Saturday Soccer & more!

Our Saturday started with us being on the soccer field by 7:30am for McKenzie's 8am game.  They played the red WDL team and tied it 2-2.  

After her game we picked up the kids so Alyssa could help Richard on the house for a few hours.  Alex had her game at 1, so we left at 11:30 to get out to Lummi by 12:15 for warm ups.  Alex's coach was on vacation, so we had Marc (the Gold team coach) as our coach today.  They played awesome!!  Another win!! 2-1!!  Yeah! Our girls are so excited.  Annie scored both of the goals, but Alex almost got a couple of goals from her defense position.  Marc said he usually gives the player of the game to the high scorer, but today ALEX was PLAYER OF THE GAME!!  She was so excited. She played very well.

                                            ALEX - PLAYER OF THE GAME!

 The boys were "fishing" during Alex's game.  They would grab "fish" (rocks) and try to put them back in the water (the drain).  Then they put the "fish" in a bag. Then dumped them out. Then picked them up.  :)

They kept super busy for most of the soccer game with their "fishing".

We ran into my work after soccer to show Elizabeth to Jen.  She hadn't met Elizabeth yet and I told her I would stop by.  

I also talked to Lesley today. (Quite a few different times!)  After we dropped the kids off at their home, we drove over to Lesley's new house.  We got the tour of the goats, chickens, turkeys, & dogs.  We also met the snake.  :)  She has quite the collection of pets now! We also met Tom (the person, not a pet! :))

Then we met this fun little family over at Tennent Lake for a quick (not really that quick!) walk around the boardwalk.

Aren't they just so cute?!?!

 This little guy is so cute!!  This is his latest...Where is ???  There ??? is!!  He was looking for Xandra in this picture.  He was very happy her found her!

 The boys even got a little fishing in!  They love fishing!!  Aiden is using a stick and no bait, but he "caught" lots of fun things!

 All three boys are trying to catch fish.  Ryan caught "bibbits" (frogs) and bugs.

                                              The girls at the bottom of the tower.

                                               The boys at the top of the tower!

After Tennent Lake, we stopped by McDonalds for a treat (and some late dinner) then home to bed!!!

A super fun, packed, hot, long day!!  We loved it!  The weather was so beautiful out!  At one point  I saw that it was 67 degrees out!!  YES!!!

A little bit of Spring!

As I was taking Alex to school this morning, I saw little pieces of Spring in my yard!

 I have this lone daffodil, all bright and cheery, in my flower bed by my car.  I love the bright yellow.  It is so cheery, it makes me smile! :)

This is my camilla, right by my driveway.  I have noticed buds on it this week and yesterday this bloom was just barely open. When I went to my care this morning, it was opened and smiling at me!

I just snapped these photos with my phone camera, but they make me smile!  I am so excited for Spring.  I think it is my favorite season.  The weather is not too hot or cold.  Everything is blooming or being born. Starting fresh and clean and new. New beginnings.  Sometimes that is all you need, a new beginning.

Thankful for...

I am thankful for...

*This beautiful sunshiny day outside today!  (almost 60 degrees!)

*I am thankful for mommy-sister-dinner.  We went to On Rice tonight and did a gift exchange.  Katherine did a photo collage of Mt Baker & some other Pacific Northwest favorites she has been to.  LOVE IT!!!  I will try to post a picture tomorrow of it.  Mom did little mason jars filled with candy and a fun light up chick! I did twirly butterflies and easter eggs filled with chocolate.  I love that we get together once a month and enjoy dinner and catching up. 

*I am thankful that I stuffed 276 easter eggs!  I am also thankful that McKenzie counted them and I didn't have to!  Our church is doing and Easter egg hunt on Sunday morning between services and I volunteered to stuff these eggs for them.  

*I am thankful that I was able to go for a walk tonight.  The weather was beautiful and the walk was nice. Mom and I went after dinner was over, so it was a new place for us to walk. It had hills!

*I am also thankful I have comfy jammies and a cozy bed!  I am going to go enjoy them now!  :)

What are you thankful for?

Sunny Spring!!

What beautiful sunny spring weather we have been having!!  The first two days of Spring, we had snow, sleet, hail, rain and wind.  Saturday to today we have had sun.  And warmer weather. 

I walked around the track tonight during soccer practice.  It was beautiful outside!  Warm and sunny. 


This is from the soccer game on Saturday.  The one the Rangers won 2-0!  Yeah Rangers!  I am not done going through the pictures from this weekend.  My computer is still not loading my pictures correctly so I will have to look at it later this week.
 

McKenzie and the boys were sharing pretzels.  McKenzie ate hers in the shape of a heart!

Happy Spring!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Michael!! and to Dad!!

 Today is Mike's birthday and tomorrow is dad's birthday.  We got together to celebrate.  It was a fun, quiet gathering.  We celebrated with lunch and cake!  Yummy pineapple cake.  Mom gave Mike some pictures that she is going to put in an album for him, so we all spent a while looking through pictures of Mike when he was little.  He used to be sooo cute!!!

I love this one of the birthday boys!  Yes, Mike is taller than dad!  Happy Birthday you two!!

Soccer Saturday!

Both of the girls had soccer games today.  I took lots of pictures.  I had the kids this afternoon.  I took lots of pictures (mostly of the boys).

However, my computer doesn't want to load the pictures from my card.  UGH!!!

So, the pictures will have to wait until tomorrow. :(

McKenzie had her first WDL outdoor game this morning at 9:15. The fields had some ice on them and it was very cold (about 32 degrees) but the sun was out and it made everything better! :)

They lost to the green team 4-0.  The green team was bigger, faster, first to the ball, and more aggressive.  I am glad we got that team done and out of the way! :)  The rest of the teams are a little more evenly matched I think.  McKenzie did pretty good.  She tried really hard and made some great plays!

Alex had her game this afternoon in the warm sun!  It was beautiful out!  They played at 3 out at Lummi.  They have a great new turf field.  The best news is they WON!!!!!  The score was 2-0!!  Her team has not won an outdoor game since summer tournaments!  We have tied, we have lost, but we had not won.  Today was super exciting!  The girls played great!  Worked really hard as a team, and pulled off a win!  :)  The coach said she would wash their practice pennies as soon as they won.  They have not been washed since summer! (Super stinky!)  They are now in the wash! :)

After the game, we went out to celebrate at dinner!  We went to Billy McHales.  I took this picture with my phone, so it loaded on my computer just fine.  McKenzie had a really long french fry!

The dinner was pretty yummy.  It was nice to not have to cook after a long day of outdoor soccer!

After dinner we ran over to Target to get some candy to stuff Easter Eggs for church tomorrow.  We are having an egg hunt next week, and we volunteered to stuff some eggs.  I bought two bags of eggs and one bag of candy and let each of the girls stuff a bag of eggs.  They had fun!

Now it is time for bed.  I hope when I wake up, my computer will let me load the pictures!

Have a great day!

Flashback Friday

This was taken Fall 2012

 McKenzie at one of her last outdoor games as a Red Lion soccer player!  This picture is taken just after she scored a goal! :)

This how the fields looked!  Super wet and muddy.  Full of puddles everywhere!  The ball didn't go really far unless you swooshed under it with your foot so it could get some air.  If you just kicked it like most of the girls did, it just sat there.  This was the shot just before McKenzie scored the goal.

I didn't flashback very far, but McKenzie has her first outdoor WDL game tomorrow morning at 9:15.  She is no longer a Red Lion, but a Navy WDL.  I am excited to take some fun pictures. :)