Drew Playing Soccer

Little Striker

Drew has started playing soccer now. At 3, it is pretty young, but he is so excited to be just like his big brother and big sister. There was a big discussion between Ty and Ellie whether Drew should wear Tyler's number (7) or Ellie's number (3). since 3 was the only one available, Ellie won out. When I brought the uniform home, Drew was so excited, he immediately changed into the uniform and went running around the house yelling "Look at me, I am a soccer player". Needless to say, the socks didn't make for good footing on the wood floors. After several spills, he wanted to put his cleats on too. Not a good idea! 

With Buddy Kyra

The first game was last Saturday, April 2nd.  The team had not had chance to practice due to rain.  The other team appeared to have been practicing since last year.  I wanted to check the birth certificate on one kid.  I think he was already shaving.

"Herd Ball"

Regardless, that kids had lots of fun, and enjoyed the snacks.  At 3, what more can you ask for, right?


 

Drew helps in Poppop's Garden

A couple of weekends back, Melissa took Drew down to Charlottesville to visit the grandparents and see a Sesame Street Live show. Drew had great fun watching Elmo, Cookie and the rest of Sesame Street. He also had a lot of fun helping Poppop plant his garden.

Drew's 1st Birthday Party

Drew finally put his foot down and demanded we give him a birthday party. What was the big deal? It was only 3 weeks late. Okay, so maybe it is true what they say about the 3rd child getting neglected, but we tried to make up for it with a good party.

We rented a moon bounce - figuring the older kids would be entertained (that does not mean you, Dave). And they were. Tyler didn't want to in, even though it was dark, and Ellie cried when she realized we weren't keeping it. But the one that through the biggest fit? That would be Drew. He loved bouncing around in there, giggling and belly laughing the whole time.

Besides a moon-bounce, we let Drew have some cake. I think he liked it. We had some pictures done at Penny's on Drew's actual birthday, so it wasn't his first cake. Check out the gallery at the right with some pictures.

Even though Drew made sure he was center of the attention, I think we managed to have a good time too. Lots of food (home made brisket, cole slaw, hot dogs) and picture perfect late summer day made for a nice time.

And of course, lots of presents for Drew. I think he started to get the hang of opening the presents. Or maybe it was just playing with the paper. Either way, he had a great time celebrating this momentous occasion! Wow- where did this past year go?