Soccer, preschool, and spring!

I decided to start keeping a family blog, mostly just to keep a record/family journal, and to be able to reflect on all that we have to be grateful for. These little munchkins are going to grow up on us way too fast (even though some days seem long).  I plan to write on a weekly basis (probably each Sunday). This might also help us to stay better in the loop with our friends and family.  If you have a blog, make sure to send me your address too! My goal is to keep this as simple as possible, so no fancy blog designs and maybe not even proofreading (gasp)...just an expressive place.  That is so unlike me but I'm doing it anyways!

I guess I will start out by sharing some pics and writing a little diddle about my kids.  My heart just starts to crumble when I think that someday they won't be doing the cute little things they do and the worst part is that I might forget that they ever did them!  No!!!

So here's Caliah.  We got her this kitty for Easter and she loves it.  She was a little scared of it at first but now she carries it around like a doll and hugs and kisses it.  She is over 15 months now and is really starting to get a little personality.  She's gone into nursery a couple times just to check it out and she has loved it...I can't believe my baby is almost old enough for nursery!

Oh yeah, and she still sucks her thumb...all. the. time.  It's still cute to me though...

Here's some pics from Conley and Corbin's soccer games.  Corbin hasn't cared so much to play but they both love that they got to be the GOLD team.  Always seeing the good in things right...everybody else sees it as pee yellow and they are on top of the world wearing gold!  Conley has scored two goals this season.  This is a picture of him right after he scored.  

That's they best feeling as a parent to see your child succeed and be so excited about it!

Other highlights from the season have been when Conley was kicking the ball and another kid fell down in front of him so he picked up the ball and threw it over him and then tried to jump over the kid himself and fell down.  Also, the time when they other team had scored like 10 goals in a row and Conley kept track and came to us on the sidelines every time and showed us how much we were getting beat by on his fingers.  Who knew this kid could count so good! 

This is Caliah at one of the games with one of the others players little brother.  I am glad I had my camera out at that moment because she is giving him one mean glare! Haha. 

Up next, preschool pictures.  It's been fun having Conley and Corbin going to the same preschool this year (we will probably separate them next year though).  Their teacher has been great and they love it.  

This is the day they learned about worms.  

 Conley had to bring something to preschool that started with the letter "e".  He REALLY wanted to bring legos though so he brought a lego car he had made with an  ENGINE.  You could even open it up to see where the engine was.

Sibling love...

I have been wanting a bike trailer for a long time and we finally got one that I found on craigslist!  It's nice to be able to do something all together as a family that is also kind of a stress reliever.

And sometimes they fall asleep in it.  Looks comfy, right?

We are almost done with our clubhouse!  It's been a year since we started it so hopefully we will see it's completion within the next few weeks so that the kids can enjoy it all summer.  We basically just have to paint it and place.  Here the boys are staining the deck.  

Awe...that was therapeutic.  Even though my dishes are not done :)  I saw a quote the other day that is me today:  I tried to be awesome today but I was too tired from being so awesome yesterday.  (I cleaned bathroom and bathtubs and folding a zillion loads of laundry :))

Until later!