the more fun. They have named the team "The Blue Angels" (their colors are royal blue and black). I will keep you updated as the year progresses.

Coach Daddy and Coach Pappa

It was really fun to watch Joe and his dad coaching the 8 year old girls soccer team.

Number One Fan

Ariel is loving soccer season. I can already see she is going to be the teams number one fan!

Michaela's first swim meet!

I know these are in reverse order! I just realized I never filled everyone in on Michaela's swimming season. Well- we got her to the swim meets and she swam. Then once we got her started we couldn't keep her away. I forget what the overall tally was but she did get her first first place in backstroke and her second first place in breaststroke, not in the same meet. She also achieved a whole slew of second, third, fourths along the way as well. She is back to swimming one night a week with school back in session and we have put meets on hold for the moment because she will be playing soccer on Saturdays for the fall. She is a natural!

I can't wait to go to Ballet

Bailey is my dancer. She had signed up for a hip hop class this last summer and absolutely loved it! She wanted to take it all school year but they didn't have enough little kiddos signed up so they invited her to try the older kids class. WELLLLLL, at five she just isn't ready to keep up even though she sure would have tried. So as a compromise she is now taking a ballet combo class and has decided that she loves that just as much. She is quite the cutie in my book so I snapped a few shots.

10 Things I have learned from Ariel

1. Things don't always turn out the way you want them to. It's ok- different doesn't have to be bad.

2. Be Flexible.

3. A smile can go a long way.

4. Perfection can come in an imperfect package.

5. Patience.

6. Don't worry about things too far in the future. It ruins your present.

7. Be Kind!

8. Ask questions- most people would rather be asked instead of stared at.

9. Help one another.

10. Oh yeah did I already say patience??

For a kid that can't walk, talk or do a darn thing for herself she is amazing! Most people just see a small glimpse of her. She understands everything going on around her and has an opinion. She has the funniest sense of humor. Even when you don't think anyone is watching you, she is. She was watching my aunt at a party stealing candy off of a table away from my mother. My mom couldn't figure out were the candy was going and when my aunt caught sight of Ariel watching, Ariel just busted up laughing. They still laugh about it together every time they see each other. That is just one little story but there are tons of them. She can be naughty and oh so opinionated when it comes to what she has decided she wants. She has her daddy wrapped firmly around little finger. And even with all she doesn't have ability wise she is one of the happiest kids I have ever been around. What an absolute blessing to have in our home.

Mom I want to marry a farmer

So Michaela says to me this week, "mom I think boys are going to like me when I get older". (why she is thinking of this at 7 I don't know) So as any good mom would say, I say, "of course K what is not to like?" Her reply is, "well boys like me now." I say back to her, "just friend like, right?" She says, "oh ya mom." So she waits a minute and says to me, "all I need to do is find a farmer cuz you know I want to marry a farmer right?" Before I could really get my head wrapped around that and come up with a reply she says to me, "Do you think Uncle Clint could help me with that?" I had to call Clint and fill him in and we all got a really good laugh. Where in the world do they come up with this stuff? I don't want her thinking about getting married yet!