Meet Creepy

Creepy makes his web every night, and it goes all the way from a tree branch to the ground. We leave Creepy alone, and he returns the favor. I love watching him in his web, but I'm also careful to not walk through it. There's nothing worse than walking through a spider web, and wondering if the spider is now on you. Ok, there are actually worse things, but it's definitely not fun!

Chloe playing soccer

Keith's parent were up for a visit recently, and snapped this picture. I was at Avery's meet, and Keith had guard, so we were thankful for the help! Chloe really loves to play in the goal, and she's always paying attention. I missed her game again this past weekend, but Keith was there, and told me that she played goalie again. She didn't let them score on her, and from what I hear, they were on her end for most of the quarter. Chloe is really enjoying soccer, but she's already mentioned that she wants to try softball!

even MORE cross country pictures

I would like to take credit for taking these photos, but I can't. Another mom did, and I'm so thankful! She gets some great shots!! The first picture is from last weekend. In my last post, I shared a picture of the last thing I saw, and this is closer to the finish line. Avery was making his move, and ended up passing both of them. I love the look of determination on his face!

This picture is from a couple of weeks ago, when Avery won. Avery apparently loves an exciting finish. :)

Avery had another meet this weekend, and he did great. He ran 1.5 miles in 9:08, and finished 8th. This was the toughest race so far for him, because it's a flat, wide open course, and it's fast. Now he has two weeks to train for a regional meet (and state qualifier). It's a tough one, so I'm sure he'll be training hard.

more cross country

So this picture is from Avery's meet last week. This is at the end of the race, headed to the finish line. Keith and I were cheering him on at different spots along the way. Keith was up at the top of the hill, closer to the end. This is the last view I had of Avery during the race. He's in fourth at this point. The guy who won finished over 30 sec ahead, so that's why you can't see him. I was excited for Avery that he got fourth, but I knew he might be a little disappointed after winning the last meet. So, I met back up with Keith after, and was super excited and surprised to learn that Avery was actually second! He was able to pass the other two at the top of the hill. He's killing me with these last minute sprints!! :)

Brady

Keith snapped this picture of Brady at Avery's last meet. He's not a fan of pictures, so my favorites are usually candid ones.

Chloe's writing

Chloe's teacher showed me one of her papers today while I was in the classroom helping. (This is one of the reasons I love volunteering so much.) They had a writing prompt, which is something they really start doing in third grade, but they start practicing this year. They were told to write about what would happen if they woke up one morning, and their pet could talk. I love Chloe's paper! I can maybe hear myself in it. Just a little. :)

Sunrise

I'm up early every morning with Lily, so I've seen some amazing sunrises (<-that doesn't seem right, but I'm going with it!) After a few days of just enjoying them, I decided to get some pictures also. I don't think Lily appreciates them like I do, but she enjoys running around outside while I'm taking pictures at least!