Soggy Start to Soccer Season

Oh how I love alliteration. Anyway, Jake's first soccer game was today. It poured yesterday and it was really humid and damp today (yet cool, it was weird out). So the fields were slick and a little muddy, but totally playable. Jake was on the pee-wee league last year, but moved up to the Under-8 team this year. The kids were bigger and faster than him, and I think that frustrated him a little, but he did great for the first game. We really like his coach. This was Corinna's first sporting event. She was great. Aidan loved going to the concession stand. He's number 3 on the Teal, Valero Dolson Avenue Team.

Pumpkin Day at School

Today Jake had a special treat. All the kindergarteners (and in our case, Aidan, too) got to enjoy a brief hayride, cider and donuts, and pumpkin picking--right at the school with strategically placed pumpkins. What a nice afternoon. The kids got such a kick out of it. And the weather so cooperated. It was cloudy all morning, and pretty much as soon as the kids came out, so did the sun!

GOooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaalllll!

Okay, maybe not goal, but lots of fun chasing a soccer ball on Jake's first day of soccer. He's on the Blue Team. The sponsor is a Dairy Queen so he assumed that if he scored a goal he'd get ice cream. He seemed to have a blast. Oh there was nothing cuter than a bunch of 5 year olds chasing a ball all over the field. And given his parents' lack of athletic ability, it's astounding that he's still in one piece! he did seem to fall a lot, but we're blaming the cleats.

Lunchtime fun

Today I went to Jake's school during lunch as a volunteer. It was a cute fest. Kids needed help opening wrappers and putting straws in capri suns, etc. And apparently, no one really cared for the hot turkey sandwiches they served for lunch. The kids pretty much threw it all out. I was surprised how many kids eat baby carrots though. I wish it would rub off on Jake.

I didn't tell Jake I was coming to school and he was so happy to see me. I was thrilled. It's very out of character for him to get excited to see me. And the girls in Jake's class are adorable. 3 of them started tickling me and playing like a peek a boo thing with me. I was loving it. It was funny though, it was boys on one side of the table-girls on the other (not assigned, just coincidence) and they didn't interact at all.