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Advice From Sean: How to Survive Soccer Season

Sean here with another quick message to toddlers and preschoolers with older siblings.  I have two older sisters and two older brothers.  All of them are involved in at least one sport which means that I'm the "tag along."  Usually, at these events, my mom isn't too focused on what I'm doing because she is trying to watch the older sibling.  Sometimes I test whether or not she is paying attention by running into the parking lot or trying to drink a stranger's water bottle.  But most of the time, I try to be a good boy and find my own harmless entertainment. Imagine my surprise and delight at soccer practice last week when I discovered a pile of dress-up clothes left on the side of the field for me to play with. I was busy for at least a half hour trying different color combinations.  Now that's entertainment!  My outfit was perfect when I found a pile of hats next to the dress-up clothes. Boy, do I look good!!

Birthday Fun

Yesterday, I celebrated my 33rd birthday.  Overall, it was a good day.  In the morning, I got some grocery shopping done and went to the mall to check out the clearance at Old Navy.  Andrew told the cashier that I was celebrating my 13th birthday.  When she laughed, Andrew realized he said something wrong and quickly corrected himself.  "Actually, she isn't turning 13 because yesterday she was 32." After the mall, we went to Wilson Apple Orchard with a group from church.  I know you have seen tons of pictures of this place because we go multiple times a year, but you haven't seen pumpkins there yet . . . The following picture might be familiar.  If I was more organized/creative/crafty, I would remember to take a picture of the kids by the apple every year to record their growth.  Unfortunately, I think I only have a few of Andrew.  But this year, Sean snuck into the picture.  After the apple orchard, the little boys ...