Saturday, October 20, 2012

Fall

I love this time of year.  It’s consistently one of our busiest times, but somehow it’s also a time to relax every once in a while.  There’s so much going on in October and now we’ve added 2 new activities!  Riley is taking gymnastics for the first time and LOVING it!  She goes every Wednesday evening for 45 minutes and will continue this Winter and into the Spring.  We’ve offered for her to try something else and she wants to stick with gymnastics for now.  Her favorite part is “falling into the foam pit”.  That just so happened to be one of my favorites too!

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Unfortunately, the week I took pictures is the week Riley got dressed and chose turquoise instead of white…if you know what I mean!

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Stretching during warm-up

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Back – Bend!

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Watching the big girls perform

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Backward roll on the wedge

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Forward Roll on the Beam!

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Ryan started playing soccer.  Honestly we didn’t know what to expect.  As a mom, you just hope they have fun, but at the same time I was hoping he would at least be able to kick the ball every once in a while.  Like I said – just didn’t know what to expect.  Well boy was I wrong!  Not only can Ryan kick the ball, but he’s an excellent player!  We’ve discovered it’s a great outlet for his sometimes aggressive behavior.  Working your way to the front and stealing the ball is what is expected in soccer!  He’s scored a goal in every game (something that rarely happens) and last week scored the only goal in the whole game for either team!  Can you tell I’m proud?  Smile  It’s really been a lot of fun to watch each week as everyone has improved.

They practice for 30 minutes and then have a a game for 30 minutes - - perfect amount of time for everyone!

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Practice Time

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Goal Kick!

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Strategizing…

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Praying before the game

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Let the game begin!

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Time to play Goalie!

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Great stop!

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It’s been a fun Fall so far and I look forward to some cooler weather and more opportunities to hang out as a family and enjoy this season!

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