Soccer

Soooo...Sophie has started her soccer season. She loved the casual classes she participated in last fall, so she wanted to play again. This time we signed her up through ROYSA which is the Royal Oak league. She is on a team with 2 other girls and 4 boys. One of which is our neighbor and the other is in her class. The first practice, she was pumped up to go! Had on her cute little pink soccer gear and everything. We get there and she freaks out! GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! No playing this week.

Next week...it's colder and rainy. She participates no problem! Yeah...ice cream for everyone after. She even mentioned how fun it was!

OK, game day on Saturday. Doesn't want to wear the uniform, says she doesn't want to dress like everyone else, her shin pads itch, we basically had to force her clothes on her...blah, blah, blah.. Bribes don't work, punishment's don't work, what's a parent to do...I hope next game is better! Here are some pics from the lovely practices. No pics yet of her in uniform, I had my hands full!!!! Let's go STINGERS!

Jeremy's baby picture

I think Avery looks alot like Jeremy in this picture!

Easter Fun

Marker Fun!

The previous pictures are what can happen when you leave Avery and Sophie alone for 5 minutes. I thought it was too good to be true that they were playing so well together!

Our new cousin, Magdalena Scarlett!

Sophie and Avery now have a new cousin! Here are some pics from her first weeks.

The lake in our backyard!

It's all dried up now, but check out the new pool we had for a week!

First Impressions Museum, Lansing

Checking out the pulley system.

Arrghhh

Splashing away

Inside the bubble.

Bubble time.

Last week we met Heidi, Brandon, and Ollie in Lansing for the day. We ate lunch at Clara's, which is a restaurant that was made from an old train station. We even got to see a train go by.

Then we went to First Impressions Hands On museum with the kids. I think everyone enjoyed themselves. Sophie loved making different activities at all the booths, a braille bookmark, scratch and sniff painting, and a few other "science" activities. Avery loved the bubbles, water tables, and Lil Kids room. He had fun making silly faces and going up and down the slides. I think Ollie's favorite was the bubbles. Here are some pictures from our day.