The Orange Tigers (GRRRR!)

We've been doing fall soccer for a couple of weeks now and let me just say that there has been a HUGE improvement in Milan's soccer skills!  We practiced this summer (we probably should have practiced or at least bought Milan a soccer ball before her first season, but oh well) and she has an AMAZING coach!  Look at this little girl in action!

 Here's she's running so fast that everyone else is just a blur!  Ha ha.

 Of course, half hour games can get pretty long for a 4 year old so sometimes she finds other ways to entertain herself.  This is Milan's little red-headed friend and they are quite the team.

The action on the sidelines is pretty cute too!

First Day

Today was Milan's first day back at preschool.  There were some preschoolers crying at drop-off and Milan was definitely not one of them.  She was off to play with her friends as soon as we got there.  As a bonus, it was raining so Milan was excited to wear her cute rain boots.  

Birthday Girl!

Our little Eden bug turned 2 on September 3rd; we celebrated early while grandma and grandpa here.  Flexibility is one of the great things about 2 year old birthday parties.  Our little shindig had all of Eden's favorites:  presents wrapped in princess paper, pink balloons, chocolate cake, and a new baby doll!

We sure do love this little girl.  My favorite part about this age is watching Eden put together sentences and be a great little mommy to all of her babies.

Sunday in the Mountains

It all started with Eden wanting to get her toes wet in the stream.....

 And then the girls decided to squat in the water to see how it felt on their bums......

And then these little girls had some very wet and stiff jeans, but that was all part of the fun.  We threw rocks, had a picnic, and did some exploring. 

 They also tried out this pretty cool water fountain with a hand pump.

Tailgating

Saturday, we got to meet up with our friends, the Sorensens, for some tailgating.  Here are Dave and Eden on the Cowboy Bus.....Eden loved everything about this thing!

 Milan was in heaven visiting with Anna and J.P.

 Taking a little sugar break.

32!

Dave turned 32 this year (man, we are getting OLD!).  Dave never gets too excited about birthdays or holidays, especially his own.  Good thing, the girl's enthusiasm more than compensated; they picked out some things they were sure daddy would love.  Milan picked out a Lightning McQueen card (that they're busy working on in the picture) and Spiderman Balloon while Eden picked out a Mickey Mouse Balloon.  The balloons didn't fare to well against the ceiling fans, but it was the thought that counts!  We also made a special dinner and yummy carrot cake.

Just for fun, here's a picture of the first time we spent Dave's birthday together, 10 years ago!  We took a getaway for Labor Day weekend and our first stop was Seattle to visit with Dave's grandma.  Here we are totally in love at the top of the Space Needle!

Happy Birthday to the best husband/friend/daddy ever!