Kickin it!

With fall comes SOCCER! This year was very interesting to say the least. The league we play in has the first and second graders play together. Last year Coleton played on small fields with no goalies or positions and this year it changed to huge fields with goalies and positions. Our little team of first graders wasn't ready to play against teams that had played on the big fields and already knew positions! I think they lost all but one game! Oh well, they had fun I guess. John keeps telling Coleton that next year they will smoke everyone..and I am sure they will, but I am not sure that makes Coleton feel any better. (He is so competitive when it comes to sports!) Coleton was the high scorer on his team with a grand total of 4 goals. (in 8 games...I tell you it was so hard to watch!) I think that only 2 other kids on his team scored one goal each during the whole season. It was brutal!

Coleton and his good friend Sam

G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S

I admit I am one that is easily shocked with how "glamorous" motherhood can be. After nine and a half years of the glamor I thought I had seen and done it all. Disgusting bums, green snotty noses, throw-up....no need to go on, you get the idea. But, I had a whole new experience the other night. I will give you a hint....it had to do with a fettuccine noodle...

and this oh so sweet face.

John wasn't going to be home for dinner...he had his own glamorous night full of meetings, so I decided to make Chicken Alfredo for dinner. The kids love it....John and I, not so much. I was thinking perfect...kids happy and I will just eat a whole lot of junk for dinner after the kids go to bed...wonderful!!!
While the kids were eating I decided to run upstairs to check for an email I had been waiting for. Two seconds later, Hailey starts yelling that Easton was choking, but I heard Easton cry so no big deal! Coleton had patted his back all was well. I had Easton take a drink to which he kept telling me it was still in his "neck". Being the kind and awesome mom I am, I just had him drink a bit more and all is well.
The evening progresses... homework...reading...a whole lot of sneezing from Easton. I think weird, but the kid has allergies like crazy so whatever. I wipe a bit of gross snot and think weird again. I give him some Benadryl because the poor kid just can't stop sneezing. An hour or so after dinner the kids and I were getting ready for bed and Easton lets out a huge sneeze and all the sudden I see this noodle hanging out of his nose. Disgusting!!!! Hailey is standing there gagging, Coleton is rolling on the floor laughing, and I get the lucky job of pulling the noodle...covered in snot mind you...from his nose. SICK! As soon as I get the noodle out Easton says, "Oh that feels so much better mommy!"
The poor kid wasn't kidding when he told me the noodle was still in his "neck."
Note to self...when one of the kids say something is wrong, LISTEN to them!

...and #3 back to school as well...

Its official...everyone is now "back to school." Bring on the fall schedule! I think cute Coleton is more excited for Easton to go to school this year than anyone. He loved Busy Bees Preschool...especially the teacher! I heard Coleton telling Easton this morning that he was going to have so much fun, the teacher is so fun! etc. etc. etc.
Easton was happy to go. No tears this year! And he was plenty happy when he came out except he said he did a bad job cutting the green paper! (whatever that means;)At least he said he did a good job cutting the pink one so I guess all is well!

Back to School

Our kids started back to school this week. Hailey is in 4th grade and she was so nervous to go to school this year. Now that she is in 4th grade she is in the older half of the school and that responsibility is nerve racking!!! Luckily she made it through the first few days and the nerves are starting to subside.

Coleton started 1st grade. He has been absolutely loving it. I have had to laugh at how he comes home and just needs to be free! He goes outside and runs and plays for a good hour before I can hear about school.

I can't believe how quiet the house is with just Easton home. The house stays clean so much longer which is nice, but I miss my kids like crazy. By like 3:00 I find myself pacing around nervous. Hopefully we will all get used to this schedule soon.