Soccer season in full force

Jordan decided to make a grand return to soccer this fall. The strange thing is Jordan is totally on the fence between liking it and disliking it. It started out with a chance to practice soccer with the bigger kids each week. She always has fun but feels timid right before they start. Fast forward…

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So many special occasions in one weekend

My head is spinning just thinking of everything we accomplished in one weekend. Just as we headed into the weekend, I surprised the kids with a chance to attend a two-day music festival in our town. It’s something they’ve had a chance to attend almost every year, but I didn’t expect us to have the…

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Riding, Soccer and the Web

Once again, I allowed life to keep us busy and I haven’t updated enough here. I have noticed that when I’m busy, I tend to share tiny moments online on Facebook and that gets republished onto  Twitter. While I wasn’t posting enough here, Jordan continues to wear her helper arm at school every day. This past…

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Trying to get creative

Over the weekend the whole family took Jordan to her soccer class. It’s focused on soccer skills and they don’t actually play games yet. She’s a good listener and I’m very proud to watch her in the big class as she kicks and stops and listens. This week I decided we should give her arms…

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Free play vs. Scheduled play

When I grew up I had a friend who did everything. She played piano, she danced, she did sports. I thought that was really cool but I never got a chance to play with her because she was always somewhere doing one of her activities. I had one thing. First it was dance, then piano,…

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