Soccer

Paige and I went to Luke's soccer pratice/game last week. Jay has been taking him and up until this point I hadn't seen it in action.
He did really well, better than previous weeks. The reports I've received in the past include Luke sitting on the sidelines drinking water and eating donuts while the other kids play. This week he did actually participate.
I will say, it was pretty funny. The 3 year olds just stand there during the "game" while a couple of the 4 year olds actually kick the ball and score. Luke was kicking and doing drills scoring goals during pratice but during the game he just stands there :) I think a ball even bounced off him at one point and still he didn't move. It is really funny to watch. We were pushing him to go after the ball which he did try a couple times but then got really frustrated when the other kids were all getting it and started to cry. It's a work in progress.

I should mention, Luke is the one in the light blue shirt -

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY MARLEY MAN -

Can you believe it, we've made it 4 years with the Marley man?? We almost can't! The first 2 maybe 3 years our heads were still spinning but he has really come into his own this year. We reflected today saying that this was DEFINITELY his best year yet and only getting better. He is such a good boy these days. Now if we could only get him to stop shedding...





I couldn't help it, I had to take a walk down memory lane. How cute was he??

"Paige in a Duffle"

When we were single, had lots of time on our hands and nothing better to do than bother poor little Ashley Joan, rest her little soul, Jay used to put her in a gym bag and walk around the house going "Ashley in a duffle". I know I have pictures of this somewhere but can't find them. Looks like someone else is getting the brunt of the abuse these days. It is always the mild mannered ones that get torchered...

Mem Day Weekend -

We had a good but low-key memorial day this year. It was nice to relax, Jay and I tried not to work much and just hang out. We went to the cape on Sunday for the day to visit with "the people". Luke and Paige were very excited to spend the day with their cousins. Luke went swimming with Chase and Madison while Paige slept. Uncle Jay played in the yard with the kids..as usual. Then we all headed to the playground once she got up. Other than that, we just hung out, had dinner with Mimi and Nana and headed home!




On Monday, I took the kids to the parade that went through our village streets. Luke loved the drums of the band, the fire truck and the horses. Paige liked the dog that was watching with its owner nearby.

Flipping!

Luke insisted that I take video of him flipping the other day, and was so excited to watch it back.