Saturday, September 11, 2010

The Guilt

I have been feeling a little bad lately.  I love all of the homeschooling I am doing with the girls, but it is apparent that something is missing.  They sit with me and we read books, do crafts, practice our letters and sing songs.  I can tell it's enough for Sophia because half way through she will grab her pillow and go rest. Lily is doing really well with me, but I feel like she needs more.  I know that she needs more.  Lily is a very social person.  She likes playing with other kids.  Her friends are off at school during the day and it is way too hot to do anything outside.  So Lily spends a lot of time with me and Sophia.  
When I ask her if she misses going to school, she tells me "yes".  I ask her what she misses the most and she tells me that she misses playing with her friends on the playground.  I remember that always being the topic of discussion when I would pick her up from Miss Selma's.  I would ask how her day went and her response always centered around whether or not they got to go outside on the playground.  
I expressed my concern to Joe and we both decided that this little social butterfly of ours needs to be around other kids.  She is where she needs to be prior to entering kindergarten academically, so it wasn't that.  I just know that this is a girl that needs her friends.
I wish it wasn't Saturday because I am very eager to call her school to see if there are still openings.  If not, I will be slightly devastated.  Cross your fingers for us!

Her First Game

Today is Lily's first ever soccer game.  She was very excited about it once she got past the shorts that were "really blue" and the big, baggy shirt.  Not at all what she typically wears, but my Lily can look cute in anything...
We have plenty of time before the game starts, so we have Lily practice some of her kicks...

Ready, set...

Kick!   Oops, let's try that again...

Kick...

This time she doesn't take her eye off it...

Time to get her game face on...

While Sophia pulls up a seat where she can be close to all of the action...

Pre-game drills...

Whoops, there goes that darn ball moving again...

She catches her balance...

Resets...


and kicks...
SCORE!!

The game begins...

She gets right into the thick of things...

GOAL!!!

and she makes sure to check the sideline that we are watching...

After 45 minutes of running around, this smile never left her face.  I am so glad she is having fun...

As for Sophia, all she needs are rain boots and an umbrella to keep her happy...


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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Gone are the Days

Apparently, gone are the days of occupying yourself with a book...

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Monday, August 30, 2010

Independence

Sophia insists on doing things herself.  When it comes to getting dressed, she doesn't allow us to help.  Sometimes it works...
and sometimes it doesn't.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

It's That Time Again

It's that time of the year again where we must dust off those cleats and kick the soccer ball around...

Lily was so ready for this day...
Like most always, Sophia needed a little more time to warm up to it...

Still thinking about it...

Lily got right into the thick of things and began kicking the ball around with the boys...
Sophia finally dried her eyes and decided this wasn't too bad after all...

that was, until she got her head stuck in the net after this play...


Lily hung onto every word her coach told her...

and worked hard at all of the drills...

After watching Lily have fun, Sophia had a change of heart and said "I weady now"...
With 5 minutes left in practice, she finally put on her cleats...
By the end of practice, Lily's face was a little red, but a lot of happy...

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