A Week of Firsts! AYSO Soccer and Kindergarten!

It was a week of first's for Ben. On Saturday, he started playing AYSO soccer - his team is called The Incredible Hulks! He was very excited before we got to the field, but once we were there, it was all a bit overwhelming for our shy guy. We are gonna stick with it in hopes that he warms up to it. John was amazing with him - even though he loves sports and wants nothing more than to see his son tear it up on the field - he was so very patient - and just let Ben be Ben. It's what makes him the best daddy in the world.
Ben loves his school and especially has loved his Pre-K teachers Miss Angelica and Miss Jennifer. I cannot begin to express how absolutely amazing these two teachers have been. They love Ben so much - they understand his fears - they hold him when he needs to be held - they've gotten him to eat GREEN BEANS, bean burritos and meatballs - and they constantly challenge him. He has blossomed under their tutelage. Thank God for amazing teachers. We are all sad to leave them for the kindergarten classroom but are excited for what lies ahead...plus he still gets to see them during playtime! Kindergarten, here we come!

Weekend at Sam's House!

This weekend we visited our friends Bill, Donna and their sweet 4-year-old son Sam. Ben and Sam have been buds since they were babies. They have a beautiful home in Carlsbad - only a few miles from the beach. The boys had a blast and Lauren fell in love with Auntie Donna.

It was Lauren's 1st time at the beach! She loved the sand - and ate lots of it...yuck.Lauren really took to Auntie Donna and let her hold her all weekend...Such a sweet picture of Sam and his daddy!Ben LOVED the extreme roller coaster toy Sam had in his backyard.Thanks Donna, Bill and Sam! We had a blast!