DIANA CAN PLAY TOO!!!....7/14/10

Miss Diana decided she should be able to play soccer too! She ran out on the field and acted like she was supposed to be there. I went out to get her and the coach said she could stay and hang out with the three and four year olds. She did tell him she was two (hehe)Davis helping Diana get in line - he was so protective.
Listening to the coach...
Standing by big brother and feeling very important...
Action photo of Davis - he is getting really good at finding and kicking his own ball!!

SEEDS AND ALICIA KEYES 7/13/10...

Davis learned about seeds last week at Camp Minikani. Here he is "planting" some seeds before he left camp. He is so used to me taking a quick photo of what he did at camp each day he even reminds me that I need to take a picture of him "working" before we leave.


If you are wondering what Alicia Keyes has to do with seeds please note the next photo. Davis is my "picky" eater. He told me he would eat his green beans if he could watch Alicia Keyes at the table. I caved in and he ate the green beans. Whatever it takes at this point!

ARCELYA'S FIRST BIRTHDAY 7/11/10...

This is such a precious family photo. Arcelya's party was so much fun and Natalia went all out with the decorations. I loved it!!
Diana was so excited to see Arcelya's cake and sing "Happy Birthday". She really understands birthdays now; it's very exciting for her. She was so happy for Arcelya when she opened her presents and got a baby doll.
Yes, that is my son "fixing" something on top of the house. Look at his "I'm gonna get this done face". He is all boy and a little engineer lately...
We got to see Marques and Keisha!! Keisha is great with the kids and always so helpful. As you can see Diana wanted to play not pose for photos...
Diana hanging out with the big girls...

After the party, we dropped Michael off at the Amtrak station as he headed off to Chicago for work training. He was gone Sunday evening through late Friday. We survived but were sure happy to see him when he got home. Diana missed him the most!!

DAVIS' FIRST NIGHT OF SOCCER- 7/7/10

Daddy went with Davis to his first night of soccer so I am blogging from Michael's perspective. Michael said he was very proud of Davis and his following directions during "hydration" time LOL! He ran to Michael each time to get his water bottle and went right back on the field. I asked Michael what else was notable about soccer and he said he wanted to be humble so that's all we have to report :-) We are so proud of you Davis - you are growing up at warp speed!!!
Davis LOVED this coach and her #8 shorts. He is working his charm with his "conversational" skills.
After a short conversation, the coach fell in love with Davis too. We are probably bias but he is quite the little charmer.
Group shot of all the three year olds playing soccer..

LEARNING ABOUT TREES 7/6/10....

Davis was finishing up his tree picture when Diana and I picked him up from camp. The teacher was kind enough to let Diana join in and make one of her own as well. Miss Carla commented on how "methodical" Davis was when working on projects. I wonder where he gets that from?

I love the concentration in these photos...

FIREWORKS AT CLAYTON'S

These were the last photos I took over the fourth. The girls were watching fireworks in the front yard so we had the Dads take a quick photo with them. I think everyone was ready for bed! Thanks again to the Boldens for a GREAT holiday weekend. All your friends were great and there was so much fun stuff to do. Now if only we could just move there :-)

THEY LOVE BEING WITH DADDY...

SPLATTER SISTERS CONCERT...

The Splatter Sisters were the hilite of the trip for the kids. They are still talking about them now nearly two weeks later. Kenyatta and Michael both dressed up like a cow for one of the songs and the girls especially thought that was great. Madison kept saying "my daddy a cow!" Diana didn't even realize this was Michael in the suit until it was all over. Kenyatta and Michael were great for doing this - there are not a lot of men who would volunteer to do this :-)Dancing on stage with all the dads...
Davis front and center...
Dancing to the Splatter Sisters....
Davis in the hula hoop contest. He has never hula hooped so he basically just threw the hoop around himself over and over. He thought he was doing a great job - he is Mr. Confident LOL!

KIDDIE PARADE

I am a little behind on blogging so I still need to finish up our photos from the fourth. These are some pics from the kiddie parade on Sunday morning. We met at the community center where the kids got to decorate their wagons.Davis was very serious about his decorating duties...

We loved all the families we met while in Minnesota. I would love to move their someday! This is Madison and Diana with Kendall and Avery....
Once the kids were done decorating at the community center they marched a long a path with a band playing and people cheering for them. The parade ended at a park where a stage was set up for yet another performance of the Splatter Sisters (our new favorite band around here!)

RING AROUND THE ROSEY - RED WHITE AND BLUE STYLE

Saturday evening we went to a festival and dressed the kids up in their cute fourth clothes. We tried to get them to pose for a photo but they opted to play ring around the rosey instead.




At a kid-friendly concert. Sara is 6 months pregnant and looks so cute. We are excited to see what she is having - boy or girl!!

FOURTH OF JULY PARADE

Saturday morning we all loaded up in the van and went to a local Fourth of July parade. Looking at the pictures makes me wish I was back there now. This parade had more Veterans marching in it than I have ever seen. It was very heartwarming.

Madison didn't want to let go of Ziggy the clown. I think I know where she gets her love of clowns from Sara.



At one point during the parade, Davis really wanted a football jersey that the local high school was throwing out so he chased the truck down but didn't get one. A few minutes later a boy ran back and gave Davis a jersey. He may be able to fit into it by the time he's 18 :-)

CHUTES & LADDERS

Our first stop after we got to the Boldens was a playground/park called Chutes & Ladders. It was one of the best parks we've ever been to. There was even a sprayground to play in as well. The kids have not seen Madison since March so they were very excited to play with her.
Davis teaching Madison how to make a funny face (as you can see Diana has already been schooled in this area)
So cute together...

THE MOOSE AND THE MOUSE

We went to visit the Bolden Family over Fourth of July weekend. On the way to Minneapolis we were looking for somewhere to stop and eat lunch with the kids, I spotted a large mouse and moose and decided that would keep them entertained.



Notice the large moose in the background - so cool don't you think?


Posing with the big mouse and cheese (only in Wisconsin). Daddy added the "Usain Bolt" of course.