4 weeks of soccer = a trophy?

I (Anne) was not prepared for Ms. Elsie to receive her first trophy for participating in 4 weeks (4 hours) of soccer practice. I mean a trophy seems like a little much, right?! As you can see she adores her trophy and has already spent hours talking to it and carrying it around with her.

Just to get it out of my system...when I was growing up we didn't get a trophy for showing up or snacks after each practice, and we played summer sports in the snow and had to walk uphill both ways. Yup, I'm turning into one of those parents.



Elsie did LOVE playing soccer and is already asking to play again in the Fall. I guess Mr. E better start working on a trophy room.

Still Catching Up...

On April 30, I (Anne) promised you I'd catch you up on all the random happenings in the world of Margot and Elsie. Here's a few more milestones...



Ms. Margot had her first dentist appointment! She was a wonderful patient. The dental hygienist was able to polish AND floss her teeth. No cavities for this little cutie. I'm a tad jealous since I just had 3 cavities filled yesterday. I looked nowhere near as happy and cute in my dentist chair as Margot does.


Elsie said good-bye to her coat hook at preschool. Yes, she hugged and kissed her special space, which was more affection than she gave to her classmates. She did a fantastic job this year in her 4-year-old preschool class. We are so proud of her!


Margot said good-bye to the coat hook too. Why? Because she pretty much does everything Elsie does, duh. We are very proud of her too.

Duluth Trip (took place 6 weeks ago)

In keeping with my (Anne's) timely manner in making blog posts, I'd like to tell you about a family trip we took to Duluth in the beginning of May. We hit the road to be in awe of Lake Superior and its white caps.



Oh look, Margot stays busy by coloring all over herself. She really lived up to her reputation of being a handful on road trips. I'm sure your reading between the lines here and know that by handful I mean a pain in the rear.


Yup, it felt like February while we spent a Spring weekend in Duluth, but that didn't stop us from climbing rocks and taking tourists pictures all over town.





Margot pulls the old "I'm going to stick my tongue out in lots of pictures" trick. See above and below.


We took a 2 hour cruise of Lake Superior. It was just us and 148 4th graders. It was great people watching and we saw a little bit of the lake.


I (Anne) get the BIGGEST kick out of this picture. Apparently the sun is painful and blinding to my family. Margot just gives up and covers her eyes.

We had lots of great dinners, threw rocks in the lake and Elsie read her first sign, which said "No Diving". It's always nice to get away from home for a few days and enjoy time together with my sun-fearing family.

Summer Fun

Lately, life with an almost 3 and 5 year old is TONS of fun! They can put on their own shoes, don't require a diaper bag, and are still motivated by a sticker chart. What more can you ask for?! We kicked off our first week of summer by going strawberry picking. The girls had a blast finding these delicious little fellas. Our strawberries only lasted 2 days so this might be a repeat adventure next week.



Waiting for a wagon ride out to the the fields to find strawberries.


Margot being so darn cute!


Elsie could have picked berries for hours and Margot could have spent hours jumping over the plants. The two-footed jump is a new thing for her, which means it must be repeated numerous times. A few berries were lost in her quest to perfect her jump.

Mr. Goat grooms a goat

Mr. Goat (aka Margot's code name) got friendly with some goats at the zoo last week. It took a her a little bit to warm up to these odd creatures, but give that girl a brush and she got right to work. Margot will be 3 years old in a few short months! She is a real gem. Right now she is working on figuring out when and how to use he and she, loves swimming, and can still be an expert button pusher! Her eyes sparkle while soaking up the world. She is a fun one to watch.

Soccer Girl

Let the organized sports begin! Elsie had her first soccer practice and will tell anyone willing to listen that she learned how to dribble and pass the ball. Next week she will practice passing. I (Anne) have no soccer knowledge, which you may have guessed by the picture of my kid wearing her shin guards on the outside of her socks. I asked the coach this awesome question: "Are the cleats supposed to be inside the socks?" Whoopsie, was supposed to say shin guards. So much to learn.

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