Two football players and a dancing queen

Hi,

I attended the Back to School Night for Tobin's classes. I was very happy to meet his teachers and realized that they were sooooooo young or maybe..... I am so old. They seem enthusiastic and excited to be in teaching. I can remember reading Dr. Seuss at one of my Back to School Night's when I taught English. Boy, did I have more students come in and make comments about my reading to the parents!! I figured I wanted to show rather than tell about the fun of reading. Tobin should be doing some fun activities this year in school. His Outdoor Ed is from January 14-18th. Boy, will it be cold for Tobin. Don't know what they were thinking when they planned that one. Todd, my brother, told me that one of Tobin's teachers nominated him for a student leadership conference in the spring. I am excited.

Andy took the chidren to the dentist this week. Every one had something interesting going on with their mouth. Noah had a chipped tooth (luckily it is a baby tooth) and we found out that his front two teeth are loose. Brenna has a tooth that has nerve damage and blood has filled the tooth which is visible to all who see her beautiful smile. The dentist said that it would come out early and may cause her some pain (He doesn't know our Brena). And Tobin well Tobin finally needs braces which I'm thinking can hold off until I can add more money to our flexible spending account. :).

This weekend was full of sports activities. Here are a few pictures of Tobin's football game and video of Brenna's dance. It brings me laughter and happiness to watch. Tobin had the first first down on his team for the season. He was so excited. Unfortunately my pics. aren't good as his team and coaches moved with the action on the field. What were they thinking? So, while they aren't the best, I thought they would do. Tobin's jersey is #5. I plan to try and take video next week. Noah had a by this week, so he had no games. Andy did hold football practice for Noah's team and Noah was excited.

Have a good week!

Saturday activities

Today was Tobin's first tackle football game ever. He was so excited and ready to play. He stayed up to watch "Remember the Titans" last night, which was a great transition into today. Unfortunately I couldn't stay past the first play (literally) as I had to run Brenna to dance. They also lost the game, but Tobin did share with me that he had the most gains from anyone on the team. When I got really excited at this news, he said, "Relax mom, it was only five yards." Tobin is number 5 and he is looking down clapping (he is the 5th one from the front). He was trying to pump himself up, as if he needed that, right?

Also due to the overlap of game times, I didn't get to see any of Noah's first soccer game. I hear all of the boys played well. When I went to pick Noah up from his friends house, he didn't seem to phased by it. I guess, you win some and you loose some.

Brenna's combo jazz/hip hop class was a riot to watch. I was amazed when her teacher left the door to the classroom open so we mom's could watch. It was a pretty large class and Brenna was the last to arrive (fashionably, ?) to the class. The first activity the teacher had them do was to shake their hips without moving any other part of their body (Is that possible?). It was so funny to see Brenna try and imitate her. Brenna's teacher, Nicole, taught them three steps today and then a fun dance. The final thing she did was have the girls stand in a circle. Each girl was able to come to the middle of the circle and show their most favorite hip hop move. Guess who volunteered to go first? Yep, Brenna. I was just happy that she didn't freeze and she actually moved around. The best lesson learned today was by the moms watching. At one point in the class, a girl said she couldn't do the move. Her teacher said, "I can't means I Currently Am Not Trying--" there was a collective ahhhuh by the moms as we all filed it away for later use. It was so fun to watch, I just hope that I get to see everybody next week.

Amazing Trio

We had a fun day at the skate park today. Everybody was a lot more comfortable with their moving wheels after being there for a little while. At one point, I thought Noah might actually fall off the ramp and not skate down it, but at the last minute he pulled out of it and rode down beautifully. Tobin was fun to watch as he went up ever higher and higher ramps. And Brenna....rode like the big dogs! She wasn't to be outdone and rode her bike up and down and up and down. They had a great time and were absolutely drenched and dripping sweat by the time they were done. It was a wonderful activity, but I think we will wait for the cooler weather so they aren't quite as wet. I wish I could use the word glisten in relation to my darling trio, but that doesn't even begin to cover it. Anyway, it was great to watch them have fun.

These last two pictures were taken last week after school. Andy, Tobin, Brenna and I went to the pool. We had a lot of fun. Tobin and Brenna wasted no time, finding the fun right away.

Fall has arrived

Well, four out of the five Pagleys are spending their days in school. Brenna has finally started kindergarten. I was ready to manage my tears and sadness with kleenex and a hug from Andy. However, when we got to school Brenna was so confident and so sure of herself, and knew exactly where she was going that I felt like I must have done this with her before today. She was so excited and kept saying, in her best imitation of a teenager, "Mom, enough pictures already. Mom, no more pictures, I'm going to be late."
Noah was as excited and hurried off to his classroom with no worries. Noah felt escatatic to be the big one this time around. And he loved it when his little sister placed her hand in his so he could lead her into the school. Noah is a great big brother and will keep his eye on Brenna for sure.
Tobin's matriculation into middle school was not punctuated with traditional pictures as the morning was too chaotic and he left earlier than Noah and Brenna. He quietly slipped out the door, got on his bike and rode off. He had a fabulous week as well. He had a few teachers say to him, "Are you Mr. Bumgardner's nephew?" Oh, how little does Tobin realize that we as his parents, have a check and balance system in place at LPMS with my brother. Overall, it is a momentuous occasion for us to be sure, having our first child in middle school. Having all of your children in school is nothing like having all of your ducks in a row. In fact, it has quite the opposite affect. Now having to have three backpacks and three lunches and three outfits ready every morning is a daunting task: especially when you want outfits that actually match. (I might need a new dryer for that to happen.)
We look forward to fall and all the sports it brings us. Tobin is doing tackle football, Noah is doing soccer and flag football and Brenna is doing dance. I will post pics. soon.

The Pagleys

Andy, Paige, Tobin, Noah, and Brenna