Micro Soccer

Otherwise known as 3 and 4 year olds playing soccer. I use the term "playing" loosely.

I guess it's official. I now have a mini van and a child playing soccer. I'm a soccer Mom. I even have those little people stickers on the back of the van. (To my defense, it came that way.) Really, it did! Seeeeeeee

(It saved me some money because I wanted some anyway!! I guess I need to add a dog)

Anyway, back to soccer. G's very first game. I think there were about 3 little boys on our team that sort of knew what to do. (G was not among them) It was so fun to watch. G is number 5 (quite by accident he got his Dad's old number)


2 little girls, which shall remain nameless, walked around ON the field holding hands while "playing" the game. They were adorable.


At 6pm the sun was killer. Especially to a blond haired blue eyed fellow. But more especially for one that has had eye surgery. Even the sunglasses were not cutting it.


A friend loaned him his visor and it helped a lot. To do: purchase visor before next game. Here he's playing goalie!!!


Dad giving some pointers.


Kicking that ball.


He even got it off the ground!


Ahhhh look at that form! That's my boy.


Don't ya love his little purple soccer playing dress?? His Indian name could be, "Boy who wears way too much gear."


A big smile walking off the field after playing goalie. NOTHING GOT PAST HIM!!!!!!

Probably due to the fact that nothing was aimed well enough to actually go into the net area.

It was a WONDERFUL loss. 0 to 3 We had a ball!

Spring has Sprung!!!

(Saturday April, 25th)

You know Spring is here when you can do this:

Take your poor innocent four-year old and try to teach him to play soccer. Here we are on the way to his first practice.




This little man is a bit sad that he only gets to watch and kick his own soccer ball.

It was So hot that we pulled out the old pool, dusted it off and filled it up. The boys were thrilled. I enjoyed the break of just sitting and laughing at them. Oh, did I laugh. What antics! At one point Gabe just swung his arms and danced around the carport. They pored water on each other, ran little wet foot prints all over the place, jumped, splashed... and had a ball. It crossed my mind to put a little soap in there and kill 2 birds with one stone.... but I refrained.


You know it's truly hot when you want to do this:



Pouring. (Gabe is using his hat) The boy is going to be a rocket Scientist. He can figure out a way to do anything he wants to do. Or perhaps he'll be a garbage man... he loves going to the dump with Daddy.


Posing for Mom. (part of the punishment when you land on the step for a time-out) ... he he he


Would you imagine that Gabe got in trouble too and had to sit on the step for a bit? :)



I'll leave you with this shot. This is what it's all about just "unlaxing" in the sun. (well, shade if you have pasty white skin like my young'ins) I've found the best sunblock is to block it completely with the carport. Not that my over protective genes didn't kick in and require me to slather them with spf anyway...


Post on the first Soccer game coming soon!!! Now that I've got most of the major ordering finished for the Basement reno I want to get back to more regular posting! Thanks for bearing with me.

A pretty day at the park and some balloons

Whew! I just can't keep up with this blog lately. I think it's because all my computer time is spent on the net searching for furnishings for the Church Basement. By the time I finish that I'm ready to look at something besides this screen!!

I have been taking pictures though. You know I can't resist that! So, I have some inspiration for some posts!

On that last trip to Ikea we got the boys another rug for their play room. Here is what Gideon promptly did with it.

Sky view of Charlotte? (enlarge for a closer look) Is he obsessive compulsive???


Then there's this little guy... he likes to line things up too. They must have gotten their Father's organizing genes.


We went to the park ... I think it was Friday. I got sunburned lips. Don't ask. Fine, I'll tell ya since you really want to know why I wasn't wearing something on my lips with sunscreen. Well, the last thing I wore that was not pure petroleum jelly was Blistex. ... and it landed me at the Dr. with Fat Albert's lips. Apparently I'm allergic. Yes, how many of you wives wore a lovely shade of perfectly clear petroleum jelly for your WEDDING!!! If you don't know already, sunburned lips feel like chapped lips for 3 straight days. So, I am now, bravely, exploring my lip protection options. I'm trying Burt's Bees at this moment. If it doesn't work out you'll not be seeing Fat Albert's lips at church that's for sure!!!!

So, where were we... Oh, yeah, the park. On the way there Gideon calmly told us that he was going to do the twisty thing today. And he did!!! Lots of times! We'll not count the one where he let go with his hands and I rescued him as he held on upside down with just his legs. Looked like a pulled back to me. Didn't bother him a bit. Oh, to have a lithe 4 year old body. I'd have been sore for a week.


World's most static slide.


Gideon: Contortionist. Look carefully at the feet!!!!!


They are GABE's feet!!! Gabe was climbing up and Gideon undercut him and knocked him over. ... thus the Grin.... mission accomplished.

Saturday we did "Operation InAsMuch" ~ the NC State-wide evangelistic effort by the Southern Baptist Churches. We headed to the church in the morning and got the prayer walk started and then prayer walked back home. Then we took "Friend Day" fliers to Ansonville. The boys loved walking the streets and knocking on doors and inviting folks to Friend Day.

Then we headed for the evangelistic baby shower for young and unwed mothers in the county. We helped load up and clean up there. That is where the host of balloons came from. Somehow our boys wrangled a whole bunch of helium balloons from that stop.

(Parent's secretly cringe at Balloons) ... you know... kids get attatched... balloon flies away... kid cries/screams for an hour.......

Rodney had a great idea.... we tied a friend day invite to them and let them go!


The boys thought it was great!


Heeeeee heee so did we!!! *insert semi-evil laugh here... bye bye evil balloons...


Come to think of it... is this legal?

Oh, well.... It made us all very happy and perhaps someone on the north east side of town will find their invite and come!!!

So you are now up to speed on our weekend! Hope yours was full of sun and fun and serving the Lord too!