Soccer in the Fall

So here are some pictures, starting with the folders on this computer that follow our last blog entry last September.  I hadn't planned to stop posting, it just got harder to find the time and we spent a ton of time this fall and winter sick and exhausted.

 Devin got lots of teeth this winter.

Both boys have spent lots of time reading.  Liam has homework reading every night, but he also likes to read chapter books and picture books that we get from the library.  Devin has been following his example.  No chapter books for him yet, though.

 Liam was in soccer this fall.  It was a "developmental league" which meant that the emphasis was on learning basic skills and on playing and having fun rather than competition.  This was great for Liam who didn't have much experience.

 He really put his heart into it.

 Allen took Liam to practices.  Devin and I only made it to one game.  Even though it was only September, it was cold out there!

Not a Stereotypical Fairy Tale

Since we haven't managed to post for a while we have lots of catching up to do.  Or maybe we'll just go on from here.  I don't have a plan, really, I just want to get started again.

Liam was in a play this weekend.  It was called "Not a Stereotypical Fairytale" and was written by some members of the Horizon Youth Theater group, which Liam has been doing activities with for a while.

 We took Devin to the first performance.  He ended up playing with my phone with "Toddler Lock" on most of the time, but he did watch for a while.

 I'll let Liam tell you what's going on here.  "The person with the blue shirt is singing 'Narwhals, Narwhals swimming in the ocean, causing a commotion because they are so awesome' when Stage Manager interrupts her.  And I am writing on my my clip board."  Liam was Assistant Stage Manager.

 Liam also played the part of "Yoga," a trickster who worked with Blanca and Blanco to fleece the audience during performances.

 Liam:  I am carrying stuff off stage that two people flirted with.

 Liam:  I am being carried off stage because I'm a Packman ghost.

Liam:  I gathered money.
(The club took donations to help cover expenses.)