Miracle Tour

The other night Keith and I had a date night. It was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!! We went to the Colton Dixon/ Third Day concert. It was a great night of praise and worship!!

Keith was so excited to see a Duck Dynasty emblem - had to take a picture!

By the end of the night Keith and I looked at each other and said at the same time - HEAVEN IS GOING TO BE AMAZING!!!!!!!

with love from the zoo

Cohen's first soccer game

Well the rain has finally stopped and after 2 rained out games this past weekend Cohen was finally able to play his soccer game!! And boy was he excited!! My mom had taken the girls earlier in the day to give me some uninterrupted cleaning time around the house. So after hours of asking if it was time to stop cleaning and go to his soccer game, Keith, Cohen and I headed literally across the street from our house to the middle school where all of his games will be held. He couldn't get out of the car fast enough. He was so cute in his uniform shirt that comes down to his knees, the socks that come up to thighs and his little soccer cleats. I wanted to cry when I looked at him - he looked so grown up!!!

When we arrived at the field we found where he needed to check in and we waited for the other games to finish. For his age group it's like an introduction to soccer. So they break up the group into 3 separate fields. They start with a couple of drills - pairing the kids with one of their parents. Then after about 20 min or so they play 3 on 3 games - trying to encourage the kids to use their new skills.

All ready to go!!

Getting instructions from the coach

Lining up

Cohen and his friend from school Maddy

Practicing dribbling 

Dribbling around an obstacle

Mom's turn

ALL RIGHT GAME TIME!!!

Kick off

Instructional time with dad

Celebration hug after he scored his first goal!!!

Look at those faces!! Cracks me up!!!

Water break

I am really looking forward this season of soccer for Cohen.

He had so much fun and the look on his face when he scored that goal will forever be ingrained in my head!!!!

with love from the zoo 

  

Kendall's first dental visit

It was that time - time for my kids dental visits. I have often been asked if I clean my own kids teeth. I don't. I want them to hear dental advice from someone other than their mommy - more for in the future when they won't take my advice about anything :) Plus I like to sit back and watch how they handle themselves with other people.
I scheduled their appts after Cohen got out of school. HE LOVES THE DENTIST! So much so that he told me that morning that he couldn't go to school because he had to be ready to go to the dentist :) He was a little confused when we weren't at our usual spot. I had to remind him that mommy worked for a new dentist and that he was going to have a new person clean his teeth. After playing with the different toys at this office and seeing the tv/video games they have for the kids he told me he liked this place much better :)
Cohen went first in the chair to have his teeth cleaned by Mrs. Jody. She is excellent and so good with kids. Kendall wanted to hop right up in the chair with Cohen but I made her stand next to him so she could see all the tools Mrs. Jody would use for her too. When it was her turn I was amazed at how well she did. She kept her mouth open the entire time and did really well with the paste - which is Cohen's hardest part - his texture sensitivity. It didn't seem to bother Kendall at all. But the favorite part of course was picking a new toothbrush and prize and entering their names for the "no cavities bike contest."

Cohen and Mrs. Jody

"Whatcha doing Mrs. Jody?"

Cohen getting a chipped tooth fixed

Have I said I love my job recently?!!! 

This was in my op just to say thanks for being a part of the team!!

with love from the zoo

Rain, Rain Go away!!

Once again time has gotten the better of me!! We have been suffering from colds and dealing with being cooped up inside with multiple days of rain!! We were really going stir crazy!!!

I truly felt we were experiencing this again :) A lot of people where we live wished they had one of these boats :)

Even my flowers were depressed :(

So mom had to come up with some fun indoor activities

Chef Cohen

Playing dolls with friends

Time at the library

Playdoh

Dr Kendall

Lots of naps

Playing with toys

Little stinker did this all by herself while mommy wasn't looking!!

All in all we didn't have it too bad but really looking forward to better weather and less sickness

With love from the zoo