Thinking outside the box

So, the other day it was confirmed that my brain does not function like that of a little boy! As much as I try, it just will NOT do it. I'm talking about LEGOS! Isn't it the right side of the brain that is the creative side? I've decided, I don't even have a right brain! Let me show you what I mean......

Here's Josh's LEGO creation, a nice little aircraft of sorts. It even had a place for the little LEGO man to ride.

Now here's my LEGO creation......

Yep, that's right, the best I can come up with is 4 plain walls. Maybe a tower, but that would be branching out a bit. When it comes to building I can't seem to think "outside the box!" I thank God that he made boys (and a few girls) with this creative abilty. Otherwise, I'd have to send this note out on the Pony Express!

That boy can follow instructions!

While Joshua was busy with school this morning, Andrew had decided to pull out the K'Nex for some random fun. I walk in to discover that he has followed step by step instructions to create this little sea creature. Can you tell I'm proud?! It isn't that it was that hard to do....it's just that he took the initiative to do it on his own. I'm easily impressed I guess!

Playing hard!

The time has come..... I have joined the ranks of women who call themselves Soccer Moms. All I need now are a couple of those stickers to slap on the back of my Tahoe!

Saturday was a HOT funfilled day of first games. Andrew played first and tired out before the first quarter was over, but he sure played hard for those few minutes! By the last quarter the coach couldn't muster up enough kids to even finish the game! It was really quite funny, but his coach is wonderful and she takes it all in stride. It is definately all about just having a good time.

Josh played next and they did fairly well considering the opponents had been playing since they were...... Andrew's age! A full 3 years for some of them!! Josh is the only boy on his team, but he doesn't seem to mind. He hung in there and played a good part of each quarter. We're just hoping that next Saturday is cooler!

Playing Chess

Here are my three boys playing chess together. It is a rare and special occaision that they do this. This set was one that Craig brought home from Iraq and is made of marble. (Very pretty and breakable!) So Josh and Andrew don't get to play with it without his supervision. They do have a plastic set, but of course they prefer to play with the breakable one! I spent much of the time laughing at them as they played because Josh made the funniest faces as he was losing and Andrew was laughing so hard. By the way, Josh was a wonderful sportsman and not a sore loser at all! : ) Andrew on the other hand..... : )