The Blogging Loop

Hello All,

I've been gone for way too long!! I think it's high time that I get myself in gear and try to get going again. I will try to fill you in on what has happened throughout the summer for us in my next few updates. So be patient and eventually I will get caught back up. My friend Helen at work has been my inspiration to get started again. She has two little boys and is pregnant with her third.... can you say busy?? However, she blogs regularly. I think I helped her get started but she has done far better than me as she just keeps going and going and going. I know how much I love reading her blog and stayiing caught up with her familys life and it made me realize what my friends and family are missing out on with my crazy crew. I don't promise to write daily, but Gates starts back to school on Monday and I'm going to try to use my time wisely... We will see how it goes. I'm looking forward to it. Until next time.....

SOCCER STAR.....

Gates has been waiting for this day for a really long time. We signed him up for soccer back in November, so to him it felt like forever!!! He had his first game on Saturday. His team is called the Meteors..... lots of little boys and two GIRLS! At first he wasn't thrilled to have girls on the team, but after he saw them run fast and score some goals, he decided they were OK:) The team practices for about 20 minutes prior to the game then they play, ??? six, five minute periods(I think). Anyway, he had a BLAST. Todd and I cheered and cheered. We may have been the loudest parents there, but that will come to no surprise to most of you.... Gates scored 3 goals out of the 5 scored... He was absolutely adorable, after scoring the first goal, he ran over and hugged Todd and gave us a big thumbs up, then quickly ran back out to join the team. He was high fiving everyone and thumbs upping the rest of the game. Such a spirited little guy. By the way, the other two goals were scored by the girls... GO GIRLS!!! Gates coach was awesome and really seemed to be excited to be there. His daughter is one of the girls on the team, so we better be really nice to her... Gates next game is this Saturday at 11:45, thank goodness because getting up and being on the soccer field at 8am is for the birds!!!!! PS... I did NOT tell him to tuck in the shirt, but he is obsessed about the way he looks!!!!!

First In Fitness Update.....

PRIOR TO LEAVING THE SCHOOL.... THE PULL UP TEAM 3RD AND 5TH GRADERS... ALL OF WHICH PLACED IN THE TOP 5 GO SALEM!!!




GIGI AND BAILEY---SUPER STARS... BAILEY COMPETED IN SPEED(JUMP ROPE STYLE)SHE PLACED 3RD



March 12th Gunnar had her first in fitness competition.... And let me just tell ya, she did an awesome job, as did all of our competitors. She was a little nervous to start, but after much encouragement to go to the back of the group so she could watch and see what the competition looked like she calmed down. She's not competitive or anything, yeah right! She got up on that bar and went to town. First, pulling out about 8, then in the hang position rested a second or two, then onto more... she ended up with 15... WOW that is impressive. I might could do one at this stage in life, if that. The girl that won got 18. Gunnar ended up in 4th. Initially a little disappointed in herself(because she wanted to win), but after realizing what an accomplishment it was to even be there, she was super excited. Only the top 5 were awarded special ribbons. Todd and I were very proud of her!! And one more thing to add, our entire team did fabulous. We have some really good athletes at Salem. Thanks to Coach Hager for encouraging our kiddos and supporting them with such enthusiasm.












OOPS POOR PHOTOGRAPHY... TRYING TO WATCH AND CAPTURE THE MOMENT:)




















A PROUD MAMA!!!!!