Rule Maker

An interesting conversation with Ryan at bedtime last night....

A little background, first. We had two uncles here with us (Dave and John) and a little bit of political discussion had happened over the course of dinner. (I'll spare you the details as I don't like to offend :)!) Below is a glimpse of part of my conversation with this thinker before we prayed...

Ryan: "Do the president and governors make all of the rules?"

Me: "Well kind of, along with other politicians, they do make some of the rules for our country."

Ryan ponders.

Me: "Why?"

Ryan: "I might like to be one of them."

Hhhmmm, this mom thinks. "Because you want to make all the rules?"

More pondering. He nods.

Me, probing: "What kind of rules would you make?"

Ryan: "Kiss all the babies 20 times a day."

Wow... where do they come up with these things? Have I told you I love this little man's heart? I'd vote for him! Maybe that's what we need... a few more kisses a day :)!

Enjoy yours!

Kinderball

(**Not to beat a dead horse, but 3 days of photos?!? Anyone impressed? I am!)

So Kinderball...anyone else ever hear of such a sport? Well up here, it's short for kindergarten t-ball I guess! I was amazed at the numbers of kindergartners that showed up the first night. It did seem to dwindle over the summer though. They did split up into teams eventually and attempted to play some games.

Showing off the good form/position! Always wanting to do the right thing! :)
Batter up!
Running those bases...they did scrimmage, but not too many outs. Therefore, Ryan did not like to be last at bat, because then they just stopped and the other team batted. He wanted to be able to run all the bases!
Looks like a little leader with the gang... hope it's a good influence :)!
Another "smile" command from mom=this face!

Ryan enjoyed Kinderball, but wished they would have pitched!

On a Roll!

Day 2 of successful photo uploading! I did learn that Steve did a few "updates" to the computer the other night.... we'll see how consistent the "fix" is :)

Here's a play-by-play of soccer one day in July. (you can always double click on the photo to see a larger version) Ryan was in a kindergarten group that met once a week for six weeks. He had a good time with some friends from the neighborhood and school. He is a cautious player... wanting to do the drills correctly, even if speed had to be sacrificed! I love my new camera as it allows more "in motion" shots! (Thanks for the b-day gift, honey!) Can't believe how big this kid looks at times!Water break! This was one of the few hot July mornings we had...Kick it, baby! School buddy, C.
Neighbor buddy, S.
Goalie! Way to stop that ball, Ry-guy!

Ryan is a good sport, yet likes to win and do things well :)! The perfectionist is shining through as he tends to be his own worst critic. Wonder where that comes from?

From Ryan.... yes, he liked soccer this year and his favorite part was that he got to be a goalie!