Soccer

Carson finished up another soccer season. As usual soccer season was quite the crack up. This year Carson developed the habit of "talking smack" to the opposing team. This "smack talking" was quite hilarious especially since Carson is not a very aggressive kid and wouldn't hurt a fly. Carson's "smack talk" definitely needs improvement since the things he would say to other players were things like "I am going to take you to death" (we are not sure where he got this from), but trust me when we figured out what he was saying to the other kids we put the kabosh on his smack talking death threats. Conversely we have heard Carson in the same game where he dished out death threats congratulate people on the other team for scoring a goal or doing a good kick. I think his soccer strategy may have been to scare the other team with his death threats and then confuse them with his compliments. It was a complex strategy for his age if you think about it. I think the highlight of every game for Carson was the kick off. When it was Carson's turn to do the kick off he would run from his goal to the ball so he could kick it extra hard. Amazingly enough he scored a couple of goals this way. Also frequently by the end of a soccer game the other team thought that running to the soccer ball was a good strategy and all the kids would be kicking the ball this way. One funny thing about this season is that Carson when really trying to kick the ball hard would close his eyes (see the last photo) as a result his foot to ball contact was not always what it could have been. Carson loved this soccer season and looked forward to his games every Saturday. We are proud of Carson and his going out every Saturday and playing his hardest.

family

We have such a great family! With the arrival of Lily and all that has been going on with Lincoln I have more than ever appreciated the support of family. I was lucky enough when I had Lily to have my mom and mother-in-law both come and stay for a week. I can't say what a relief it was to have them come and help with the kids while I got back on my feet. Whenever my Dad comes up he always takes time to play with the boys. The boys love their Grandpa! Last time he was here he went and played on our new play set with them, which is quite the feat since my Dad is a huge guy (6ft 8in tall). Here are some snap shots of family members over the recent weeks who have been visiting or helping out. We love you guys! Thank you so much!

Tummy Time

Since Lily's umbilical cord fell off I have been trying to get her a good amount of tummy time (so her head won't be flat like Lincolns) These are pictures of her a few weeks ago when I first put her on her tummy. I was surprised by how strong she was. Look at our Lily girl holding her head up like a champ.

Such Good brothers

The boys have really taken to Lily. Lincoln loves to get down on the floor and talk with Lily and he always says such cute things like "I got ya little girl no cry" and whenever he holds her (with help of course) he will say to Carson: "Carson I need your help to get Lily a stuffed animal" and Carson of course complies. Carson also loves to hold Lily and get on the ground and talk to her and sing songs to her. Whenever Lily grabs onto Carson's finger he gets excited and tells us that Lily is holding his finger because she loves her brother. Both boys insist on giving Lily a goodnight kiss every night, and if Lily is crying and I can't get to her immediately I almost always find a little stuffed animal laying by her that one of the boys brought to her to make her feel better. Lily is one lucky girl to have such sweet brothers.

More cuteness

I didn't want to do this, but some of my family have been harassing me about posting some more pictures of Lily. Basically I have been a victim of Internet harassment, and was forced to post pictures of our adorable little girl for me and my families safety :) I just can't get enough of our adorable little girl; she is soooo sweet! Lily had her 2 week check up on Friday and she is doing great. She weighed in at 10 lbs 7 ounces. Lily has gotten into a pretty good schedule. At night Lily will sleep for a good 4 hour stretch, which means generally I am only getting up once a night. Also Lily is definitely a cuddler. She loves to be held and have people stroke her cheek. And if she is good and content she makes little cooing sounds while you hold her. I know I am biased but it really is precious.

Her eyelashes are coming in. I think she is going to inherit the amazing Snow eyelashes. I admit, I am a little jealous.