Soccer Medal & Buddies

I'm about five blog posts behind from the month of October, and today is already November! What a full, fun, busy month we've had. So, without further adieu, here's some updates. That's my little soccer player, Josiah, sitting with his friends.
He marched right up to receive his medal at the end of the season.

He's so proud of his medal! He vividly remembers Mackenzie receiving her trophy at the end of her one-and-only soccer season. He was so happy to get something special like that, too!

My proud little man. He had so much fun playing soccer, that he's already signed up for the spring season, too. I'm thankful for the opportunities the kids have to try new things, learn, and grow.

Here's an up close pic of the front of the medal.

Here's the back of the medal.

This picture is random, but I had to include it somewhere. The kids and I went to a pumpkin patch with Josiah's best friend, Kameron. Those boys had so much fun together. Last year, they were in school together. This year, they are not, but they still enjoy time together.

Josiah is now 43 inches tall and 40 1/2 lbs. Mackenzie is 46.5 inches tall and 45 1/2 lbs. I am shocked at how much they have grown over the past 5 or 6 months.

On the school front, Mackenzie is reading in the green group, at the top of her class. I am amazed at the huge words she is able to read. Josiah is now learning the blend ladders. He knows all the vowels and the sounds that they make. He is able to read any 3 letter word that follows the rules, such as cat, sit, run, cut, etc. You can asked him to spell any 3 letter word that follows the rules, and he can do it! Amazing. He hears the phonics and sounds it out and spells it accurately. I love to see him learning to read. He is proud, too, as he wanted to be able to read just like his sister. :)