Soccer Saturday

This week Jayden was very excited to help Matt ref Makenna and Devon's soccer games. He was the sideline referee. True to his personality, Jayden was very official. He had so much fun and was disappointed when each of the games ended.

A close friend of ours joked that we were already putting our son to work in the fields. Too funny!

Once again, Jayden's Strikers' soccer game was so intense that I forgot to take pictures. The camera sat in the bag by my chair the entire game. Hopefully I'll remember next time!

A little bit of our Saturday...

Devon's team this season is called the Torchics (a.k.a. a fire type Pokemon). He is on a bigger field and worn out by the end of the game. Matt is now an "official" ref. He has been doing it for years, but he attended the training and was given the gear this year.
Thankfully today's storm came in after the three morning soccer games and before Matt took Jayden to the REAL Salt Lake soccer game in the evening. This gorgeous rainbow appeared as they left for the game.

Makenna tumbling so Nana can see :-)

Makenna lost her first tooth 9/15/08

Makenna's tooth became very loose all of a sudden tonight. It hurt to eat and she was very hungry after going to dance and her brother's soccer practice. She set her mind to pulling that tooth out tonight and there would be no stopping her.
She would tear up and then sob, but keeping it in one more day was not an option.

Success!!!

There were tears of frustration, pain, determination and relief tonight. Oh I forgot to mention the mommy tears, when the mommy cried because her "baby" lost her first tooth.

For all of the editors reading my blog :-)...on the plastic baggie it reads "Makenna's" instead of "Makenna" because I started off writing "Makenna's first tooth" and then added the "lost her" and forgot to lose the apostrophe. Okay, now someone needs to edit my explanation...LOL.

Now it's time for bed and Makenna wants to know how long she will have this space between her teeth. She says she is excited that she lost a tooth but sad that she does not have all of her teeth anymore. Being six has many challenges.

Devon earned his blue belt!

Devon earned his blue belt in August. This was the first parent's day since he received it. The boys stretched out and then demonstrated their sparring abilities. Devon got right in there and threw some great punches and kicks. A little ways into it. I was hit with very strong emotion. Devon nailed a boy right in the mouth and the kid went to the ground. Devon immediately went up to him. I could tell he was saying, "are you all right" and "I'm sorry." I was sitting on the sidelines watching my sweet boy go from sparring to compassion with great ease. He looked so concerned. I know it's Karate and these things will happen, but as a mother, I loved seeing the loving side I have tried so hard to teach my children. As hard as he was sparring, I was fighting back the tears just as hard.

Makenna starts Elites

Makenna was asked to join the Elites at her dance studio. Elites is the advanced show team. Her group is the Tiny Elites. They range in age from 5 to 8. Makenna was beyond tickled when she received the news. She woke up today saying, "I can't believe today is my first day of Elites." The class was definitely more challenging. They focus a lot more on individual technique. On the ride home she was telling me it was hard work, but she loved it.

Jayden's Strikers' season is under way! 9/2/08

Jayden LOVES soccer. The more he plays the more he LOVES it. Tonight's game was played against Rampage. While waiting for the game to start Devon finished his book, Makenna practiced her back walk overs and Jayden warmed up on the swamp-like field. It was soaked, but added some extra "excitement" to the game.

Matt is disappointed that he is missing all of Jayden's Tuesday games. He has class on Tuesdays for the first part of this semester.

This was Jayden's third game of the season. His team is 3-0. They have really come together as a team. It's so much fun to watch the improvement and strategy in the games.
Jayden is number 9 on the red team.

Back to School Party 9/2/08

Makenna went to a back-to-school party on Tuesday. It was hosted by one of her friends from gymnastics. The girls really "clicked" as friends and were happy to see each other after a long summer apart.