The Soccer Tournament

BigE had his first soccer tournament on the weekend. It was up to Mama to capture some shots. Which were surprisingly good. BigE was pleased about scoring a goal and stopping all of the shots when he was in goal. Here's his goaltending form:

A rare action shot captured by Mama.

Here we have our participation medal with Mama.

And finally a picture of Monkey from the WB Family.

Dada has just Finished Year ONE!

Man that feels like such a long time and such a little accomplishment. However I have finished the last of the summer courses. It was dragged out a day because I had to sign the cover sheet acknowledging the ethics code. I forgot to do that on the first paper I handed. So I had to drive back downtown to pass in another one. Ughh.

Still No Sign of the Baby

No babies yet.

Quote of the Day 56

Mama "Is it okay if Bevie and Eric come to soccer and dada isn't there?"

BigE "That's okay."

Dada "Your not going to miss Dada?"

BigE "No ... Eric is better"

Dada "What!?!? Eric is better then Dada"

Soccer Post Something or Other

Another soccer week has come and gone. In addition to the week day soccer camps of the past two weeks BigE still has his Saturday practice.


Early on they played a little British bull dog. That's where all the kids but one start on one line and dribble the ball to the other. If the British bull dog kicks their ball away then they join the bull dog. The coach was looking for a volunteer and BigE wanted to be it.

One station was a passing drill. BigE was showing off his stuff to stop the ball before trying to pass it.

This week's game was against the Pink Panthers. Poor kids. The Grey Elphants, i.e. BigE, lost badly. The problem was goal tending. The few times they weren't watching the other game when the panthers were scoring they were looking at the parents clapping after the first save only to let the rebound in.

BigE did score to tie the game a one. The last time the elephants were in the game. A nice little kick from 20 feet out that was aided by a slightly distracted goalie.

Here's the kids at their post game hand shake slash high five.

The New House Colour

The blue on our front door and garage was getting a little faded after seven years. So it was time for an update. Mama was thinking red but was going to play it safe with blue. The Dada said "Oh just pick the red already". Poof the door is now red. (And the front railing was also painted)

It certainly has provoked reaction. Of course everyone is nice enough to say what a nice colour it is. I don't know if they're being polite. But Mama is happy and Dada's not painting that thing again for another seven years!

Fun Time in the Pool

Another trip to see Auntie Bevie and Scott. But since they aren't the stars of our little production I some how managed to forget to actually take a picture of them. Funny how that happens hunh?

Here we are enjoying their pool. But it was a tad cool. That first couple of steps in seemed really cold. Just ask Mama

And BigE

Dada was cold later too just for the record. You adjusted or went number after a few minutes. BigE was enjoying the floating ring. Once he realized it could be turned into a fun toy to spin around and around as fast as you can it had to keep going.

And finally an action shot of BigE jumping in the pool. Since we didnt have a life jacket we improved with the pool noddle. It's not like I wasn't two feet away from him. But it let Dada miss him a little when he jumped in the pool. That Splash was cold!

PS Check out those ribs in flight.

The Soccer Camps

In the past two weeks BigE has done two three-day soccer camps. Two weeks it was This Week its Soccer Camp. This week I never did catch a good pic. It was out in the other end of town so I only did a single pickup.

On thursday they had their BBQ evening. BigE went for a face painting



By the time they were done the food was starting to come off the grill. Here's BigE eating diner with the WBees

There were a few inflated toys for the kids. There was also a nerf gun to shoot into a target that the kids liked.

Later on the kids go their soccer ball and picture with the mascot. BigE picked up the Most Improved award. He was very proud of his trophy.
One thing you can say about him is he keeps trying on the field. The first week when I was watching the game he was running around the whole time.