Gearing up

We are getting ready for Ivan's birthday. We are trying to make it simple and let him invite his 6 closest friends, but by the time you add in their siblings and parents, it's still a lot of people. He chose a batman theme, so I managed to get all the kids out to the craft store for supplies today. I only had to ask for help about 6 times, but it wasn't my fault, they moved everything. The store employees were super nice though and the kids did amazingly well. So that was a huge relief.

Ivan pre and post haircut. He is loving soccer and getting more and more confidence each time. Last Sat. we only had 5 players so he got to play most the game. He kicked the ball 3 times in a row working it down the field toward the goal. It was exciting. He also fell and got up, then ran in with another kid and came off for a while to recover. They bonked heads pretty good, but I think mostly his pride took the beating. He didn't want to go back or have me set him down, until the coach said "come back in Ivan" and off he went as if nothing had happened.

Emora is getting toothier by the day. Still not visible in pictures, but she has 4 front teeth making their grand entrances. Looks to me like she'll have a gap between the top teeth, like her momma and brother. She can stand on her own for a few secs, but hates it. Here she is supported some by the couch. She is still not doing a full knees and hands crawl, but loves to stand and walk with help.


I came home to this the other day. They have a bag of dress up clothes and were they ever having fun. Dominique wore her costume the entire day. This isn't what they'll wear this year for halloween. This is just regular weirdness.






Speaking of... I found a hat I had brought back from Canada for Dominique and she decided that day that it was her favorite thing ever. She wore it for a couple days straight before misplacing it again.