Garrett's First Soccer Game......

Garrett & Marissa played on their very first soccer team in September/October. They were on a team with 6 other kids. The kids ranged in age from 4-6 years. They played every Saturday for 6 weeks. The games were 30 minutes and it was mainly a "chase the ball" game. Not a lot of skill was involved but the kids seemed to enjoy playing.

There were a couple of "allstar" kids on their team who everyone counted on to score the goals. Garrett and Marissa were not one of the all stars but they were a lot of fun to watch. The team went undefeated (not that we were keeping track or anything) and the parents had just as much fun cheering on the kids.

Jake's 2nd Birthday Photo Shoot.....

These were taken on the day of Jake's 2nd birthday party. We always try to take pictures of the kid's on their birthday to show how much they've changed over the year. Aaron and I try to take pics with them too. Here are Jake's photo shoot pics. He's not big on smiling for the camera, although he is improving. You can see in the picture of Jake and Aaron, Jake was ready to quit the photo shoot at that point. (Aaron doesn't look so happy either).

Jake's 2nd Birthday.....

Jake turned 2 on September 13th. His birthday fell on a Wednesday so we didn't have his party that day but we still tried to celebrate as best as we could. We got him an icecream at Fosters and sang to him. He loved that we were singing about his birthday. We really celebrated his birthday a few days later which you will see pictures of soon.

One last swim.....

These were taken on September 9, 2007. This was the last time we went for a swim in the pool in the summer of '07. After that the weather started changing and we found other ways to occupy our time. We used the pool more than we ever had that summer. I'm sure we will get even more use out of it in the summer of '08. The kids can't wait to go swimming again.

September '07.....Last year of Preschool For Garrett

These pics were taken on Garrett's first day of his last year of preschool. I can't believe that he will be starting kindergarten in August '08.

You can't really tell, but he has on a "Cars" shirt from the movie "Cars". That is his choice of clothing. Any tshirt with "cars" on it. He has quite of few cars t shirts. I just can't resist buying him a cars t shirt because I know that's his favorite item of clothing. He would wear a cars t shirt everyday if we let him.

I posted earlier about Jake's last pacifier picture. I found this last one taken on September 4, 2007. This is the official last pacifier picture for Jake.

Football Widow.....

This picture marks the official start of football season. Here is Aaron all set up for his fantasy football draft. Notice the laptop right beside him? Yep, this is what I get to look forward to every August/September. My Sunday's are spent alone with the kids while Aaron is watching football. The only game I get into is the last one of the season, Superbowl. And I only like to watch the Superbowl because of the good food to be eaten and the commercials.

The last day of "Camping".....

Before we drive home we always try to take one last walk in the woods. The kids love collecting rocks and acorns along the way. We always come home with a bucket full of "treasures". It's bittersweet on the last day. We really don't want to leave but we can't wait to get back to our clean and groomed selves.

More "Camping" Pictures......

We never take a lot of pictures when we visit cabin 72 because Aaron and I try to relax as much as possible. We love it there. It smells really good and the cabin gets some really great shade cover in the afternoon. Perfect for naps on the deck. The kids just love being outside and getting dirty. There's a little swimming hole down the way where the kids try to catch tadpoles. The water is always a bit chilly but it feels so refreshing.