Friday, August 1, 2014

Sports and the Arts...We Love it all

Our busy (and fun!) July continued with an old favorite (Concerts on the Square) and new adventures for Eli (t-ball and soccer camp).

Ah, Concerts...eating yummy treats while sitting outside in perfect summer twilight on the comfy capitol lawn and listening to talented musicians...what more could you ask for in a summer evening? The crazy element of doing this with two (or more) active, often noisy, kids adds that element of excitement/danger to round things out.

After you turn four, your smile for a camera becomes a bit exaggerated

Full tummy, cards to play with, and cuddles with Daddy makes for a happy little lady

Building a maze for his giraffe to navigate

Very focused on her building project

Working together happily - a moment of parental bliss!

The sticks keep us entertained...

...as do the trees

Is there anything more wonderful than a toddler snuggle?

Happy ladies

Eli and Daddy teamed up for parent-child t-ball classes this summer. At this age, it is mostly practicing hitting, throwing, catching, and base running, although there was a parents versus children mini-game at the last class (for the record, a parent sent a line-drive, or as much of a line-drive as one can hit with a plastic ball, right into Eli's cheek. Luckily, Daddy was on base at the time, so Eli ran the remaining bases with Daddy to shake off the injury). Eli seemed to enjoy playing, and Daddy got to remember back to his playing and coaching days.

Batter up!

Time for some throwing and catching

Daddy has his game face on

Swing batter!

The little fan, watching the two boys in her life

And, of course, Evelyn was ready to jump right in, too

Eli was a two-sport athlete for part of the month, as he tried out a week-long soccer camp. He had a lot of fun, and it was the perfect first introduction to soccer. It helped that one of his good buddies was also in the class, and his coach was great with the preschoolers. Evelyn (and Mommy) were ready to join in the fun, but managed to stay on the sidelines to cheer on Eli throughout the week. Eli must have enjoyed his new adventures into organized sports - this week he asked if he and Daddy could sign up for basketball.

Soccer players and their fans

Start of practice team meeting

Dribbling toward the goal

GOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!

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