Eden Jeanne turns TWO and other fall fun...

Another post from way back in September....

The boys celebrating the weekend in pool!!!

Parker, Scott and Owen at Eden's 2nd birthday party

It was an art party complete with canvases and easels for the kids to create on!

Owen's masterpiece

The birthday girl

She's too cute for words.

The girls getting their cupcake on!!!

And Owen ; )

After cake it was piñata time.  Thankfully they tried to let them go youngest to oldest.  When Scott got the bat it was game over.  

Owen didn't want to go before Scott so after it was all said and done we let him have a moment with the bat and the empty piñata 

Cousins! Happy Birthday Eden Jeanne

And in other news we can see the fireworks for the thousand oaks high school homecoming game from our cul-de-sac.  So next year its on and I think we need to have a party! Love fall!!!

Soccer saturdays...

I have so much to catch up on over here.  Soccer started back in September, and after tomorrow we only have one game left.  Time has flown by this fall.  

The boys were thrilled to be signed back up for another soccer season.  This is Owen's first year officially playing AYSO.  Unfortunately he's not quite old enough to be on a real team so his looks more like the old parks and rec days of group practice then 3 on 3 scrimmage.  I keep promising next year it will be a real team.  He's been a good sport about it so far though. 

Owen's first day:

Scott's team this year is the Neon Ninjas.  He's had another wonderful season with a great coach and teammates. 

Owen hustling:

Scott giving a big brotherly pep talk to Owen during his practice. 

This was the week that we had a game for Owen, ran to a birthday party at Chuck E Cheese (my personal hell) and then went straight back to the fields for Scott's game. 

Teammates:

Last year Scott never scored a goal, which he was super bummed about because he really wanted to (who doesn't lets be honest). He has really improved this year and come close several times.  Last week he finally scored not one, but two goals during the game.  He was so happy and proud but it was pretty funny because he almost didn't know what to do with himself.  He came over to me and Brian and high five a few teammates but then went back to business, he barely smiled over it although I could tell he was excited. 

This picture is of one of the times he almost scored.  Of course I have nothing from when he did actually score, but its not a moment any of us will soon forget. 

Cheers to another great soccer season and the holidays being right around the corner!

Last year of preschool....

Owen finally started back to school at the beginning of September.  It was a long time coming since Scott had already been back for two weeks. 

At the end of the year last year and throughout the summer Owen was convinced he was off to kindergarten.  It only made sense considering Scott was on to first he must be done with team class.  I kept explaining he was done for THIS year but still had one more year.  He wasn't having it.  Finally after chatting with my friend and his teacher, Sandy, we came up with a plan to rename it.  Welcome to TEAM-K big guy.  Someone asked him what team-k was... his response "its just like team, but different".  So there you have it.  He is satisfied with a simple name change.  I'll take it.

Last first day of preschool.  So many emotions.

With his best friend at the gate waiting to go in.

After school play date with another friend.  Playing house/babies with stormtrooper and chewbacca.  Love it.

And so begins the drop offs and pick ups and enjoying every minute with this tiny tribe!

While the bigs are away, littles play {and other fun happenings}

Well its seems I've fallen behind with updates again.  But rewinding to the end of August and early September, Scott was back to school but Owen and co. had two more weeks off.  That meant lots of littles playdates while the bigs were in school.

Also this pre first day of first grade picture because its just so cute!!!!

Owen and I got lots of quality time and one day we set up a bunch of small plastic animals in combo with his summer wooden craft projects.

It was a blast playing with him for hours uninterrupted and by his rules.

Dad was off work early one day so we got to go pick up Scott as a family. He looks thrilled right?!

And of course we swam after school every single day!

The week before Owen went back Andy and I decided to take the littles on a special museum date, just them, no older siblings to follow around.  It was pretty fun and special! Love our one on one time with them, especially since it always feel like there was so much with the older one and basically none with the littlest.

We spent a solid chunk of time in the bird nest outside and particularly this bridge.  They couldn't get enough.

Climbing wall...

And of course up and down the inside climbing structures for hours.  I wish I had this in my house, for the kids and for me!

The friday before school we got a special invite to help set up the classroom.  The teachers appreciated our help and Owen and I appreciated the extra time at school.   We were ready to be back.

That same friday we went to see Scott and his friends display their cardboard box project.  First grade in full swing y'all!