Soccer

Megan's soccer has begun again. This year her coach rotates all the players in the goalie position, so Megan will only play goalie a few times. It has been really good for her to play all the other positions more and learn more about the game. She scored her first goal this year and helped score another goal. Today they did not have any subs for the entire game because people were on vacations and such. Megan did a great job running for the entire hour in 110+ heat.

I wanna help you Momma!

Joelle is such an independent little girl. She wants to do everything herself and help everyone do what they are doing. She helped me make pancakes the other day. She was so proud of herself! It is such a joy to watch her grow and become the girl she will be. I am sure we will butt heads plenty in the future (we have a little now), but she is a good, caring little girl who just wants to please.

Flag Football

David's experience with flag football this year in junior high was a good one. He was one of only seven 7th graders that made the team. He was used to playing quarterback because he has a heck of an arm, but this year he played offensive line. He did a great job considering he was learning a position he had never played before. His team went all the way to the Championship game. They lost to Willis in the final game, but did their best. Each year the coaches nominate a player from each team to participate in a day long leadership camp. They look for players that have a good attitude and sportsmanship. David was the player that his coach is sending from their team. There are 30 kids on the team, so we are very proud of David. He is looking forward to the activities.

The Park

Today marked the beginning of Megan's Sunday school year. After we drop her off at Temple, Joelle and I go to Kiwanis Park. It is beautiful and they have a huge covered play area. One of the best parts of this bi-weekly journey is feeding the ducks. Joelle loves to feed the ducks. At any one time, there are probably 20-30 ducks waiting to be fed. This time we also brought Joelle's Dora bike. She loved riding all over the place and has gotten very good at steering. Thank goodness for that, because there are people all over this park! Coming here a few times a month really makes you remember what is important in life. The little things. Being at the park and watching Joelle play, or watching her feed the ducks is so enjoyable and peaceful.

Sing, Sing, Sing

Joelle discovered her inner singer, while we were at Gameworks for David's Bar Mitzvah. She loved the microphone and she even belted out the tunes. I am not sure what she was singing, no one was! But she had a great time.

Having a Fairy Good Time

Joelle is a girly girl! She loves to dress up and look pretty. Just look at her smile. She is such a happy girl. She is growing up so fast. She no longer looks like a toddler to me. I see baby pictures of her and they make me a little sad, because my "baby" is gone. I see those pictures and I remember what it was like to hold her and rock her. She was so little and so dependent on me. Not so anymore. These pictures show all the sugar that little girls are made of, but she is also showing us much more spice!

Bar Mitzvah!

Wow, the day has finally arrived. David looked so handsome and grown up in his suit. He was relaxed and at ease. Here David is with his Rabbi, he had to read Hebrew from the Torah and he did it like a pro! The service was 2 hours long and David basically did the entire thing. We were so proud of him. If he made any mistakes, no one knew about it because he kept his composure and continued. He showed so many signs of growing up. We can't believe he is really 13!! With Junior High and becoming a teen he has entered a new phase in his life. It was very scary for me, but he has done wonderful and made great choices so far. A lot of David's family members and several of Steve's high school friends made the trip out to celebrate his special day. We are all so blessed to have wonderful friends and family.


After the service, David cuts the challa and raises a glass for a toast!

Don't we look good. Everyone is so grown up now.




The party was at Gameworks. There was lots of food and fun had by all! We had a huge banquet room with a pizza and sandwich buffett. The kids got 3 hour play cards and took off to play games. David had a great time with his friends and family.





Kathlene's friend Michelle made this awesome cake. It has everything that is important to David on it. Not only did it look good, but it tasted good as well:)

David getting a Laker jersey from Michael. See him beam. He couldn't even look at the camera! All in all, it was a wonderful day.