Soccer

We have had a lot of new things happening lately.  Parker started soccer this week.  He had so much fun.  He really beats to his own drum and soccer was no exception.  He kind of kept to his own pace with running the ball.  The kids were just so cute out there.  Most of them are 3 and 4.  Parker was the youngest, but he did pretty good for his first time out there and first time with an organized sport.  The coach was great with them.  My little man was loyal to his personality in that he loved to get affirmation from the coach once he did what they were told.  When he would kick the ball into the goal, he would run to the coach and say “I did it!  I did it!”  The coach would of course high-five him and Parker loved it.

Daddy left work early so he could go with us to the first practice.

My little man is really growing up.  He was very much in his element being able to just run and play.

He may not have always followed the directions, but he did listen to a lot of them.

It was a beautiful day to be outside.  The fall weather is moving in, and I LOVE it!  It will be so fun going out to the soccer field every week and enjoying the fresh air.  Chloe loved being outside too.  She just smiled and cooed.  She and I hung out in the shade cheering for our favorite little boy.  Now, we have to check on some soccer shoes.  Naturally, I was the only mom who had not put soccer shoes on my little player!  I was a little surprised.  It didn’t seem to bother Parker though!  This is probably not the last time something like that happens to us.  Just a guess.

First Ever 1st Day of School

Parker started preschool today!  It was a really last minute decision, but he is in and LOVES it.  I woke him up this morning by whispering in his ear, “do you want to go to school today?”  He jumped up and said “Yes!  I do want to go to school.” He moved slowly, but we finally made it out of the door.  I learned to allow a little more time to get ready from now on.  I can only imagine when he’s a teenager how slow the process will be. 

My growing little man ready to go!

Really thinking this through at first.

 

How I spent part of my morning while Chloe slept in her car seat.

I finally snapped a picture of this cutie smiling.

This was our 1st Day of School Dinner Party.  We wanted to wait for daddy to get home to celebrate, so I let Parker choose dinner and we had little party horns and everything.  He chose to have chocolate chip pancakes, turkey bacon, and strawberries.  It was a yummy meal.  I can see a tradition starting here, and I love it.

Really tired of pictures at this point.

Of course he had a blast at school, and he loved his teacher, Ms. Becky.  These are some of the things he told me when I picked him up.

The 1st thing was, “mommy I didn’t push and hit anybody.”

When asked what he learned today, he said, “I learned Jesus.  I learned apple.”

I asked if he made any friends, and he said, “I got friends, but I don’t know them names”.  Me: “You don’t?” Parker: “No, because I didn’t ask them what they names was.”

He lit up with a huge smile on his face when he was telling me about music time.  He said when they were done dancing, Ms. Becky gave him smarties.  Then followed with “mommy, smarties are my favorite.”  Ms. Becky just has no idea the friend she just made!

Two Months

Chloe is 2 months old today!  She is a growing little girl too.  She doesn’t have her appt for a couple of more weeks, and I haven’t weighed her myself, but I bet she is about 10lbs now.  She has started to get somewhat of a routine down.  She doesn’t like to sleep as much as her brother did.  She will take a couple of naps a day and sleep great while you are holding her, but she wakes up a lot at night.  She has the occasional good night where she sleeps 5 or 6 hours, and we love those nights! But she seems healthy and content most of the time.  She eats really well, about every 3 hours.  She doesn’t have any problems with reflux like we thought she might, so that is great. 

She has smiled a few times and has started with those adorable noises babies make.  I haven’t been able to catch that smile on camera yet though.  She still wears her 3 month clothes.  Her feet are still tiny and all of her shoes are huge on her. 

We love her dearly and enjoy the good times with the crying times!  She is a cuddly baby and loves to be rocked and held.  She LOVES her swing too.

We celebrated by heading out to the park today where Parker had the time of his life.  He LOVED it out there.  It was hot, but he played in the fountains and stayed cool.  We will definitely be visiting the park a lot this Fall.

It was hard to catch him not in motion.

Chloe slept.

He played and ran.  He also ate the yummy cookies that another mother brought for her kids!  I will have to remember to take snacks for this little eater.

Isn’t this the cutest little monogrammed outfit?