Soccer Monster Part Two

This week's soccer game was here in CB and I did not take my camera.....but our little soccer monster made a GOAL! He was so excited. Brooks was definitely not having his best game--not much hustle and kind of lack luster, but he was in the right place at the right time and had the perfect shot. He was so proud. (us too)

Soccer Monster

Brooks has started fall soccer and seems to really be enjoying it. These pictures are from a tournament we went to in Lake City (85 miles from Crested Butte) last Saturday. Brooks is in his yellow jersey and grey pants.in the openLast season Brooks would kick the ball good, but then not run and dribble it. This season he has really learned to run and advance the ball at the same time.You can't see this very well but Brooks got to do the throw in They scored off of his throw in Celebrating the goal.

Getting some instructions from Coach RileyThis trip they played 2 games against the Lake City kids. Porter calls it the championship game since they get to travel.

Our team is rainbow colored because not everyone makes the trip to Lake City. Just a couple from each team so everyone wears their jersey from their team in Crested Butte.

It was kind of a long trip for a couple of hours of soccer, but it was fun and we got to see a part of the state we had never been before.

School Park

One of the schools in Alva has a great playground and we took the boys to play when everyone needed a break from 3 boys. This is the basketball court that had 4 low baskets. Ty of course loved this. He is a sports fanatic. Even thought these were low it was still tricky for him to make the shot.Ty was not going to leave until he made a shot in each basket. Mimi and Cooper were trying to be patient.I love how you can see his shorts falling down in this picture. He was really working at this basketball thing.SUCCESS! He did it. Once he made all 4 shots he went ahead and played at the rest of the playground.Teeter-totters and fun and you don't see them at parks much anymore.

This was the neatest toy. It had5 bike seats and the boys could pedal in a little circle.

I loved it for Cooper because he could just practice how it feels to pedal.

constantly trying to 'catch' that brother

so fun

Sometimes it is fun to play at a park that is 'old school' (Mimi Susan did go to Elementary school here) Today's parks are so modern and pc it was fun to take the boys to a really different park environment. They loved it.

Anyone Know

Does anyone know a good divorce lawyer?I think I have grounds-- this much snow in September?

Mike still hasn't come home, I think he is too scared.

Meet Romo

When we were in Oklahoma my cousin Amy and her husband Kyle came to see us and brought their puppy Romo with them. Romo is part Australian Shepard and loved 'herding" the boys in my grandparents backyard. Ty at first cried because he is a little scared of dogs. Brooks loved him because he was small and fast, Cooper cried because Ty cried. Once the boys went in the house they discovered it was fun to look at and play with Romo through the door. It was really cute and I could not resist the pic. All the boys warmed up to Romo and they had a great afternoon running and playing in Granddad's huge backyard. (and kiddie pool--Romo could not stay out of the water)

We Start Them Early

Cooper enjoying his first Starbucks. It was just hot chocolate but it looks like he is swigging coffee.He is the only one of the boys who wants a taste of my coffee, and he seems to like it, he always wants more.

Let's Ride the Bus!

Brooks had been dying to ride the bus to school. Both Mike and I had been nervous about sending him on the bus (just nervous parent stuff). We had some trouble with the timing because he has to be ready so much earlier than if Mike takes him, but finally Thursday it all came together and he got to ride the bus! This is Brooks' friend Rowen who gets on at the same stop as Brooks. At the next stop 3 more kids in his class join them. All told 6 kids out of his class of 14 ride the same bus. Brooks' good friend Porter and his big sister Catherine are already on the bus when Brooks gets on so we knew Catherine would look out for Brooks once he got to school. And away they go, it was a big step for Mike and I but Brooks handled it like a pro!