Soccer baby!

I have been SO excited for Maddie to start soccer. As most of you know I've played since I was little and its my sport- so it has been so fun to watch Maddie start playing. She had her first game this past Sat and to our surprise she did awesome! She hustles to the ball, spreads out and calls to be passed to. She scored 2 goals-but couldn't tell us the score because her dad had a talk to her about everyone winning-funny how that doesn't apply to college or NFL football:) After the game she was telling us how much she liked it and how her favorite part was defense and scuffleing. What 7 yo uses the word scuffle? Cracked me up-anyway she is more like her dad then I thought:)

Here is Maddie and her friend Bella

Maddie getting back for defense

Maddie with a break away
And here she is scuffleing...in the middle of the group

Back to school

Jake started PRESCHOOL! Yay! Jake has been so excited to start school. He loves getting Maddie on the bus but he wants to go too. So today was his first day. His teacher is Mrs. Megan and seems very nice. He goes 3 days a week for 2 1/2 hours. What are Luke and I going to do by ourselves? I'm sure I'll think of something:)

Such a big boy!

Gotta love play dough!

Maddie started 2nd grade last week and was so excited. For about a week she couldn't stop asking when it was going to start-who does that? She is in a 2nd-3rd split and has 2 teachers-Mrs. Zuloft and Mrs. Keaton. They are both so nice and so far Maddie wakes up very excited and ready for the day.

Maddie is very into clothes now and it took her forever to decide on a first day outfit...this is what she came up with:

This was Maddies friend Rians first day at a new school...say cheese!

Maddie getting ready for the day

And another year goes by...

I can't believe it but another year has gone by and the kids are now a year older. They are so beautiful and smart and amazing! Each day they make me laugh-and cry(whether good or bad) and it makes me sad that they are growing so fast.

Maddie turned 7 this year going on 15. She has decided now that she doesn't like Barbies or princesses but that she likes Hannah Montana. She also loves art and music. She dances around and sings Taylor Swift, High School Musical and Hannah Montana. Here are a few b-day pics...

Maddie chose to have a Hawaiian party this year. They all wore hula skirts, leis, flowers in their hair, and drank from coconut cups. Super fun! I didn't get too many pics of Maddies party because I was doing games and stuff-gotta be better about that next year:)
Jake turned 4 this year. He is still as busy as ever and loves Star Wars and playing outside. He woke up on his birthday, jumped out of bed and shouted"Look everyone-look at how big I am now!" Love this kid!

Jake of course had a Star Wars party. What was I thinking asking 7 kids to come with lightsabers? And yes that is Hama in the back-AKA princess Leia.
I loved this..Josh joined in the fun and got hammered with lightsabers-way to take one for the team!
Luke is SO cute-he picks up a lightsaber and makes the noise. Here he is fighting princess Leia.