Soccer 2012

Soccer Season 2012 is in full force and I LOVE it! These little teams are so much fun to watch! They are clever and fast and can kick real hard!

Adalie is fun to watch as a full back defender, booting the ball much farther than you think her little self possibly could! Of course we also love the hand holding and whisper planning her and Kaiya still do at kick off! Coached by Daddy, this team was one to be reckoned with and ended up in the All Stars Tourney together! 

Josiah is a maniac!  Playing with a teams of mostly new girls, she is running the field!  Today she scored 3 goals and ran her heart out!

Go Green!

Pretend Play

I am so thankful these girls love to play together.  They will be in the loft for hours packing for camping trips preparing their homes, expecting babies, discovering new lands, protecting against storms and famines, dressing for coronations, and so much more.  Often times I don't capture on film the everyday moments of life like when they were little and home with me all the time.  But I am ever so thankful to have 2 sweet girls who play in each other's imaginary worlds!

Here the princesses are drawn by chariot to the crowning of the queen!

Love it!

Ski Olympics

It was possibly going to be one of the last days at the lake for the 2012 season, so we decided to go out with a bang! This is how Ski Olympics Day came about.... each person had to complete 6 out of 7 sports including but not limited to .... single skiing, double skiing, knee boarding, surfing, bridge jumping, barefoot skiing, and swimming.  Although getting caught by the Sheriff for bridge jumping just beyond the "no bridge jumping" sign, was not an official event, it was later added as an alternative! 

All participants completed the day with Gold Medals!

It was a sweet end of the day season spent with our sweet friend Madelyn.  Before our girls were born, I remember wishing for a daughter as pure of heart as Madelyn....

Lucky me!

Time to Bike

With Fall coming, we decided to take a day up in the higher country, collect some firewood and do a little riding too.  It never ceases to amaze me when these girls just pick up and start something like they have been doing it forever!  We had a great day. 

I find myself so often thankful for their strong and able bodies. 

So much fun! 

 

4th Grade Sports Begin

One of the best things about being in 4th grade is obviously getting to participate in school sports. This means practices after school with your friends, riding the bus to rival schools on Fridays and playing with the big kids.

So with Volleyball it begins!

 Josiah is having so much fun learning a new sport. True, she may not be able to serve the ball over the net, but most can't.  So it is all just fun, friendship and new experiences .... and the team that can return the ball usually wins! 

Still Learning

These girls are so much fun!

 Each year they get more and more skill on the water. I can't think of any kids their age who are as good of sports as they are.  Trying new things takes a lot of courage... and these girls have it (most the time)! 

Adalie starts behind the boat on the surf board on her belly, then climbs to her knees and then stands up on her feet and surfs! It's quite impressive!  Josiah is learning to surf with no rope. The excitement on her face when she catches the wake is priceless!

Keep up the good work girls.

You are fun to watch!

Sailing

We have talked about going to Huntington Lake and sailing its windy waters for years. So this Labor Day, we followed a whim, loaded onto motorcycles and headed to Huntington Lake. It was quite an adventurous day! Learning to steer a boat with a stick, watching the pattern of the wind and the response of the sails, and shifting our weight on cue! We quickly became adept enough to "come about" and catch enough wind to really get a good tip going (enough to scare Mommy a little bit). What a different feel sailing is from boating. The feeling of near capsizing was both exhilarating and frightening. But once we began to trust our boat and its response to the wind, fun took over fear. One of my favorite moments was Josiah on the bow of the boat having the ride of a lifetime! 

This will have to become a new "must do" on our summer list. And hopefully next year we will make it all the way out to the big winds!