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when we walk to the park…

This picture cracks me up. I can clearly see why I have no friends. I must scare them away 🙂

Lets count the many ways that this photo is hilarious. First we have the guinea pig. On a leash. Being bribed to move forward by a dandelion. Then we have Drew, dressed head to toe in camo print, complete with matching green socks. He was SO proud of his outfit, and showed me twice how well it matched – how could I disagree? Technically it does “match,” right?  Did you notice that both kids have their shoes on the wrong feet? Super cool… Then we have Brinley pushing Jade-Lola (aka J-Lo) along. She even made sure to pack a diaper bag for her baby, such a good little momma. And we won’t even being to talk about who gets to babysit the guinea pig while the kids are playing at the park. Lucky me. That brings on a whole new level of coolness…

But you know what? I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Anyone want to join us next time?

Brinley is not a scheduled napper anymore (bummer!), but with the nice weather lately, the kids have been able to play outside quite a bit. Of course this makes them tired, grumpy monsters by the time late afternoon rolls around. As sweet as it is to see her crashed on the couch, it makes for an interesting evening. Hopefully the kids will get used to the increased activity, because it is so nice when they go to bed without a fight and fall asleep within minutes of hitting the pillow!

This is Drew’s second season playing soccer. And by season, we mean 6 games, 3 on 3, 45 minutes per game. It is pretty serious business! Saturday was his last game, and he did really well. He has finally come out of his shell, and even scored a goal! It was for the other team, but hey – we’ll take it! In all fairness, it wasn’t really his fault. The teams switch goals at halftime, which causes the beehive of soccer to meander around the field in mass hysteria for the first 10 minutes. I know that’s the rules, but these kids are 4 & 5 years old. Besides, they don’t keep score, and the sidelines are more like guidelines than actual rules… It’s all for fun anyway, and Drew comes home completely exhausted, which is a total bonus! 🙂

Drew has really made big steps in managing the ball and making big power kicks. This season we had to encourage Drew (against our own conscience) to tone down his considerate self and just take the ball away from the other kids. Check out the way he sticks his tongue out when he is concentrating. Silly kid!