First Day of Soccer!

This past Monday was Emma's first day of soccer and Harry's first this season. They are signed up for a few months with a soccer pro on Landstuhl Post. Emma is on the 3-4 year old team with her friend Jacob; and Harry is on the 5-6 year old team with his friend Joshua. And, of course, John and Evy come along to cheer! It worked out great having all the kids together, they play when its not their turn and have a friend on their team. Harry also will have games on Saturday mornings starting next week!

bummed that her practice was over

I *may* have told her that they wouldn't let her on the team if she didn't have pigtails. 

Harry scoring one of his many goals- he ran over and hugged me after each one!

I think having his tongue out helps him run faster, right?

#1 Fan!

outrunning his opponent. I seriously couldn't believe how fast he is! Now, if he could just work on ball control... 

He was SO excited when he saw this picture- he says its his "action man" shot!

Multitude of Attitude, Minimum of Fashion Sense

 Oh, my sweet girlita.
The best part of these pictures is that she's wearing pants. Why is that a big deal, you wonder? Well, her sweet father let me sleep in on Tuesday (durned migraines!) and got the kids dressed and off to school by himself. Thank God for my wonderful husband!
However, being a male, he failed to realize that the sheer tutu skirt his daughter insisted on wearing required pants/tights/something other than green striped panties underneath! I was mortified when I picked her up at school that afternoon and was informed that she and her striped panties were the highlight of everybody's day. She, of course, was oblivious, and was simply thrilled that she conned Daddy into letting her wear her tutu to school!

Wearing her bomber hat backwards. This is how the true hoodlums do it, I'm told.

I think she was trying to see if I'd let her mix and match everything she owned!

Metz

Warning: Very picture heavy post!
On Saturday, we headed off to Metz, France with the Putty family. We threw Harry, Emma, Joshua (5) and Jacob (3), with Jay and Brad in our black Honda Pilot, while Christy and I took Evelyn (7 months) and John (6 months) in her black Honda Pilot. I'm sure we made quite a sight traveling down the autobahn, but boy did we have FUN! :)

Christy and I also managed to find a Cora on the way home and stocked up on wine, chocolate croissants, and fraise tartelettes. YUMMY!!!

Inside the Saint-Stephen Cathedral

Emma and Joshua ogling the stained glass windows.

The massive organ and the windows

outside of the front of the Cathedral

Deciding where to go next, Saint Jacques Square

A "food court," European style 

Yes, it's STILL Mustache March.

Harry probably could use a lesson in blending in!

Emma has learned to wink- watch out, world!

The Temple Neuf Church on Petit Soulcy Island

The kids inhaling beignets from a patisserie 

running laps in the Jardin d'Amour to work off their beignets!

The Temple Neuf was surrounded by purple gates- they were so unusual and gorgeous!

The kids playing hide and seek in the facade

6 months old!

John-John is 6 months old!

He's had a cold and pink eye and a yunky cough for a week or two, so I've been holding off doing pictures, but I figured by the time everything cleared up, he'd be 7 months old. So, off we went to the rocking chair to do our monthly pictures!

I also pulled out the overalls we used for Harry's 6 month pictures. John wasn't so interested in pictures by then, but I did get a good one to do a comparison! I can't believe how alike they are!!

School Pictures!

The kids had their class pictures at school last week. They each picked out a nice outfit and I took advantage of the clean shiny children and did pictures of my own on the couch before we left for school! :)

Emma doing her My Little Pony puzzle all by herself! She's also holding up 3 fingers because she's 3 years old!!

My sweet boys :)

Starting March...

My littlest fellow is 6 months old! 

John and his girlfriend Evy. How sweet are they!

Jay is participating in Mustache March again. Awesome.

Finishing Up February...

This is the face I get whenever I'm more than 6 inches away from him. How pathetic is that sad little fellow??

Emma has been working on her "moves" lately too!