Snakes and Snails

Well it has been a pretty busy few weeks in our household as we have gotten into the full routine of school and started a fall soccer program at the Y.

Here Sean diligently completes his homework after school. We had a chance to visit their classrooms this past week and it sounds like they are both off to a very good start at school.

Another sure sign of a new school year and autumn is apple season. We had a chance to go to Steve’s work and pick some McIntosh apples and fall raspberries that we then transformed into a delicious raspberry apple crisp.

We also had the opportunity to finally catch up with cousin Dale who is going to school 30 minutes to our west. The boys were in awe of his cool bachelor’s pad. With the highlight being his pet ball python.

Sean was reasonably comfortable holding it long enough to snap a picture.  Perhaps he might have enjoyed the “X-Box” or dart board a little more than the snake………?

While Nathan got very comfortable with the snake and ended up with it over his shoulders before long. Dale surprised us later in the week as he left the newly molted snake skin in our mailbox for Nathan as he was traveling through Geneva. If any other cousins out there are looking for ways to get on Nathan’s most favorite cousins list, snakes skins and animal skeletons are a real in.

On another note, Nathan is no longer a contender in the quest for perfect attendance at school as he has already succumbed to the first cold of the season. He was home a couple of days last week when he made the best of it and broke out the play dough. The creatures he created were snails.

Lastly, Soccer season is upon us. Aside from the colds that seem to have impacted their endurance on the field a bit, they seem to be having fun Saturday mornings participating in the YMCA youth soccer program.

One of the highlights of participating in the Y soccer program is the annual clinic that they have each year with the Hobart Men’s Soccer Team. This is the third year that our boys have participated in the clinic and they always seem to love the activity and interaction with the student atheletes.