Soccer

Lauren wanted to play soccer again. Oh, there goes my Saturdays mornings I thought.

Come to find out all of Laurens games have been around noon. That was a great deal. Right between Bree's two naps. It has worked out great. The weather has even been pretty good.


Lauren really surprised Tom and I this year. The last time she played, she was more interested in who was bringing snack and what it was. This year she wants to play. Her first game she went out and gave it her all (unlike a few years ago when she raised her hand after 2 minutes to go out). She is fast. The soccer club didn't have enough teams for girls her age, so they put her on an under 12 team along with one of her friends from church. The girls she plays with and against go to school with her older sister. She may not play as much as she would like, she is still holding her own.

This is where the real fun was. Taryn brought suckers for her and Jacob, but not for Bree. She was not too happy. The end result was Bree pushing Jacob down for his sucker, then throwing a fit for Taryn's sucker till she got it from her.

First day of school 2010

This is the first time in 5 years that the girls have not gone to school together. Without them telling me how they felt, I think they were a little nervous, but a little excited to be on there own. Taryn did say that she was going to miss Lauren at lunch because lauren never drinks her capri sun and Taryn would get it from her.


This is Lauren on her first day of 5th grade. Her last year of elementary school. The girls will only be away from each other for this year, and will be together again next year. Her teacher is Mr. Defranco. She was so excited to finally have a boy teacher. So far so good. She really didn't want me to take her picture, she is too old for that now.

At the beginning of summer Taryn was nervous about middle school, but she loves it so much. She loves the lunches, even though I have only let her buy lunch once. She loves seeing all her friends that are a year older than her, she loves that school doesn't start till 8:50. What she doesn't like is PE and changing in front of everyone, and not having a cell phone.

These are some friends from church. They are so cute.

Introducing Dodger

I have not been an animal love for a long time....at least since I had kids. They are enough animal as it is. My kids did not prepare me for a puppy. Dodger cries all night, is a picky eater, and has already made us have vet payments.

By the third day Lauren was in tears. It's her job to clean up the crate every morning, to feed him, and play with him. She is tired. She hates the smell, and how much time Dodger takes. I told her it won't last forever, but only for the next few weeks. I have come into the living room and seen that she has fallen asleep next to the dog. Dodger is a keeper, but I can't wait till I don't have to take everything out of his mouth, and get nervous when he is in the house, and will forget to go outside to the bathroom.