PROJECT 365- Day 120 - Goals and Goals

 

PROJECT 365- Day 120 - Goals and Goals

Today was the first soccer games for The Bear and The Princess and The Boy.  Their first game had been canceled for rain and there was no game last week because of Easter.  So they were all excited to get the spring soccer season under way today!  The Bear likes to set goals for himself before each soccer season.  This season he hopes to make 8 goals in his 6 games.  During winter indoor soccer, he aspired to make 16 goals for the season and in the end made a total of 18!  So this season, The Princess also set a goal for herself.  She wanted to make a goal this season.  The last two seasons, she kept coming super close but would miss the shot for whatever reason.  Now before anyone thinks that we are over here pushing our kids to be perfect - that could not be further from the truth.  We encourage them to have fun, play hard, but have fun.  Because if you aren't having fun, why are you playing?  That being said, they are self motivated and I for one think that is pretty cool.  They set personal goals for themselves and strive to reach them.  I could not ask for more.  During today's game, The Bear made one goal towards his season total.  The Boy made two goals today in his game.  The Princess made her first goal ever in today's game and she was thrilled!!!  So now she is amending her personal goal for goals... and I am certain that she and her brothers will reach those goals.  I am certain that whatever they do in life if they continue to have fun, play hard and stay motivated they will always reach their goal!

PROJECT 365- Day 119 - Dressed for the royal wedding....

PROJECT 365 - Day 119 - Dressed for the royal wedding....

Now I would just like to say that I had nothing at all to do with this.  I know many of you may not believe that, but I am telling the truth on this one.  This was not my idea.  I was watching the highlights of the royal wedding tonight because I was not hard core enough to wake up in the wee hours to watch it live.  The kids were interested.  They took note of the clothing and hats the guests were wearing and decided to get dressed for the wedding too....  It may not have been my idea, but there was no way I was not going to take a picture of it!  :-)  So I watched the wedding highlights tonight with my two princes and my princess who looked lovely all dressed for the royal wedding!

PROJECT 365 - Day 118 - Club Chevy ;-)

PROJECT 365 - Day 118 - Club Chevy ;-)

Ok, it is not the best picture.  You try to take a picture of a moving van rolling out of the garage with three kids on their way to school.. :-)  
On Thursdays My Wonderful Husband takes the kids to school.  This morning after saying my good byes to the kids I was walking in the door and heard the tunes turn on (loud)....  I turned and saw three kids in shades rockin' out and boppin' in the back of the van.  This is a regular event and the main reason that the kids prefer to have Daddy drive them to school.  He blasts the tunes.  You know that obnoxious driver with the radio pulsing so loud that you feel it as well as hear it?  Yup, that's the one.  Except instead of some cool car, he's driving a Chevy Venture van.  With three kids 8 and under sitting in the back.  His choice of music is also now dictated by the tastes of our three children who are apparently secretly clubbin' at night when we think they are sleeping.  So instead of his own music, he is now blasting Hannah Montana, Kesha (don't judge), The Black Eyed Peas, and others....  So three happy kids made their way to school singing and seat dancing at Club Chevy! (The funniest part is that Club Chevy arrived back home with the same music blaring minus the three kids - I think they may have converted him. ;-))

PROJECT 365- Day 117 - Field Trip!

PROJECT 365 - Day 117 - Field Trip!

Today was The Boy's field trip to Renfrew.  They went on a nature hike and learned about life on a farm 200 years ago.  We both had a fun day.

PROJECT 365- Day 116 - Bare arms and big smiles......

PROJECT 365- Day 116- Bare arms and big smiles.....

I think I have mentioned before that we are a family that loves summer.  Let me emphasize that point.  We live for summer.  Better yet, in summer, we are alive - in winter we simply exist.  Too much?  Well it is mostly true.  We are a family that loves warm temperatures, beach days, swimming, skimming, and surfing in the ocean, long summer days, beautiful summer nights, days off of school and time to chill and spend together.  We all count down the days until we can shed the winter layers in exchange for summer clothes, flip flops, or even just a bathing suit.  That being said, with the weather report for today calling for even warmer temperatures and sunshine the kids were thrilled to shed sleeves in exchange for a tank top and muscle shirts.  Bare arms and big smiles....summer is on it's way!

PROJECT 365 - Day 115 - Post Easter Hangover

PROJECT 365- Day 115 - Post Easter Hangover


A weekend of later bedtimes than normal, a beautiful warm day off of school spent playing and an evening of soccer practice.  Add to that, ingesting enough sugar and chocolate to choke the Easter Bunny and this is what you get.  A Post Easter Hangover. 

PROJECT 365- Day 114 - Happy Easter!

PROJECT 365- Day 114 - Happy Easter!


It was a beautiful Easter on the island this year.  It was warm and sunny and just a nice day to spend together as a family.  Here is a picture of the kids with Poppy. :-)