Soccer Time!

Lily started soccer a few weeks ago.  Sports have always been such a big part of Josh's life and he couldn't wait to sign her up!  I, on the other hand, was mostly excited about all the cute "sporty" clothes I would be getting for her. 
The first practice went pretty well.  Lily did great at following directions, and she was the star when they played Red Light/Green Light to learn how to stop when the whistle blows.  But when it was time for them to put away their individual balls and play with a single ball, things seemed to go downhill. 
The first game was interesting.  It probably didn't help that Lily and I had just returned from our girls' weekend in Atlanta and it was a 2pm game with NO NAP.  Not good.  I must say, 3-4 year old soccer is much more aggressive than I had anticipated.  Lily still didn't completely understand the whole "one ball" thing.  She would cry every time someone got the ball from her or scored a goal.  "I didn't win", "I didn't kick it", etc.  It was pretty painful to watch. 
The second and third practices went much better and she continues to say she wants to play.  So, we're sticking with it! 

Stuck in the net...

Stuck in the net, again...

Red Light / Green Light - she's got an awesome "freeze" face!

GAME TIME

    

Fearless

Our zoo recently opened a new Sky High Safari Ropes Challenge.  Josh and Lily tried it out while Charlotte and I nervously watched from below.  I figured they would do the lower level and be done.  Not quite.  30 minutes later they finally made their way down after doing the WHOLE challenge.  That girl has absolutely NO fear...not going to lie, I'm a little worried about how brave she is!

January Celebrations

January can sometimes be a bummer of a month, but not for our family this year.  Between Josh's 30th Birthday and our 6 year anniversary, we did lots of celebrating!

Josh's birthday was on the 25th.  Lily was so excited about his big day.  She was set on having a "surprise party" for her Daddy.  So at 6am that morning Lily and I quickly filled our living room with balloons, presents and a birthday banner while Josh was walking the dogs.  It probably would have really surprised him, had she not told him as he was leaving that we would be jumping out to surprise him when he got back.  She also informed him of his gifts the day we got them.  We're still working on the whole "secret" thing with her.

We also celebrated our 6 year anniversary on the 28th.  Josh's parents graciously volunteered to watch the girls so we could enjoy a night out.