First Day of School

School has started again....

Soccer

Both boys are playing soccer this year. Michael has been playing every fall and is a good player. Spencer has not been playing soccer, or any other sport, because (in Spencer's own words) "I don't like people telling me what to do." I convinced him to try it this year. He agreed, though he had a hard time seeing the point of playing because "I'm already really good at soccer." Great, I like the confidence I thought. After Spencer's first practice (which I did not see because I was at Michael's game), I learned that he did (actually) do very well. When Patrick asked him why he didn't pass the ball more to some of the other players, he responded, "Because none of them are any good." So, maybe too much confidence and in need of some humility and understanding of team work. Not to bolster Spencer's point, but during his first game he scored two of three goals. And he scored the only goal during the scrimmage at his next practice. He has a game this morning. I'm curious to see how it goes.

Baseball

Michael's baseball team won the championship this year. They were in first place in the regular season too. There is a big discrepancy with the size of the boys playing in this league which is ages 10-12. The older boys were really great with the young boys. The games were often exciting and always fun. Here are pictures from the day they won the championship.

Vacation Pictures

These are pictures from our cabin trip this summer. We had a great time. The boys loved fishing. Well, Michael loved fishing. Spencer enjoyed playing with the minnows, i.e., the bait. Both boys named the minnows and were intent on setting certain minnows free. They caught a lot of very small fish.

Spencer's Birthday

For Spencer's birthday, we had a man bring critters to our house to show the kids. There were snakes, iguanas, turtles, giant cockroaches, hedgehog and a chinchilla. Here are pictures of the boys and their friends with some of the animals.