Saturday, February 23, 2013

buena vista jog-a-thon

 I got to cheer on Finn's kindergarten class during their jog-a-thon!


 Finn's goal was to run 10 laps, or more!


 Griffin was motivated to run all 10 laps too!  That's the max they can get pledges for.  ;)


 Marking down his lap!


 He'd already shed a layer.


Almost done!


 Griffin at the finish line.



Proud of you, Finn!

sunset & cousins

An evening trip to the playground by my parent's house.


The kids loved being there as the sun set.


Pretty sky!


Busy boys.


Our Portland cousins, Kara & Summer, were down for the weekend.


Meeting new baby, Megan.


Brooke & Dan taught my Dad a new song by the Lumineers.


Watching the performance.

Kind of a random selection of photos from that visit, but if I'm ever gonna catch up on this blog, that's how it's going to be!  ;)

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

photo dump: soccer 2012

 Finley had his first experience with playing soccer & actually competing against other teams.


 He had a great coach & fun team mates, which made all the difference for him.


 Half time snack!


 His adoring fans.


 Alma's clapping!


 Go Finn!


 Playing on the same team as Griffin!


 Finley loves Alma!


 Words of encouragement from Coach Kelly.


 Most of his teammates.


 Yawn.


 Snack time favorite: oranges!


 A few portraits by Mama: Cedar boy!


 So cute.


 It's hard work, posing these boys.


 Big boy Finn!


 Love this one!


 Woo hoo!  We made it to the end of the season!


Finley got a medal for completing Fall Soccer.  Nice work, Finn!  We're proud of you!


Monday, September 17, 2012

tot soccer

 Tonight, Cedar got to play soccer!


 He's been watching everyone else play sports his whole life & it was finally his turn to go to soccer practice!


 We signed him up for Tot Soccer, for 3 & 4 year olds.


 I took way too many photos!  But in my defense, the light was really pretty & they let the parents follow the kids around...so I was able to get up close.  Anyway, I had fun!  :P


 Cedar did better than I expected with staying focused & following the group.


 He really likes kicking the ball!


 Go Cedar!  Shoot the ball!


 Big smile!  He told me, "Mama, I'm really good!"  :)


 Nice kick!


 Cedar chose a gray shirt.


 Following directions.


 Ready for a game!


 Run away from the monster!


 It was pretty hot today & I could tell that Cedar was losing steam as the hour came to a close.


 He took a few more reminders to know what to do & was moving much slower...


 ...until the parent tunnel!  


All the parents line up & make a huge, long tunnel for the kids to run through at the end of practice.  Pretty fun!  

I was impressed that they worked on dribbling, throwing, trapping & shooting the ball.  So much fun!  And all the stations were run by the middle school girl's soccer players, which was pretty funny on it's own.  Clearly, not all of them know how to explain rules of a game to a three year old, but they still did great!  :)