Sports, sports, and more sports!

Sports and activities have now taken over our lives. Ryley is now doing gymnastics and soccer, and Mason is playing football (which is two nights a weeks and games on Sunday). Ryley's first soccer game was very interesting. Some of the kids on her team (including her) have never played soccer so the games are funny. She says she is having lots of fun, so really that is the only thing that matters!

Plus, she looks super cute in her soccer uniform.
Mason's first football game. He was so excited! His team won 12-0, but of course we don't keep score. Mason is the quarter back again this year and doing a great job not only with his job, but also being a good role model/leader for the whole team. He was able to score one of the touchdowns on a fake. Very cool!

Ryley was able to go and perform at the Holiday Inn Expo Center the other day. She had lots of fun "showing" off.
Ryley stretching for gymnastics.

The Zoo

A couple weeks ago we went on a field trip to the zoo. We are learning all about animals and their habitats. Ryan took the day off of work and Erin came too. We all had a wonderful time and I think the kids even learned a few things.

Here is Jodie in the kids petting area, driving a boat.

Mason has always loved the hippo. I think it is just because you crawl through his mouth and come out his butt.
One of the best parts of the day was visiting the stingrays. They were amazing and fun to pet. The kids all fed them and no one fell in.

After a long day we rode the train all around the zoo. Of course the kids all wanted to ride with Aunt Erin.

School has started.

School has started and is going quite well! We are enjoying the time together (most of it anyways), and the kids seem to be adjusting very well. Once in awhile I hear "I want to go back to Public School", or "I miss my friends", but that is short lived. Since Mason sees friends on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sundays and Ryley sees some of her friends on Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. Plus we play with the neighbors every chance we get.

Here are a couple of the things we have been doing. These pictures are our Shel Silverstein pictures. We are doing an author study on him and tried to imitate his drawings. The first set is Ryley's.The tree is mine.
This set is Mason's and they come from the book The Missing Piece (one of our favorites!).
This is music class. Last week we decided to use our drums to keep a steady beat. The kids did great with this activity and loved playing their drums very very loud!!!!
After drumming the kids wanted to play all the instruments that we have. Jodie loved playing her little piano (I think it is about time for a big one.).

So overall school is going great. I am learning as I go along and hopefully the kids are learning and enjoying this journey!!!!!