While this picture was taken at Caleb's Soccer Game this past Saturday and Brody has had a haircut since then, it's still the perfect picture for today! Today Brody started his first "SPORT CLASS!" He'll have three weeks of soccer, then two weeks of football, two weeks of basketball, and three weeks of tee-ball... which totals TEN WEEKS OF FUN! Coach Darcy gives those boys plenty of exercise coupled with oodles of belly laughs. It's too perfect for Brody.

Caleb is having a wonderful time playing AYSO Soccer this year! He's just so strong and eager to excel. Hooping and hollering from the sidelines is the high point of our weeks!

And with Matt as Assistant Coach and me as Team Mom, we're quite obsessed! Brody plays on the sidelines and Asher eats till his belly's ready to pop open! It's a family affair.

This soming Wednesday Brody starts his Pee Wee sports class and is so excited to have a soccer team all his own!

Incase it's not apparent to you, ASHER LOVES IT when his brother's are at school. He just finger painted for the first time, ate oreos for a special lunchtime snack and got to play in the kiddie-pool all by himself. Everyone is enjoying their special days.

KINDERGARTEN HERE I COME!

CALEB'S FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN at Calvin Christian school! He came home wearing a "Class of 2022" tee-shirt!

He has 15 wonderful friends in his class and a marvelous teacher to keep them all learning and having fun together. So far he loves recess and PE most of all! But does that surprise us?

These past few weeks have been too full, too exciting, too absolutely wonderful for me to take any time away to post pictures! But I must, I must before more wonderful moments in life take my time and attention. So many friends and family members have asked for pictures of Brody's first day of Preschool, Caleb's first day of Kindergarten, what Asher is doing on the days he gets Mommy all to himself, and all of the family enjoying Caleb's first year of Soccer! Like I said... TOO MUCH FUN!

Today we went to a friend's house for a pool party. I took all three of my kids. Caleb and Brody are both new swimmers. They can make it back to the side after jumping in or swimming across, but if anything surprises them it can get dangerous. Asher, of course, is not a swimmer at all... though he loves the water as much as Brody did at this age.

During the course of our three hour play time (or should I say three hour high stress time?) I saved all three of their little lives.

Caleb was swimming to the side of the pool, toeing a boogie board behind him when two friends climbed on top of the board. instead of turning around and grabbing the board he only knew that he couldn't keep moving forward and started going under. I guess it's time to work on treading water.

Brody has a bit more confidence than Caleb, so when I say I saved his life Brody never actually knew that he was in need of saving. He was swimming to the side of the pool when a friend floated across his path in a pink inner-tube. Brody ended up under her. He kept trying to come to the surface, but couldn't get out from under the tube. My three year old remained totally calm, but was definitely out of air when I jumped in and pulled him up.

Asher was in the jacuzzi with me for his little adventure. My hand was on him as I turned to talk to another mom. Suddenly his soft skin wasn't in my hand so I turned back to him to find his eyes looking up at me from a foot under water. I plucked my youngest up and thanked the Lord for his safety too...

We are supposed to go to another pool party tomorrow, but I don't think I am up for another day like today. Two parents for three "not strong swimmers" is a must!