Brooklyn's 1st Ever Soccer Season!

 Brooklyn did "soccer" a couple of years ago, but it was more like practice.  They didn't compete against other teams and they did drills where everyone had their own ball.  This was her first time ever to participate in a competitive, organized sport!

And here she is with her team...

The Lil Toe Jammers

(I'm not kidding)

She was doing fine at practice, learning how to dribble around cones and how to kick it into the soccer goal...

Then it was finally time for her first real game.  She was all decked out in shin guards, cleats, team ribbon and looking good!!

She wasn't a starter (per my request) because I wanted her to get to see first how the game was structured.  And when it was finally her turn???

 TEARS!!!  It was really upsetting to her that the other girls on the field weren't "sharing" with her.

And did I mention it was really HOT outside?  The heat made her "legs very tired and she couldn't run."

As the season progressed, we had lots of talks about "not crying" and just at least running around and getting exercise.  We told her that exercise made her heart so happy 

 There were no more tears after the first game.

 And her participation on the field continued to improve

 The temperature continued to cool down which surprisingly enabled "her legs to run really fast."

She looked forward to going each week.  

 And every once in a while, the ball would land at her feet and she would dribble down the field in front of the pack...until someone from the other team caught her and kicked the ball the other way, which didn't seem to bother her at all, but provided much excitement for her super-competitve mom!!  =)

 And just a side note...Chandler was her biggest fan and my best sideline buddy each week!!

PERFECT little soccer cheerleader!

The practice before there final game.  She made a serious breakthru...they scrimmaged at the very end of practice and she scored not 1,  BUT 2 goals!!  I really thought the last game might be our game to finally score...but I was wrong.  Terribly wrong.  A cold front had come thru and I learned that her "abilities" on the field were directly related to the weather.  It was too cold for her to move.  At.  All.  It was a very anticlimactic finish to our season.  BUT - as part of their end of season award, they had a little carnival set up for them after their game which was super-fun!

I'm not sure who was having more fun...Eddie or the girls.

The tractor ride was really loud!

And finally, I'll leave you with another team picture that is probably a more accurate reflection of our team of little misfits.  

Although no one was "officially" keeping score, we lost every single game and were really excited each week if we even scored.  I'm thinking things will have to improve next season, right?!?

35 Weeks

Baby Gibson has measured a little big the last several visits so they wanted to do an ultrasound at this appointment to get a better guess about his size.

 Here are a couple of the pics they took of him while we were back.  The one above is his face.  One hand is by his chin and the other is partially covering his cheek and eye.

The one below is his profile.  I think he might have big lips like his daddy!  =)

OK...back to his size.  They measure diameter and circumference of the head, the abdomin and femur...plug those numbers in and there is a formula that will give the approximate weight.  

Are you ready for this????  This child is approximately:

6 lbs 12 oz at just 35 weeks!!!!!!!!

Wow!!  He is in the 90th percentile for his "age"  and is actually measuring 37 weeks.  I was wondering why all of my maternity clothes, even those from the END of previous pregnancies, were starting to fit so snuggly!!

The doctor said this amount could be off by a lb either way...she felt my abdomen and said he felt more  like 6.5 lbs.  Brooklyn was just 6 lb 8oz at 40 weeks when I delivered her so I'm a little nervous about delivering this giant!!

Also, she said I was already 50% effaced (or thinned out) so I'm hoping this little guy might come a little earlier than the girls.  I'm going in for weekly appointments now, though, so we will continue to monitor his size and my progress and I'll keep you posted!

Gibson's Baby Shower

My dear sweet friend, Koli, and her mom, Glenda, threw Eddie and I a couples baby shower!

We have been so blessed by their never-ending generosity and are so thankful to them for putting all of this together for us.  They did such an awesome job!!

 As you can tell, they entertain a lot and have party decor down to a science!

 Check out these cute little personalized blocks that Koli made for Baby Gibson in his nursery colors.

Love, love, love this little fruit platter!!  How creative is she?!?

As you can see, they prepared quite the fiesta feast!!

This arrangement said "Words of Wisdom on Raising a BOY"  

Everyone there wrote us a special note on those little green papers.  Very Cool!

It was so personally decorated, so much fun and we came away with so much fun and useful stuff for Baby Gibson.  

We are so thankful for their thoughtfulness and for all of our wonderful friends that came out to help us celebrate.

 Sadly, somehow I managed to come home without taking a single picture of any of our party guests?!?  I started off doing so good getting pictures of all of the decor, but once they party got started I guess I was completely side-tracked by catching up with all of our friends.  =(

My Bible Study group also incorporated a mini-shower at our weekly meeting last week.  They made this precious cake for Baby Gibson!

 They also made this sweet blanket for him.  It's kind-of hard to see, but it has a cross and his name on it.  Sweet group of ladies!!

Happy Fall Ya'll

The Fair 2012

 The wagon was definitely the way to go at this age and stage in life!!

 The girls LOVED seeing the livestock!

 B was ALL about the ferris wheel before we even got to the fair...not sure how she even knew it would be there, but we were certain not to disappoint!

 The girls LOVED every minute of it!

I'm not sure if you can see the purple bow in the elephant above, but that was B riding this ride all by herself...Chandler wasn't tall enough.  Chan was tall enough for the one below, though, so Eddie rode with her and she giggled the whole time.

 I wish Eddie's face showed up better in this next picture.  The girls are just smiling and his mouth is wide open and his eyes are popping out of his head.  I definitely think he had the most fun on this ride!!

 a spontaneous hug caught on camera by the sweetest 2 sisters I know!

 This next one IS posed...they took it when we first got there.

Pumpkin Patch 2012

 Our sweet neighbor, Erin, and her daughter, Addisyn went with us this year!

 Our 3 little pumpkins had a great time!

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Complete with a hayride and picnic

 Just in case we go back next year, I wanted to mark how tall they were.  B was about 3.5 feet and Chandler was right about 3 feet even!

 And finally, the petting zoo.

 So thankful for sweet Erin who bent down to help Chandler...this very pregnant mama does not take kind gestures like that for granted these days!

Cowgirl Birthday Party

And B & C make 2 of the cutest little cowgirls I've ever seen!!

 They had a brown pony and a pink & white sparkly pony

 Both girls would wait extra time to get to ride the pink one and would have nothing to do with the brown one!  =)

 And the girls got to do another fun petting zoo there!!

We are having so much fun and doing so many fun things this fall that I'm having trouble finding time to blog about all of these fun things!  Hope your having a happy fall season, too!!