Insta September

It was a...

new dinner testing...

 Sophomore bible study + skyping....

 Family hiking...

new shoe getting...

Kids crafting...

 Fingernail painting...

 Soccer Mom's cheering...

Haiti gift making...

 Curly hair styling...

 First goal setting....

 Music loving...

Friendship growing...

...kind of Month!  

Published Models

I got a sweet little surprise today on Facebook.  My friend Heather who creates cute clothes on her Etsy.com shop called Curious Georgia, posted a link to Green Child Magazine.  She had been asked to submit a photo for the online magazine and not only is it my photo but it's two of the cutest models you have ever seen.  Check it out here at http://www.greenchildmagazine.com/fall-2012-issue/  They are on page 47.

There is one more publication that I actually know of coming out soon and it's a magazine you can purchase, stay tuned, I'll let you know when I hear more.

Here is a screen capture below of page 47  Green Child Magazine.

And a few photos from the photo shoot I did for Heather earlier this month.

Second Grade School Photos

Email ME!

I just discovered from the help of my friend and fellow blogger that you can get an email notice when I post a new blog post.  So cool!  I know I haven't been the most consistent of bloggers so this may be helpful to know when to check back.  Just scroll all the way down to the end of the blog and on the left in the blue box it says Follow By Email.  Add your email address and viola!   Hope that helps! 

GOAL!

Soccer Saturday is one of our favorite days of the week.  I love how we all get excited about Issy's soccer games.  Freddie and I wear the team color purple and we all miraculously make it out the door on time every week.  Isabelle absolutely loves playing soccer and we love to watch her.  This season she has been playing hard and taking practice time seriously.  One of her coaches requirements is that each player practice at home at least 4 nights a week for 10 minutes, she rarely needs a reminder.  I haven't been bringing my camera to the games because I just want to be a fan and not stuck behind the lens.    This week the first quarter started and Isabelle struggled a little, after letting the ball pass her she quickly stepped on the gas and didn't let that happen again.  She is a good team player and has learned how to pass the ball to an open team mate and the coaches praise her each week for her awesome passes and for playing her position well.  This week she got a hold of the ball midfield and kicked it up the sideline keeping it in control.  We were cheering her on and expecting her to pass the ball, but there was no one open, so she went for it, she kicked the ball with everything she had from the side and it went it!! The coaches were cheering, the parents were yelling and Freddie and I were jumping up and down.  Isabelle couldn't believe it herself.  The quarter ended right then and she ran to the bench and I could see her face tears running down her cheeks.  She was so emotional and in disbelief.  Her first game goal all on her own.  She knew it was special.  I hugged her and let her cry. I asked her if they were happy tears and she said yes.   I think one of the reasons we love soccer so much is because of the other families who we play with.  The entire team returned from last year with 3 new girls.  Everyone came up to us and congratulated us.  They knew it was a special moment for us. Isabelle played hard the rest of the game and earned the Player Of The Game award from her coaches.    

Later that evening my friend Tennielle called and said Trevor scored his first goal in soccer too.  So we decided to go celebrate at Leatherby's!  The kids loved the special attention and I think we'd better watch out, they may score goals every week thinking they might get spoiled again!!  

Issy we are so proud of you for working so hard in soccer and for scoring your very first goal! 

Meet Oreo

Meet the newest member of our family....Oreo!  He is a 6 month old kitten who needed a home and the girls have been asking for a kitty for a while.  It was just meant to be.  He is the sweetest most cuddly kitty that I have ever met.  He loves the girls and follows them around all day long.  The first night he spent at our home, he fell asleep with Issy and stayed there half the night.  He is a great a addition to our home... More photos coming soon! 

Friends

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This weekend Isabelle got to hangout with one of her old friends.  Trevor and Isabelle became friends in 2008 when Trevor's Mom and I met.  I absolutely love Trevor's mom Tennielle.    They lived super close to us and we helped each other out and visited weekly.  They moved away 2 years ago and we saw them a couple times in between but they recently moved back to their old house and I couldn't be happier.  In just the few short weeks they have been back Tennielle and I have picked up where we left off on our weekly visits.  The kids are back in school so this past weekend was the first time they saw each other in a while.  They spent the entire day together on Saturday and loved it so much we had Trevor over all day on Sunday.  Not one fight, I am not sure what it is but they love each other.  Jeff and Tennielle along with Freddie and I talked it over and we have decided they are going to have an arranged marriage.  Why not, the kids get along great and the parents like each other, I think it is the perfect choice.  Can't wait to take more photos of these two growing up... it will be perfect for the wedding slideshow...