Since it's nearing Christmas and I have pictures dating back to September I have yet to share, I'm just going to do it all in one place and dump 'em. I have a pretty good number of pictures to share, and since a long post is well... a long post, I'm splitting it into three parts, September, October and November. Here is installment numero uno.
September
Hailey played a season of fall soccer. She played when she was 3, but that didn't go over so well. She just wasn't ready. 1 1/2 years later she was ready! She had a blast and was quite physical. She threw some bows and dug her way into the pack to snag the ball. She had quite a few nice breakaways, but couldn't ever finish it off with a goal. We need to work on redirecting the ball, instead of just kicking it in a straight line. :)
Hailey also played with her friend Cate, which made it extra fun. It was pretty awesome to have a friend on her team this year!
At the beginning of the school year I started watching Cate twice a week for a total of 4 hours. It is fun to have a friend pre-scheduled to come over twice during week. Hailey and Cate have a lot of fun together. The two of them are only a month apart in birthdays, so they're a pretty perfect age to play together.
One afternoon the girls asked to play princess pirates and wanted eye patches. I made them eye patches, rolled up mail ads for spyglasses, and gave them a large piece of paper and crayons. They drew themselves a fancy treasure map and then went outside to follow the path they had drawn. We topped the afternoon off with Otter Pops. I love having a backyard!
Stay tuned for October! It's coming, I promise. :)
Okay, those princess pirates are too cute for words!
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