Soccer Girl!

Grace had her first soccer game on Saturday (they have only had two practices).  She was pretty nervous and we had to make her get ready, get in the car and go onto the field.  She was close to tears but held it together.  Once she starting warming up with the other girls, she seemed fine.  The girls haven't had much time together yet, so they are all a little shy together.

Grace got to play a few different positions and did okay (not very aggressive going after the ball), but had a really great moment when she was goalie and made a nice block.  We were very excited for her!  There seem to be a few All-Stars on her team and they won by many points (I'm not even sure how many).

Jake watched a little, ran around and played on the Ipod.

Hopefully the next game goes even better!

First Day of First Grade

Grace had her first day of school yesterday.  Last week we went to a new family orientation at her school.  We went on a tour, saw her classroom and met her teacher.  We also got to meet a classmate, who's name happened to be Grace.  It is a much bigger, newer school (K-6, with 500 kids!) than in Seattle.

Three neighbors go to Kinsner, they are in Kindergarten, 3rd and 5th grades.  We walked with some of them to school, which helped keep her distracted from being nervous.  She hesitated just a little before going into class.

When I went to pick her up she had a smile on her face, which I think means it was a successful day.  She had a lot to say about her classroom do's and don'ts'.  They get tickets for being good and can use them to buy candy or get something from the treasure box.  They put all their new supplies away, had lunch, PE, and recess, (they rotate music, PE, and art).  She also said she made a new friend (but forgot her name).  She didn't drink her juice box that was in her lunch because she wasn't thirsty and didn't use the bathroom the entire day!

She was excited to go again today.  I hope the enthusiasm lasts the entire year!

No More Training Wheels!

Grace has learned how to ride her bike.  It's taken a lot of patience and practice, but she can finally ride!

Visiting Zachary

We finally all went to see Zachary.   It was the first time Jake met Zachary and only the second time Jake met Erin and Jerry (the first time he was only a month old).  It was fun to see them all together.  Grace adores Zachary and loves hanging out with Erin and Jerry.  Jake was mostly interested in Sammy (the cat).  Zachary seemed curious about who all these people were, Matt got the most smiles from him.

We had to remind Jake to be gentle with Sammy and Zachary.  Jake seemed to think all Zachary's toys were his toys and didn't want Zachary to play with them.   Jake didn't really like it when Zachary got to close to him or when Erin tried to pick him up.  Grace tried real hard to play with Zachary and show him things.  She's a great big sister and big cousin.

There are more pics at this link:   http://bournonvillefamily.shutterfly.com/pictures/1007

New Wheels!

Grace and Jake got some new wheels today!  The car has two speeds and goes in reverse.  When they get out to the sidewalk, Grace says "hit it!" and Jake puts it into high gear and off they go!  Jake's legs are not quite long enough to reach the pedals, which is probably a good thing, at least for now.  I guess he'll have to put up with Grace's driving for a while.

Thanks Grandpa!