Soccer. Preschool. MBA. Interviews. MBASA. Playdates. Recruiting. Fall. Cars Birthday.
Feeling inspired to write a little more, document a little more and upload a little more, I suddenly realized that I am creating our family history. I have no idea who even reads this, other than family, and that is who this is for and that is who I care most about.
Maya is not aggressive, we doubt she ever will be. Put her on a field with 7 other supposedly 4 year olds and she is going to run where they run, not fast and regardless of where the ball is, look at the color of the other team's jerseys, make faces with a teammate, look at the clouds, play with the grass, break into song and/or monologue, and collapse periodically from sheer exhaustion. All of the above happened during our first season of Provo City Fall League Soccer for preschoolers age 4-5 (but seriously there were some 6-year olds). As a soccer player myself, gritting my teeth and holding my tongue on the sidelines, it was extremely difficult to let her explore the sport her own way and not become the mom yelling (which I did a few times) running up and down the field. She never scored a goal and was very sad about it. Lucky for her she finally felt the confidence and satisfaction of her hard work paying off when she scored her first goal on her new MBASA soccer team. And they are legit 4-year olds who all seem to become distracted by a bug or a plane or a fellow teammate who lost their shoe. Love to see her big smile when she feels good about herself and when she is trying her best.
The MBA program has been such a whirlwind. Brett's track, OB/HR, starts recruiting immediately after school starts. On top of school work, he has been dealing with interviews, late night info sessions, networking and basically doing everything in his power to land an internship. It will be a huge sigh of relief when all of his hard work pays off. The kids sometimes go a long time without seeing him, which is difficult, but we are all learning and growing together from this experience. MBASA has been a big blessing and source of friendships and memorable experiences. There are almost daily activities for kids, families, or the exhausted moms and spouses! It is the reason why BYU has the #1 family friendly MBA program in the country.
BYU preschool has been a wonderful opportunity for Maya and our family. Just as I thought, Maya has flourished there, and has learned so many wonderful things already. I will write again about how inspired it all was and how it happened that she actually got in.
Griffin recently turned TWO. I have no idea how it happened, but it did, and he was great. We had a small party with waffles, cupcakes, a Cars balloon, hot wheels, race tracks and a trip to the pumpkin patch. Everyday, I feel like I cannot quite get enough of him. From the kisses to the hugs to the yells to the trot down the hallway to the constant affection toward his big sister, I wish I could bottle him up and save him at this stage forever. He is a tender heart who loves cars, planes, trucks, anything that goes, the letter "O", the color yellow, dinosaurs, cuddling, hummus, peanut butter sandwiches, apples, going for jogs, and an endless amount of random awesomeness. I forgot how beautiful Utah is in the fall, and the kids are loving the yellow, pink, purple, red, orange and every other color of leaf they have found and collected on our kitchen table.
