Soccer

Another soccer season is in the books.  It was Wynnlee's first season.  I was actually shocked by how timid she was.  She is so touch and crazy and athletic at home with her brothers but was so timid on the field.  She fought back tears for the entire first half of the season.  She did however score a goal after one brave stretch where she had a break away and the defender caught up and kicked it off of her shin guard.  

McCabe and Brooks were teammates.  They both did very well and played two games most Saturdays because Rex and Myla never had enough players.  

Leighton was amazing.  He really learned a lot this year where the field was bigger and they added real goals and a goalie.  He really wanted to pursue soccer more in-depth next year.  

Brooks is 6

It goes without saying that every year I am shocking that my kids are the age that they are.  Times flies.  We all say it.  We all mean it.  But why do I every year think Brooks is older than he is.  With him, Im like, "he is only 6?"  He seems so old to me.  He does everything his brothers do and plays up divisions in sports with them so that we don't have to have 4 different teams not that Wynnlee is playing too.  He is incredibly smart in math, reading, spelling, phonics, and art.  He is a wiz.  He is wise and mature beyond his years (when he isn't being foolish and immature). Ha.  What I mean to say it that he is normal kid.  He does normal 6 year old things to be sure, but he is also incredibly more advanced than he should be at many many things.  It is shocking and leaves me thinking he is older than he really is.  

September

Wedding

Another fun wedding. This one was a good friend of Luke's, Israel Lopez.   It was more memorable that any wedding I have been to.  Both dads officiated.  One in English, the other translating into Spanish.  Crying dads.  Crying groom.  Crying brothers.  A mariachi band at the reception.  Long 50-person tables.  I little dressier that most.  It was fun and my husband looked GOOOOOOOOOOD.  

Gardening

We gardened this summer.  

Luke built two amazing planter boxes, we planned out what we wanted to grow, we watered, and we picked a lot of delicious food.  Somehow, the one person who didn't labor or toil at all over it, is the only one who I can find a picture holding proof that we did indeed garden. It is a cute picture though.  

Des Moines Zoo