Flag Football

My Buddy is loving Flag Football. He asked me the other day if he can play again next year! He is very aware that he is not the best player on his team. The kid standing behind him, in the top picture, is the fastest kid I have ever seen. He will be amazing when he gets to high school. I will have to remember his name (Gabe M.) so when he becomes a pro Daws can say, "Hey I played flag football with him."

My only peeve about it is that the coaches are so bent on winning, that Dawson plays maybe ten minutes of the whole hour long game. I could understand only playing the good kids if you were getting your butt kicked, but they creamed the Dolphins in this game 48-0. And they beat the Bears today 22-0. Let my scrawny little boy play for Pete's Sake. David said he would talk to the coaches if Dawson starts to complain, but as of right now he loves it, so we will let it be. But as a mother, it breaks my heart. :(

Happy Birthday To Me

I turned 32 yesterday. I am not totally happy with this age but it is growing on me.
I had a pretty good day yesterday. Super relaxing and no expectations. We read, slept, drove to SLC and back, had wonderful steak for dinner, and had good company with my sister and family. I got only one present yesterday- A Shamrock fleece blanket (my sister gave me a spa gift card too, but I meant from my family). It was on clearance at Joann's. :) However, my favorite present is on its way. I got a Jo Totes bag for my camera. I can't wait till it gets here. Hopefully Friday? I am so excited! And I am on a waiting list for a new lens for my camera. Also very exciting but who knows when I will get that, it is out of stock everywhere.

All in all a really great day. 

Football

I never imagined Dawson playing football. He is so scrawny, and afraid of the ball. But he is loving every minute of it. He loves being with the boys! I think all the toughness in football validates his need to be aggressive. He is enjoying it way more than he enjoyed baseball and he has only had two practices. I can't wait to see him in action during a game. 

I adore both of these shots. The bottom one is my favorite. How are you supposed to catch a ball with your eyes closed?

He's only 6?

My kids are growing way too fast. First, Cait got glasses and now Buddy has braces? What is coming of this world? Okay, I know. Buddy's front teeth are too far apart and are not allowing the other teeth to grow in. So we are just trying to pull those two together so there is room for the others. It won't last long. He thinks it is pretty cool. He made a bit of a spectacle of himself when I took him back to school. He walked up and down the line showing everyone. It was really cute.

She is getting to big :(

Sweets is growing up too fast. She got glasses yesterday and it makes me super sad. Not only does it make her look old, but just the idea of needing glasses makes her seem older. But, she does look amazing and is super excited to have them.

When I was a kid, getting glasses was the worst thing that could have happened. I remember being teased on a few occasions about having to wear glasses. However, my favorite teasing was when I was 15 and a really, really cute boy stood up for me and told me I looked nice. That was the last time I was ever teased. :)

Poor Thing

She was a little too excited for free time at preschool and fell into the lego table. She was so sweet and so brave. As soon as we got to the InstaCare and they put a numbing solution on it, she was happy to watch cartoons and was loving the attention. She even got a popsicle! Lucky her. And she got a banana split when we were all done.
She did blame me for it happening though. I wasn't even there. #1 I wasn't there, #2 I apparently put the wrong shoes on her this morning. But thinking about it now, I think she put her own shoes on and didn't get them on all the way and that is what made her trip. Oh well, she is better and happy now.
The sweetest thing of the day was her little BFF from preschool brought her a "Get Well" gift this afternoon. I was so sad that Miss Belle was sleeping when they came over, she would have loved to see her friend.

Just for funnzzies

We were bored so this is what we did.

The kids don't know the meaning of do it at the same time, so just as Dawson's was getting big, Cora's was on its way out. Oh well, it was fun the whole 2 minutes we played.