Shoe Shopping!

Anything to do with shopping and I am usually there. Jake wanted to go shopping and pick up some new DC shoes for school, since his other ones were getting pretty worn out. I agreed to take him to the mall, but the little princess decided she needed to go too. Since we hadn't been shopping for awhile (and I know Jessica loves it), and we were only going to one specific store in the mall I thought it would be okay. Wrong!!!! Jessica is a born shopper, if she sees something that looks cute she tries it on. Jake on the other hand shops like me. He likes to look at several stores and then go back to a few of them before he makes a decision. Well one store turned into a few stores as you can imagine. We went into Tilly's first, they have a small selection of shoes but they have some very cute girl shoes. Jessica tried every one of them on, and they weren't even close to fitting her. Of to the next store, again she is trying on shoes. A few more stores and the same thing. The last store we went into had all these bright colored cute shoes, alot of heels and stiletos on the womens side. That did not stop her. Here are the first two:











Yes I know that they are 2 different shoes, but she didn't care. They were on the clearance (good girl) rack and that is all she saw was these shoes. They were very cute, especially on her.

So a few more minutes in the store looking at shoes, by this time Jake has taken off to some other store, and she comes up with these:

Much more her style I think. None of those drab looking shoes, she wanted the flash and she sure picked it with her shoe choices. I can imagine what my shoe bill will be like when she gets just a little bit older. As long as no one takes her into a Coach store and shows her the bags, we should be good.

Oh yea, towards the end of our little excursion to the mall, I decided to check out the little girl section at Gap kids. Well next door to Gap kids is Crazy 8's. You have to pass Crazy 8's to get to the Gap. Well Jessica pops into Crazy 8's find this cute pink and orange sundress and tells me stay there mom. As she stands right where the dress is hanging and starts to take it off the hanger she says don't look. I realize at this point that she is take this off the hanger to try it on right there in the middle of the store. I of course had to put a stop to that....but I will be back soon to purchase that sundress. It was really cute ;)

Resume

My 15 year old is looking for a job...well I look for him and pass on the information I find. Anyway, the local waterslide park has openings for the summer. Who wouldn't want to work at a water park for the summer? I loved it when I did it. Anyway, so I am looking at ways to apply for the job so I can pass on the info...and they need a resume. Really a resume for a 15 year old? I guess it's a good thing that he has had several jobs because his resume would be really bare if he didn't.

We play Campolindo today. At least I do not have to worry about the rain, but it might be cold. Game is at 7 pm at Campo so I will definately need a sweatshirt and probably a jacket.

Friday's game is at 4 pm at CP and since it is suppose to be 76 I think the only thing I will need are sunglasses and sunblock ;)

She loves it!

Secretly I worried what the morning would hold with Jessica. She is always so excited to do things and then when she gets there she backs out, being shy (something that is so unusual for her). But we arrived early, she got to look around, and when the teacher showed up she was gone. I watched from the viewing area as she jumped on the trampoline, jumped onto blocks from the spring board, walked the balance beam, used the rings, and the rope swing. She loves it and can't wait to go back next week.

I froze my butt off again at the Lacrosse game. But wait not only did we freeze, but it poured for the majority of the game. So I was wet and cold, but I was there. We lost yet again, but we played much better. I wish I had a camera though, it would have been great pictures of the hubby keeping the umbrella over his head, while he let the ends drop on me. And me wearing garbage bags not only over my rain jacket, but on my legs as well. I was soaked anyway as the walk out to the field was pouring and the wind was blowing right at me, so my sweatshirt was wet and the front of my pants. The garbage bags kept me from getting soaked completely through. Good thing I keep extra sweatshirts in my car...

Of course as we leave the field and drive away what do we see? Sun, yes sun. The strom front had moved through and it was clearing up.

Gymnastics

Today is the day. Jessica has her first gymnastics class. She is so excited. I got home from Boy Scouts last night and she was already asleep, wearing her leotard. We will see how well she likes it.

Tonight is also 3rd game of the season for Jake. He got hurt in practice yesterday and is having a hard time holding the pole. He thought his wrist was broken, but it looks more like it could be just a blood clot under the musle that is causing the pain and the pump. We will see how things go this afternoon. I think he is gonna have the trainer wrap it up before the game.

Jared is still struggling with making a decision on school, what classes he wants to take. I thought this was gonna be easy for him, but College Park doesn't have very many electives anymore. So as of now he has a pretty easy freshman year. He has math, english, pe, freshman orientation, art, foods, and advanced art (glass/sand). Hopefully, he gets everything he has listed on his course card. Jake also struggled with picking classes this year. But it looks like he has: Algebra II, English, Weights, US History, I think he has a science class chemistry or something, and I am not sure if he took video production or some art class. He wanted to take French, but I told him no. But only because he doesn't need the credits to graduate, and if he is gonna take it he can take it the community college and get his college credits instead. So we will see how well he wants to take French. Personally, I would love for him to take it cause then I could plan a trip to Paris and drag him a long to translate.

What a difference!

Second Varsity Lacrosse game was yesterday (Tuesday). Oh my goodness, from the time the first whistle blew to the last horn of the game, it was hard to tell they were the same team as Friday night. We played the Alhambra Bulldogs (always a rivalry) at College Park. The kids came out hard and played that way the whole game. Alot of hitting and a better zone defense. One thing that really stood out this time was ball control. We lost the ball so many times because of bad passing or bad catching. Occasionally, just losing the ball when it fell out of the stick. The goalie is not clearing the ball down the field but lobbing it to the closest teammate, which created an issue a number of times. It is interesting to watch the team grow with each new game; I can't wait for the rest of the season.

One thing that really annoyed me though is the fact that it is cold. I froze my butt off again. We need to see some sun.

Oh yea, Jake played the majority of the first quarter yesterday in defense. The in the 2nd quarter he went in as a long pole middie for a couple of restarts, then back in defense for the end of the 4th quarter. He is taking a lot of hits and giving a lot of hits. There are times that I just cringe when he gets hit. The pads are much thinnier and lighter than in football, yet he is taking the same amount of beating on the field. He loves every minute of it.












(Victory comes to those with the drive to win.)

13-0!

First varsity game was terrible but Jake came away with a smile on his face. The team played Foothill on Friday night in Pleasanton. Foothill's Lacrosse team is 6th in the state, with a number of returning players. College Park has had a hard time keeping a coach, new one for this year. We have 3 retruning seniors, 3 returning juniors, about 6 new players have played some type of lacrosse, and the other 12 have never played lacrosse before. So needless to say it was a learning experience.

It was really painful watching the first part of the game as the team didn't touch one player. Lacrosse is a contact sport, you wear shoulder pads, arm guards, etc. not one contact from our players. Jake did not start in this game, but I knew he couldn't wait to get in. He had told me not to plan on him playing this game as he could not beat a senior out of is spot. I knew that was a possibility, but like I told him for football.."If given the opportunity, it's your spot to win or lose, do something to make the coach notice you and earn that spot." So coach puts him in with about a minute left in the 1st quarter. He goes out and does a few poke checks (with the stick), plays a great zone coverage, and time ends in the quarter. Out he came. Second quarter no Jake, the kids are still playing the same, very little contact. Third quarter the kids are getting better about playing and a little more contact is occuring. Start of the fourth quarter and Jake is back in. The first play I knew it was on for Jake. He was all over the guy, alot of body checks, stick hitting, and that continued through the rest of the quarter. He carried the ball a couple of times, etc. Of course, I was in the stands freezing, and yelling for the kids.

After the game, he came off the field with a smile on his face, said he had a great time. I have to be careful about yelling because I can be really loud and I get really involved in the game. So Jake tells me on the way to the car.."Mom, I heard you yelling for me out there to hit the kid...so I did." Next game I'm gonna be quiet.

Oh yea, did I mention Jake is already looking at letterman jackets. He's played 1 varsity game, uugh.

How can I convince my husband.....?

I have been trying for years to convince my husband that we need to move. I look at houses that are amazing and in our price range. They are 3 times the size of my house here in California. They are just beautiful, i.e. the latest find:

This house would be perfect for our family, although at 5 bedrooms and 3 baths I think that is a little small. However, it has a home office, a 2 car shop garage, a sports court, a play house, RV parking, and the extra height garage. It is on almost an acre (also a little small), but with all the amenities, it would be perfect. Now if I could only convince my husband of that. Soon.....I have a feeling it will be soon.