Kari in Knee Socks

Kari has such a cute little sense of fashion.  I just love what she chooses to wear!

Indoor Soccer Has Begun!

 With the weather cooling off, fall soccer comes to an end and indoor begins!  Kari, who's more of an indoor soccer kinda' girl opted to give it a whirl and Juliana began her soccer career too!  (Big brother still had a few more outdoor games to go before he makes the move indoors.)  Makes for a cute picture of all three!

Ju Ju loves to run!

 Kari got into the mix too!

She scores!!

Visitor's Week

Visitor's Week at dancing is always a bit of an adventure.  Yes, it's super cute to be able to watch your little dancer(s)...but I never quite know how the baby/toddler that is watching will behave.  THIS time, however, it went off without a hitch and both Britta and Ju Ju behaved extremely well during Kari's class (and Britta also did well during Juliana's class).  Woot!

 Just look at Kari's cute little smile!

And Britta got to wear her own little ballet slippers!
Just look at those cute little feet!

Ellie, Alice, and Kari (two of Kari's friends!)

 Kari got to start tap this year and that's exciting stuff for these kindergartners!

 Next up, Ju Ju's class!  Preschoolers prancing around in a circle--sooo cute.  Juliana was so excited that it was HER turn to have visitors in dancing!

 Mary Lorraine is her teacher as well and is just soooo engaging with the kiddos.  She makes class so much fun for them!

Is That Kari or Kit Kittredge?

For Halloween, Kari wants to be the American Girl,  Kit Kittredge.  Isn't she just beautiful??  She was so excited to get a skirt that's exactly like Kit's.  She even had matching red socks, shoes, and a headband.  She is so feminine and girly and I just love it.  So adorable.

Soccer, Soccer, and More Soccer

Fall soccer.  Christian's team continues to battle through each game, improving little by little.  It's been a good refiner's fire and learning experience for him this last year and a half as his team has really had to work hard and pull together to get the wins.  Parents from other teams remark how much heart and energy our boys play with, and I love hearing those types of compliments more than if we were to crush the other teams by scoring tons of goals.  Here are a few pictures of Christian in action, both in goal and as a forward.

Christian and his best friend, Henry, who continue to play against one another with their friendly rivalry!

 Here are some of Kari and her team as they finished off their season strong.  Cute girls and we enjoyed watching Kari get out and run (when she wasn't "too tired") and have fun playing soccer!

Busy Kids

 Never a dull moment at the Lindseth's.  Someone is always painting, building, or pulling out something or another.  Alas, I will never achieve that "clean house" look...but I'm sure I'll miss some of their more creative messes once they're grown up.

 Britta loves to play in the pretend kitchen (and even the real one for that matter).  She plays independently incredibly well and I am extremely grateful for that!

Sweetheart

I volunteer up in Kari's class once a week and help with guided reading/sight words/writing.  These little kindergartners are amazing!  They go from not knowing more than their letters to full-on reading in a matter of a month!  Here is what Kari chose to write one morning:-).  Yay!

Kari Plays Soccer (Again)

It was not in our grand plan for Kari to play soccer in the fall.  But, when her friend Alexa's dad (who used to be our neighbor and still is a good friend), said that his team needed one more player and that Kari could play for free AND that he would drive her to practices, Kari became a soccer player!  We did warn Rob that in season's past, Kari's soccer playing consisted of running around for 5 minutes then being "too tired" to play anymore.  But, he was undeterred and, until the very last game or two, she actually played hard in all of the games!  I was amazed.  And she had a great time.

At one of the games, a friend from high school was there, cheering on her daughter, who was playing for the other team.  She also happens to be a REALLY good professional photographer and was kind enough to take quite a few pictures of Kari!  (Little did she know that one of my children had smeared peanut butter remnants all over my phone and so all of my pictures have the lovely smear campaign you see going on in the above picture.)  Thank you, Stephanie!

 Kari is a kindergartner.  The league she was playing in was first graders.  I thought she may have been intimidated to be out there among girls who were taller and faster, but she hung right in there and wasn't afraid at all!

 In fact, Kari was honing in on the family's goal-keeping skills and turned out to be a really good little goalie!  (I suspect she enjoyed being goalie in-part because it meant she didn't have to run as much, but since she wasn't afraid to get in there and stop the ball, she must've actually liked playing the position as well!)

Just check out that focus!

Sooo cute!

Right in the mix!

I was so happy that Kari had a fun season.  Rob was a fantastic coach--very encouraging, engaging, and focused on fun and safety.  The team was a good little team too and finished with a winning record (only one or two losses--not too shabby!).  Loved watching my little ballerina get out there and run!

Boosterthon Fun Run

 Once again, the kids' school opted for a boosterthon fun run as their main fundraiser for the year.  It was a warm and humid morning and the kids were all decked out and ready to run!

 Kari was soooo excited that she got to be a part of it!!!  Normally, Kari is the child who gets "tired" just walking down the hallway.  Honestly, I thought she would run a few laps and then get hot, thirsty, and tired and just walk the rest.  Not so!  Aside from the designated "walking laps," she ran 33 laps in the time allotted!  (Max laps is between 35-38.)  I could hardly believe what a fast little runner she was--and she had a blast doing it!

The "buddy lap" with her buddy, Nora.

 After the kindergarten-2nd graders ran, it was time for the 3rd-6th graders to run!  (Oh yes, we had to stay out there for just a bit longer!)  Britta was pretty good sport though--and, thankfully, we found a shadier spot for Round 2.  (Juliana was at preschool so I dodged a bullet on that one.)

Christian's class

 And they're off!  Christian is a speed demon and was one of the top 5 finishers (of all the four upper grades!!)  Em got off to a strong start as well...

 But then after some hard running, she and Ella had to come over and say hello and give Britta a high-five.

 After Christian finished, he came over and relaxed in the shade!

Christian and Sullivan

Em and Miss B

Britta was very into her cup.