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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

I am Thankful for




J went back to Kuwait on October 30th leaving us roughly 4 months until he is home for the "good". My kids respond very well to knowing what is going on and how long until the next step. Clayton is obsessed with calendars...I have no idea who that came from. I love countdowns too and wanted a fun way to help the months pass but also be engaged in the time and not counting our days away.

For November doing a Thankful themed count down was a given. I made 30 leaves with my Cricut and each night we write what we are Thankful for and tape it to the cabinet. I'm going to add each day and update this post as we go along.




 


 
 

        









Which goal is our's again?

This "deployment" is going by at a snails pace and I am dragging right along with it. I am so used to being the busy commanders wife and on every board I could get myself on, that small town/civilian life was killing me...so I filled up the calendar!
 
The Y is like our second home and I love the staff and families there so I was super excited that Clayton wanted to play soccer there. He played on a really cute little team and had a blast! He loved the coach and made fast friends with his teammates.
Coach Mike and team Thunder
 
End of game high fives-all just friends in the end
 
The Y really pushes that at this age it is all about having fun and learning the skills of the sport along with listening and team building skills. There wasn't a goalie and they didn't keep score and while I don't always like that mentality in life it was ok for this league.
 



I will be the first to say I'm not planning college applications based on a soccer scholarship! Clayton "played" more than he played soccer but he enjoyed the team and learning and can't wait to move on to a new sport.

Sissy was at every game cheering on the "kids" with her Thunder shirt.
 
End of the year party- Getting his first trophy ever!!

Having pizza with his "girl" friend Ava. They go to school together too and are super cute together :)
 
Next up is basketball season. While Clayton may be in the 5th percentile in height he is going to rock that court...maybe