Lydia turns 7

We celebrated Lydia's seventh birthday with blue birds. I was surprised when she made the suggestion. Blue birds are so hip right now. She helped make most of decisions on how we celebrated, including the fabric for her skirt, what colors to use, and the flavor of her cake. 

I still can't believe how big she is getting. 

She was a good sport to wear a party hat for her mom. 

Admiring our hard work. 

Everyone loved the cake not only the decor she chose but the yummy chocolate mint flavor she picked. 

Opening gifts in the birthday chair.  She was excited to get some new clothes, a purse and a webkinz. 

She didn't want to go to bed that night, for in the morning, "my birthday will be over."

firebirds soccer

We just finished another great season of soccer. 

Lydia played with a great group of girls and had an amazing set of coaches. She really learned a lot this year. I'm excited to see how much stronger of a team they will be next year as they incorporate more strategy into the game. 

It's been fun to see Lydia develop into a real player. She spent her first season dancing on the field, her second being polite and this last year being really aggressive. 

What can I say about Grayson's team?

Well, they are a crazy bunch of boys who love each other dearly. They aren't the best team. In fact they didn't win a single game, but they sure do have fun together. Plus I love all the mom's. They are our soccer family.

The highlight of the season when Grayson had his first header. I wasn't there, but I heard about it for days from everyone who saw it.