Monday, October 31, 2011

Setting the Birthday Bar High

I feel slightly guilty because this will probably never happen again for anyone else's birthday, BUT this year the whole family was off for Little Sissy's birthday. We celebrated all day long, and that wasn't even her party! Starting off with special birthday pancakes...




Then she opened her Samantha Doll she's been wanting ...


Next came a trip to the Magic House, where we did lots and lots of painting...


And finally finished the perfect day with a STL Cardinals game with our church. Looking back, this is even more significant since they ended up winning their 11th World Series in 2011. Happy birthday, sweet girl!!


Just Say No

We were passing the grocery store yesterday when suddenly I heard Big Sissy sort of gasp.
"Mommy, I can't believe they would sell DRUGS there. It says so right on the sign."

Thank you, public school, for giving us conversation topics that I might not have thought of with a 6-year-old. I love that it bothers her, though!

Soccer Princess

I promised pictures of the younger 2 playing soccer and then soccer started consuming our life, so now that it's over I have time to post pictures. :) Big Sissy had practice on Tuesday nights--immediately after ballet, Little Buddy had practice on Friday nights, and then Little Sissy had practice on Saturday mornings--at the same time as Big Sissy's games. Whew!

Little Sissy tells me that she loved soccer, although she tends to tire out in the middle. Water breaks are her favorite time. After the first practice, I also discovered that she had been stashing lip gloss in her shin guards. I don't know what God has planned for her, but her athleticism may lie more in the form of dance or swim. Just a guess. Either way, she had fun and got some good outdoor exercise.




You might be wondering where the pictures of Little Buddy playing soccer are. Well...I'm not going to blame the fact that he's a 3rd child as much as the fact that I am a forgetful mommy. With practices on Friday nights, we were doing good to get there on time and I could never seem to remember to also bring my camera. After a few practices we just started to forget it. Literally. We forgot to go to the last 3 practices. Oops. Luckily, he didn't love it so he didn't notice. He really thought his coach was mean because he kept saying they couldn't use their hands. Big meanie. But lest I worry that Little Buddy won't be able to find something he likes, we went to a free gymnastics class last week and he went NUTS he loved it so much. So don't worry. We won't be bored. Tumbling starts next week.