Jaceee pants

My baby is almost 2! He's already turning into a little boy. A very independent little boy. :o)

Happy Birthday to Jace!

Soccer challenges

So this year Derek and Dallan are playing soccer (AYSO). It took a few games to get them back in the swing of things, but they are doing really well and liking it a lot. However, I am struggling with Dallan's coach quite a bit. I realize that he is a volunteer and I really try never to criticize volunteers, especially when it's something I'm not willing to volunteer to do. His son is amazing and I am proud of the kid's skills, but the dad(coach) is SOOO overly proud of the kid that it is embarrassing. He forgets about everyone else on the team, which is sad since they are 5 years old and this is likely their very first experience. Much of practices are spent on ridiculous things like juggling the ball, since his kid has clearly mastered all the basic skills. The kid will literally get the ball every play and go for a goal. I never hear any mention of passing, letting others have a chance, etc.... Ball goes into play, "Wyatt" (I'll change the name for the kid's sake) gets the ball, takes it down for a goal, coach yells something like "YEAYYY WYATT, your a SUPERSTAR!!!", "WOW, you make this game so fun to watch!", and my personal favorite is when he instructs the kids on the other team, which he always does, "you need to make sure and stay on Wyatt, because if he gets the ball he'll get a goal every time." I think the other coaches and parents all want to strangle him. Last week Tom finally had had enough. Smart little Dallan decided to post himself in front of our own goal and assist Wyatt's goal so at least he could feel like he was playing. After Wyatt's 10th goal against a team that was clearly struggling, Tom stood up and made some sarcastically loud cheers that I think MAY have gotten the coach's attention. I was a little embarrassed, but also a little proud since it seemed to have gone on long enough. Next week is the last game, thank goodness. Maybe in the future I'll sign up to be a soccer coach after all. :o)

New Stuff

So I have a new calling (a few months ago). I am a den leader in cub scouts. I have the wolves, which is the youngest group. I must say I wasn't super-excited, because scouts is somewhat of an alien world to me. But, I have enjoyed it so far, and I work with great people and have a group of cute boys. Derek will be in my group at the end of summer. So hopefully I can be organized enough to help a few boys earn a few badges and all will be well.

Also, guess what! My parents decided to buy a house in Brigham City! Crazy, I know. My mom has lived in the Uintah Basin for her whole life, and I thought she would never consider moving. But I guess having all their children so far away has changed things. They will not retire for a few more years, but they found a great house with a lot of potential and beautiful yard and figured it was a good time to buy. They will rent it out for a couple more years until they move up. It will be really fun to have family closer!