Ava's Gift

It's been a rough day...to say the least.  I wasn't going to let Ava open up her birthday gift from Nana until her actual birthday in 10-days, but today, we needed it...badly.  I promised my mom I would video her reaction, so here it is.  Mom, enjoy the 3-installments of Ava opening her gifts.

 All the kids were SUPER excited to open this gift.  They have been eyeing it for the past 2-days.  They couldn't believe their luck when I announced that tonight was THE night to open this thing of wonder.  

Don't you love it when you unwrap a much anticipated gift...only to find that it is a box?

You can always count on my Tanner-Man to come up with something to say.

And finally...the gift!

Ava LOVES Tangled!  I have a feeling that not only will she wear this to bed tonight, but that she will look at me tomorrow when I try to get her dressed and say, "over my dead body will you take this dress off!"  Okay, that might be a bit dramatic, but you get the idea.  

Thank you Nana!  Your gift made this night, and I quote from Tanner, "the best night EVER!"

p.s. sorry for the poor picture quality...I couldn't find the good camera :(

School Photos

Why do we buy into the whole school photo thing?  I ask myself this every fall, and yet, regardless of how I feel about them, I always buy the ridiculously expensive pictures.  I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is just something appealing about these iconic (and usually horrible) photos.

Tanner's Official Kindergarten Photo

Riley's 2nd Grade Photo...he's a pro at this by now!  

Soccer Season

I am officially a soccer mom...and Todd is officially a soccer coach (we are OLD!)

This past Saturday marked Riley and Tanner's very first soccer games.  They both had a lot of fun!

Tanner loves soccer!  He is not afraid at all to get right into the fray to get the ball.  He is pretty dang good at

dribbling the ball too.  I was really proud of my Tanner-Man.

Watching the two kindergarten teams play this game was one of the funniest things I have ever seen!

I laughed myself silly on more than one occasion.  

Riley is quite a bit more timid than Tanner, but he plays a mean defense!  He can really kick that ball

right out of the way of his team's goal.  

Riley is really lucky because his daddy is his coach.  He is still young enough to think having his dad

there is really awesome.

Quite possibly my favorite moment of the day was when Todd gathered his little team around him

during half time and said to them, "Take a knee team".   Loved it.  

Quote Of The Day

Today our quote of the day comes from spunky little Ava:

"Boys are SO muh-scusting!"

She learns quick this one...boys really are muh-scusting
(and don't you forget it!)

Growth Spurt Mania!

Can you even believe this?  Tanner and Ava are beasts!  They have both grown 2+ inches in 2 1/2 months.  Wow!!!

You may need to click on the picture to see it a bit better.

Kindergarten + Soccer = Hysterical!

I'm sorry, but watching kindergartners play soccer is seriously funny!  I'm not sure Tanner's coach thinks it is as funny as I do though.  I laughed and laughed and laughed watching footage of his soccer practice from last night.  At one point, Tanner started pretending he was a soccer zombie!  Good times, good times.  This morning I got an email from his coach asking parents to please step in and help.  Coach Joel could definitely use some assistant coaches on his side.  That poor, poor man....bahahahahah!