No Sleep

Yesterday was a rough one. On our way home from church Ian fell asleep. He woke up when we got home and wouldn't go back to sleep. That power nap ruined his sleep pattern for the whole rest of the day. Around 12:30, I tried to put him down for a real nap. After a half hour, I left him in his crib. He cried and talked for 20 minutes. Then finally went to get him. This is what he did when I went in there.

Decided to take a long walk with him and the pups. About 1 mile into the walk, he fell asleep. About that time, some dogs started barking and woke him up!! We turned around. I had pretty much resigned to the fact that he wasn't going to take a nap. He finally fell asleep when we got back to the driveway. He only slept for an hour and a half.

Bedtime was no better. He finally fell asleep at 9:15 pm. He woke up every time I laid him down. The third time I just left. He woke up at 1 am and ended up sleeping with me. What a rough day.

2013 - First Day

The first day of school. The kids were so excited. They packed their lunches and I'm pretty sure they stayed up all night. They are getting bigger and growing up. I love you Jacob and William. 

William saw this bunny and really wanted to me to take a picture. It sure is cute! 

First Tournament

We experienced our first soccer tournament this weekend, and I'm not sure it was a good one. We were supposed to play at least three games. We only played two. We lost the first and third and never played the second.

The coach of that team insisted our team have our player cards. Since we didn't, he didn't want to play. You know because we might be loading our team with with 11 year olds. Anyway, they argued so much we could only play a half game. Then just as soon as we started, he threw fit because the linesman asked him to move his stuff off the line. He refused and that was it. How sad really. We really needed the opportunity to play a game and that didn't happen. More importantly, what a poor example for children to see.

Jacob is playing very well. He has stuff he can work on but then again, we all do!

Warner J

Such a short visit! So glad we were able to spend time with big Warner J and his mommy and daddy. He is changing and learning so much, and he is such a easy going baby boy. He can say a few words like hi and da da. The next time we see him I'm sure he'll be talking up a storm. I miss the Powell family already. Hope we get to see them again soon.

High Green

Even though William only had three stripes (need 4 to test), he was able to still test and get his fourth stripe. We'll find out Monday if he passed. My karate scrapbook is filling up fast. Video for kata 1 and video for kata 2.

Update:

William was awarded his high green belt the following Monday. Here's a cool picture of his learning some new moves from Mr. Mason.

Rained Out

What a bummer. We were really looking forward to seeing the Rapids play RSL, but about 20 minutes in, they called the game due lightening. We hung out for a bit but it was so crowded under the awning and with no indication that the rain would stop, we left. I'm glad we did too because they resumed the game after 30 minutes but it was still raining. Rapids tied wining the Rocky Mountain Cup!

Back to school haircuts for Jacob and William. I know Jacob likes it long but he can't manage to consistently keep it nice so he had an inch taken off. I think they both look beautiful. School supplies are packed up and they are ready to start on August 19th!

Space Camp

Last week, William and Jacob went to space camp. They did Lego robotics in the morning and Astrobiology in the afternoon. It seems like they had a great time. Friday, they held a press conference to show/tell parents what they learned. Here's a video of them telling us a few things about it.

Afterwards, Jacob, Ian and I went to the park next to the learning center. Here's a short video of Ian on the big slide. It was really tall!

I like how Jacob's shirt matches the playground!