First glimpse at Larry Boy

Ta-Da! Here is your first glimpse at Larry Boy. I want to hear how fabulous you think it is (really, I need the encouragement. I spent an insane amount of time on the thing and I still have to put some finishing touches on it tomorrow). We went to Boo at the Zoo tonight with Caleb and Shelby. Caleb is the Grinch and Shelby is Cindy Lou Who.

Eric had a great time. It was FREEZING out there tonight! I may have to look for some green gloves...

The child got so much candy! I wish I hadn't already bought candy to hand out for Halloween. Here are some pictures of him checking out his loot. This was always my favorite part as a child.

Score!

So, Eric doesn't usually score a goal. He is very involved, but he rarely gets to carry the ball all the way down the field. They played a double header on Saturday, and he really rocked the second game. He was great defensively and he scored a goal all on his own. It was fabulous! I was so busy cheering for him that I didn't get the actual shot, but here is the prep for the final kick.



This is his last week of the season, and then they will pick back up in the spring. He will be on the same team in the spring. This has been very fun, and I am sad to see it ending. One thing I love about my boy is that he truly plays the entire game with a smile on his face. He loves every minute of it. He plays hard and plays fun. I love it!

Hay ride

We went to the pumpkin patch today with Becky and Kaden. The boys had a great time. The weather was beautiful. It was a sunny day with a nice crisp wind. We went on a hay ride, which the boys LOVED! Can you tell Eric is having a good time?


The ride stopped at a pumpkin patch. We were allowed to pick whatever pumpkin we wanted. Most people wanted a large one, but Eric wanted a small one that he could carry "all by myself".




Time to ride back

Halloween is here

So, I have determined that Halloween is my favorite holiday. All fun, no stress. I love it! And I love when parties are spread out, so that we can savor all the fun times. Tonight was the Halloween party at the library. We had soccer practice first, so we missed the beginning. And, I know what you are thinking, that is not Larry Boy. I haven't finished his costume yet. But, he was an adorable pirate tonight. I bought this costume last year after Halloween on clearance. It is really cute. Since the librarian and the children's coordinator both go to our church, the whole event was basically staffed with our church members. That was neat.


The above two pictures are of the librarian and her daughter. They are currently Eric's Wednesday night teachers and are fabulous! We had a great time. And we have lots more fun things to do. I will probably be blogging a lot in the next week or two.

First game

This has been such a fun new phase in out lives. We love going to soccer. Being a part of a team is fun, practice is fun, games are fun. It is great! Here are some pictures from his first game about a month ago. I know it is late, but at least it is here now.

There was some adjustment at that first game. For the first 15 minutes or so, he ran around having a good time. Then he got a little overwhelmed. He felt like he was failing if he couldn't get to the ball. (my poor little perfectionist) But, he did a really good job. He scored one goal. And he has done great at all of his games since then.

#1

So, I know I have mentioned more than once how much we love Chick-Fil-A. For the past few months, they have had these #1 promotional cards on the table to advertise their new improved chicken strips. Eric LOVES these. I do not know why, but he thinks they are so neat. (Kaden thinks they are pretty cool too.) But, Eric always insists on sitting at a table with one of these on it. We recently went and they were all out. The manager saw that he was disappointed about something and asked us about it. Then she went and found another package to put on all the tables. I should have taken one with me to put in the car, as I am sure they will be out again soon. Oh well, it is fun for now.

Learning verses

We have activities every day to help remember the memory verse for the week. This is Eric's favorite - bouncing a ball back and forth. Once you catch the ball, you say the verse. You should see how hard he laughs at me when I am trying to catch it. Oh the fun we have....

2nd unit verse

So, I was told yesterday that I need to update my blog. We have been so busy lately. I will try to post some this weekend, because I do have a lot of cute pictures. I realize I haven't put any of his game pics on. Maybe I can do that tomorrow. Anyway, here is his second unit verse. He loves making these videos.