Our little Pele, and other updates

Benton is in the heart of his first soccer season!  Benton loves to be on the field, but he could really care less if he has the ball.  He just likes to run with the pack.  Whenever the coach asks if anyone is ready for a break, Benton quickly volunteers.  He loves to sit on the bench.  He thinks "riding the pine" (as my high schoolers call it--I'm using the hip lingo) is so fun because he gets to watch the game and play with his friends.  We think it is a small victory that he claims to like soccer and always does what the coach asks.  We are hoping next season he will be interested in actually making contact with the ball. 

Lindsey loves her new ballet studio, but I'm not crazy about it because it's a long drive from our house plus it's a "dance" studio.  I could pop in the Just Dance video on Wii and she would get the same result as she does at her class.  However, when I suggested that we take a ballet break she broke into hysterical sobbing so we are sticking with it.  For now. 

Lindsey also had a tennis lesson this week, and David (who is a tough critic when it comes to tennis) said she did extremely well.  She clearly has tennis in her blood (clearly not from me though) so we are glad she wants to take lessons. 

Kate has no extracurricular activities other than being drug to every one of her siblings' extracurricular activities.  Monday is ballet, Tuesday is soccer, Wednesday is church choir, Thursday is soccer again.  Friday we crash and usually prepare for an Ole Miss weekend.  Life is busy but we are so grateful.

Lindsey met her reading goal for the first nine weeks and is doing well in first grade, although first grade is much tougher than kindergarten.  When she brought home math homework that involved identifying properties of 3D shapes, I knew we were in trouble. 

Benton loves school.  We are amazed daily how much he loves school.  He comes home singing the songs and telling us about all he has learned.  We owe him an apology for all the apprehension we had.  He has moved his owl a second time, and this one was for "pinching his friend."  When I asked him why he pinched his friend, he quickly said, "I didn't pinch my friend.  I not like that boy I pinched." 

Kate is still our handful.  She has a habit of pulling hair.  Some days Lynn will save me chunks to prove how much she pulls.  I try to defend her to say she has a complex because she still does not have hair.  However, she bit a child yesterday and I had no justification for it.  The girl is just mean.  But she is also so sweet and loving and adorable.  We have our hands full with that one.

 B on the sideline with our neighbor Sydney

 He's the middle one on the bench--the one with the shortest legs.  I couldn't zoom in any closer but thought his little legs looked adorable.  This is his favorite spot on the soccer field.

 It wouldn't be a family event without Kit there too.

 Sweet sister made a sign for B.  Notice the hand grabbing for the camera on the left.  As I said, handful.

 The lime boy amongst the red team.

 Goal kick--look at that form!

The smallest spectator, itching to run out on the field.