Author: veronica

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Taking the field

Let the fun begin!  Nolan and Jake headed to the soccer field tonight for Nolan’s 1st game 🙂  It was fun to watch the kids play.  You can definitely tell the difference between the 6 year olds (several who have played before) and the 4 year olds.  The older kids “get” the concept of trying to kick the ball toward the opposite goal, while the younger ones just like to watch the others play and cheer them on.  It’s really cute!  The kids play 5 minute periods and then switch positions.  The great thing about the league is that there aren’t any refs.  The coaches are on the field with the kids and coach them as they play.  I think it’s a great way for them to learn some of the fundamentals about the game while also having fun.  It’s totally a no-pressure game.

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Father’s Day and 50 years

We spent Father’s Day at my parents’ house this year.  The weather was beautiful!  We played in the backyard, which the kids loved.  Bocce ball, hula hoops, wiffle ball, oh and of course, “water squirters!”  Good times.

After dinner, we headed to Jake’s grandparents’ 50th anniversary party.  50 years!  What an awesome event to celebrate!  Jake had taken some of their wedding slides and scanned them, so those at the party were able to “relive” the original celebration along with Lois & Dale.  (Photos taken by Jake’s cousin, Beth.)

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1st camp out

For Father’s Day this year, Jake asked for a tent.  We picked one out as a family and he and the boys set it up in the backyard for the kids’ first camp out.  We put their sleeping bag cots on each end and Jake slept in between.  The boys got a good night’s sleep – I don’t think Jake really did.  Apparently they were woken up by the crows in the neighbor’s trees at about 5AM, but they were kind enough to let me sleep until about 7, when they came back into the house.

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Mommy, take our picture!

Every once in a while, Nolan will say to me, “Mommy, take our picture!”  The two of them are usually not doing anything wild & crazy when he makes this request, so it’s nice to be able to capture them on their better behavior once in a while 🙂

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Picnic with Nana

Nolan has Vacation Bible School this week.  He has had a lot of fun!  Instead of just going home afterward, today we met Nana (my mom) at the “purple park” and had a picnic lunch.  This is one of the boys’ favorite parks.  They love the sand, the swings, the purple dinosaur, and of course, the digger.

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What’s a cassette tape?

Note to self – my kids have no clue what VHS or cassette tapes are or how they work.  Therefore, these items should not be left out for little hands to attempt to “use”  unsupervised.

Today, I made the mistake of snoozing on the couch while I thought Nolan was playing in the toy room.  Apparently he was also doing some research into how to unravel a cassette.  Maybe he thought it was like scotch tape??  This is what I woke up to:

Unfortunately, the tape couldn’t be reeled back in – too much damage had been done.  🙁

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Garbage truck assembly

Nolan received a Lego garbage truck set for his birthday from his May birthday buddy, C.

I’m not sure who had more fun putting it together – Jake or Nolan!

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Brotherly love

I love it when the boys play together nicely.  Here’s a glimpse of them sharing the piano bench.  They’re practicing a duet 🙂

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Dinner with Michelle & Alex

Our friend, Michelle and her youngest brother, Alex, came over for dinner tonight.  Michelle is so good about letting us know when Alex is visiting – we always enjoy seeing him and the boys have a lot of fun with him!  (I think he has fun with them as well :))  After a tasty enchilada dinner, we had cake for dessert (decorated with sprinkles by the boys.)  Then we spent a little time in the living room being entertained by the 3 youngest of the group.  The boys brought in props and Alex read to us.  Thanks for humoring us and the boys, Alex!

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Paper mache

Today was a craft day for us.  I found simple instructions on how to make a small paper mache bowl using colored tissue paper, flour & water.  I set the boys up with their bowl molds, cookie sheets, flour water, brushes & tissue paper.  They had a blast sticking the paper onto the mold.  The final products turned out great!