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September = Preschool and Soccer

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Lindsey

I can hardly believe it’s already September. It seems like summer came and went in the blink of an eye, and now it’s time put up harvest decorations and choose Halloween costumes!Avery had his first day back at preschool this week. He’s at the same place where he attended todschool last year, but with new teachers. He was a little disappointed when he learned he would be riding there in Mommy’s van again instead of a big yellow school bus. But he was excited to go back to school and see what toys his new teachers had, and when I dropped him off he settled right in with a group of boys playing trucks.

Avery also had his first day of soccer this week. I think he was a little nervous about practice, but he liked the shinguards, and his buddy Jackson is on the team with him, so that helped. His coach is great, and once things got underway, Avery warmed up and went right along. I was surprised at how well all of the kids did at listening to the coach and following his instructions. Their first game is on Saturday, and Jonathan and I are looking forward to cheering the team on!

The obligitory “Front Porch” picture

Avery and Jackson share a hug during a game

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The boys

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Lindsey

Here are some random pictures of the boys around the house. Avery always want to have his picture taken with Kieron these days, so we have many variations of the Avery/Kieron shot.

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Balloon Ride

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Lindsey

Planner that I am, I have a bucket list, despite the fact that I am still young and in good health (knock on wood). For my 30th birthday, Jonathan’s parents helped me cross one thing off my list. They watched to boys for us, and Jonathan and I woke up at 4:00am, tanked up on coffee, and headed to Newberg, OR to catch a hot air balloon at dawn.
I have to admit, I was a little nervous watching them fill up the balloon with hot air. The basket looked awfully small, and the flame looked really big. Before long, it was all set to go, we jumped in, our pilot unhooked us from our anchor (a van) and we gently lifted off the ground. According to him, the winds were “squirrley,” but I didn’t notice – it seemed like a smooth takeoff to me. The ride was a breeze, so to speak – very peaceful and still. We drifted over the Willamette river (where we attempted a “splash and dash”), just over the tree tops, and on over farms and beautiful houses on large lots. We even saw a couple of horses in a corral get spooked by a curious deer. After our flight there was a champagne toast followed by a delicious homemade brunch. This was definitely an experience I will remember. Thanks Jenny and Bill!

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Mr. Smiley

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Lindsey

Kieron is about 3 1/2 months old now and he changes a little bit everyday. He’s quite talkative and enjoys having conversations by ooohing, aaaahing, and squealing. He grabs onto objects and can switch them from one hand to the other. His legs are very strong and he prefers to be vertical, so last week we put him in the Jumparoo, and now it’s his new favorite thing. What we enjoy most about this age is Kieron’s smile. He’s a really happy little guy and it seems like most of his waking hours he’s smiling at us.

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Back to the Beach

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Lindsey

We spent a few days in the beginning of August at Nana and Grandpa’s place on the Oregon coast. Avery was so excited to go, he packed his backpack in the morning all by himself. Of course, all he packed was toys, but Mommy helped him sort it all out. When we got there Avery could hardly contain himself while we unpacked the van. The wait must have seemed like an eternity to him, but it wasn’t long before our feet hit the sand and he was busy building castles and fishing with a small net.

Avery loves to play in this creek that leads to the ocean

Avery had fun demolishing this sand kingdom

Then he started to rebuild his own

Waiting for pizza with Grandpa

Haystack Rock

Avery climbed about halfway up this sand dune and ran down with us

Hugging Nana

Mr. Smiley

Hunting for treasures

On our last evening at the beach, Nana and Grandpa watched Kieron so we could have some time outside with just Avery. The clouds cleared and the sky was so pretty. We ended up taking a ton of pictures. This is the least I could reduce it to:

In front of Proposal Rock

Saying “hello” to the starfish

Waiting for a wave…

Retreat!