Edmonton - it's Spring here

There were 10 of us at the cottage for the Victoria Day Long Weekend and the unusual weather continued. Needless to say we ate too much, read and played board games. On Saturday night we received  word that Terri had given birth to Jessie Gordon, a brother for Rory. Congratulations.

 

Sunday was sunny and warm and everyone got sunburned but the other 2 days were grey and cool. Few people on the beach and the Corona looks, somehow, out of place.

Tuesday morning I got up way too early, dropped Rasta at Si and Dan's, and flew to Edmonton. Aimee picked me up and then we picked Avery and Maya up from daycare. Quick snack and off to soccer.

First there was a practice for about 25 minutes. Avery is No 6.

Not always focused. I remember this look, shorts and t-shirt both go to the knees and the sleeves to below the elbow.

I'm not sure he actually kicked the ball but you have to give him A for effort.

For Maya it is all about picking which dress she is going to wear and eating snacks.

She also tends to hang around on the team blanket when it is their snack time.

After snack it is game time. 4 a side. Here they get some on field coaching. They do have to be reminded, pretty regularly, which direction to go.

It was a high scoring game and I am pretty sure that Avery got a goal and maybe an assist but we are not sure if anyone actually kept score.

Then, after supper, Mike and I took the kids to the pond, so Aimee could get a quick nap before heading off to work.

They collected pine cones and threw them into the pond, "for the ducks". Avery has not yet figured out if he is left or right-handed. Throws with both with equal abandon.

Aimee can't understand how she ended up with such a "girlie girl".

The next day Avery got to pick his own haircut.

It's almost a Mohawk. Now we have to get him some hair product so he can maintain it. Shades of Mike and the hair fixation of his younger days.