Soccer Season!

Soccer has finally started! Sam is so excited! He has been waiting for months to be able to be on a "team". 1 minute into his first quarter he comes running off the field crying, "they are shoving on me!" Had to explain that that's kinda how soccer works. They are both on the same team the Wildcats. Lia pushed for the name because their colors are almost the same as on High School Musical. She kills me! My cousin is their coach, so it's fun to be able to go and watch them all. Lia was a little bummed that she is on the "little" team, she missed the cut off by one week. Oh well. So far they are having a blast and after 2 games and 2 practices I am amazed how much better they are getting. Josh is excited, because he is loving playing soccer in Mexico!

1st day of 1st grade

We survived the first day of school! Lia has Mrs. Hoppe and is having a blast! She is even managing to get up in the morning to make the bus at 7:25. Can we say she is not generally a morning person...we'll see how long it last :) Other than that we are all adjusting to the schedule. Babysitting has started for me and that has helped Sam adjust to Dad and Lia being gone.

The Party!!!

Lia's birthday

We were able to go to Safford for Lia's birthday party this year. She wanted to hang out with cousins at the pool. It was so much fun! She is really into littlest pet shop so we did that for the cake, not the best picture but I forgot to take one earlier. We had a dog water dish relay, we had animal races and a scavenger hunt where the treasure was puppy kibble (aka chex muddy buddies). It was so much fun! We had a home evening lesson and home made ice cream thanks to Dusin and Amy. The kids swam and played and had a blast! It was the perfect end to the summer!

Eagar Daze

Eagar Daze 2009 was a big success. The kids entered in the running events - Stick Horse Race, Goat Ribbon Pull, and Balloon Burst. Lia took third in the Goat Ribbon Pull. She had to run about thirty feet, grab a ribbon off the tail of a goat and then run back. She won her heat and then a semifinal heat and took third in the finals. Great Job Lia! Sam decided that he wanted to ride a sheep this year. It's funny how something like that sounds like a great idea but when you are actually faced with the actual doing looks fairly terrifying. Sam got down in the chute and sat on the sheep, but before they got around to opening the gate he decided he'd had enough. Dad overrode his objections and they opened the chute. Sam found himself safely held up in the air as the sheep quickly ran out from between his legs. So just call him Wooly Rider (and we'll try again next time). All together it was a fun day and we enjoyed the rodeo greatly.