Spring Pics

I have launched a new photography blog for my business!(www.lindsayhallam.com/blog)I posted these pics there too (although it won't typically have much family stuff on it), but for those of you who get this blog via email, here are some recent pics of the kids. I wanted to practice shooting a bit with my 50mm lens so I took the kiddos out to a grassy area by our house and let them run around. They had a blast and I actually got some pictures of the two of them together, in the same frame. Dreams do come true! :)

Soccer!

Today was Grace's first soccer practice. It was so funny! All those little kiddos running around on the field doing drills...ha ha. The push-ups were the best part, we need to practice them a bit, she couldn't seem to get her knees off the ground. She laid her head down and stuck her bottom up in the air and sort of waggled it around, lol! Noah was soooo bummed he didn't get to play. We brought a ball for him on the sidelines but he pretty much spent the whole time sobbing "soccer baaaaallll...soccer baaaallll..dada PLEEEASE" poor kid. I might have to go get another small goal and set it up for him on the sideline so he feels included. There are enough younger siblings we could probably have a whole other practice just for them! I told Grace to show me her "soccer pose" and this is what she gave me:

I suppose her dada's surfing background is rubbing off ;) Grace LOVED practicing. When it was her turn to run the ball down the field she would laugh hysterically while dribbling it down. She is pretty fast! But she gets the ball all the way to the goal, and then stops. Then after some encouragement she kicks it in. At the end of the practice all the kids circled up and made up a team chant "1..2..3..Gooooo Scorpians" and then they jump up and down, only some of them aren't great at jumping yet so its so cute. They get their uniforms Thurs. We couldn't find any shorts that would fit her for the practice until she gets her uniform so she is wearing Noah's shorts. Crazy that they are close enough in sizes to do that now! First game is on Saturday, I will post a video then.

And....we're back!

How embarrassing! I can't believe it has been almost 3 months since I last posted. Well, life with two toddlers/preschoolers can get crazy I guess, that will have to be my excuse! Grace is busy, back in school for the spring, doing AWANAs (a kids program at church) and starting soccer soon! She has been begging us to do soccer, I have no idea where she came up with that, but she is determined. I can't believe we are already at that age where the hobbies and sports begin! She is also very excited about her upcoming role in her Aunt Kate's wedding! Noah also goes non-stop. He is into trucks trains and dinosaurs in a major way and loves to read. He almost always has a toy car/train/truck in one hand and a book in the other. I never quite believed the rumors about the powers of destruction possessed by two year old boys, but I am here to tell you, they are all true. Hurricane Noah can destroy a room in five minutes flat! He is getting so big and talking a ton! He loves to be able to communicate. One of my favorite things about this stage is listening to his conversations with Grace. They will play make-believe for hours on end and our backyard has been transfered into everything from a mid-evil kingdom to a prehistoric jungle to a pirates ship in the middle of the ocean. Here are some recent pics from last week when we had some rain (picture grace saying "tut tut, wooks wike wain...") The video is from Grace's preschool today. It has been western week and they got to ride pony's. Have to run get Grace ready for a sleepover at Dallas' house but I promise to be better about the blogging (that sounds familiar, I know!, but this time I mean it!)