Let's Play

"What do you think, coach?  Yeah, I think we can take the green team."

Cannon had his first soccer game this week.  It was hilarious-- just as we expected.  Is it ridiculous for a three year old to play soccer?  Do I even need to ask that question?

Of course it is ridiculous!!!  But since Bethany is dancing 3 days a week and Clark has football 4 days a week and Elinor and Faith are both playing soccer--- I figured we were already going to be out and about every evening.  Why not let the little guy play?  After all, he's got more energy to burn than the rest of the kids combined!  

And he was so darn cute-- with his pants tied really really tight so they wouldn't fall off. 

Elinor's team has two big changes this year-- it is girls only and they play on a full size field.  "No wonder I was so tired!"

We did our younger kids' book club this week.  We read Freedom Train by Dorothy Sterling.  It is a biography of Harriet Tubman.  We don't usually read biographies, but it was a great read.   And there were lots of great ideas for games.

Did you know Harriet Tubman served in the Northern army during the Civil War?  We had army crawl races.  Here are the girls.

The final race with the winners from the boys' and girls' races.  Pretty good action shot, huh?

 And a variation on the game of tag is always good.  This one was slaves and patrollers which is very akin to cops and robbers. 

A yard full of happy children running around and playing makes me very happy.  It is such a refreshing alternative to... say... a house full of cranky, crying, fighting children.
Not that we ever have any of those at our house.