He did this one first ...
And then last Friday he did a self-portrait ...
I think it looks like him! But then again, I still draw a nose with two sides of a triangle!
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Friday, March 2, 2018
Book Character & Vocabulary Parades
The kindergarten through 2nd graders had a Book Character Parade at school today. Rylan chose to be Harry Potter (which is what Carter was last year). Rylan is currently reading the book, though I'm not sure how much he's comprehending. He does make a cute Harry Potter!
The 3rd through 5th graders had a Vocabulary Parade. They each had to choose a word and dress like it. Carter and Whit wanted to do synonyms for "friend". I ended up making them these shirts. Carter chose the word "chum" and White chose "comrade".
The 3rd through 5th graders had a Vocabulary Parade. They each had to choose a word and dress like it. Carter and Whit wanted to do synonyms for "friend". I ended up making them these shirts. Carter chose the word "chum" and White chose "comrade".
Monday, February 19, 2018
Lego Contest
The boys did the Lego contest at the Nashville Library again this year. We missed last year because we were in Orlando but had participated in the contest the previous two years. The awards ceremony was yesterday afternoon.
Carter's design was titled "Machu Picchu":
Rylan's design was titled "Lego City Park":
Gray's design was titled "Picasso at 3 years old with Legos":
The boys all worked hard on their builds and we thought they did great. Carter was the only one to win something this year. He got a superlative award in his age group for "Most Realistic Landscape"
He won a ribbon and certificate.
Carter won a superlative in 2015 and Rylan won first place in his age group on 2016. Carter and Rylan are already working on their entries for next year!
Carter's design was titled "Machu Picchu":
Rylan's design was titled "Lego City Park":
Gray's design was titled "Picasso at 3 years old with Legos":
The boys all worked hard on their builds and we thought they did great. Carter was the only one to win something this year. He got a superlative award in his age group for "Most Realistic Landscape"
He won a ribbon and certificate.
Carter won a superlative in 2015 and Rylan won first place in his age group on 2016. Carter and Rylan are already working on their entries for next year!
Valentines
The boys picked out Valentine cards from Pinterest this year.
Gray did Play-doh ...
Carter and Rylan both wanted to do dogs. The version that we found online of these cards had "XOXO" on the bottom so Carter made this version on his new computer. They turned out cute!
Gray did Play-doh ...
Carter and Rylan both wanted to do dogs. The version that we found online of these cards had "XOXO" on the bottom so Carter made this version on his new computer. They turned out cute!
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Nashville Soccer Club
We bought season tickets again this year for the Nashville Soccer Club games. This year the team has moved up to the USL which is one step below MLS. Nashville recently won an MSL team but that's a year or two away.
Rylan hunkered down on the end and hid in his poncho the whole game
Carter was willing to stand up and get into the game more.
We wanted front row seats so that the boys would be able to see since people often stand during games. Sideline tickets were out of our budget range so we needed endzone. By the time NSC got to us during the season ticket sale, we had to take the corner to get front row. And since they are using a baseball stadium this season, it's a bit of an odd seating arrangement. We are actually right behind the 3rd base dugout and the foul ball net. These would be awesome seats for a baseball game! They aren't bad for soccer either and we'll get a better feel for them when it's not raining.
NSC did great. The game was scoreless at halftime (and Atlanta brought their starters). Atlanta ended up winning 3-1 but two of those goals were because of errors with passing the ball in front of the goal where the water was pooling in the artificial turf covering the dirt and the ball died.
We are looking forward to 17 more games! And hoping for drier weather!
This season, NSC is playing at the Nashville Sounds baseball stadium. They put artificial turf over the dirt and call it good. The seating is a little odd but it works.
NCS had their first preseason game last Saturday afternoon against Atlanta's MLS team. The good news was that it got up to 58F that day. The bad news was that it poured ALL DAY. We decided to go the poncho route and I picked some up at Walmart during the week since we knew it was predicted to be wet.
This little man wasn't too happy (but he looked like a cute E.T. to me!) ...
Rylan hunkered down on the end and hid in his poncho the whole game
Carter was willing to stand up and get into the game more.
We wanted front row seats so that the boys would be able to see since people often stand during games. Sideline tickets were out of our budget range so we needed endzone. By the time NSC got to us during the season ticket sale, we had to take the corner to get front row. And since they are using a baseball stadium this season, it's a bit of an odd seating arrangement. We are actually right behind the 3rd base dugout and the foul ball net. These would be awesome seats for a baseball game! They aren't bad for soccer either and we'll get a better feel for them when it's not raining.
NSC did great. The game was scoreless at halftime (and Atlanta brought their starters). Atlanta ended up winning 3-1 but two of those goals were because of errors with passing the ball in front of the goal where the water was pooling in the artificial turf covering the dirt and the ball died.
We are looking forward to 17 more games! And hoping for drier weather!
Saturday, January 27, 2018
ABC's
Gray is getting better and better at counting and singing the alphabet. He recognizes some numbers and we are working on letters.
A shirt is optional when you sing the ABC song ...
And here's a little "Wheels on the Bus" ...
Gray's Extracurriculars
This semester I've signed Gray up for some classes. We didn't do anything structured in the fall (other than starting preschool), but after Christmas break, Gray started gymnastics on Monday mornings and soccer on Friday mornings.
Gray is doing the preschool gymnastics class at Harpeth Gymnastics. Both Carter and Rylan did this class when they were 3 and it's also where we had Gray's last birthday party. I was so impressed how well he did things like forward rolls and the balance beam at his party even though it'd been months since his mommy and me class at another gymnastics facility. Gray is doing great so far and really seems to enjoy it. He always comes out of the class telling me he did everything.
I also signed Gray up for a soccer class with LPG Academy. LPG used to be Lil' Sluggers and only taught baseball. I started Carter in a baseball class with them when he was 4 1/2 and they only had a couple of classes a week at one location. Now they offer dozens of classes in various sports at multiple locations. Both Carter and Rylan only ever did baseball classes but they had really enjoyed them and got a lot out of them.
Gray is doing great at soccer too. He has a great coach that is awesome with the kids (and I'm hard to impress). Gray listens great and does EXACTLY what his coach says. He never picks up the ball and is just so happy that he's constantly bouncing up and down a little where he stands.
I took a few videos of Gray warming up yesterday. I'm loving that he is using both feet in these videos! And not picking up the ball!!!
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Rylan - Indoor Soccer
Rylan played his first ever indoor soccer game last night.
He did awesome (he scored 4 goals) and his team won 13-0. The league has changed a lot since Carter first played two years ago. There are a lot less travel players and many more kids that are new to soccer (at least in Rylan's age group). However there are still a lot of talented kids. Brian drafted really well and has a strong team. A couple of Rylan's friends are on the team. Liam was on Rylan's outdoor team last season and his mom is our unofficial assistant coach so we could guarantee Liam would be on our team. She is helping Brian during games with subbing when she can make it which helps to keep playing time fair and really appreciated. We also drafted Maddox who was in Rylan's class at Otter Creek and has also been on his baseball team for a few seasons.
I got a video of Rylan's first goal ...
And his last goal which included a great assistant from Liam!
He did awesome (he scored 4 goals) and his team won 13-0. The league has changed a lot since Carter first played two years ago. There are a lot less travel players and many more kids that are new to soccer (at least in Rylan's age group). However there are still a lot of talented kids. Brian drafted really well and has a strong team. A couple of Rylan's friends are on the team. Liam was on Rylan's outdoor team last season and his mom is our unofficial assistant coach so we could guarantee Liam would be on our team. She is helping Brian during games with subbing when she can make it which helps to keep playing time fair and really appreciated. We also drafted Maddox who was in Rylan's class at Otter Creek and has also been on his baseball team for a few seasons.
I got a video of Rylan's first goal ...
And his last goal which included a great assistant from Liam!
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Lost Tooth
Rylan had the craziest snaggletooth for a couple of weeks. It was his left front upper tooth but was just not loose enough to come out.
We went to a performance at the Nolensville Library on January 3rd and Rylan finally got that crazy tooth out!
It was getting really loose ...
And then it was out!
He was super excited for another visit from the tooth fairy!
We went to a performance at the Nolensville Library on January 3rd and Rylan finally got that crazy tooth out!
It was getting really loose ...
And then it was out!
He was super excited for another visit from the tooth fairy!
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