Aaron's Latest Craze & our Fall Schedule

It's been almost a month since the demolition derby, and Aaron's still enthralled with the whole experience. Recently he and Derek watched an internet tutorial on how to make your own demo derby cars. This has provided hours and hours of entertainment for Aaron and Kaleb. Even Braylen joins in on the fun sometimes. With school back in our lives, their play time is a bit less. But not much less. :)

Aluminum foil+scissors+a small knife+some of his favorite cars=plenty of demo derby cars to smash. They're simple to make, and simple to fix when they get smashed. And they provide hours of fun for our imaginative sons! :)

This week our soccer games started. Wow, it's a bit nutty trying to get to three different games on the same night! Aaron's thrilled to finally have his turn to play on a team. (His brothers played when they were much younger.) With 10 teams of 7 year old boys, we were sure excited to discover Aaron's best buddy from school is on his soccer team! Yay! Kaleb has fun coaches this year. Also, 8 of the 12 boys on his team are either named Kaleb, Kael, Carson, or Kegan. It's quite confusing! Braylen moved up to the older league, which plays at a different field. He seems to enjoy playing soccer again, after taking a few years off to play flag football. For whatever reason, all three boys chose the same sport this fall. We're having fun watching them have fun!

Youth group has met twice already, and Braylen seems to enjoy it. I hope he loves his youth group as much as I loved mine. On Monday he advanced to the rank of Tenderfoot at Boy Scouts. Because of all the other things on our schedule right now, Boy Scouts will be "come when you can." What a relief to scale back a bit and focus on school, soccer, percussion, and youth group for now.

Kaleb's been having frequent headaches, and I'm not sure what to make of that. My first thought is I need to get him to the chiropractor. But I also wonder if his eyes need to be checked. Or maybe the fall allergies affect him with headaches instead of the usual symptoms. Who knows, but if you think of it, could you pray for him?

Derek's job is in full swing at the high school, like it is every fall. Recently a group of people blessed me in a very special way, surrounding me with love, prayers, and encouragement. I was happy to pass it along to Derek, since he's the one standing on the front lines with these kids every day. Any and every form of encouragement is something to be thankful for!

One of Derek's favorite ways to enjoy our boys? Wrestling with them. :) After a long week of work and school, all 4 of them couldn't get enough.

Lots more to talk about, but I guess that's what future posts are for!