Fall sports here we come!

This year, in addition to fall soccer, Charlie and Joseph are playing fall baseball as well. Baseball starts this week, and soccer starts next week.

At age 3, this will be Will and Helen's first year to play soccer too. Their practices start this week.

Three practices a week. Three games a weekend. Hopefully we will survive.

We've been talking up soccer to Will and Helen so they'll be excited. It seems to be working. When we told Helen that their friend John from school would be playing on their team, she said: "I'm going to BEAT John!!!" So her competitive spirit is intact. We are still working on teamwork.

And Will has been wearing his soccer socks and shin guards around whenever he can. He looks ready, doesn't he?

I hope we are.