Chicago...weekend

Chelsea and Emily in the train room
The sub we got to go inside...really cool!

Dylan and Kyle in the ship room

Last weekend, we went to Chicago. Chelsea and I went to see Micheal W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman and the boys went along for the pool. On Sunday we took our crew and the neighbor's crew to Musuem of Science and Indrustry...What a cool place, wish it was closer and we could go back

Fall fun

Trick or Treat time
Nurse Chelsea, Hunter Dylan and Policeman Andrew
reporting for duty...

Carving pumpkins...not sure how to turn this picture

Kathy's Pumpking patch...

Leaves, Leaves and more Leaves...

Cross Country

On top of soccer, Chelsea also participated in Cross Country. Her best time of the year was 14:09 which earned her a 9th place finish. She participated in the state meet and finished 25th for her age. She was very good, but not sure if she liked the five days of practice. During these few months, she also tried out for Swing Chior and made the choir, and ran for student council rep and you guessed it...She won! SO know we are taking her to school three morning a week at 7:25.

Soccer, Soccer and More Soccer

So I haven't blogged in awhile...this would be the reason, three soccer playing kids...

Our Little Goalie, yes he is only 5.
Andrew also was a forwards scoring several goals this season!


Dylan's team was coached by Joe and started rough, but won 3 out of their last 5 games. They were very fun to watch. Dylan was a goal scoring forward who was a hoot to watch after he scored a goal.

Chelsea's team had thier first winning season!!! She is so fun to watch, and it is about the only time I see aggression from her.

British Soccer Camp

All three kids are participiting in the British Soccer Camp this week. Andrew goes first for an hour, then Dylan for two hours and after lunch, Chelsea goes for two hours. The kids have had fun with crazy hair day and dress thier coach day. They are having alot of fun...

Baseball

We have been spending several evenings watching Dylan play baseball, and Andrew playing T-ball. Dylan has one all but one game and has been hitting really well. It has been fun watching him play. Andrew just started T-ball and he likes to hit and fight for ball when it is hit. He caused a collision going for a ball that wasn't his. Here are some baseball and T-ball pictures...

Omaha Nebraska Mom's Trip

We took a trip to the Zoo. We went with 4 moms, and I took half of the kids!!! We spent Tuesday afternoon at an indoor waterpark, then found our hotel. The next day we spent the day at the Omaha Zoo from the time they opened until it closed. It was super cool. That night we went to the Amazing Pizza Machine, kinda of like the Fun City Arcade and a pizza buffet mixed in one. Then the next day we went for breakfast and headed home for a baseball game. It was a little tiring at times 8 kids and no dads, but it was fun to spend time with some old and new friends!

May

Well, I am an official deliquent blogger. The month of May has flown by. We have enjoyed soccer games, began baseball practice, chorus concert, church concert, Relay for lift and last but not least my daughter has turned 12. I can't believe it, it seems like she was just born. My baby, he has grown up too, graduating from preschool and headed to kindergarten in the fall.

Soccer

This weekend we had three soccer games, one for Dylan and two for Chelsea. They did not winning games, but they played well. Chelsea played the entire game both days and did great! Dylan played foreward and took a couple shots on goal. Dylan is playing two years up and it amazes me how well he does, I was very leary, but the coaching director felt he would be fine, so I let him play. He does a great job.

Been awhile

Wow it has been awhile since I posted...This weekend was awesome, the reason everything was cancelled and we got to do whatever we wanted all weekend. I was looking forward to three soccer games on Saturday, but rain prevented that from taking place and besides Saturday was freezing. So, practice were canceled on Friday, we got to go see Nim's Island. It was very good. Then Emily came to spend the night. On Saturday, I slept in past 9:00 a rarity around here. Then the kids played all day and concluded with a play date with friends. Sunday we went to church, I got a nap, played Uno with Andrew and Memory...That kid is good at Memory, he beats us everytime and we don't try to let him...What's the deal. All in All a great weekend!

soccer

Chelsea participated in a tournament this weekend in Iowa City at the Hawkeye Bubble,
They played 4 games and won 2 out of 4. She played in most of the games most of the time. She has come a long long way. Thier team has always been the underdogs, but with new coaches, and a lot of hard work, they are catching up to a lot of teams. They are so fun to watch. I love soccer, because she loves soccer. It hurts when she is pulled out because she so desparately want to play, every minute, every game. It was fun. She also had a game Tuesday which they won...as well, waiting for warm weather and mornings, afternoon and evenings watching soccer and a little t ball and baseball. Can' wait!

Andrew is 5!

Andrew...my youngest has turned five. I feel as though it was yesterday he was born. He is my stubborn child. The one that questions everything. He is very verbal...not always in a good way. He is passionate about building. His teachers claim he will be an architect. He is strong, defiantly able to hold his own against his siblings. He is smart, probably smarter than his parents. He is mine and I love the energy and joy he brings into our home...and he is going to school in just six short months...simply unbelievable.

Leave me a note

If you are hanging around...drop me a line!

Snow Day

There was a snow day today. We got about 10 inches. The kids were excited...I was not so excited. The winter days in the classroom are so much more productive than a summer day. We had a fun day! Cinnamon rolls, time with friends and a snow ball fight! The bad news...no Hawkeye game for Mom!

Chelsea's Soccer Tournament

We went to Geneseo Sunday for a Tournament. We won two and lost two playing four games form 3:30-9:00. It was a lot of fun. We got to watch the Menace team play and they won all four of thier games. Chelsea did great. It was her first indoor tournment.

February

February is a short month..but a busy month! Andrew will turn 5 years old!!! That is impossible. ITBS tests will be given and we will recieve the results. Valentines day, 5 Iowa Hawk Games, 4 soccer games in Davenport, 10 swim practices, one swim meet, two soccer tournaments, one Hannah Montana Concert Movie ( I was bad mom and didn't get tickets to the real show!) one dodge ball tournament, Mom and Dad's Anniversary, Cole's Birthday, Jessica's birthday,4 nights of Awana's, one Diversity night, one day off of school!10 soccer practice, not to mention school and with leap year I get one extra Friday to do it all in! Anyone else tired?

This weekend

Whew! Friday night we went to the bulls and Broncs rodeo at the Mark. The kids loved it. Saturday we left at 6:50 to go to a swim meet at Fairfield IA. The kids swam a total of 9 events, then we drove back to Muscatine. Chelsea went to the Y dance, I went to the Iowa game with Kim...another victory and then it was Sunday, Church a few friends over to play, one science fair project, and a taco ring dinner at mom's and I am ready for bed... and another week tomorrow!

My stairway

I finished my stairwell on this chilly day. I attended an Uppercase Living party and bought this saying. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. " I plan over time to fill both sides of the staircase of moments that have taken our breath away. I think it is cool! Let me know what you think! Thanks Deanna for helping me with the saying!

Lazy cold Saturday

Today was great! Nothing to do, nowhere to go...We ran to blockbusters. The boys rented games...Haven't seen them since and Chelsea and mom got a movie! It will be quite sometime before a get a day with nothing on the calendar.

Thank God...

Tonight Andrew said this prayer...

Dear God,

Thank you for my house
Thank you for my room,
Thank you for my blinds,
Thank you for my mom, dad, brother sister and cat, Tiger
Thank you for Walmart,
and Thank you for the pizza guy who comes the door....
Amen

It was all I could do to keep from laughing at the last two!!!

Mom's Birthday

Tonight we celebrated my mom's birthday...I am so lucky God choose her to be my mom. She is so selfless always doing for others, especially us kids. She usually cooks us dinner on Sundays, but tonight we cooked for her. We love you Mom!!

Hawks Win!!!

Many of you know that every year my sister and I Share two season tickets to watch the Iowa Hawks play basketball...Well, we knew that this was going to be one of those years that it is not to fun to be a Hawk Fan. Well after three losses in a row. The iowa Boys came to play and while it was an ugly defensive battle...IOWA BEAT MICHIGAN STATE BY 10 POINTS....WE YELLED! WE CHEERED AND MOST OF ALL WE HAD FUN!

Saturdays=Swim Meet

This Saturday we spent nearly the whole day at a swim meet. Dylan swam a 25 back and 50 back. Chelsea swam 2 relays, the 50 free, 50 back and the 100 back. It was a long day...but the kids had fun.

Just a School Night

Our school nights blur one into the other around here. Tonight Dylan had swimming, Chelsea had soccer and Andrew just gets towed around. Joe cooked supper for the second night in a row...it is his New Year's Resolution for this year. I wish he also decided to clean the kitchen each night as well...Some pictures of a week night. Yes, Andrew is using the broom as a weapon...Don't worry Dylan uses the Swiffer!

Swim and trees

Today we spent the day at Carver Pool! The Chelsea and Dylan swam for the first time since getting thier tonsils out. They did great. Chelsea dropped her freestyle time by 8 seconds...and Dylan dropped 7 seconds off his backstroke. After a nap, a trip to Country Kitchen and finally one tree is dismantle and down! One more to go tomorrow...but this one is not real! So no pine needles, to mess with!

Caucus

Tonight was caucus night in Iowa and...I went. I have voted many times but had never attended a caucus...I even had to declare a party, I always have been an Independent and have never voted straight ticket. Tonight I was in the Hillary Camp, she lost by about 6 people..so it is important to go and from now on I will attend.

First Day Back

Today was the first day back to school...too soon! I would have preferred to wait until Monday! I made it through, then came home to lasagna compliments of Joe and Papa Murphy's. Reviewed Awana verses....got the kids dropped off and headed to the Iowa Game fully expecting a huge loss! At halftime it was tied and I was shocked!!! At the end we lost by 3 miserable points, but the game was awesome!!! 8 three point baskets in the last 2 minutes of the game and I am excited about Iowa Basketball!

January First

Today was great! The kids spent the first part of the morning playing with friends, then the afternoon was spent catching up with my very best friend! Deana and her kids, we hung out at our house, then we moved to her house, the kids went sledding for all of 10 minutes...(it was cold!) and then we enjoyed Chicken and Noodles and a no bake cookies! A great time was had by all....