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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Cheerleading
Clara's trying out something new this year - cheerleading! She is cheering on base for the flag football teams. It's very relaxed, and perhaps not a great indication for her as to what cheerleading is typically like, but I thought she might enjoy it. So far she really seems to like it, and Jonathan can do all the cheers right along with her thanks to her fine instruction :) Practice started a couple weeks ago when she was in socer camp (thus the outfit below) and we've had 2 games so far.
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It's actually almost comical to watch the games/cheerleading. The cheerleaders are 'Bulldogs', but they don't cheer for the same team every week. Instead they are given a time slot (5:30pm every Friday) and they cheer for one of the 2 teams playing at that time. The first week we watched the 'Colts' play the 'Chargers' and the whole time the cheerleaders were cheering for the Bulldogs. I don't think a single cheerleader understood the connection between them and the players on the field. Some girls (Clara) may not have even been aware there were boys playing flag football on the field. This week they actually cheered for one of the teams (the 'Eagles') on the field, but little other acknowledgement was made. To make it even more comical, the teams they're cheering for are an older age group, and those boys (and their coaches) are pretty serious about the game being played. The cheerleaders are simply there to 'do their thing!' But Clara seems to be enjoying herself. Another bit of irony, when Clara's cheering with the squad, she one of the least vocal, often looking down at her feet and not smiling unless prompted. However at home, she will get Jonathan to 'introduce her' to do her cheers for anyone on the street who will listen, screaming so loud you can hear her from inside the house, looking up and smiling like the most confident cheerleader you've ever seen. Somehow she just seems to get lost in the pack. Go Figure!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
How to Take a Picture (by Jonathan)
(I love how he blinks in anticipation of the flash. He pushed the button to take the picture which ended the video.)
Monday, August 23, 2010
Movin' On Up
Yesterday I spent all afternoon reclaiming my minivan from all the crumbs, toys, splatters and clutter. Thank goodness for leather in minivans! When I put the minivan back together, I finally turned Matthew's seat around. This morning he got to try it out for the first time!
Just Can't Wait...
This morning I got Matthew's breakfast ready and then got him up. I set him down in the living room for a second. I got his bowl of oatmeal from the microwave, but then just set it on the table when I realized I'd neglected to wipe down his highchair tray from last night. I went into the kitchen to get a towel. After I wiped it down, I took the towel back into the kitchen. When I returned to the dining room where Matthew had crawled this is what I found...
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
Peaches, Tomatoes, and Grapes, Oh My!
Looking for something different to do with the kids, I decided to take them to pick grapes. We managed to talk a few of our neighbors into going with us, too. After checking the website, we were excited to find out they had more than just grapes. There were also peaches and tomatoes and even a few farm animals!
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The kids really like picking fruit now - when I told them where we were going, they were so exicted, they couldn't stop talking about it until we got there! I'm thinking about heading back out there and picking more peaches to can, they are so good!