Talk-A-Thon

If there is a contest out there that deals with talking, then I think I have the next Michael Jordan on my hands. Cayla, for some unknown reason, has decided lately that she needs to talk non-stop. She talks and talks and talks. It does not matter if she has someone to talk to, she will strike up a conversation with herself. But she really loves to talk to other people. We go to the store and she will say hi and talk to any and everyone. I find it really amusing when she tries to talk to someone that does not like to talk. She will say "Hi" but they won't respond. She will say "Hi" again (albeit a little louder) until she can get their attention. Genesis was very much the same way when she was Cayla's age, but I think that Cayla is a lot more talkative then Genesis ever was.

Soccer Redux!

We had practice last night and the girls were all being very aggressive. I don't know what they have been eating or drinking, but they were all hyped up. This aggression made for a very good practice. I have been waiting for the past 4 seasons of soccer for the girls to get more aggressive. I guess (and hope) that this may be the season that they finally wake up!

Now if I could just channel that aggression and turn it into goals scored, we would be in business!

Cayla's Nicknames

I just realized that I rarely blog about my youngest daughter Cayla. So I thought I would start by listing my nicknames for Cayla:

Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pie, Princess, Monkey, Monkey Princess, Princess Monkey, Pumpkin Princess, Squirrel Monkey, Coach Cayla, and Junior (as in Desiree Junior)

Jake-Fu

Jacob had his first test in his Tae Kwon Do class. I think that I was more nervous than he was. He did great! His movements were much more sharp and crisp than the other kids that were testing. The instructor told me after the testing that Jacob did great and that he was very impressed by his test results.