Family Pictures

So we just had family pictures done a few weekends ago and I'm in love with so many of the shots!  We have sweet pictures and absolutely hilarious pictures (you can decide which belong in each category : ), but they are all ones that I cherish.The gal who took them is someone I met through my college roommate and that I can now call a friend.  She and her sister were so patient with my crazy crew and a certain little girl's crankiness, and in the end she was able to capture so much of their personality!  Libby was less than thrilled with this venture (hence the large number of family pictures that she's scowling in : ), but even she couldn't help but smile for Maria and Diana in the end.  Maria has a blog where you can read about her adoption journey as well as see some more of her work.  She uses her photography skills as a fundraiser to bring home their sweet baby girl!  If you live in the Columbia area, you are in luck, because this awesome lady will be in town doing photo shoots on June 2nd!  If you would like to help support her and get some awesome pictures in return, leave me a comment or e-mail me, and I'll be happy to give you the details! 

Soccer!

I never thought I'd be a soccer mom, but after just finishing his first 8 week season, I have a feeling I might be for a little while. : )  I felt pretty confident that Sawyer would like soccer.  I mean, he gets to run outside, kick a ball and people cheer when you score a goal.  What's not to love??  What I wasn't expecting was for him to be on a team with all girls!  Ha!  It didn't bother him at all, and it turned out to be just fine.  Until the end the games usually went something like this:  the coach would let one of the girls kick the ball while holding Sawyer back, and then once let loose, he would run like a tornado to get the ball.  For a while he would just run past everyone kicking the ball, in any and every direction,  until someone stopped him!  : )  In the end, he finally started learning to go towards the goal . . . the correct goal!  All in all, he had fun, learned to run without pushing and to go in the right direction.  In my book that's a successful season!

Here are two of the cute members of the cheering section.  The first game was the coldest day I think we had all winter!

Note the fact that he cares a lot more than the little girls do at this point. : )

 Some of his cute team members!

Note where Sawyer is in reference to the rest of his team. : )

One of the best parts, besides snack, was that all the parents would make a tunnel with their arms for the kids to run through.  They thought it was so great!

Edventure!

Where else in Columbia can you play African drums, pick peaches, milk a cow, drive a skid steerer, grocery shop, drive a fire truck and so much more??  Edventure, of course!  This year Grandma and Grandpa got us an Edventure membership and we have loved it!  We've taken several trips, but over Christmas break we got to take Daddy with us!  He was a great sport and jumped in to play, which of course made the boys day!  Granna kept Libby so she could take a nap, and we got to run around with no stroller or diaper bag! : )  What a fun day!

Tricycles, Trains and Tea Parties

So I realize we've been gone for a while, mostly because my camera died and I haven't mailed it in to Canon yet. : (  I do have some pictures that never made there way to the blog, so we'll use this time to do a little catching up! 
Trains are a huge deal in our house!  The boys love them and Libby likes tearing the track apart playing with them too!

I always ask the kids what kind of birthday cake/cupcakes they want.  This year Sawyer said he wanted, and I quote, "A chocolate cake with choclate icing and a boy with a dog on a leash."  Ok.  So that was my best attempt. : )

Libby is currently in love with tea parties and thankfully, her brothers are willing to join in from time to time. 

Sawyer got a bike for his birthday, which means Jack got the tricycle.  Now the boys beg to go ride all the time!  Sawyer's getting better and better!