our little soccer star...

ethan had his first soccer game yesterday and he did so awesome!  he is really into the game and he even scored the first goal of the season!!  he gets it and he's so excited, it's so much fun to watch him.  we l♥ve, l♥ve, l♥ve it!

i love this picture, totally my handsome boy

ethan and his best buddy max practicing

such an athlete, especially with his tongue out!

again, the tongue

ready for the ball

happy sunday!

a

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hard at work creating a very important countdown chain!  notice that everything is so much easier (and cuter) when you stick your tongue out.

we're looking forward to something around here... you'll find out what it is when the time is right!

happy wednesday!

a

neglect...

my poor blog.  my poor blog readers reader.
i have been the slacker of all slackers when it comes to blogging, but when something is going to suffer from neglect, i'm happy to say it's the blog and not my husband and kids!
nick has been traveling so much that it makes my head spin to look at our calendar with all of the lines connecting monday through friday and the name of a random city penciled in.  for the last 5-6 weeks in a row.  luckily he postponed this week's trip in the interest of our sanity.  we chose each and every one of our commitments and i am not complaining.  as crazy as it sounds, and as much as you might not believe it, i operate pretty well in "crazy busy" mode.  there are days that it gets the best of me, but most of the time i attack it head on.
even when nick's out of town, obviously, the rest of life carries on... groceries, laundry, chores, mom's group, church, school, soccer, tennis, girl scouts, gym, leadership meetings, mom's night out, etc, etc.  that's when you may catch me with a little bit of steam coming out of my ears, but i'll also have a smile on my face.
our "normal" changes every now and then and we have to adjust our schedules and shift our priorities, but that's what life is all about.  even though i may only have the strength to fall into bed at the end of the day, i will miss these days, i'm sure of it.  the cereal for dinner because that's all we have time for, the running out the door with one kid tucked under my arm because he doesn't have time to get his shoes on (because he will surely burn his feet on the concrete), the way my eyes cross when i look at our calendar for the week, the noise, the hustle and bustle, it's all part of life and it's something that i've come to cherish.  there will be a day when i will wish back the busyness because of what it represents.  like the quote at the top of my blog says, i'm going to miss the normal day.  even the busy ones.
i'm enjoying every one of them now.

happy tuesday!
a