Cavin is 17!

Yesterday Cavin turned 17 years old! He had an early morning soccer game so we ate a donut quick and headed out the door. 

His team does fine but severely lack a goalie, so they should have won but ended up losing 4-3. He has an incredible kick on defense so he is always booting the ball down the field. We then watched Deacons team annihilate in their soccer game. 

After the games, we came home and watched more soccer! He is like Ragnar in that they love to watch soccer. His two favorite German teams were playing, so we watched that and got lunch from Whataburger. His grandparents and Natalie joined us also for the morning. 

That evening he didn't want to do much, so he played video games with his brother and we played 5 crowns. 

I can't believe he only has one more year of his childhood. He is smart and motivated at school. He just took his SAT and ACT and is preparing to apply for colleges in the Fall. His favorite candy is airheads, he still loves hamburgers and chips and wipes out our pantry often. He likes to play most sports but especially soccer and football. He is almost 6'4 and 215 pounds. He still loves music and plays the cello at church and school. He is always joking and tells me several times a day "Just be quiet mom" as a term of endearment ;) He is a homebody and wants to be home when he is not at a school or church event, he prefers hanging with his brother to hanging with his friends. He is a good kid and is easy going. He doesn't share a lot but I hope he knows we love him and are proud of who he is. 

Channing's Track Season

Channing participated in Track with her Timberwood Middle School. It wasn't her favorite season, but it I guess it is better than doing "off season". She is a long distance runner like me, so she ran the 1600 meter and the 2400 meter races. She did well and progressed her times throughout the short 5 meet season.

This was her first meet where she ran the 1600 meter.

She ended up making it to districts in the 2400 meter and she ran at the same high school track where I had all my meets growing up. 

I'm proud of her for conditioning, training, and improving even if it isn't her favorite sport. This was likely her last track meet ever. I'm afraid as of right now I have no children who enjoy running like I do, but I hope they know it will help them stay active and healthy and I love that they try new things.