Goal!

Nick is playing soccer this fall and is super excited to have Greg as his coach. His team had their first game a few weeks back on a lovely morning in September.

The game went surprisingly well and after a while, the kids even figured out which goal they were aiming for :) Thankfully, in these games, the teams don't switch sides of the field at the half!

Here are a few shots from warmup


Getting pointers from Coach Greg


And they're off!


In motion (Nick is right behind Greg in the black socks and blue & white shorts)




Huddle at the half


Nick went in goal for the second half


Good game guys!


Team Blue!


The best part of all - post-game playground time :)

While Nick's in school

meet James

This is James the grasshopper who came to visit Tim and I in the yard last week.









Once the visit was wrapping up, Tim thought that James might like to hop around in the grass a little.


and away he went

Just like dad

working at his "computer"

Kindergarten update

You can stay updated on Nick's Kindergarten class by checking out their blog: Mrs Welch's Kindergarten

This week they had a great field trip to Conants Orchard in Etna, where our family used to go apple picking when I was Nick's age. I was lucky enough to be one of the chaperones too and sit with Nick on the bus :)

Here's Nick on the bus


The kids got to ride on a flatbed trailer behind a tractor up to the orchard, where they got a super lesson in apple growing and harvesting:


It was a great time!

They headed back to the classroom to read "Ten Apples up on Top." Here's Nick with 14 apples up on top - so talented!



I wonder if he can do it and hop and drink...

harvest time

The boys went out the other day to see what was ready in the garden.



and decided it was time to pick the carrots


and the last of the fava beans (or as Tim calls them, "lava beans")


The tomatoes are coming in - slowly but surely!


a few last flowers too

what to do on a sunny afternoon?

I know!!


Play in the mulch pile, of course!


and then roll around in the grass


and try to touch mom with your grubby feet


hilarious!


and run, of course


and throw dandelion seeds into the air





an afternoon well spent!