Superstar!

Yes, it’s true.  Both of our children are…

say it with me in your best SNL pose…

SUPERSTAR(S)!

It all began with Trey’s soccer game this morning.  Another windy Saturday morning, but this time about 30 degrees warmer than last.  We were wearing shorts and flip flops for crying out loud.  THAT’S more like it.  Sunny, breezy, a perfect soccer morning.  And though we had a back-to-back doubleheader scheduled, you would never have known it from the way the team played.  They played hard all the way through both games.  And they remain UNDEFEATED!  They won their first game by the ridiculous score of 9-0, and the second one, a “rematch” of last week’s game (as they called it) ended with another victory, 3-1.  Though Trey didn’t score any goals, we saw him make some good defensive stops, and helped on offense by passing to his teammates.  We still need to work on cultivating ball awareness (Trey enjoys watching his own fancy footwork when he runs), and that killer instinct to get the ball and not be afraid of it.

This afternoon, it was Crisana’s turn to be the star.  We attended her Tumblebugs spring show, and it was amazing.  We were able to see performances from every level: mommy & me classes all the way up to competitive team.  Crisana loved her bright pink leotard, and looked so cute with her hair in a ponytail.  She performed her routine (up until she had to do the forward roll, at which point her ponytail started to come loose, so she stood on the mat and called out to me to come fix her hair!!), then did the circuit like they do in class.  After each child finished the circuit, they were able to stand up on the platform, do their “ta-da” and wave.  Crisana relished every moment of it, finishing by blowing kisses to mommy, daddy, Trey, and Grandma before exiting.  Watching the different skill levels, I was reassured that this is definitely the right place for Crisana to be, and excited about all that she’s learned and will be learning in the future.  She may never be a gymnastics “superstar” but she sure sparkles with delight when she’s being a Tumblebug!

We finished the day with some “superstar” ice cream at Ben & Jerry’s (Yes, there’s one in McKinney!).  Grandma kept up the Edwards tradition with some Heather Bar Crunch, while Mom branched out and tried the Phish Food…phish is delish!!  Dad chowed on some chocolate mint crunch and the kids enjoyed chocolate cones with sprinkles.  It doesn’t get much better than that, I tell ya.

Yeah, it was busy.  But it was a superstar day.  Just like my superstar kids.  Life is good.  And sweet, especially with a little Ben & Jerry’s thrown in along the way.