and tackling!
Then practiced their passing.
Ethan started and played center the majority of the game. He LOVES playing center. I think he likes it so much because he understands what he is supposed to be doing.
Good Game Everyone!
When we arrived home it was like two kids in a candy shop. They went running from toy to toy and played with everything in site. Everyone enjoyed sleeping in their beds and how bright it was inside the house when we woke up. Now I know our apartment really is in a hole!
We had a great stay at home. We went to Caleb's birthday party which was a lot of fun! I think the kids bounced in the bounce house for at least 2 hours straight. We watched the VT football team too. Go Hokies! Yes, they won and we are so happy! We also went and visited Bailey at Granny and Grandad's house. It was very good to see her. As soon as she saw us get out of the car she howled (which I have never heard her do) and came running at us full force. That can be pretty scary when she weighs 100 pounds!
On Sunday it was time to pack up and go back to the "baby house". By this point Tabitha was saying "no baby house, home". So now she didn't want to come back and she was very upset. I think it was because she was leaving all of her toys. She quickly recovered once we were on the road and back in Blacksburg.
This week Tabitha started her gymnastics class! I wasn't so sure how she would do since it took her a whole year to warm up in ballet class. We began class and I decided to sit with her, thinking she would want me close by. She was very clingy and did not want to participate. Of course I am thinking, great, I just paid a lot of money and by the time she finally warms up to taking gymnastics it will be time to move back home! Anyway, after a few minutes of that I asked her if she wanted me to go sit down outside of the gymnastics area. She said yes! I actually was not expecting that response. As soon as I walked away she started to do what everyone else was doing and was having a blast!
You can see Tabitha way off in the distance (sorry, I took these with my phone) in the black leotard hanging off the bar.
Tabitha had some help from "up-high" with Daddy when her legs got very tired. She loves sitting on his shoulders.
It was a VERY long walk all over campus to park the car, pick up Nana's ticket, eat lunch in downtown and get to the stadium. Tabitha managed to walk almost the whole way. Ethan and Nana got tired though. Don't they look cute! Uh-oh, Ethan is going to be as tall as Nana soon!
Ethan and Tabitha had so much fun at the game. They behaved very well and screamed and yelled with the rest of the fans. Tabitha's favorite cheer is the "Let's Go" "Hokies" that the whole stadium does.
They shot the cannon off inside the stadium before the game. This is poor Tabitha's least favorite part. They place the cannon right below where our seats are so it is extremely loud. She covers her ears a lot at the beginning of games. They also did a fly over before the game which Ethan LOVED. Tabitha again had to cover her ears. The pilots flying the jets were Virginia Tech alumni and Georgia Tech alumni which was fun. They were on the field after half time. We had a hard time figuring out how they did that so fast and where they landed those jets.
Tyrod Taylor played for the whole game. Yay!
After all of the decorating we had to clean up. I gave both of them scrub brushes and a bucket of water to clean. I think they might have had more fun cleaning it up then writing on the brick.
Ethan turned in his first school project this past Monday! It was a family tree that he had to cut out, color and glue. He also wrote the names of everyone in his family on the leaves and glued pictures onto them. I printed the pictures of us for him and then he did everything else by himself! I've always said I didn't want to be one of those parents that does the projects for their kids. After the hour long process to get this thing done, I can see why some parents just do it themselves!
Ethan had his first football practice today for flag football. He had a great time and learned a lot in the short hour. He didn't even look up at the airplane that flew over because he was so interested in practice. Ethan practiced throwing and catching a lot and even caught his first pass! There are a lot of rules to learn though so we will be working hard on that. One of the rules is that every child has to play every position so that should be fun to watch.
Here is a video of Ethan catching his first pass!
So, the other first happened while we were in Kroger after practice. We all know Ethan has been in kindergarten now for almost three weeks. He is doing well, learning and enjoying it very much. Well, he has officially read his first word! (besides the little ones that he has obviously memorized). We were walking through the back of Kroger and he kept looking up and saying "bah" "bah" "bee" "bee" "beer"! Beer! It is totally fitting that he was reading the big neon sign over the beer section that said "beer". But he read it and that is all that matters, right? Are we warping our child by living in a college town?
So here are some pictures of the days activities.
Is he a Quarterback?
Is he a Receiver?
Mommy and Tabitha watching practice.
He's ready for some football!
Tabitha has now decided that Mulan is her favorite dress up outfit now. Mainly because it is pink and not itchy!
All of us in front of Daddy's building.
Granny and Grandad also brought some pictures along with them of Bailey who has been living with them while we are in Blacksburg. We miss you Bailey! We love seeing pictures of you though! Bailey has been busy doing barn chores, feeding the horse and sleeping. From what we hear she can never be more than a foot away from Grandad at all times!
Thank you so much Granny and Grandad for the fun visit. Thanks for the food too!
