preschool soccer

our first soccer game was last night. it went really well. the kids on the team got so excited any time Parker would tell them good job or give them a high five. Easton did good, but got a little tired towards the end, he has been sick the past week. as we were driving home he said to me, "Mom, are you just so proud of me?" and yes, I was.

he's got his 'fight face' on. watch out.

one of the funniest things happened after the game was over. I did snacks for this week and was handing them out to our team when a little boy from the opposing team came up and asked for one. I told him he wasn't on our team and I didn't know it I had enough. he walked away, switched his shirt to the white side (they are reversible) and came back and said, "I am white now, can I have a treat?" so, yes, I had to give him one just for his creativity.

fall soccer

I signed Easton up for fall soccer a few months ago and his first game is tomorrow. I am kind of frustrated with the city's recs and parks department. His team didn't have a coach---until Parker called them today and volunteered. Shouldn't they be on top of that with the first game being tomorrow? And then when I went to get the coaches packet, they couldn't find the jerseys. Sigh.
He knows nothing about coaching four and five year olds, so it should be interesting. I hope Easton has fun, that is all that I care about.
I will post about the first "scramble ball" game tomorrow. :)

an Easton funny

The other morning my mom came over and the View was on in our family room. President Obama was on and my mom commented about that. Easton said, "Ya, that is President OMonson." My mom thought that was so funny. It must be hard for little guys to remember two presidents, one for the church and one for the country.

This was the other day....he was a cowboy.....?

He insisted on the jacket and he put on an old tie, underneath the jacket, and of course, the boots. Not sure about the sword either, but I can never complain about him not using his imagination.

treasure

finding a new box of contacts in the bathroom that I didn't know I had when I am in desperate need of a new pair of contacts is as fun as finding a twenty dollar bill in your winter coat. only better--more like finding $35.

primary parade

This past Saturday our ward had a primary parade. We decorated Easton's bike and Keagan's baby stroller and they were so excited. Then we went to the church parking lot and had breakfast and the parade.

(Not sure why Keagan is screaming in the background, but she is two....so, you know...)
That face is much better.

Easton loved it and rode his bike in the parking lot by himself for a half hour after the parade was done.

They did some games after the parade. This is the tug-of-war. Boys against girls. (I am not sure how much the little boys helped, they might have made it harder.) The boys won one and the girls won one. Then the Elder's Quorum went up against the Young Men and the rope broke in half.

little ninjas

So, I signed Easton up for karate through the university here and he loved it. It was a great program and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I did gymnastics last year, and I know it has been a year of him growing and maturing, but I think this program was so much better.

Easton working with a partner practicing punches.
This is when he got his karate uniform. He was so excited and didn't want to take it off.

Easton with his teacher, Miss Alicia. She was really good with the kids. (I think it is funny how he is looking at her to make sure he is holding his hands right.)

Graduation night after he broke his board.

my little ninja

Easton has been taking karate lessons this past month and for his first belt graduation he got to break a board. I didn't think he would be able to do it, but he did awesome and was so excited. His teacher told me after that most kids his age need help breaking it, so she was impressed.

Parker Update

Last Wednesday he went to the orthopedic specialist and the specialist sent him over to have an MRI of his brain. The results were in this morning so Parker and I headed over to the Dr's office. Sat there for an hour and a half and talked to the doctor for five minutes. Frustrating. Results are no swelling in the brain and no tumor. (HUGE sigh of relief) But, we still don't know what is causing all his symptoms. So, the surgery orthopedic specialist (who we saw today) is sending us to his partner, the non-surgery orthopedic specialist next Wednesday. So, more waiting and not enough answers.

something about the sunshine, baby....

I found the kiddie pool in our garage and we played in it yesterday. It was a beautiful day and the kids had so much fun.

Easton liked chilling next to mom on the patio chairs.
I love how the kids get a bit braver each year. Keagan loved the pool and was much better than she was last summer.

How much do I love these two? So much. Even when I want to pull my hair out, I can't imagine what I would do without them.

And yes, the finale to the day. Keagan naked. Thank goodness for the fence. But, what an adorable toosh she has!

June 25...

ice cream, ice cream, ice cream!

Happy birthday, Aunt Abbey!

Parker Update

Parker had another MRI on Saturday. He has been going to physical therapy to help the pain in his neck, but the pain has gotten steadily worse. The doctor was concerned about that, so the MRI.

The doctor called with the results this morning. The disc in his neck that was swollen due to the accident has now been upgraded to "protruding." The doctor is sending Parker to an orthopedic specialist Wednesday morning to see if shots will help or if he will need surgery.

Sigh.

thank goodness for fences....

As I am cooking dinner, the kids are in the back in our wading pool. I look out the window and Keagan has suddenly become naked. Thank goodness we have a fence.

new keaganisms

Keagan has been such a chatter box lately and she says the funniest things sometimes.

One night I was trying to get her to eat some broccoli at dinner and she licked it, cringed, and said, "But....I like Cheetos."

Tonight I was making dinner and asked Easton if he wanted capers on his chicken. I didn't bother asking Keagan because I knew the answer would probably be no. When I was putting her in her booster seat, she looks at me sad and said, "Mom, I don't want my chicken on my paper."

As I was sitting on the couch tonight she came up to me, climbed on top of me and said, "Giddy-up horsey!"

so quiet

The kids are at summer camp for a couple of hours today. My house is so quiet, I am not quite sure what to do with myself.

Cali

This past weekend I took a quick trip to California with my mom to help my sister and her husband unpack. I left the kids with Parker and they got to play and hang out and I got to miss them. I needed it.

Look at Shelley's cute belly--just starting to poke out with twins.
They live about a mile from the beach.

We went to the farmer's market one day and the produce is a-mazing!

Then we went and got breakfast for lunch at a local spot. So yummy.

We went maternity shopping with Shelley because she hasn't been yet, and with twins, this is what she will look like sooner than we know. (She is wearing the fake belly, but I had to take a picture.)

coming home...

We have been home for a month now and I am finally getting done with posting vacation pictures....with a few recent pictures in between.

At the airport, ready to come home.

We miss Virginia and the family already!

Easton's preschool graduation--1st year....

Easton had his first year of preschool graduation this past week. I think Keagan was more excited to go to "Easton's party" than he was, but it was cute and he got to say goodbye to his teacher--until next year.

"Easton is a sweet boy who loves to use his imagination. He loves to play sports, super-heroes, pirates, and enjoys learning new things. He has loved preschool and gets so excited to tell his family the things he has learned. He is excited to go to preschool for another year and learn even more."

We love you and are proud of you, Easton!

new hair

Keagan got her first "official" haircut a couple of weeks ago. She was in desperate need. I have always just trimmed it, but we needed more than just a trim, so I took her to SuperCuts and I love the end result.

The before. I am embarrassed, looking at these pictures, that I let it get so scraggly. In my defense, I usually had it in pigtails.

She was so excited to go and sat so well for the girl.

This one is my favorite. I think she was ready for it to be done, even though it only took about five minutes.

The after. I love it. The best part is now I can scrunch it and dry it in about two minutes and it goes curly and so cute.

Adorable dress provided by Aunt Carrie.

Chatham

One of the last days in Fredericksburg we went to Chatham Manor, a beautiful, historic mansion on the outskirts of Fredericksburg. It was built between 1768-1771 and has so much history. It was beautiful and very interesting to walk through.

Keagan and Oma

gnarly, old tree

Opa and Oma

There was a girl there getting Prom pictures taken and Keagan just kept going up and staring at her in her gown. It was so funny. I think Keagan thought she was a princess.

Opa

Easton loved being around Opa. He became Opa's shadow. He helped him paint the shed, mow the lawn, they played a little soccer, played guitars, etc. He loved it.

Easton thought he was such a big kid mowing with Opa.
Keagan wearing Opa's hat.

Opa getting a pick out for Easton so they can play guitars. Opa even let Easton play on his keyboard, and we didn't see Easton for an hour because he was so busy playing.