Front tooth

Leila lost one of her front teeth today (1-13-10).  Well, I say lost, actually one of the teachers at school helped pull it out.  YIKES!  This tooth had been pretty loose for sometime, and had actually moved over leaving a gap in her mouth.  I was met in the carpool line by her teacher that said, Leila lost her tooth.  Apparently she bled a lot, all over her face and clothing.  Nice...She was dressed in different clothes when I picked her up, had an, "I lost a tooth" sticker, a happy face and a HUGE gap in her mouth.

Definitely a snaggle tooth now!!

Indoor Soccer

Holden has been playing indoor soccer since Thanksgiving.  He's enjoying playing the games each weekend and has been especially fun because the Strikers have stayed together.  

I've tried to take pictures, but the lighting is terrible.  Holden is still doing a good job getting the ball to the goal, but is also enjoying defense and guarding the goal. 

He recently started a skills practice and scrimmage on Friday evenings.  They practice new skills for 20 minutes and then scrimmage. He is having fun.  During his first scrimmage, he played against a girl that was super good.  I asked him how he played and he told me, "this GIRL was really good."  He then told me he wanted to make a hole for her to fall in so that he could get the ball.  nice, right?  We asked him what would happen if she made a hole for him.  He said, "I'd go around it."

The moral of the story: It's good to play with kids that are better than you because you learn and get better!  I love that this girl gave him a hard time on the field.

Week #2

He didn't play against the girl this time. He played with some kids born in 03 and 04. He was born at the end of 04 so you can imagine that these kids were bigger and better. 

I wasn't there, but apparently they were great at passing and getting the ball to the goal.  Holden said, "I'm going to tell his friends on his soccer team that we need to pass so we can win the game."

I'm liking this...

Heelys

One of the main things Leila wanted for Christmas were Heelys.  Santa brought her some this year.   I have to say she had a really tough time with them at first.  She had trouble holding onto a piece of furniture and balancing on the wheels.  After some frustration on her end and mine, she got it.  I have to say she worked and worked and practiced and practiced.  By the 3rd day she was skating all over the house.  I am so proud of her for not giving up and teaching herself how to do it!  It's a good life lesson.  :)
Way to go Leila!!!!  Now I want a pair!

Thank you!

As I start posting blogs for 2010 I want to look back on the end of 2009 and thank both Kristi and Becky for encouraging me to start blogging again.  I know I'm thankful I documented events and Leila, Holden and Zoe will enjoy looking back and reading about themselves.  I've never really thought I had that much to blog about, but I'm so glad I started.  It's not only made me stop and think about the fun things that we do, but that blessings abound.  I usually lead my life running from one thing to another without taking time out to savor the fun moments...I let life pass me by.  I definitely think blogging has made me slow down and enjoy time in the moment or at least enjoy writing about it. 

I'm no expert blogger, but I thank the few of you that read for taking some time in your day to check in with us!  

Looking forward to a fun 2010! 

Hot Chocolate

Meet Hot Chocolate, the bird from Holden's school.  We were his babysitters over the Christmas holiday.  Adnan told the teacher we would be happy to take hot chocolate home wih us!  Just what we needed,  something else to take are of.  This one bird made a LOT of noise...it was like having 4 birds at one time.  I'd ask Adnan, "how many birds are in there anyway?"

Holden was so proud to be in charge of the bird. 

New Years Eve

We celebrated New Year's eve at Katie and Steve's house.  The adults enjoyed some time together while the kids ran around and had fun playing!  We had an early countdown with horns, grape juice, and poppers...YIKES!

We stopped by Party #2 to see what the family was doing.

The long road to Christmas card pictures...

It's always hard to get a good Christmas card!  It seems so simple.  Get the kids dressed, take pictures and send out cards, right?  Last year's card was easy, I happend to find Leila and Holden in a big box.  I had them peek out and voila, a good Christmas card. 

This year, it wasn't so simple.  Here are some funny pictures that we took along the way...
The Good the Bad and the Ugly!

The Christmas Card!

Christmas outfits

Leila decided that Zoe should hold her microphone.

Good things come in small packages

Crafts

We took advantage of the cold weather and did some crafts.  Even Holden got into it.

These mosiacs are so fun to do!  I wanted to buy some for myself.  :)

Chili night

The kids were in heaven with so much fun over Christmas break.  They loved hanging out with their cousins who are in college or just graduated.  Holden decided he needed to wear a chain like his cousin Faraz and wear his hair the same way.

Holden and Leila had a blast playing outdoor adventure on the wii.  These pictures make me laugh.  Imran and Holden playing a game on the mat.  Holden would grab his leg for balance.