This has been a great year for us and we have been very busy with all the kids' activities. Football and cheerleading pretty much took over our life this fall. The season starts mid-July and runs all the way through the beginning of December. After the season is over we are drained, but looking back we are grateful the kids are busy making friends, competing, and learning new skills. I'll update this by event, so it can be easier to read. Let's get started...
Natalia felt really silly this day, it was after church and I was cooking or cleaning (notice the super cute apron Sarah made). We really got into it. Every time I see them, they bring a smile to my face. We have many more were these came from, but I would not be so foolish as to publish them on here!
These are other random pictures from Natalia's first season cheering. She really loved it and barely complained considering how early she had to get up every Saturday. Although it wasn't in my plans, I ended up coaching her squad. Since it's only 4-5 year olds, we had a tiny squad of 4 girls. We had the option of combining them with older girls to form a bigger squad, but I really wanted them to have fun and not feel pressure since they are so young. In the end, it was awesome. I practiced my patience, as they chased fireflies, and I received more hugs from little arms than I ever anticipated. It was a great bonding experience for all the girls in the family since Lauryn helped me make up their competition routine. I call Lauryn my assistant coach because at times she stepped in to lend a very needed hand...and all the girls loved her.
If there is one thing I dread every year, it would have to be science projects. I don't look forward to them, I stress out over them, I feel like it's my project every year and another thing on my to do list. This year, we picked an easy one for Anthony. "Does size matter? Will the size of a parachutes' canopy affect it's drag?" In the end, Danilo saw I was stressing out over this and offered to be in charge of overseeing this "simple task". I stepped aside and watched with amusement. In the end, he realized you can't put a board together in 5 minutes. It doesn't matter how many times an 11 year old boy says he has everything ready, he always means everything except the pictures, charts, data tables, and "oh, wait, everything still needs to be typed!" Here Danilo took a picture of Anthony letting go of the bigger parachute he made. Let's just say in the end it got done and everyone was happy ...he got A's.
Here is a project Lauryn did about music instruments. She was supposed to create a music instrument to play "Mary Had A Little Lamb" out of household products. Danilo took this opportunity to bond with his "baby girl" and helped her put this together. It was really sweet to see how he took her to Lowes, bought all the materials, helped her cut out the box, and took all the pictures. He is so good with the kids and knows how to make everything fun! She did an amazing job and presented it in class. She was really proud of it!
For Grandparent's Day, Natalia's pre-school hosted a grandparent's breakfast. Since our parents don't live in town, I went to her class. It's one of the perks of working at the school, it's really easy to be part of all the special events. They had a show for us. They sang songs and showed us everything they had learned so far. The teacher's had them make this project while we were there. It's amazing how they follow instructions and cut so well. Natalia shows me her project. A pumpkin patch were she cut great circles! Check out the faces! Too cute!
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