Ok, Grandma - Here You Go

So, because Grandma is getting antsy due to the fact that it's been 3 weeks since the blog was updated... Here's the mundane happenings of late.

Dad let the kids play in the rain one Saturday with the rest of the kids on our street while Mom was gone. They had a blast. We'll try to ignore the fact the Little Buddy took his brand new light sabers out that he had JUST gotten for his birthday with his new Star Wars Wii game...

Little Girl and Bear with two of Little Girl's neighborhood friends. They're all in 3rd grade together at school and live two doors down either direction from our house. They play ALL the time.

Bear cheered in her first Middle School football game as a 7th grade cheerleader. It rained there, too. I got a few pictures before I had to hide the camera, though.

They cheered right through the rain and we only counted twice that they did a cheer that didn't quite go with the game. They were minor infractions, though... :-) They really did a great job. Dad stood up in the stands every now and then (we were almost at the top of the stands) and tried to do the cheer motions with them. Bear was SOOOO embarrassed. Dad was successful in his purpose... Bit swam in her first high school swim meet. She and and few other JV swimmers got to swim at this varsity meet. Hello High School! It was tough, but she had fun.

She was the anchor for her medley relay team. She likes the freestyle stroke and does pretty good on that one. She said she was really nervous and enjoyed cheering the other swimmers on as they swam. Not a competitive bone in her body. She obviously doesn't take after her Dad...

Their team suits didn't come in before the meet so they don't match very well... Bit's in the red and black suit on the starting block below. The girls' team ended up winning the meet!

Little Girl had her first soccer game of the season. They finally got to play after so many rain cancellations. Smiling as usual as she runs all over the field.

This year they get to play a goalie. And they've added 2 more players to the field. She's learning more about positions on the field and her coach is really teaching them how to play the game. They've got a great team and it's fun to see the improvements each season. Some girls have REALLY done a good job sticking with it and learning how to get around the field. We're so lucky to be on this team.

Oh, and they won their first game by like - 10 points. We kind of lost count and then they actually put a limit on the point spread when they posted the results...