Blog post #100

We dropped by Birch Lane school yesterday to have a peek at the class lists. Owen has a friend in the class, as it turns out - he was not previously assigned to the class but now seems to be in there. We met the teacher again and Owen seems to really like her a lot. Last night he said "I cant wait for first grade!" - a big turnaround from what he was saying when he was expecting to go back to Valley Oak without his friends being there. We are feeling really good about it.

He has been doing a soccer camp this week that is going very well. Meanwhile, AYSO soccer is starting up. Last night his coach called; the introductory meeting is scheduled for Saturday. This is U8 (under 8 year olds) which seems to be a little more serious than U6 was. They will practice twice a week rather than once a week.

Douglas is doing well and is quite happy to see his friends again (Helena and Elizabeth) now that everyone is back from vacation. His old babysitter, Maria, started work yesterday at his preschool so he gets to see her again, which is nice.