Baby Jump House

I know I'm not very good at blogging these days. We've finally figured out how to get the pictures ON our computer, but the process isn't as efficient, so I'm not as likely to get on and do it every night like I used to. :(

But here's a post for ya.

Paige is getting even more in to soccer. She always hustles, although I notice she's more of a defensive player. She's her mother's daughter. She's not too worried about chasing the ball when her team has it, but she's all over it when the other team does. She randomly decides to play goalie sometimes. Haha. They're not supposed to have goalies, so her coach has to tell her not to.
I'm also happy to report, we are not living vicariously through Paige! Ha. I used to think, based on what you see with a lot of people at their kids' games and other events, and from movies and everything, that lots of parents live vicariously through their kids, at least to some extent. I hadn't specifically thought, or worried, about it with our own kids, but at the first game it suddenly occurred to me that I didn't care if Paige was good or not. I mean I'd like her to be good, because obviously she'd probably have more fun. Let's be honest, it's just more fun to do things you're good at than if you're awful. But I PERSONALLY couldn't care less if she's the best player on the team or the worst, as long as she's having fun.

I also don't care if she ends up loving sports, or wants to keep doing dance, or both, or neither. As long as she's trying and experiencing things and having fun. So anyway, I just found that that was a relief, to find that we won't feel the urge to push them to do things for US instead of for THEM. Not to get all deep on you. Ha.

Today at practice, her coach said she's really coming out of her shell. Paige is hard to explain to people, she can be shy, but it depends on the situation, and the type of people she's around. (Her mother's daughter there again) When she does open up, she has SO much personality, and won't stop talking to you. Ha.


Cason was eating his sandwich the other day and told me it looked like a bow tie.
He's our scaredy cat. He won't even walk down our own hallway to go to the bathroom unless one of us goes with him. He used to tell me Swiper might be there and get him. Swiper is the fox from Dora the Explorer. I guess he's technically a "bad guy", since he steals things, but Dora always catches him and he's pretty wimpy. So it was funny that Cason was scared of him. He doesn't mention Swiper anymore, but he's still nervous to go anywhere alone. Yesterday before church I was getting ready, and I walked into the dining room. Cason was in there alone, finishing his cereal, and he smiled at me and said "I'm not scared! Daddy telled me God always bees with me." :) So cute.

It was the church's anniversary, so they had a little barbecue after the service, and there were 4 or 5 jump houses for the kids. They loved it. Toward the end most people had gone home, and lots of the jump houses were empty. So Veronica and Jess asked the girl in charge of one of them if the babies could play. They LOVED it.

Aivree tried walking around and kept falling, and Neely did her bouncing on her knees thing.

Those scabs on her nose would be the rug burn from her face plant off the chair.

We noticed Caso pouting in another jump house, with the kid in charge of that one trying to comfort him.
I went to see what was wrong, (and take pictures of him pouting) and found out he was sad the girl wouldn't let him in with his baby sister. So we asked if it would be okay if he promised not to jump with the babies in there.

Neely was happy to have him there, and he and Paige were proud to show her off to their friends.