Soccer

A little family pre-game warm-up session. CJ loves soccer. During Emily's games he sits on the sidelines and yells "Go Deen Durdles" translation...Go Green Turtles.
Here are two pictures of her first game. This league cracks me up. I'm sure it's better for the kids and they have more fun, but some of the "rules" are a little strange to me. Whenever the ball goes out of bounds the coaches throw a new ball onto the field in any location they want to. The girls play 3v3 and they just run around like crazy. It is seriously breakaway after breakaway. No passing or learning areas of the field at this age. Emily does seem to have a great time and last week she scored two goals and received her end of the season trophy.

Church

If only every Sunday were like this...

Church hadn't started yet and I thought it was too cute to pass up the photo-op. We actually spent quite a bit of sacrament in the nursery.

Family Photo

Because we never get our picture taken here is one of the four of us.

The Beach

My parents took some of the grandkids down to Virginia Beach in September. I decided to drive down with my two and join them. The kids had a great time playing in the surf and digging holes.
Here are some pictures:


We found several horseshoe crabs. We threw them back in the water but they kept washing ashore.





We saw several dolphins in the water too. The kids loved the sand!







Emily begins the hole. It was a washing well, a jumping pit, a trap, and a whole lot of fun.

McLean Day

The kids had such a fun time at McLean Day. They rode the train, merry-go-round, and a ride like the teacups. They were both troopers and had great attitudes. In fact they wanted to stay longer, but I was ready to get home. CJ loved the bus ride to and from. Here are some photos.

Say Cheese

I'm sure most kids go through this. Now when I want him to smile I just ask him to say a different word.

Assateague Island

We had such a great time at Assateague Island. I want to go again next year. We went camping in mid April. There were wild horses, shells to collect, camp food to eat, sand for digging, and a great time had by all. CJ acted as though it was his own private sandbox. Emily LOVED picking up the shells. I believe they were clam shells. We went to the visitor center and learned all about the island and marine life. It was still a little chilly but Chris and the kids waded in the water. The plus side to the weather, fewer bugs and less sunscreen.
We saw two dozen horses. The first picture is taken from our campsite. The horses are walking on the boardwalk to the bathroom.

We enjoyed letting the kids have their own tent. It was considerably more sandy than our tent. It was a little snug when I was in there with them waiting for them to fall asleep. They felt so grown up.

Just because

I love these two!

Camera

Yes, it's true. I got a new camera (hopefully I won't be able to break this one quite as fast) AND my computer is working! Yippee! The camera is waterproof and supposedly very "tough". I hope so. It is very exciting to be able to take pictures and document them for the world to see. The hail was the first time I used it. I love it. Thank you.