michael's busy weekend

Michael (and the rest of us too) had a very busy Saturday. The day started with a birthday party for a neighbor that we had to leave early because Michael had his last soccer game of the winter indoor season. The picture you see here is Michael with me and Coach David. Michael really loved the metal he received. Oscar calls it his champions metal.

We had a pizza party for the indoor team after the game where we presented the boys with their metals and certificates. We have such a great group of boys and parents on the team, which makes it much, much easier and more enjoyable to coach. The indoor season really taught the boys a lot and I think they will really benefit when outdoor season starts this Saturday.

After Michael's team party, we had dinner at a co-workers house. One of our teammates in Vietnam was in the US visiting her husband and we were all invited to Aysem's for dinner. Phuong and Khang have 2 boys (4 and 18 months), but only the 18 month old made the trip to the US with his mom. The dinner was wonderful and the kids were overall pretty well behaved.

Michael always makes Beth and me so happy when he is around younger kids. He loves playing with them and acting like a big brother. He was the same way with his cousin Ellie when we were in PA. This picture here is Ni sitting in Michael's lap at the dinner table. Ni seemed to really enjoy playing with Michael. Oh, and Michael asked when he could have a baby brother (or twins as he would prefer). YIKES!!!!

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