Michigan Game

gymnastics

Olivia chose to do gymnastics this year.  She has wanted to do it awhile now but Summers are too crazy so we signed her up after school started.  Monday, September 8th was her first day and she really liked it.  She has only gone twice now but smiles and has a great time the whole time she is there and already has made a new friend.

 

 

coloring

As I was scanning the things Austin brought home from preschool the other day.  This picture caught my eye

Mom:  "Did you color this?"
Austin: "Yes"
Mom: "all by yourself"
Austin:  "Yes" 
Mom:  "Wow good coloring.  You did a good job."

Later that night I showed Jason the picture.  He didn't believe Austin colored it he said,  "I don't believe him. Have him do it again, no 4 year old colors that good."

I didn't have him do it again but I asked the question in another way...

mom: "Who helped you color this?"
Austin:  totally annoyed, "no one helped me I did it all by myself."

So there you have it Austin colored this all by himself and we are all very impressed.

(He has colored many pictures and stayed in the lines but he has never completed a picture he usually gets bored before he's done and moves on to other things or starts scribbling.  I guess he was having a very fun time coloring that day.)

Soccer, Soccer, Soccer!

 

Today marked the 1st official day of all the kids taking soccer.  So for the next 6 Saturdays we will be spending a few hours watching soccer.

 

Austin's is preschool/kindergarten soccer and is played indoors.  He was so excited to play he couldn't stop jumping up and down with a smile on his face.  He even scored 2 goals!

 

Olivia and Madilynn are on the same team.  I had to request that because if they weren't on the same team Olivia didn't want to play but it ended up being good because instead of 4 soccer games every Saturday we only have 3.  They play outside with 1st and 2nd graders.  They practice on Thursdays and have games on Saturday.  They are both pretty good,  like to play and they both made a goal!  Madi even played goalie and stopped at least 5 goals.

 

Savannah is on a team with 3rd and 4th graders.  She practices on Tuesdays and has games on Saturday.  She hasn't played since indoor soccer when she was in kindergarten but is really pretty good and really likes it.  She played goalie and no on scored on her!  Jason thinks she looks like a soccer player. :)

 

It was fun to watch them all on their 1st games.  Jason wasn't working so he got to join in on the fun too and had a good time.  Madi and Olivia's game and Savannah's game was at the same time so we had to split up and trade at half time but it was good we got to see some of each game.  Next week and the week after we aren't going to be so lucky.  But the last 3 games are all at different times so we will get to see all those.

 

nice

"Sometimes I amaze myself. Apparently I need more sleep."

-Jason's picture and text to me September 10, 2014 6:21am

Art

"really good bird feeders" by Austin Spjut

 

He was so proud of these bird feeders, he made a whole bunch of them and then sold them in their pretend store.  He gave me the original after they were done playing.

Blank Park Zoo

 

The kids got free passes to the zoo from the library's summer reading program.  Today was really nice weather (70 degrees) and we don't have any more Saturday's free until the end of October so today was the day.  It worked out that our friends the Dunlavy's could come with us which always makes things more fun.

So we had a fun morning outside at the zoo.

 

 

We even learned something new today.  The only way a Bald Eagle can be in captivity is if it is injured.