Hide and seek buddy

Today I played hide and seek with Brock.

We were a team...we counted together.

...and then we had to find Addie...

You must strategize when trying to find a good hider like Addie.

I told Brock we needed to look under the chairs and tables for her feet.

She was really hard to find.

Can you even find her?

See?

Hard huh?

Yeah...we found her:)

Summer Tuesday Activity #2....Children's Gardens

Last Tuesday, we went to the Children's Gardens at Thanksgiving Point...I like to just call it "The Point". Told everyone we were going to "The Point"...sometimes I even call it "point" for short.

They have a HUGE boat with water...THAT was A LOT of fun!

Then we walked through all the gardens to look at "beau-ti-ful flowers".

These are my friends that came with us this week...

(Brach, Me, Kate, Sadie, Kylie and Addie...we had some babies there too...

Jackson, Tessa and Aubrey...but they were too little to play with us)

We walked down into a dark cave...

There was a bear inside...

I DID NOT want to stand next to the bear!

Then we floated wood boats down the river.

and played some silly musical instruments.

It was a really fun place!

My last soccer game...brrrr

Last Saturday I had my final soccer game...it was FREEZING.

But I was tough and tried to play my very best for my last game.

I stayed in there for most of the game...

I decided to challenge myself a little bit...

what...you don't think I can play with my eyes covered?

We got trophies for playing so good.

I'm really glad that Jo and Brach were on my team...even if Brach didn't play any games and Jo was always distracting me...we had fun!

I hope I get to play next year!

fun with friends.

My friend Brach came to play yesterday.

(I wanted to take his picture...so I did)

mom said we played really good together.

Little baby Jackson came to play too...

but he was sleeping on my bed during our camera shoot.

There's no "I" in team...

Today was my first soccer game...boy was I excited. I have never gotten dressed so fast and without fighting in my life. I didn't want to wear my soccer socks though cause, "my feet are little and those socks are for big feet".

Daddy came with us and I couldn't wait to get on the grass to play...

My friends Brach and Jonah are on my team...

Brach and I just strategizing for the game...

I even got to warm up with my team...

I waited patiently in line for my turn to kick a goal...

I ecstatically volunteered to play first and lined up for that too...

I was there when the game started...

and then it happened...

do you see it?

the shove?

Me: (crying and running to mom) They aren't sharing the ball with me.

Mom: no Dallin, they don't have to share with you...you are supposed to take it away from them and kick it down there into the goal.

Me: they shoved.

Mom: well, that happens. They are trying to get to the ball...it's ok.

Me: They aren't my friends

Mom: yes, they can be your friends.

Me: the green guys are my friends. Those blue guys aren't my friends. I want to play with dad and mom and my friends.

I spent the rest of the game like this...

Mom and dad kept trying to convince me to go back out and play...but I just wanted to go home...we didn't leave till it was all over...I may not have gotten the doughnuts mom tried to offer if I would go play, but I did get some treats from some lady:)

Mom says we have to go back again next week...we'll see about that...

(a note from the mama: I guess I should be proud...all the lessons about sharing and not hurting others HAVE really sunk in:) What did I expect really? I think maybe we may need to stick with golf...tennis...possibly baseball...any sport where no one else actually touches him...that's why baseball is just a "possibly"...heaven forbid the kid ever get tagged out...)