The month of March

So, this has been a crazy but, somewhat uneventful month. Nicholas has been busy with soccer and school, Seaners has been busy attending MOPS meetings with me and playing with his friends, Ray has been bouncing around all over the place, and I've been trying to keep up with the kids, Ray, a Dr. appointment, and MOPS. Thankfully, Ray has been home more often than gone this month and has been a huge help with the kids and just being a wonderful husband. I told him last night that we've been spoiled and it's going to be rough on all of us when he has to go back to the motels. Soda is becoming very active and I swear that the child never sleeps. Which, as Ray pointed out, it's better than the alternative. I think we are all looking forward to spring break next week. We are planning on traveling with Ray a couple of days if he's out of town and if not, the boys & I will head to Dayton one day to hang out with Tracie. I told her next week would be a perfect week to have that little baby! She's working on it. Other than that, life has been as usual as it can be with two active little boys, a baby that gets a kick out of kicking mommy, and a husband who works his tail off to provide for us. Life has been pretty good this month.

Soccer Parents

The month of March also introduced Ray & me to a new experience with parenting...Soccer. For Nicholas's birthday present we decided to let him play soccer. He loves it! The kids practice once a week and then have games on Saturday morning through the month of April. Nicholas is on a great team with a lot of his friends, including his best friend Emma. For the most part, all of the kids knew each other and they get along fabulously. Their coach is one of the moms and is a wonderful person who truly lets the kids just have fun. She laughs along with them and there is no pressure whatsoever to be the best team out there. They are truly there to just have fun and make friends. Nicholas had his first game on Saturday and it was so fun to watch him out there on the field in his "jersey" and shin guards. It was very apparent the team is made up of 4 & 5 year olds, as there was some kicking of the grass, kicking the ball in the other teams goals, and the usual stuff that comes with 4 & 5 year olds. All of us parents laughed and giggled as the kids made their way up and down the field. One of the little girls on Nicholas's team yelled out to her mom from the middle of the field "I haven't touched the ball yet mom!" Emma scored her first goal and did the cutest little victory dance and skipped down the field with a big grin on her face. One of the other little boys on Nicholas's team decided that he was going to use his body to stop the ball and that was his method of defense throughout the game. Nicholas's favorite part of the game is throwing the ball in, however he throws it wherever the spirit moves him, regardless if it's to his team or not. There is nothing quit like watching your child out the field having fun and just being a kid. It really makes you stop and appreciate the gift God has given you. Here's a couple of pics from Nicholas's first soccer game.

Playing School

Well, we Remacle's have been busy the last month! However, the boys & I took sometime out to relax and play school on the 17th. Nicholas was the teacher, Sean was Mrs. Durham, and I became who ever at the time needed. I was a substitute bus driver named, Sam, that took the "students" to the big school for library. After the "students" arrived at the big school, I then became the librarian, Mrs. Stellman. I then had to become Sam again and drive the "students" back to their school where I soon became Mrs. Alldridge, the teacher who comes in and teaches the religious education to the children at Nicholas's school. The boys gathered up all of their stuffed animals and made the classroom. It was very apparent the Nicholas knew what he was doing, as things progressed along smoothly, just like at his school. The "students" had art where they made shamrocks on a stick and snack time. They practiced their handwriting and had a very busy day. I couldn't belive that the boys played so well together and were having a blast. Plus, they used their imaginations to the 100th degree and played school for over 2 hours. It was so cute to watch them play and have fun together. Here's a couple of pictures of the boys helping the "students" with their handwriting.