Cafeteria Food

It all started with Evie asking Andrew what was packed in his lunchbox last week. She then found out that Andrew doesn't pack his lunch and gets a hot lunch at school. She wanted to know if she could have cafeteria food too. The cafeteria manager at Amherst was extremely helpful and sent home a huge binder with all the product labels for everything they serve. Turns out the only main dish she can eat is spaghetti, which just happened to be on the menu for this week. I met her in the cafeteria today to help her pick her sides and double check all the food. We had to get her a plate without texas toast, but other than that she could handle it all on her own. She was very excited to buy her lunch for the first time!

Spaghetti, carrots & celery, oranges, strawberries, and a popsicle for her friend's birthday

Goodbye Training Wheels

The security of one training wheel left, but it was twisted up and not helping at all

5 minutes later we took the remaining training wheel off and he rode around the driveway in circles like he has been doing it all his life

Camp Ba Yo Ca

Evie and I got to go on an overnight trip to Camp Ba Yo Ca over the weekend with girls and moms from our church. We had a great time and couldn't have asked for better weather.

Archery...love to the look on her face!

kart races

fishing

bunked down for the night with her bear~ She begged to sleep on the top bunk and was upset that her mother said no. I know my wiggly child though, and she fell out of the bottom bunk in the middle of the night, hit her face on the bed frame and her head on the wall. When she tells this story, she adds on that she now knows why her mom said no to sleeping on the top. Imagine that I am looking out for her instead of trying to be mean!

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teeny tiny soccer star~September 2008

Evie's 1st soccer game of the season

Evie had her first game in division U8 today. She was so excited to finally play after being rained out last weekend. It was a tough game against girls that were way bigger than our team, and we are so proud of her for hanging with them. She got slapped, tripped, kicked, and pushed around today, which was a new experience for her and her parents (tough to watch). We had some tears, but she got back in the game each time. She had 2 goals and an assist on a 3rd goal. The video below shows her joy and excitement of finally scoring.

Ready to go

Playing hard against the big girls

Putting all the skills she has learned over the past couple of years to use

Andrew's 1st AYSO game

Andrew is in the U5 AYSO division this year. It is a great program for beginner soccer players. He started out in Upward last fall and really struggled emotionally playing games, but he did fantastic at his first U5 training and game. The kids get to run drills with a parent the first half of their time and play a 3 vs. 3 game during the second half. He loved this format and really enjoyed playing, which is not something we could honestly say during most of his games last fall.

Kicking over the coffee cans

Turning the ball around

On his way to score one of his goals (we lost count of how many times he scored)!

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September 1, 2005

Toy Story Pool Party

Ready to swim

Aliens, Hamm, Jessie's hat, Woody's hat

Yummy alien cupcake

Great friend having a wonderful time!

First day of Pre-K

Andrew went to his first day of Pre-K at West Hills Baptist today. We wrestled with the decision of sending him on to kindergarten or giving him an extra year to mature. Phil and I both are very confident that we made the right decision by putting him in a 5 day Fives program instead of public school kindergarten this year. This is the first time he has been to a new place in 3 years, so I didn't know how he would react. He was completely fine! I am the one that had a hard time with it. I guess I lingered too long, because he finally asked me if I was ready to go yet. The only concern he had was lunch. They provide a hot lunch and after 3 years of taking his lunch he just couldn't understand why he didn't have a lunch box. His fears were put to rest when they served pizza and broccoli (he loves both)! He had a great day and can't wait to go back to see his teachers and new friends again.

Me: That is a great backpack, Andrew.

Andrew: Yeah, mom, it is sweet!

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Amazing how much Evie has changed in a year!