First Soccer Game!

I guess I'm an official soccer mom now and I LOVE it!  The kids looked so cute and tiny during their first practice on the 22nd.  Some were 2nd years and two of them (J included) were rookies. J looked afraid of the ball at first, but towards the end he started to kick it like he meant it.  Not exactly a Beckham, though.  :)

During their first game on the 24th, Jacob's soccer team (the Super Heroes) won 7-2, though the other team (the Lions) mistakenly scored 2 of those goals! Woohoo! He's still talking about how much he loved playing, though he spent half his time distracted - making shooting noises and fingers at the opposing team any time they lined up to kick the ball, listening for trains, waving to me and throwing grass while seated in the sidelines.  But was so stinkin' cute to watch all of them running around not really knowing what to do, completely distracted and not minding the poor (patient) ref. 

J is the youngest and shortest on the team, but the cutest (no bias here, ahem).  There are tons of photos because I just couldn't pick the ones I liked best.  Some of the pictures might be a bit blurry, but that's the best I could do using my left hand and holding a sleeping baby in the other.  

Shealyn did well not going out on the field (I gave her tons of snacks and a wonderful grandma came to rescue me and play soccer with her behind me).  It was a beautiful and warm day, and Andrew slept through most of the game.

Starting the game (J is wearing the gray long sleeves). At least there's another kid (white long sleeves) shooting during the game. (They will get their uniforms screenprinted for the next game.)

J has control of the ball:

And there he goes:

Jacob did the kick-off, but the whistle was blown because one of the other players on the Lions' team moved before the kick.  However, the kids kept playing through the multiple whistle blows.  

 Here is Jacob, the ball is on the other side of the field:

He's so cute, I just want to eat him up:

Kick, kick, kicking...

Look at the fun expression on his face:

Right in the middle of the action:

Good game (He was supposed to tell that to the other players but he came and told me that instead):

Spring Break

Our first road trip as a family of 3 was easier than I thought, but the car was still too crowded to bring the dogs.  We visited Vovi first:

Here is Andrew's surprised contemplative face:

Aren't his eyes just precious?

My view in the car on the way to Nana's house:  (we moved her permanently to the backseat and I think it works much better now)

Avoiding naptime in the car on the way to Nana's house:

Shealyn's pouty lips when she sleeps:

Sleeping baby to my right:

At Nana's - looks like we wore him out at the playground:

Miss Independent at the playground (by the time I filmed it, she was getting low on energy):

She's just a climbing machine. Since then, she's been an expert rock wall climber, too - so agile and quick.

His 2nd time on the swing (the first time was the night before):

Playing with his new found hobby from Glenpa (bebe guns):

Throwing sticks into the creek:

Kid attack on mom:

The boys went fishing and Jacob caught several fish.  They were having so much fun that they forgot to put on sunscreen, drink water or eat food until almost 3pm.  Boys!  Now Jacob is hooked on fishing and even prays that he gets to go again daily.  Another good man ruined...

While we played cards, Andrew slept on the couch:

Nana's snorts make me laugh:

Going back home:

Sad face:

Brothers:

The night we got back from our trip (the 17th), Little Guy got sick for the first time with a high fever. That continued throughout the day off and on, but he slept through most of it. (He's the first of my kids to ACT sick when he's sick.) 

After many, many cries, drools and longing eyes at meal times (because he wanted it so badly), we decided to experiment with food with Andrew (2 days shy of 4 months) on the 19th. We were eating organic applesauce and let him have a smidgeon. He immediately stopped crying, gobbled it up and cried until he got more. We barely fed him any (less than a small spoonful in all) but now I'm wondering how in the world we can keep him from eating for 2 more months??!!?!  (The next day he had a bit of mashed banana, and then back to the applesauce for the 3rd day, and we have "quit" for now.  The best thing to do is to remove him from the sight of food.)