We needed to pick up some stuff we forgot in Michigan that Beth brought back for us…so we met in Fredericksburg for lunch! A friend who lives here recommended Castiglias and it was DELICIOUS!
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He looks like a soccer player!
It was crazy insane hot tonight so practice didn’t last very long.
Then little sister wanted a picture, too. 🙂
As a sidenote, we still don’t have a coach and it’s quite the cluster. It’s clear no one at the soccer association really has any idea what’s going on and that makes it very frustrating as a parent. This came in an email after practices:
My reaction was SERIOUSLY? It is OUR job to find a coach? WHAT?! I posted as much on Facebook, lamenting that this can’t be typical…and unfortunately was quickly told by many that yes, it’s very common—lots of parents with zero soccer knowledge end up coaching soccer. Ay yi yi. So stay tuned…there’s stuff in the works.
They love when I bring the waterproof camera!
It was back up to probably 98 and 85% humidity so we spent four hours at the pool today. The battery on the camera was running out after the first hour. 🙂
Then Katie wanted the camera so I coached her (again) on how to hold the camera so she wouldn’t get her fingers in the way… She does pretty well.
She never wants to practice floating when I want her to…so she just decides to do it whenever. I have to say it freaks me out just a little. 🙂
Little Mermaid Waiting
Katie’s twirling pool jumps
She loves jumping! Today she started doing twirl jumps!
Puzzles with a friendÂ
I watched a friend’s kids this morning for a bit and the girls did puzzles!
While Hami chewed on some plastic cookies. 🙂
Owen’s first ever soccer practice!
I thought I’d take a lot more pictures but it didn’t turn out that way! Katie enjoyed running around playing with Owen and the other kids. We probably should have put her in soccer, too, but honestly, I’m just not that ready to commit to that many hours of sports—their practices are at different times, so I’d (we’d) be at the fields for three hours on Wednesday (her from 5:30-6:45 and him from 7:00-8:15), plus another 1:15 for him Friday, and then two games each Saturday from 9-11:30. Yuck. I know those days are coming…but I am just not sure I’m ready yet.
First we were on the wrong practice field—they have like 14 teams practicing at once and we didn’t realize there were two teams named Revolution (because the whiteboard didn’t differentiate them!) so we went from a field with great sideline seats to a half field with crappy viewing…and then our coach didn’t show up (and hadn’t emailed ANYONE to let them know) so there was a scramble to get a substitute coach so any real practice started about a half hour late…and I didn’t feel like hovering while he practiced (though, honestly, the first practice would have been the one to do it at). So I sat on the sidelines and this was the craziness.
But he loved it, had a great time, and didn’t actually do that bad!
Back to Occoquan for a few quick stops.
Owen wasn’t feeling the family picture.
Then the wind started blowing Katie’s hair in his face and the giggles started. 🙂
And then I got a smile!
Of course there was also some Pokémoning…and unfortunately, the kids were both little stinks about stuff…so they lost Pokémon on mom’s phone for a few days.
At the pool again, waiting.
I’m SUCH a good mom.Â
Since the weather was still nice—and I had an errand to run in Occoquan—we went Pokémoning.
And then Owen won a gym…for a few minutes anyway. 🙂
Pokémon at the playground!
The humidity and heat finally broke today so the weather was really nice so we headed to the library park/playground to enjoy it…while hatching an egg, repeatedly visiting a Pokestop, and catching Pokémon.
Katie doing her rhythmic gymnastics routine.
So, we had a potato penis in the house…
So I have loved this drawing of Katie’s potato people ever since she did it way back in February for Gramma Jean.
And I had thought a few times about turning it into a necklace but never did it. Until this month. So I Photoshopped the extra potato person out, changed it to black, and ended up with this:
And I looked at the drawing and saw that one ear wasn’t attached…so made sure to ask the artist about attaching the ear (she said yes, of course). But I didn’t look any farther than that. So when I got the necklace today I was excited. I took a picture of my new treasure.
Katie was excited at the surprise. And then I really looked at it. REALLY LOOKED AT IT.
What the hell? Why is that line there? She didn’t have a line on her potato person. I dug through my photo files to find it and ahhhh. A belly button. Which, when attached, had to have a line somewhere, right? So it laughingly got turned into a penis! 😯 😆 (Don’t tell me my mind is in the gutter—what did YOU think when you saw it? :p ) I wondered if the artist noticed or thought about it, or just assumed I was a wacky person and wanted to wear a potato penis on my neck. 🙂
So I asked Tom if he could snip it off and file it down (otherwise I’d have to go back to the Etsy artist with my tale of stupidity and hope she’d take pity on me) and he had it done within five minutes. (Gotta love a handy hubby with the right tools!)
So then I came up with this graphic to share. 🙂
But overall the necklace is wonderful and I’d totally order from SilverHandwriting again! I’d just double- and triple-check all the parts of the drawing!
A night with friends.Â
The adults had wings and garlic bread, the kids had pizza, and we all had s’mores!
“Mama! Look! I’m in jail!”
Last day of princess ballet camp!
They had a little 10-minute show for us at pickup. They had the girls bring in princess dresses to change into. 🙂
Cuddling siblings three years ago and today!
She loves my tall white shoes.Â
It’s days like this I’m thankful for the pool.
We go to the pool after picking Katie up at 1 and come home around 4 or 5.
Waiting out the pool break.
And then daddy surprised us!
Princess camp pickup
This is what I walked into today. 🙂
A rarity: post-pool family cuddle time.
The ballerina with her wand.
They do some type of project at camp every day and today was a wand.
Princess Camp, Take 2
Katie’s princess camp was cut short last week with the announcement of two cases of head lice. They gave us the option of taking the same class the following week, so we did. So, here she is, ready for camp again.
Cirque Kurios
We splurged on a Cirque experience for the whole family: KURIOS—Cabinet of Curiosities! We were worried because it was HOT AS HELL and the last tent experience (last summer) was awful—we were all hot and miserable and uncomfortable because the A/C and fans just didn’t cut it. So this year we prepped with special cooling towels and we took a cooler with drinks…and it ended up just fine—the A/C worked just fine and I was actually chilly. 🙂
The only kinda yucky thing was the seating—we had a decent view of the stage…until people sat in front of us. A smallish girl sat right in front of Katie and there was no way she could see anything. And then a guy about 100# overweight sat next to me so I was cramped. So I actually put Katie on my lap and scooted over to her seat so it was okay—but not great. Then we had to readjust after intermission because the family in front of us all changed seats!
But overall the kids loved it and they couldn’t even decide what their favorite parts were! For me, it was a little expensive for what it was…but then, Tom and I have seen a Cirque show before. But the kids were happy, and that’s what matters, right? 🙂
Pouting and being silly at the pool
Upside down Katie
Charlie finally fits in this box.Â
Olympics 2028?
Katie doing her floor program with Laurie Hernandez. 🙂
Katie performing with Olympians!
Live in our living room!! 🙂
Needless to say she had a blast watching the gymnasts and the floor routines were her favorite because she could dance along with them! She also liked the swimming, which is how the video below starts.
She loves being twins.
I liked mine so much I hunted down a pair in her size. She was SO excited to get a package…and even more excited to see what they were. She wanted to put them on immediately but I made her wait until after dinner. And then I put mine on, too.
“I love being twins!”
Katie is 4 years 1 month old today.
