sophie is looking like a teenAGER these days. i went to pick her up from robins house this afternoon and she was in the backyard on this high platform ledge of the hot tub dancing to high school musical. which isnt necessarily bad but there were roofers right there, a young one and an old one and it was weird. i think she was looking for the attention. good kid, though. went to volleyball camp this summer and had a great time with miranda from northern california. she is laurie malawanags niece and was the perfect roommate. today was the second day of 8th grade for her. 8th GRADE! shes playing soccer and volleyball at the same time. Hoping her grades dont suffer. its going to be a wild semester with soccer (x2) volleyball, YW, cub scouts, guitar, maggy haves. phew.
owen is playing soccer this year. today was his first practice and the boys were running circles around him. it was kinda hard to watch. he was high five-ing at weird times and dancing around the ball like he was afraid of it. i took the little kids up to the swings for the last half hour and when i came back he just wanted to keep practicing and kept talking about building his strength up. he ran up and down the hill (a steep one) 3 times on the way to the car. he told me at dinner that he wanted to go on a diet to help him get stronger and eat more fruits, etc. i think he really wants to be like the other boys and that is a big factor for him. i asked him at dinner what the coach said to him and he said the coach told him he needed to build up his strength so he could kick the ball farther. I hope beyond hope that this will be a good experience for him. it seems like just the thing weve been needing but if the boys start being mean it could go south really quick. oh boy. hes also in a 3/4 split class this year. seems to like it. i think he was bored last year and would get in trouble a lot. he needs to be challenged. mr lee is coming on thursday to start guitar with him. hope that works as well.
bought a vita mix today. actuallly doug did. 400 bucks at costco. we will see what we can do with that puppy.
penny. ooooooohhhhhhh, penny. right now penny hates going to bed and taking naps. she hates it. cries a lot, likes the door open, i took away the bottle after she threw up twice last week. no other symptoms, just too much milk. i had a goal for her to be able to sit and listen to stories and weve been working on that. she is sitting for longer and listening to the 'ladybug girl' now. shes so cute and crazy but much more patient with simon who is getting a lot more aggressive with her. they fight back and forth a lot, its SO comical. she's also talking a lot more. she says hubba, hubba, which is funny. and so much more that i cant even remember right now.
And my simon, oh my blue eyed boy. hes walking all over now. likes to play with cars. likes to go outside and wander around, likes balls, points to things as we read stories. says hello and today in the car i swear he was copying a song we listened to. the banana splits, tra la la, lalala la, la la la la, etc. i think he was saying it! i'm also trying to teach him ball. he's almost 1. still need to take his 11 month picture. don't quite know what to do for his bday. oh i almost forgot... he LOOOOOOVES to dance. will rock back and forth like a crazy man. its awesome. he claps after the songs in sacrament meeting, waves his arm like hes leading the music. seems very musical. he also nods his head BIG when we ask him questions.
we read scriptures tonight, it felt so good. we are going to memorize a scripture this week. need more spirit in our house.
goals.
sophie:
owen:
penny
simon
