SoCcEr

After a summer of soccer skills training we decided to make the leap to an actual team...if you're going to do it, do it right, right??? Maddie is having a blast and each game her skills and understanding of the game keep improving. She said her favorite part is "running." A girl after my own heart. Plays through October and will start again in the spring. We are so fortunate that Maddie did not get placed on a team with the criers and those that prefer to look at the grass instead of the ball. Her team is the Space Rangers...she immediately asked if Buzz Lightyear would be showing up.

KiNdErGaRtEn ReAdInEsS

Today was Maddie's first day in the "big girl" room at preschool...she reminds me everyday that she will be in Kindergarten soon. Where did the time go?!?

FaLl 2o1o...aLrEaDy???

We decided to take advantage of the sunflowers at the Ford Headquarters...Maddie couldn't get enough.

UnClE jErEmY & mAdDiE

This is the longest Maddie has gone without seeing Jeremy and is asking everyone when he is coming home. She is thinking "Saturday." I wish she were right.

SuMmEr TiMe...

Mackinac Island, Virginia Beach, soccer, dance recital, graduation parties, plays, etc, etc.

FuN wItH mY nEw CaMeRa...

SiX mOnThs, AlReAdY...

The past 6 months have flown by and seems like so much has happened...cast on/cast off, dance recital, LA, Vegas, etc, etc. The most difficult thing, thus far, was seeing Jeremy off on his deployment. He left May 21st for who knows how long. We have been able to track him through google alerts, a family website for sailors and lots of digging online. He has seen the Rock of Gibraltar, Romania, Bulgaria and the Suez Canal. He is in the Persian Gulf and we are anxiously awaiting news and information. Maddie has reached her breaking point...she is definitely tired of hearing that he is on his boat. She has been a champ and has sent him letters, cards and pictures. I just cannot believe he has been in for an entire year, already.