AAHE Soccer

This year Jenni decided she wanted to play soccer. This is the first year she has wanted to play sports. So of course, I said "Sure!" JC has played in years past and loves it. This year our group has gotten a bit smaller. I don't know if it is because we are all so busy or if people have just joined other groups that are doing more. I like our group because it isn't a bunch of extra money to do things. 

  

I am a kind of "coach" for the younger group of kids, ages 9-12. So both of my kids are in my group. We have about 10 kids in that group but not all of them were there on Friday. We had fun doing some drills and then playing a scrimmage. 

JC did great, like he always does. Jenni did great, too. She was quick to run for the ball and even got very close to scoring goals. I was very proud of all the kids. They got right in there and got to know each other and worked together as teams. 

The kids are all eager to play and I know we will have a great soccer season even if we don't have a lot of kids on each team. It's about having fun and making friends. And that is what they are doing. I do wish we had a larger group simply so that we could make even more friends. God is in control of that and will bring more families to us in time.

That's our progress report for today. Thanks for stopping by.

AAHE Group Meeting September

Last month our homeschool group met for an ice cream social to kick off the new school year. We met at the same place but in the evening. We do that every year in August. It is a chance for new families to visit and join if they are ready. We meet each month on the second Friday of the month. 

On September 9th we had our first monthly meeting and get together. It is a great time to talk about what events are coming up during our monthly meetings, to discuss field trips ideas, and sign up for sports and other events.

This year something that was new for us is JC being in the youth. He went off with the older kids and played games and talked about jr high and high school things while Jenni and I stayed in the other group. This month we did a neat workshop from the Arlington Public Library. Fatima read the book "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs" out loud to the kids and then they made lapbooks according to their age group. She did a wonderful job of reading with such expression that the kids and adults were captivated by the story.

They had a great time cutting out the different parts for the book. They all had to do with weather or food. I think these two girls had more fun being silly and laughing together than they did actually making the book but that is alright with me. They made the books and had a good time doing it. The moms all helped the younger kids with the cutting and keeping the mess cleaned up.

We didn't have time to take pictures of the finished product there because we were cleaning up the fellowship hall (some of you from our old church will recognize this room) and heading to CiCi's Pizza for lunch. We had a great time of fellowship with our friends there. It is wonderful to have a group that you can share things with and learn from.

If you are looking for a group to join, this one is great! We have been members since 1997. It has changed over the years along with the families that are a part of it but it has always been a great source of encouragement and fun for our family.


That's our progress report for today. Thanks for stopping by.