At the Park

Just a shot of Chance playing at a new park. We were recently in Orlando for a few days and while there we went to a couple parks we had never been to before. This one had a large covered playground near the lake. We walked out on the pier then sat and watched the birds flying over the water. He climbed up on this dinosaur and gave me a wave and a smile. So I snapped a picture just in time.

Cute Face

I can't remember why I took this picture but does it really matter? Look at that smiling happy face!

Sitting on Aunt Kristy's shoulders

I looked out on the porch and this is what I saw. From behind it looks like he is sitting on the back of the chair



But when I walked around I saw that he was really sitting on Aunt Kristy's shoulders. He makes a big stink to get her to pick him up and put him on her shoulders then he is completely happy when she sits down and just lets him sit up there.

Making cinnamon rolls

Here we are making cinnamon rolls.

I make these cinnamon rolls from scratch which are as good as any Pillsbury cinnamon roll tube thingy you can buy at the store and way more fun to make. Chance likes to help too because you get to put flour all over the counter and use a rolling pin plus once you get it all rolled out you get to spread on the cinnamon butter mixture. After all the I roll it up, cut it into slices and pop it in the oven for a few and we're done, easy as that.

Soccer!

Chance started Soccer practice at the beginning of January and he loves it. He is on the Teal team and they practice once per week on Tuesday and have a game once per week on Saturday. The games are not competitive, they don't even keep score and are played against other teams that practice in the same location. He has a uniform (you can see his shirt below) and has been having a great time with other kids his age learning fun soccer skills.

Chance ready for his first game in his new jersey. Go Teal Team!

He went in thinking he was the best soccer player in the world and came out of his first practice not discouraged but excited about all the new things he had learned. He has a soccer ball here at the house and wants us to play soccer with him nearly every single day and most days we do.


Chance at his first soccer practice, kicking the ball.

I am very proud of how interested he is in learning all the skills of soccer and how much he wants to practice even when he isn't at official soccer practice. He knows already that if you want to be good at something you have to put in the work, practice, practice, practice to get better.



Chance at his first soccer game, he is #7

Of course he wants to win but at the same time he is more into the game and having fun than he is about who wins or loses the game and that makes me a very happy parent as well. This soccer session runs through mid March so we have lots of soccer to look forward to over the coming weeks.

Night Soccer

The other day Chance wanted to play soccer but it was dark. No reason not to so Scott and Chance played soccer in the dark.

Science Experiment

I was super excited to do Science experiments with Chance from the moment I knew he was getting the Science kit for Christmas. We did the first experiment on Christmas day by mixing colors to make different colors and adding crystal beads that soak up the colored water to make multi colored crystals.




This experiment was also about colors mixing. They put buttermilk in a plate then added the color tablets and waiting to watch the color expand into and mix with the buttermilk. After the colors started to expand Chance took his magnifying glass and really investigated what the colors look like up close.



I can't wait to do more science experiments with him very soon.

Bungee Tire Swing

While looking around for something to do Scott and Chance decided to make a swing, a bungee swing. So they hung a bunch of bungee cords from a tree and Chance got on, it was fun but hard to sit on so they found a tire...



And made it into a tire swing. Good Times!

Christmas Day 2011

On Christmas Morning Chance woke up and found a few little things in his stocking, then went on to watching Christmas cartoons until everyone else woke up, much like he does every other morning.



Then when we all got out of bed we told Chance to get dressed and lets all go outside. Outside a power wheel ATV was waiting for him. He was super super excited. It had been charging all night and so was ready to go. Chance hopped on and after a very quick tutorial he took off.



He went down to the gate and back a few times while we raced beside him. Then it was time to bust out the big guns...




it was Tractor vs ATV vs Motorcycle, it could have gone very wrong but it was tons of fun. Of course Aunt Kristy and Daddy let the ATV win and he was so happy.

Christmas Eve 2011

I had to work on Christmas Eve but that was ok because we are usually waiting around for some arbitrary time to open presents. I worked 9-4 so everyone else was just waiting for me to get home. When I did I discovered that all the presents had already been separated into individual piles.


Chance in front of his pile of presents.

We all had a good time being together and opening presents. It was the first year Chance had really been looking forward to Christmas, counting down the days and very interested in presents.


Chance opening his Science kit.

When he read each tag he got really excited every time. It was fun to see the look on his face when he opened his presents.


Chance eating his first Snoopy Snowcone.
Chance got a snoopy snowcone machine for Christmas so after opening presents we made snowcones and each had one. Chance liked it very much, we need to get some better syrup but we will be making some more very soon.