It's finally his turn!

Counting his goals on the sidelines

After watching Lexi for 11 seasons and Frankie for 3, it's FINALLY Henry's turn for "real soccer"!  He had a bit of a panic on Thursday - afraid maybe Dad didn't know he had his first game on Saturday.  Oh Buddy, we ALL knew!

He's almost a head shorter than everyone else on the field but made up for it by scoring all of the team's four goals!  Of course, he shyly ducked his head after each goal when we cheered!

Summer Soccer

 Our good friend, Eric, ran a free summer soccer clinic for 5 & 6 year old boys to help get his son interested in the game.  Both boys loved it, although we did have to temper Frankie's enthusiasm just a bit!  (Boasting your hat trick and taunting a group of barely 5 year olds isn't exactly good sportsmanship!).  Eric did an awesome job with the kids and even sprung for trophies at the end of the 8 weeks!  Henry can't wait to play for Coach Eric in the Fall!

The Lego Rockets!

A day on the farm!

Wednesday we met Shanna in Burlington and headed to Yates Center to visit Shanna's parents' farm.  They had a lot of "firsts" and even Mom learned a few things (one might have been that driving 20 mph on a gravel road is a "city folk" trait!).  Shanna's dad and brother sacrificed an afternoon of work to show us around and welcomed the hundreds of questions we had (Did you know a horse is pregnant for 11 months?).

Lexi got a warm egg fresh from the hen house, we rode in a semi truck, picked corn and soybeans, were weighed on a cattle scale, and met two pregnant horses and more pregnant cattle than we could count.  The #1 thing on their list, though... petting the farm dogs and seeing the dead armadillo in the front yard!

Showing off her egg

The chicken was less than pleased to be caught!

Including "both Henrys"!