Pumpkin Patch!

We took Iain on a trip to the local pumpkin patch to pick out carving pumpkins and take a hay ride around the farm. It was a nice short visit but without all the grandeur of Deloso Farms. Iain didn't mind! He found a great pumpkin and helped dad carve it for Halloween visitors!

MYSA Game 8: Sharks vs. Dark Blue Sharks

Last game of the season was awesome! Another win for the Sharks! Iain scored a GOAL and looked great doing it! He even remembered to dribble close as he took the ball up the field! Auntie Mo and Matt came to see his last game! Even Mrs. Willemse (Iain's kindergarten teacher) got a glimpse of Iain in action! Glad to have our Wednesday evenings and Saturdays back, but looking forward to next year!

Happy Birthday Auntie Carly!!!

Carly turned 18!!! Wow! We are so lucky to witness the beautiful woman she's become! We love you Carly and hope you enjoy this fantastic year!

MYSA Game 7: Sharks vs. Green Machine

Tough game today! Second loss of the season! These kids were giants compared to our tallest players. They had two players who pretty much controlled the ball the entire game. The kids played hard and scored but couldn't catch up! Great job Sharks! You ROCK!

Suzuki Piano Solo Night

Iain played "Cuckoo" tonight and did an AWESOME job! We are so proud of him! Check it out! We love our budding pianist!

Stanislaus Union Art & Technology Showcase

The kindergartner's performed the "Mother Goose on the Loose" and did an awesome job. Iain recited two poems: "We Willy Winky" and "Jack Sprat"--he is the only child who performed two pieces because he has a crazy memory and had every poem from Mother Goose memorized and didn't even have to practice. It was super cute.

MYSA Game 6: Sharks vs. Sherriffs

The Sharks had a great game and dominated the field. Almost every kid on our team scored a goal this game! Iain scored two (including the final goal of the game)! Ronan scored 5 of the 12! Go Sharks!

Kindergarten Volunteer Day

Our first furlough day of the school year and I spent it in Iain's classroom as a parent volunteer! It was awesome! Mrs. Willemse put me to work skinning, slicing and coring apples for a taste test. It was fun. Once the tasting was over I made a graph of everyone's favorite apple.

I also got to eat lunch in the cafeteria next to Iain and then during recess he ran to play with his friends and dragged me a long to take photos! The kids loved it and did just about anything for a picture! I enjoyed being there and look forward to more visits this year.

Iain has a lot of friends and seems to get a long with most kids. His best girlfriend is Miranda, the cute little girl pictured with him twice. She was the first friend he asked me to take photos of with him that day. She's cute and really likes Iain.

Iain is reading now, has about a half hour of homework Monday thru Thursday and is really good about sitting down with me each night to finish it up. His penmanship is improving and he has a sponge of a mind memorizing every Mother Goose poem in his anthology and reciting and singing them everywhere he goes. He'll perform on stage with his class next week for the school's art and technology showcase. The kindergartners are performing "Mother Goose on the Loose" and Iain has two poems to recite. We are excited to see it.

MYSA Game 5: Sharks vs. Outlaws

The Sharks were unstoppable Saturday morning! They won 9-2 and the MVP was Ronan for scoring 5 of the 9 goals! Iain was also a star, scoring two goals, including the last goal of the game.

MYSA Game 4: Sharks vs. Knights

Iain has become a very aggressive soccer player and has scored a goal at every game so far!