Let the Games Begin.....

So a week before Lucas was to start his first spring soccer game Steve and I got a call from the AYSO Regional Commissioner letting us know that we were the new coaches for Lucas' soccer team. We knew our old coach was leaving the team and we said we would consider taking his place if there were no other volunteers....... That first week before our first practice and game was pretty stressful with us trying to get applications and testing completed as well as contacting the parents of our team members to let them know we had our first game in less than a week. Since I did play soccer in high school and Steve has no experience with the sport, I have been the one to take over the coaching responsibilities. Since that first week it has been pretty laid back and has not required too much time. As you can tell it was also pretty stressful for Landon and Grandma Judy as well....jk. I am just happy that Landon has not had a meltdown and ran out onto the field to mommy yet as he did the whole time during our first practice.

Not that Lucas is keeping track or anything.....but we did win our first game of the season, with him scoring one of the numerous goals.

The second game however did not go so well. We had all four of our players on the field against the three attending players of the other team and still only managed to score one goal. Even though in our league at this age we don't usually have a goalie, I decided to try it out if for no other reason than giving our goalie a chance to catch his breath.

Gone Tomorrow

WOW!! What a difference a hair cut makes...for many different reasons. I always wait so long to get their hair cut and then they really look like completely different boys. I love how it takes like two seconds to wash and rinse it. I also like having the option of just letting it be, spiking it or giving them the faux-hawk.

I think the ladies prefer the short hair too. Our cute little friend Danee came over to play one morning and seemed to take a liking to Lucas. She would sit down and play with Landon but it was not long before she was off crawling to see if she could find Lucas.

We know Gracie loves the McCormack boys.....with or without hair. They sure do look so innocent sitting in that chair but their mommies know better.

One morning while Lucas was at preschool Landon and I went to kill some time shopping at Target and ran into our favorite Williamson sisters and their mommy. My friend Angi and I were able to sit and visit for quit a bit while Landon and Mia played so well together. I also got to play with baby Deja and get my baby fix for the day. Who knew that Target could be so much fun??

For St. Patrick's Day we took a trip to the zoo to visit some long lost relatives. jk

We did however have a great time playing with Sean and Gracie Armstrong while mom and Sarah watched the male giraffe try and get lucky. I would post the pics on my blog for you all to see but I am afraid that the few people who actually read my blog would be frightened away. :)

My attempt at getting all 4 kids on the tigers was not as successful as getting them all on the rhino......

Hair Today

I guess I am a little behind because the boys finally got their hair cut and it is now almost too long to spike again. When I went back through these pictures I just couldn't resist though.

For his birthday mom and dad got Lucas a new bike. It is a little big for him but by the summer he should be just fine. The bike does not have training wheels so he has been borrowing a balance bike from his friend Seany so that he will learn how to ride his new bike. He is so excited to be able to shift gears and is getting used to using the hand brakes.

He does really well on the balance bike but is still too timid to take off on his new bike by himself.

I think it is also time for a new helmet as well....... :)Meanwhile....Landon has been enjoying stomping around the kitchen in mom's shoes. I wish I could share the sound with you all because that is a key component. Oh well....

Steve had the great idea of putting an old bike light on the four wheeler so now the boys love playing outside when it gets dark.

Happy 5th Birthday Lucas

Two weeks ago Lucas celebrated his 5th Birthday! We started the festivities by having a family birthday party at Grandma & Papa's house where Lucas ate his favorite dinner - macaroni & cheese with hot dogs (the rest of us had yummy Mastacolli) followed by an ice cream cake from Dairy Queen. On the day of his actual birthday Lucas woke up early to open presents from mom, dad & Landon. He was so excited about the new G.I. Joe guys from his brother!

After breakfast Lucas was off to school where he would be celebrating his special day with all his classmates and his teachers. Again this year he chose to take the famous pink frosting cookies for his treat because they are his favorite.After school I picked up Lucas and then the two of us picked up big Gracie from her babysitters so that she could join us for a fun filled day at Classic Fun Center. Lucas was so excited to see his long time friend and proceeded to talk a mile a minute - mostly about superheros of course. Lucas was also excited to have so many other friends gathered around to help him celebrate. The first half hour the kids got to run around and ride their scooters before sitting down for pizza and soft drinks.

Off to play some video games.....

One of his favorite games at Classic is the motorcycle racing. I told him to enjoy the ride there because as long as he is under my roof he will never own a real one. Luckily for now the game is sufficient and even at this age he managed to get a cute girl to ride along with him. ;)

Not to be outdone by his brother.....Landon as well got a cute girl to ride with him.

Luckily little Gracie was too busy to notice that big Gracie was getting attention from the McCormack boys.
Back to the party for cake, ice cream and presents.

After dropping Gracie off Lucas could not wait to get home to play with all his new toys. He did manage to take a little break to talk to all the family members and friends who called to wish him well and to go out for dinner with mom, dad and Landon. Needless to say I don't remember him having a hard time falling asleep that night.

Playing Together

As I was looking at these pictures I was trying to decide on a title for this post. What did all of these pictures have in common - other than the obvious fact that they are of the boys? Well they are pictures of Lucas and Landon playing together and having fun at the same time - something I was beginning to think would never happen.......

Lucas was using his dogs water bowl to catch the milk - yes he was milking his horse as Landon took a ride. ;)

Snack Time - no moms allowed!!

Since going to the Monster Truck Show the boys have been playing with their monster trucks a lot. I like to sit back and listen to the different scenarios that Lucas will come up...... how many cars will his monster trucks jump and how many wrecks will there be? Lucas has been begging us to take his trucks outside so he can play in the mud but mom had to put her foot down. He has his outside toys and he has inside toys. Really, I am trying to loosen up......

We all love spending time at grandma Judy's house and just hanging out.
The boys love that Uncle Chris is tall enough to place them on top of the t.v. stand and grandma love that at least part of that stand is getting dusted. :)