An outside fieldtrip to the gardens

We had our 2nd field trip this week. We went to the Gardens then had a picnic afterwards. Once again, the kids had a great time. Who says homeschooled kids can't have fun? In the pictures they were learning how to see how old a tree is by counting the rings.

1st field trip

This was our first field trip this year to the Park. They played games, played on the playground, rode scooters, had a picnic, and had snowcones! They had so much fun. It is always fun to be with friends!

LG's 1st bottle

We gave LG a bottle for the first time at 8 weeks. I wanted to be sure she would take one if necessary. She wouldn't take it from me, but she would from Chris. It was sweet. He is such a proud daddy.

CPB's 2nd soccer game

I am really not sure who enjoys CPB's soccer games more, Chris or CPB. Last Sunday was week 2 of CPB's 3rd soccer season. He loves it. He is so competitive. He scored 5 goals in the game last week. He is really a team leader. It is so fun to watch him. I like to try and catch him with my camera in action. He is always running with his tongue hanging out.

CPB's 1st soccer game this season

CPB did great today at his game. He was very aggressive and scored 3 goals. His team won. It was a lot of fun. Chris is not coaching this year. He offered, but they did not need his help. Today his team did to the other team what happened to us almost everygame last season. They creamed them! At one point, Chris was telling CPB he would be in trouble if he scored another goal. He was trying to help the other team out some, knowing how it feels to not be able to score at all against the other team. The teams are not put together very evenly as far as talent goes. Last year, CPB was the only one on the team who had played previously, all the other kids it was their first year. This season, CPB is on a team that everyone has played previously except 1. It should be fun to watch. All the kids are pretty aggressive and go for the ball.

Baby Dedication

Today LG was dedicated at our church. It was short and sweet. She looked beautiful. Wish you could have all been there. I can't believe all my children have been dedicated and that was the last time for dedication for us. I am finding as she is growing we are having a lot of lasts for us. It is kind of sad. I am just trying to enjoy every moment that I have with her and not take any of it for granted.

Back to baby dedication, CAB was asking me about it and what it meant. I told her that we were giving LG back to God. I guess I didn't tell her enough about it and she was obviouosly doing some thinking about it because this morning she had a question for me. I was making her breakfast and out of the blue she asked me "Do we need to give Him her pajamas?" I asked her what she was talking about and she said "Do we need to give God pajamas for LG when we give her to Him?" I about fell out laughing! How cute!

Here are some pictures. Mr. Allen took several close ups of her that I will post when he sends them.

1st UAB game

Saturday was the opening season for the Blazers. Of course, Chris being a UAB alum and myself attending for 3 years, we must support those Blazers!! So, this time with 3 kids and baby in arms we packed up 2 diaperbags worth of supplies and drinks for the baby and kids. We went with Jason, Michelle, Jordan and baby Elizabeth. It was about 90 degrees outside at kickoff. Thankfully we sat out of the sun and in a line of a small breeze at times. LG got a little wind burned on her cheeks and nose. The kids had fun. They ate their hot dogs and drank their Sprites and had a good time, considering UAB LOST!!! Check out the uniform on LG (thanks Elizabeth!)

Feeling a little crafty

I was at a homeschool outing at Pump it up a few weeks ago and a friend had a nursing cover that was so cute. She said she got it on Ebay. I went to Ebay and they were about 20-60 dollars depending on how fancy you wanted. I asked Chris if I could go pick some fabric Friday night while he watched the kids. I got to go and pick some by myself!! Then I came home and dusted the cobwebs off my sewing machine. I love sewing. I just am not good at it. I don't know how to do anything except a basic stitch on my machine. Forget about monogramming although I would love to learn how. I had to re-teach myself even how to thread the machine. All in all I did finish my first sewing project in a long time, a nursing cover, without a pattern!! Here is a picture, although it is very wrinkled from being in my diaper bag. I got to use it at the game on Saturday. It was nice to not have to "fight" the blanket.