Soccer Mom???

Bradley has been wanting to play soccer again for over a year. So when we signed him up we decided to sign Olivia up too, even though Olivia wanted nothing to do with soccer. We thought it would be good for her to play on her first team. Olivia warmed up to the game fast and loves it.

They both ended up on blue teams. They are excited because it is like they are on the same team, (they play in different age groups though).

So am I going to be a Soccer Mom? Probably not for Bradley, but it is a definite possibility for Olivia. Bradley can hold his own, but all the running is not for him. Olivia however is really good and loves to run. I guess we will wait and see....

Game faces!

Bradley's team is the Blue Strikers

Bradley's favorite position is goalie.

 

Olivia's team name is The Blue Sharks

Olivia and Riley, they are new best friend. They are in school, soccer and day care together.  

Olivia has made two goals!

Olivia's First Day of School

Today was Olivia's first day of Kindergarten. She wasn't nervous, or too excited. She was just ready.

Unfortunately Richard and I weren't as ready as we thought. Yes, I was sad, this is my baby that is starting kindergarten. But I am ready for her to start school. What we weren't really ready for was turning in all her paper work.

Now this isn't our first rodeo (so to say). We have gone through this all before. So when the office aid came up to us and said Olivia could not start school because she did not have Olivia's birth certificate and immunization record, we were blown away. Richard went to orientation with them, and when I went to meet the teacher, there was no mention of the missing records.

So imagine our surprise. And how were we going to tell Olivia, who was now playing with the other kids, that she couldn't stay?
We convinced them to let her stay, and told them that we would be right back with all the paper work. Which we were.

So Olivia's first day went off without a hitch..... for all she knows. Just more stressful then mom and dad really expected.

Moab

We took the kids camping (much to my chagrin). We wanted to go somewhere we had not taken them yet, so we chose... Moab... in the middle of August.... Did we think that through all the way? No... my advice go in the early spring or fall.... it was H.O.T.

We did however have fun. We saw dinosaur bones encased in rocks, dinosaur tracks frozen in time, breath taking scenery and did a little rock climbing (well mostly the kids climbed).

A dinosaur rib bone,

Dinosaur Tracks



The kids got to show off their rock climbing skills

Tough man Bradley

Exploring our first arch.

Double Arch Hike

 

Showing off their wild sides and being ONE with nature.

10 Year Anniversary

The beginning of this month marked Richard and mine 10 year wedding anniversary. It has been a wonderful 10 years with us both growing individually and together.

For our anniversary we decided to take a trip (without the kids). I was having major anxiety leaving the country to Mexico, Caribbean or even our Virgin Islands. Since Europe was not quite budget friendly, we turned to the Poconos.

We went to a resort in Mt. Pocono, PA (think Dirty Dancing in 2010 just in hills not mountains). Since we were so close to the East Coast we also decided to spend a few days in Boston. The trip was a nice relaxing and energizing trip. We even got some history in for Richard.

Poconos

This is right out side of our room/cabin.

We took a carriage ride around the resort.

Boston

This is the view from our hotel on the wharf.

The Old North Church that Paul Revere rode to.

Kick back and relax... sort of.

For the past ten plus years I have listened to Amanda proclaim how we are never going to get a lazy-boy recliner. "They are ugly", "They don't go with any of our furniture or decor", "We are never, ever getting a recliner".




Well as you can see from the picture, the impossible has happened. It was a little confusing at first. A day after returning from our Ten Year Anniversary trip to Poconos and Boston, there was a knock at the door and an RC Willey delivery truck outside. They had a leather chair that was supposed to be delivered to LeeAnn Lawrence. I told them that she had moved out one week ago and they needed to take it to her new address. They said that they confirmed the address earlier in the day with LeeAnn and this was the right place. I told them I would sign for it and take it to her later in the day. The chair was not fully assembled and I did not realize it was a recliner. A little while later LeeAnn called and told me "Happy Fathers Day". She said that she knew Amanda would never give in so the only way I was going to get one was if she went over Amanda's head and just did it. She also said that it was for all of the help taking care of little projects and "honey-do" lists over the past 15 or so years. And it was for putting up with Amanda for the same amount of time;)


Unfortunately for me, it seems to be Bradley and Olivia's favorite new spot too.




We had to lay a few ground rules... First of all, it is Dads chair! That means he gets to sit in it whenever he wants. Secondly, when Dad is sitting on his chair, there will be no climbing or wrestling with Dad. Third, no dogs allowed.
This list is not exhaustive and is subject to change at any time.

So what does Amanda think of this? She is still a little shocked, but has come to realize that if her sister can find a way to allow a recliner into her house, maybe she can too. Thanks LeeAnn! Maybe I can actually get some time to sit back and relax. If it ever happens, I will be sure to have someone snap a picture and post it.