Avalon plays basketball!

Avalon started playing basketball for the first time this fall through the Ames Park and Rec!  She had a great time!  Her favorite part was the scrimmage at the end of the practice because she liked running around and guarding her player.  Although she is small, she even managed to make 3 baskets and she was so excited about it!  I was so excited when I captured her making a basket on video.  Good job Avie!





During the season, she told me that she doesn't like basketball as much as soccer.  And when I asked her why, she said "in soccer, I get to run around and in basketball, I just have to stand still."  Too funny!  She did get to do some more running once they started scrimmaging at the end of practice, which was her favorite part!

Dancing at the volleyball game!

We had season volleyball tickets again this year!  Archie actually watched some of the games while sitting in our lap, but he mostly likes looking around the stadium for Cy ( the mascot) and then telling us where he is.  "Look Mommy, it's Cy."  Another one of his favorite things this year was dancing in the aisles to the music during breaks in the game!  I love it!  Enjoy!

Things the kids say...

Nov. 24 in Duluth, MN at Bentlyville (crazy awesome Christmas light display):
Archie walked around the entire place slowly mesmerized by the lights and he said "I like this place!"

Nov. 25 in Duluth,MN - Daddy moved his stoplight clock to a different spot in the room.
Archie: "You little stinker," while pointing to his clock.  I wonder where he heard that before.  ;)

Nov. 28 in Moorhead Minnesota -
Archie picks up Grandma's hand mirror and looks in it and says "oh my gosh, I have a cut on my face."
Mommy:  "What are you looking at?"
Archie: "I'm looking at my face."
Mommy: "How does it look?"
Archie: "Perfect."
Then he says "I'm going to check my hair," while putting the hand mirror to the back of his head.
Too cute!

 December 12 in Ames, IA
Avie:  "Chris is like Christmas.  Chris is going to love what I say."

Jan. 1 in Moorhead MN - Archie's first time on cross country skis:
"This is not fun."  It was freezing cold and really windy that day!  Unfortunately, he has not been back out on the skiis since.  Maybe next year!  :)

100th day of school

Today was Avalon's 100th day of Kindergarten.  At school they had a 100th day of school party where they went to each of the different Kindergarten rooms for a special activity.  In one room, they put together a 100 piece puzzle, another room they searched for 100 pieces of candy, and in her class room they read the book "100th day of school" and she made a hat for herself and her mom!  Aren't they cute?!

Did you notice anything different about the picture?  Yep, that's right, Avalon has glasses!