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Soccer, soccer, and more soccer

October 17, 2017

When we weren’t cheering on the Tide this past weekend, we were playing soccer! Maxwell had a soccer game Friday night and Saturday morning and Spencer had one Sunday afternoon!

Maxwell’s team has really gotten good and it’s fun to watch them play…though these two might disagree!

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ha! They’re actually pretty good cheerleaders…until the goldfish run out! I love watching the game though and am probably (embarrassingly) the loudest cheerleader on the sidelines!

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Maxwell was hustling so hard on Friday night and going after every ball that he seemed to spend as much time on his bottom as his feet!

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It was some soccer festival so they had a bounce house set up which kept the other two happy – well until one of the two got “lost” and Robert heard over the loud speaker “will the parents of Samantha, a little girl in a grey dress with black hearts please come to the check-in table!” Goodness gracious. I am proud she was able to tell them her name though!

We were back out there by 8:00am Saturday morning. It was picture day too!

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Maxwell had another great game!

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Luckily our field was right in front of the bounce houses that morning so the other two could play happily without getting “lost.” By the end I think the two in the bounce house were sweatier than the one that had played the soccer game!

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On Sunday afternoon we hit up the fields again for Spencer’s game. Spencer played really great. The other team had a ringer who was kind of taking all of the fun out of it for everyone but, when that kid finally sat out, Spencer took advantage and scored two goals!

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He also enjoyed some blue gatorade! ha!

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A weekend full of soccer fun! Go Diamondbacks and go Tornadoes!

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September 28, 2017

Spencer has had two more soccer games and continues to kill it on the field each time! His last game he scored 4 goals! So proud of how hard he hustles! Last weekend was picture day…

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Go Tornadoes!

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After taking a break in kindergarten, Maxwell is also playing soccer this year. It’s big business by this age though – practice 2 nights a week and games on Saturday. They’re the Diamondbacks – hissssss! – and have a fun team and a great coach. Maxwell is really enjoying it!

The first game was pretty rough. The Diamondbacks got smoked! Maxwell still had fun though and definitely liked getting to play goalie!

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The team adjusted their strategy and came out strong for game two! They won 4 to zero! Woohoo! We even had our special evacuee visitor with us for both games!

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Of course, the cheerleaders have learned how to make themselves comfy!

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Yep, everyone loves soccer! I would ask the boys what their favorite part of soccer is – the running, the scoring, camaraderie – but I think I already know their answer…

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it’s the snacks afterward! ha! Nothin like a bag of goldfish when you’re all hot and sweaty!

Go Tornadoes!! Go Diamondbacks!!

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My little ballerina

September 25, 2017

Happy Monday! Mondays are now “dance day” around our house! After Samantha’s first dance class was cancelled thanks to Irma, she finally got to go last week and it was ADORABLE! I definitely think I enjoyed it more than anyone else…tiny dancers included! ha! She looked cuter than anything I’ve ever seen in this entire world in her pink tutu and pigtails!!!

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I mean…I cannot handle the cuteness – and personality! – of this baby girl!!!

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Are you kidding me? All of my dreams coming true!! 💖

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She was really excited to go but was a little unsure when class actually started so her finger went into her nose, of course…

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She quickly warmed up though and was twirling around and following the teacher’s instructions in no time!

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The parents get to watch from behind a 2 way mirror and it was funny to see the kids check themselves out when they didn’t know we were on the other side! ha!

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She really did enjoy it. She maybe didn’t enjoy having to take more pictures after class…

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but she smiled for me anyway!

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Even better? She’s getting to take with one of her school friends, Susie!

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I’m so so excited about this new adventure for my little ballerina! Dance dance dance!

ps – lots of videos here: driving the bus, jumping, couples dance, scarf action, and her final bow!

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Tornadoes

September 14, 2017

Spencer had his first soccer game of the season on Sunday! Robert is the coach again and they decided to be the Tornadoes! I thought the Hurricanes would have been more appropriate but…Tornadoes it is! 🙂

Our player was ready to go…

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and had his two best cheerleaders there as well!

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Spencer was super excited about playing this season again. He got all warmed up…

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and hustled so hard during the game! He had at least two goals and honestly played great!

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Samantha also did great actually sitting in her chair the entire time and not running on the field! Obviously, snacks helped. Hooray!

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She kept giving Spence and the other players an encouraging thumbs up!

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Maxwell is loving Spencer’s new team because Robby is on it – which means Max is there to play with Maxwell! These guys were over playing football for the whole soccer game!

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He did finally come back to watch the very end of the game. My three cuties on the sideline…

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Goooo Tornadoes!

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Go Spencey go! I think it’s going to be a GREAT soccer season!

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See you tomorrow!

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Gym and Gymnastics

August 24, 2017

I competed in a competition at my gym a few weeks ago and just want to share here because someday I’ll want to remember I could do this stuff! Our team came in 5th place and we were pretty proud! This was my second recent competition and in the one 2 months ago I clean and jerked 150 pounds which I was super proud of!

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The competitions are so hard and I always wonder why in the world I’m doing them when I’m in the middle of it – but then I’m always glad I did it when it’s over.

Samantha has been spending some time in the gym lately too – at gymnastics!! She’s been to two classes now and LOVES it! She went to her first class last week and she was so cute in her leotard and “gymnastics hair” that I just about died! It took some convincing to let me put her hair in a ponytail but she finally agreed.

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Susan took her and sent me this hilarious pic of Samantha with her teacher before they started…

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ha! She was a little unsure but Ms. Robin ended up being great. Susan sent me so many cute videos. She got to flip around, swing from the rings, jump on the trampoline, and run around!

She went for her second time on Wednesday and was even MORE excited since she knew what to expect!

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She also let me put her hair in “two ponytails” which basically made my year.

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A little pig-tailed girl in a leotard doing gymnastics is basically what I’ve dreamed of my entire life! 💗

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She had just as much fun the second time and got to jump in the foam pit, go down the mat slide, get in some floor work, work the obstacle course, and more flipping around!

Here’s to strong girls – young and old! 💪🏻

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