First day of school pictures

 

 

As with tradition, I took beginning of the year pictures.

 

Alex is in 1st grade this year.  He was so sad last year when he didn’t loose a tooth, like most of his classmates.  This year he has 2 loose teeth!  The bottom two middle teeth are loose and the dentist predicted there would be at least one out by Halloween.  He still loves math, and although he doesn’t really know it yet, he’s doing “times” or multiplication.  It’s really crazy how easy math comes to him.  He can READ!  Last year his big thing was to learn how to read.  This year, he was reading something to me and read the word “remembering”.  That is one tough word to read!  He has a new love again - legos.  We even signed him up for an afterschool Lego group.  He still loves Superheros – Superman being the favorite.  His favorite color is purple this year – a complete change from either blue or red.  He explains it that red and blue make purple and more than just girls can like purple.  Alex has many friends, my extroverted boy.  I love watching him play with his friends.  He loves the 49ers, just like Dad.  In fact, every football game they watch, he asks his Dad which team he wants to win and Lance says it, then Alex says that is the team he wants to win too. 

 

Sara is in “big kid” Preschool this year.  My baby girl is in PRESCHOOL!  This year her classroom is working on saying “Yes” instead of “yeah”.  It’s so fun to hear her say “yes” very politely and carefully.  She’s been saying a lot of Yes’s lately!  She has the cutest lisp with her “S” sounds.  So, “Sara” sounds like “Thera”.  Sara is all about being a big kid.  If it’s “big kid” she wants to do it, unless of course, she doesn’t.  Then she doesn’t care about being a big kid.  Ahh – being a preschooler.  She can spell her name - s.a.r.a.  She is learning to count and recognize letters. Her favorite color is green – and often that is how decisions are made for her.  She is starting to really sing the preschool songs that she’s learning and I love hearing her sing.  She has lots of friends at school, but she has certain best friends who she loves most. She loves the Seahawks, just like mom.  Loves bubble baths and toe nail polish.  In fact, she loves painting each of her toenails a different color – rainbow toenails she calls them.  She has just started to learn how to draw stick people, I absolutely must get a picture and post it.  It’s amazing!  Her drawings have really taken a turn lately, she used to do a very simple coloring that was very “Sara”.  Now there are all sorts of shapes and different things she draws.  She has learned to ride her balance bike all by herself. 

 

This year is truly going to be amazing!

 

 

 

 

Sara Pee Wee soccer and my coaching debut

 

I had my coaching debut this last weekend – a newly minted coach of Pee Wee soccer (3 & 4 year olds).  We have done this same program with Alex for 3 years and had a lot of fun.   Finally, it was Sara’s time to try out soccer and I thought – I can coach!  They are always looking for someone to volunteer and I can do this!

 

Well, I must say – it was fun! 

 

There are 10 kids on my team, which is challenging (it would be great if this was like 5-6 kids).  But, let’s be real here for a second – it’s not really soccer – it’s more like an introduction to soccer and it’s kind of similar to herding cats at that age. 

 

It was funny – someone was saying to me that they couldn’t coach since they never played soccer – and I blew their mind since I said that I’ve never played soccer either!  It doesn’t matter!  But, at this point its not really about soccer (see above).  It’s really about separating from your parents at this age, and playing something new, and starting to be social among the 3-4 year old crowd.  It’s also a bit about the beginners guide to an organized game.  I had kids that were the full spectrum – one kid who never even detached from his parents the entire time, one kid who already knew how to basically play and score, get the ball from other players, and everything in between.  I even have a set of brothers who wrestle the whole time!  Not joking!   

 

It was a ton of work, but a lot of fun.  And the best part was watching Sara play with a BIG smile on her face! 

 

Sara’s favorite is that our shirts are her favorite color – green!  And our team name is the Giraffes.  Sara got to kick the ball and made a goal.  And after a big day of playing soccer for the first time – we ate lunch, played a bit, watched a cartoon – and she was lights out for about an hour (a rarity these days) on the couch. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seahawks vs 49ers

 

 

One of the biggest games of the season and it’s a contentious one here in the Torgesen household.