Soccer Mom

Two years ago when we were upgrading to a bigger vehicle, I fought Chris over getting a minivan.

Surprisingly HE wanted the van.

I wanted an SUV.

I wanted to get a car that would make me feel young and hip.

A van would make me feel old and exude "soccer mom".

I ended up giving in to Chris' arguments and we bought a van.

I will admit that it is really nice and spacious inside and is a lot easier to get in and out of than an SUV would be.

However, it still makes me feel old.

And as of 2 weeks ago...

 I have officially joined the ranks of Soccer Mom.

Ethan and Logan are playing soccer and loving it.  I must admit, it already has been fun going to their games and cheering them on.

 Ethan #3- Red Dragons

Logan #3- Green Alligators

It's funny that they both ended up with the same jersey numbers.

 Colin wanted to get his picture taken too.  He gets mad because he can't play soccer.  Another couple of years buddy!

Getting ready to play.  I wouldn't want to go up against these two.  They look like they mean business.

Ethan's first soccer game.  What a stud.  He scored a goal in his second game and his face was beaming.  He is naturally timid and shy and so it was a great confidence booster for him.

I haven't been able to take pictures of Logan's games yet, but I plan on it this week.  Chris is Logan's coach and has been doing an awesome job with the kids.

So to tie together my incessant rambling:

It's a fact of life that I am going to keep getting older.

And like my mom always says, "getting older is better than the alternative".

I guess I might as well enjoy it.

Being a soccer mom isn't too bad after all.  

We'll see how I feel about it at the end of the season. :) 

P.S. What makes you feel old?  What makes you feel young?

My Very Own Linus

Colin is the funniest, silliest little toddler I have ever seen.

He makes the funniest facial expressions.

He does the silliest things.

One of my favorite things about him is that he is a thumb sucking, blanket holder.  

My other kids have not gotten as attached to their thumbs or blankets (OF COURSE, We are still trying to wean Logan off of his sippy cup.  He is four and states that his sippy is his best friend.).

My other kids didn't even like to use binkies when they were babies.

I think there is nothing as adorable as a sweet little kid holding his blanket and sucking his thumb.

And, therefore, I am proud to say that I have my very own Linus.

So sweet!

So talented.  He can hold his sippy, his blanket, and suck his thumb at the same time.

I also found out the other day that he likes to wear underwear on his head.  He put it on there all by himself. (Don't worry.  It was clean.)

I'm sure it won't be so cute in a couple of years when I am trying to get him to stop sucking his thumb, but for now I love it.

P.S.  I got a job!!!  More details soon.  Wish me luck.

Need to Breathe

Could life get any busier?

Obviously the answer is yes.... but it doesn't seem like I could fit much more into my crazy schedule lately.

It feels like it's been non-stop school lately.

I need to breathe.

And look at pictures of my kids.

Their sweet smiles always brighten my day!

Also, I get to go on a date with my hubby this weekend! :)

I wanna be a writer

When I was young I wanted to be a writer.

 I loved making up stories and putting them into book format.  I even wrote a play in 5th grade with songs.  Me and all of the girls in my class would act it out at recess.  (Ya.  We were cool).  It think I still have it somewhere in a box.

As I grew older I wanted to be different things.  Such as an anethesiologist (I just loved saying the word), a teacher, and a nurse.

I obviously haven't gone into any of these fields of study.  Instead I am studying Human Resource Management.

I love HR!

But deep down I still wanna be a writer.

I know I don't usually write the most fascinating or thought provoking blog posts.  But I feel like I have so much untapped potential.

Therefore, I will be writing and publishing a book to fulfill my childhood dream of being a writer.

Hopefully this will happen sooner than later.

I wouldn't mind if I made some money in the process either.

What did you want to be when you grew up?


What do you still want to be?


P.S.
To make this post more visually interesting, I thought I would throw in a cute picture of my baby wearing my ipad sleeve on his head (his idea).