Avery's 1st Soccer Game!!

The girls had a great time! They played good for olny a couple of practices, and they loved it. Avery said that she was pretty tired out there, but she liked it!

It's been a while!

Sorry it's been so long! I am up to my ears in with work and taking care of the kids. I have not adjusted so well to going back to work, so maybe things will slow down soon and I can get back to business. Avery is doing GREAT in school. She is loving it and her work is great. She is learning to read and doing very well! She starts soccer practice Friday afternoon, so we went tonight and got her supplies! She and the two girls across the street are on the same team, so we all went together tonight to get their cleats, shin guards, and shorts. They were three excited little girls. As far as we know, the first game will be Saturday, Oct. 3. We don't know the times yet, but I'll try to let everyone know when we find out.

Tyson...................................I put him in bed and he told me he needed to go to the bathroom, so I let him get up and go by himself, only to think about 10 minutes later that he sure was quiet...........This is what he was doing! He found the powder. I had to crop the picture because he didn't have anything on, but you should see our bathroom floor! It's covered with powder. AWWW.....my sweet little man. You can't get onto a smile like that.

Off to Mrs. Shannon's

I had a job interview today on a short notice, so Tyson stayed with our neighbor, Mrs. Shannon! He was SO excited. She has 3 kids-two girls that were at school and a little boy that's 8 months.

As you can see, he is dressing himself these days. We actually went to the grocery store like this today. It's 90 degrees, he has shorts, rubber boots, basketball shorts, a t-shirt, and a

toboggan (spelling)! We got lots of looks and ooohhh's and aaawwww's.

The interview went really well!! I think it's a great school and they have a job opening from January to May only in first grade. I would be full time with teacher pay and benefits until the end of May when the teacher comes back, and it would at least help me get my foot in the door for next year. What was I thinking saying that I was not going to work??? Maybe it will work out for us. Keep your fingers crossed!

Olive Street Gang!!

At any point in the afternoon, this is what our street looks like!! The bikes are lined up at some driveway! We counted and there are 23 kids in 9 houses on just our street! Most everyone has 3 to 4 kids-we have the least amount!

Speaking of all of the kids, we took most of them to the last Captains game this past week. They had a blast, and Captain Jack was a busy mascot trying to satisfy them! It was a nice game.

Tyson and his friend Brook enjoying seats all to themselves!! He calls her Brookie. They are sweet friends.

The ice cream truck came yesterday, and the kids took a little break in the shade to enjoy!! I think we were outside from about 2:00 to 7:00 yesterday. They do get their exercise here!

Avery Update

Well, in true Avery fashion, we are hearing alot of stories from school!! She is still loving it, but already wondering why she has to get up SO early!! She still has her alarm clock right beside her head, and has not heard it even once! :) We have to make sure that it's set every night just incase. She is so funny. She is NOT loving homework. She usually has about 3 pages per night, so it takes us a little while because she hasn't figured out that the faster she works, the faster she gets done and goes outside. She'll get it one day!

Look what Tyson has learned!!

I put Tyson down in his bed and rushed off to Avery's room to read her book so she could get to bed, and Josh called me and asked if I had read a book to Tyson. When I walked in, this is where I found him~he was in his bed when I left! He made it down and over to his bookshelf by himself.

I let him get a book and he crawled back into his bed by himself.

We read his TRACTOR book~4th time today~and he was ready for bed......................................UNTIL

He needed to go potty!!! I was sitting at the bar loading the pictures of him in his shoes, and looked over and this is what I saw!!! He took off his diaper in his room, and he crawled into the bathroom and went all by himself!!! I just don't understand why people don't take care of thier kids problems~the shoes were a nightmare at first, but as you can see...........if they don't know any difference, this is what you get

Hello.

Not feeling too well today. Kids are good~Josh was set to get started on his first homework assignments and got his books out that we drove HOURS for yesterday, and one of the books was wrong! He is on his way back to Monroe to get the right book. I am laying on the couch sick, and the kids are destroying the house, but that's ok-I'll clean it later. Hope everyone has a good week.