Drink. Think. Relax.

Saw this on a coaster. Something we should all do more often:

Obedience School

Ali has enjoyed a few weeks of the easy life, but now it's time. Obedience School.

Ali is super sweet to humans, but she is quite the bully with other dogs. She need to learn some neighborhood manners. So every Tuesday night, Zach, Scott and I head to Dog Obedience School.

There are about eight other owners and dogs in the class. She does pretty well in class with minimal barking. But that's only because she has to wear this:

She acts so pathetic when she wears it. And it's a bear trying to get it on her.

She has learned to sit and stay, and performs that trick consistently. She is supposed to learn to "walk politely" on a leash...ha! That's a good one. Her "walking" is more like shooting out the door and pulling you. She sniffs back and forth on the sidewalk, eating goose poop, chasing geese and squirrels, and barking at rabbit statues.

She made it!

October Soccer Tournament

A few photos from our soccer tournament in Wichita.

Zach, U11.

Goal!

Practicing juggles...

Adam, U13.

Eleven

Zach turned 11 on Friday. He celebrated with some friends at a trampoline park, then back to our house for pizza, cake and ice cream.

He wanted a chocolate cake with blue icing and yellow sprinkles.

The 11 year old stats:
69 pounds
53.25 inches 

He grew 2.2 inches last year.

To compare, at 10 (I don't have info for me at 11), I was 67 lbs and 54.25 inches....so weighed two pounds less but one inch taller.

Twelve

Adam turned 12 last week. He celebrated his actual birthday by driving six hours to Dallas for a soccer tournament.

Stats:
84 pounds
55 inches

He's grown 2.7 inches in the last year, according to doctor's records.

I checked my baby book...here are my stats when I was 12.
93 pounds
61 inches

In other words, I would have towered over Adam!