More soccer...

We are really enjoying this spring soccer season. It is well organized and manageable (in terms of time) and we can see Jeremiah enjoying himself and building his skills. He continues to really enjoy playing defense positions and on Tuesday night got to be goalie again! (This league doesn't usually play with goalies, so he had been taking a break from that.) On Saturday morning he got to play more offense than he usually does and he scored a goal! We can really tell that he is understanding the strategy and mechanics of the game - passing, blocking, being in position, directing team mates. It is very fun to watch.

We have designated May as a media free month in our house as part of a project/fast that I am doing with a group of women from church. We plan to fill the month with school work, house work, hanging out with friends, and spending more quality time with each other. I may pop in here every now and then to post but we are giving up Facebook, reading blogs, watching Netflix etc. So if you need to contact me in May the phone or email are your best bets. Or a smoke signal may work too. Ha ha.

Meeting Lieke!

Oma and Opa along with Aunt Ramona and Lieke came for a visit last week! It was so much fun to have them here. We enjoyed some beautiful spring weather, treats, walks, and lots of snuggles. I didn't take a single picture, so these are all stolen from Ramona's Facebook page.

 

The boys loved to entertain Lieke and she seemed to enjoy the attention. They sang her little songs and made funny faces and generally tried to keep her smiling. They are wild and crazy boys but they can also be sweet and gentle.

 

We got some fun girls time in, which is a nice treat.

 below: A nice evening walk after some icecream at Sonic.

outside

We have been spending lots of time out of doors lately. We are still about 2 weeks "behind" in our Core curriculum and I wanted to catch up a bit last week but I just couldn't bear being stuck inside. So I decided to move all our stuff outside and we had 2 beautiful mornings of doing our work out on the deck!
There is a place near our house where for a short time in the spring the wildflowers bloom prolifically. I hate to miss the flowers so one afternoon we headed out for an after-nap hike. We met friends and then enjoyed some great pizza together. It was a gorgeous evening.
We are gearing up for a visit from oma and opa this week. And along with them Ramona and her new baby Lieke! We are so excited to see them all and to finally get to meet the newest and first Viss cousin!

nature center

 

I purchased a family membership to the Chattanooga Arboretum & Nature Center for my niece and nephew for Christmas. Since it was such a great deal via Groupon I went ahead and got one for us too. It is going to be a beautiful place for us to explore and enjoy!

Spring soccer

 

We have participated in fall soccer for 4 years now. This year we are trying out a spring soccer program in a community about 15 minutes north of us. The program is run through the YMCA and although there have been some surprises we have been generally impressed with the organization of this program. Just Jeremiah is playing this year and Aaron was asked to coach again.We enjoy being out in the fresh air, meeting new people, hanging out with old friends, and getting some exercise.

is there such a thing as too many lego's?

 

Thanks to Craigslist we are the proud owners of a 17 gallon storage bin full of Lego's. Probably about 30lbs worth. Yikes. The only way I can justify this is the hope that all these Lego's will provide hours and hours of stimulating play. Right?