Tate the little soccer star

We signed Tate up for "Parent-Child Soccer" at the YMCA. We expected him to be pretty athletic because he's always loved to watch and try new sports. We did not, however, expect to see his MAD soccer skills they way they were expressed! He smoked all the 3-4 year olds on the field! He scored 6 or 7 goals every time we met! He was making up new soccer tricks! He was stealing the ball from opponents! It was AMAZING! The kid seriously has some SKILLS!

We signed him up for Waynesboro Soccer this fall...look for more pics later this year!

Our hike up Chimney Rock

We went on a hike up Chimney Rock in Maryland, which was over 2 and a half miles roundtrip. Half of it was almost straight up. Tate made it the whole way. Naomi made it to the part where it got really steep. Naomi and I both looked up the hill. She said, "Up!" I said, "Yep, it's really steep." When I turned around to look at her, she had her arms up for me to pick her up. So she rode the rest of the way in the backpack.

At the top of Chimney rock, a butterfly landed on my hand for a little bit of banana! (We couldn't get to the camera in time for that shot)

Tate the photographer!

Tate found the camera one day and began taking pictures around the house:

He found the backside of his rocker to be inspiring:

He even took pictures of himself:

Naomi tried to help him take a picture of herself:

After a little coaching, he gained a few skills to really take some great pics!