The weekend...

I've been battling a little with blogger this week.  My photos wouldn't upload and without them, I had very little to say.  Anyway, a few days late and here we are.  

Life has been hectic as usual, although work is a bit quiet for me.  Last week was mad to say the least and I'm enjoying having a slightly slower week this week.

All is well with Jake, he lost his first top tooth on Friday afternoon (the bottom ones have both been replaced by permanent teeth already).  This tooth has been loose for ages and he has been wriggling it non-stop, so I'm really glad to finally have it out.  Jake was very excited too, knowing that the tooth mouse would be paying him a visit.  The permanent tooth was already through when the little one came out.  I felt a little emotional holding Jake's tooth this time.  I couldn't help remembering how excited I'd been when it came through all those years ago...

Saturday morning saw us up bright and early for a rugby festival at Monte Vista Primary, in our neighbouring suburb.  Jake has been so excited about the festival and, despite the drizzle and chilly air, they were all so amped, it was very cute.  Here they are warming up before the game...

Waiting their turn...

Little warriors ready for action...

And on they go!  Jake is always super excited to be in the front of the line, he knows this is the captain's position, even though they don't have a captain at this stage...

Jake has been a little nervous of getting hurt in a tackle and I can't say I blame him, but tackling is a big part of rugby, so if that's his chosen sport he just has to man up about it for now.  He did really well on Saturday and made a few really good tackles, making his mama very proud...

He also managed to have one or two good runs with the ball, which thrilled him no end...

Ready for action...

It's really sweet how excited they get when they score...

As always, Jake had tons of supporters.  Here he is with his Auntie Tam and cousin Becky...

Dirty legs!  2 games down, 1 to go...

Danie was the photographer for the day, so there was even a picture of Jake with his number one supporter...

His Grannies (and grandpas) were there too.  Jake took this photo, note the fingers...

Happy families...

The team all lined up and ready for their last match...

I love how they all shake hands at the end of each game, very grown up!  This last team was Danie's old school.  Jake really liked the idea of playing against them, but was a little worried that Danie would be supporting his old team, instead of Edgemead's...

Pancakes for afterwards...

After a long soak in the shower, he was sparking clean again and very happy to spend some time vegging in front of the TV after all his hard work!  He has match this afternoon, again against Danie's old school, and another on Saturday morning.  And, while he probably isn't the best player on the team, he's on the team and he loves it and that's all that's important!  For him, it's just about having some fun with the boys, being part of the team and getting some fresh air...

Enjoy the rest of the week!

With love,

Sue X