Blog, oh how I have missed thee!!

Well I am officially a technology addict. We had to go almost a week and a half with no computer or internet and I went CrAZy!! No blogs to read and no blogs to share, no emails to read...well maybe I could still get those on my phone but oh blog how I have missed thee!!
So much has happened since we last talked...ok maybe not but there were two major events, one happy and one sad. So lets start with happy:
CHASE MADE THE GAME WINNING TOUCHDOWN AT HIS GAME LAST WEEKEND!!! We were so proud of him. He ran it in with no one even close. His coaches were so excited but the excitement King was Ryan. He was beside himself with this touchdown. He ran down the sidelines and screamed the whole time. It was so great to watch. And although I think I am getting good at taking photos with my new camera, not so fast at taking video. So here are the pics I could snap:



Coach giving him some much needed praise.

It was so incrediably hot that afternoon, I am surprised none of the boys passed out. I can't even begin to tell you all how proud I was of him doing this!!

And on a sad note, dance class is no more. As some may know we made it through the first dance class last week sitting on the chair in the corner crying. It was heart wrenching. I couldn't / didn't want to go in to console, I wanted her so badly to enjoy it because I know she would have. Here are some pics from her first day at dance:

Before Dance

After Dance - check out the red splotches. Poor dancer girl.

So this week's class snuck up on us BUT she was so excited when I told her we were going back. Oh good sign #1. She wanted to put on her dance outfit as soon as I told her. Oh good sign #2. There were no tears and no mention of crying or being scared. Ahhh good sign #3. As soon as we saw the classroom with all the little dancers, the tears started to flow. OH NO. Some of you may know that as soon as the tears start, there is no turning back. She is on high cry alert and she can't be stopped. I know, weird huh, not sure where it came from. Oh well, this crying continued and no matter what approach I took (and I took them ALL!) it didn't matter. So I left, walked out the door, with her crying. Watched her from the outer room, cry and cry and cry. Watched her little body lean over and cry even harder. Oh this momma was so sad for my little girl. But then our lovely teacher walked over, grabbed her little hand, and walked her to the door. Then she opened the door and said she can't come back. Yep, can't come back, not ready, maybe she needs gymnastics where you can stay with her, surely we can get you a refund for this class, she might grow out of it, has she been to preschool yet? Such a sad day around here and although Ella got her wish and we aren't going back, I am a little upset. I really want her to be independent and I thought she was, not just here at home. But today it was all to clear, she isn't. So it is off to try gymnastics and maybe preschool to get her more able to make friends. Oh well, life goes on right. Maybe dance just isnt for her.
Other than those two events, life has been pretty much a hectic routine of chaos. Between practices and games and craft shows starting, life is pretty crazy right now. I am so looking forward to October where there are still practices and games but pumpkin patches and apple orchards also await our arrival.
So glad to be back.