Jay's First Soccer Game

Saturday, Jaybird had his first soccer game. He had a lot of fun! He was excited because he got to pick out his number. He wanted number four (because he's four years old) and he got it! And, of course, we were all happy his team got to be the red team! Gerogia colors!! Here are some videos that will give you the basic idea of what the game was like. Jaybird was much more interested in running around with other kids his age than he was with trying to take the ball from the other team or even with scoring a goal!

This video lets you catch a glimpse of Jay checking out his "running posture". I don't know if he's trying to look like a super hero or what. Maybe he thinks he runs faster if he looks like he's running fast! :)

And here's where he almost scored a goal. I really thought he was going to do it, but that little blue kid just robbed him! :) Jaybird waits up for him at the end, though, and makes sure he at least out runs him! :)

Newfound Talent

Sara Grace has a newfound talent. Maybe she'll be good at decorating/arranging rooms. Goodness knows I'm sure not! :) She really loves to do this.....

Sara Grace's First Tooth

I finally caught some pictures of Sara Grace's first tooth. They're not the best pictures, but at least you can see it...and see that it's crooked. :)

The Elephant And The Butterfly

Caught a few more animal sounds on video. Thought I'd share....

Did you notice the elephant's trunk??

The butterfly has a similar story to the peacock on my last post. We needed a noise for a butterfly, so I wave my hand like a butterfly flying and say "flutter, flutter, flutter"....just so you know what she's trying to say. :)

The Snake And The Peacock

I finally got Sara Grace to do some of her animal sounds on camera. She knows quite a few animal sounds, but getting her to cooperate and do them on cue is more than a challenge (she's rather independent!).

And as an explanation of the peacock "noise". Jaybird had a book when he was a baby that had several animals in it. My mom was reading it to Jaybird one day and doing the animal sounds for each one. I told her I never knew what noise to make for the peacock. Without missing a beat, she told Jaybird that a peacock says, "Pretty" and made a hand motion like the tail of a peacock fanning out. So, Jaybird always said that's what a peacock said. Of course, I had to teach it to Sara Grace when we read that same book...and now you get to see her version of it. :)

Outside Fun

Just thought I'd share some sweet pictures from a fun day outside. Sara Grace has recently learned to ride her little scooter. She does quite a good job on it. It's sweet to watch her scoot around. And, of course, little Jaybird loves to ride his bicycle and play on his playground. This particular day they both insisted on wearing hats. They both LOVE hats. Didn't bother me any...keeps the sun off their sweet little heads and faces--especially Sara Grace who was blessed with my lovely pale skin....

Milky

Just thought I should introduce everyone to the newest addition to our family. This is Milky. She has decided to make our house her home. She has been around for about 6 weeks or so without us feeding her or really even paying much attention to her. So, we finally decided to "officially" make her ours....even though she had already made that decision for us! She is a really pretty kitty and has a super sweet personality. She likes to lay under Sammy's truck and recently has decided that the "fort" part of Jay's playground is her own personal cathouse. If we are outside, she is always right at our feet rubbing on our legs and just wanting to be a part of our family.
She even helped Jaybird with his practice for his first soccer practice.
Sara Grace really likes her and just giggles when Milky rubs against her feet.
If you stand still, she is always rubbing on your legs....whether you want her to or not. :) We didn't name her for a long time--just called her "that cat", but when we finally decided to buy cat food (acknowledging she was staying), we let Jaybird pick her name. We went through a few names suggested by Mommy, but he actually came up with one himself--and, of course, it stuck! He said we should name her Milky because she likes milk. (I found out Jay and Daddy gave her a bowl of milk one time when I wasn't home!)