Palm Springs

Palm Springs sounds like a glamorous place. Maybe it is in January, but the last week of September it is a furnace. Playing tennis in 100+ degree weather was a new and interesting and hopefully not one to be repeated experience. My summer league 2.5 tennis team still had a fabulous time playing at Nationals though. We didn't do a lot of winning, but had tons of fun.

 Gina, Diane, Michelle, Anji, Lindsey, Me, and Kim (and Robyn was in France)

I was stoked to win both my matches. I played my first match with Gina and my second with Anji. All the ladies on my team are so great and I hope I can keep playing with them.

My roomies- Diane, Lindsey, Me (Don't mind the 20 weeks prego pooch) and Michelle. Really fun to hang with these ladies and the rest had their hubbies there.

Fall Soccer and a Cast

Both Brooklyn and Mackenzie had fun playing soccer this season. This was Brooklyn's first time and  I was happy that she wasn't timid about getting in there. At half time she would announce to her team "I have a plan. We need to distract the other team and then go score a goal!"

 
Above Brookie is trying to stop a goal. Below she is posing with her cousin Braden. Also on her team were Peter Gilbert, Henry Hyer, and Curtis Sutherland.

Above Talmage, Mackenzie and Char are "watching" the younger kids play.

Mackenzie had fun playing too; she played with Talmage and Paige. She played on the the team for 1st and 2nd graders. Some of these kids have played a lot. And can kick really hard. Like hard enough that if you're the goalie and a kid kicks it about 5 feet away and it bends your wrist back, it could fracture. But at least you could get a bright pink cast and your friends could all sign it. And at least you could get it off the day before you leave for Hawaii.

Goalie

Action shot of M's overhead throw.

Aftermath. 4 weeks with a cast on the right arm.

Char's turn for favorites...

Animal: Neigh (constantly asking us to draw horses for her)
Activity: Putting on her sister's shoes, Trampoline
Food:  Spaghetti
Treat: Popsicles
Toy: Purses, Toys that sing, especially the ABC song
Show: Cinderella - which she calls Baybay, sounds nothing like Cinderella but she is obsessed with her
Color: Blue (she asks if everything she sees is blue)

Sigh

I had so many options for a title on this post. I just couldn't choose, so I'll list them.
My body and pregnancy don't see eye to eye
I'm bringing sexy back!
Awesome, Huh?
Jealous?
You're so VEIN.

Brooklyn's first day of preschool

 Brooklyn is loving preschool in Miss Leslie's class at the Winner school. It seems like Kenzie was just at this age and it scares me how quickly time is passing and my kids are growing. She had to share most of her first day pics with a little sister but I just love the pose and beautiful face in the picture above.

FAVORITES (Most of these just depend on what day you happen to ask)
Animal: Zebra
Activity: Soccer, Tennis
Food: Spaghetti
Treat: Cotton Candy
Toy: Lady bug Pillow pet
Show: Wow Wow Wubbzy
Color: Rainbow (first choice) or Pink

First Day of First Grade

Mackenzie on her first day of first grade in Mrs. Zabriskie's class.  

The "Baby" is Two

I guess Charlotte isn't a baby any more.  She is two and turning into a little person. She is saying more and more, although most of it sounds the same. Mackenzie is amazed that I can understand most of what she says. Our little Char Char has a fun friendly personality. At home she is my shadow unless of course her dad is home. She prefers dad which gives me a break when he's around and I love it. She's quite feisty with her sisters (ok mean) hair pulling, hitting, etc. I guess it's her coping mechanism for being the youngest. Although she adores both her sisters and they adore her as well. They love to make her laugh and get excited when she says a new word or does something new. That's not to say that the big girls never call her a pest or beg me to distract her so they can play without her terrorizing them.