This is a crazy picture of Bella at the end of soccer a few weeks ago. She loves it and has so much fun. She wanted me to sign her up for football as well, but the babe is due the week it starts, so it seems like something I shouldn't commit to. I love that the tee shirts they hand out are so huge, it cracks me up to see all these kids looking like they are running around in nightgowns. I think she kind of wants to play football because she knows her dad is coaching. They are very interested in going to his games and seeing what he has been up to. His sophomore team had their first game last night and won!!! The score was 43-0. I felt such a sense of relief for him, not that winning is the most important thing in the larger scope, but that his defense delivered so well. The team really hasn't won any games for the past two years, so it will hopefully make a difference in their confidence and they can play with some heart.

I think I have figured out a solution to my frustrating downloads, if I remove the memory stick and just put it directly in the computer, it seems to work. So, I just need to remember to always use the memory stick in the camera.

This is thus far the best picture I have of Jack playing soccer this year-we have the bulk of the games yet to go-so I am not too worried about it. He is number 5 this year, the jeresey's are reversible to purple or white. He really loves to play and has a ton of fun. I have been having him play sans glasses for the time being, if he does want to play as he gets older I will really need to locate the Bono goggles though. This picture is a bit unrepresentative of how games really go. Usually there is a mob of kids wrapped around the ball, knocking each other over and migrating around the field. It is really fun to watch and last night was breezy and cool, so even more fun for me.

Bella and I went to IKEA and got some curtains for her room yesterday as well. She loves IKEA, it is so very funny, she thanks me again and again for bringing her there. I let her choose from a few different sets of curtains and she picked the ones I really liked, which amazed me a bit. We just need to get the furniture moved and the rooms will be switched. I love the way the paint turned out, and I think she will love her girly room. I need to take Jack to IKEA so he can pick out a few things and get a new storage system for his toys, but I need Nate to carry everything into the car and into the house. So that trip will be later on in the month I suspect. I can't believe it is nearing the end of August already. And that school has been going for a week. Second grade seems pretty cool so far from what I hear!