Soccer Coaches

So Jeff and I are coaching Olivia's soccer team right now. Eleven four year olds. They are a great bunch of kids. Surprisingly they all listen. Very well. They do as we ask. They get our crazy drills. And then they all smile. They WANT to be there. They WANT to learn. They WANT to succeed. They fall down and they get up and get right at it. They haven't been burned yet. And I hope they never will!
If only some adults in this world could have as much enthusiasm about something they are doing in their lives as my four year olds playing soccer! They picked it, or at least they agreed to it when their parents asked if they wanted to play. So many of us pick things and then are miserable doing them. But you picked it.
Somehow it is, that children are wise beyond their years. Wiser than any of us 'adults' will ever be...

Grandma's 75th Birthday Party

Last weekend we went over to my grandparent's house for grandma's birthday party. I took pictures of everyone to make a book for grandma, so I thought I would share some of the photos. Everyone had a good session, well except for olivia. Poor girl just wasn't interested in pictures. But we all had a great time!

Swingin'

Us... a failed attempt at a new family photo

Family Tree

For grandma's birthday we made her a family tree.

THE Tree

I've tried to explain to some of you just how enormous the tree is in my grandparents backyard, but unless you've seen it, you can't really imagine it. So here's a visual:)

The Newsted Family

WE MISS YOU GARY AND SHELBY!!!!

Happy 75th Birthday Grandma!

My Mom and Dad:)

Don's family

Don, Beth and Aaron

Lauren and Eric

Adam and Brynn

Oh where, Oh where for art thou beloved sock?

Last week I was doing laundry and putting it all away. I noticed that in just one load I had more than five socks of Olivia's that did not have a pair...out of just one load! So I decided to dig through her sock and underwear drawer to see what others I could find. The good news was I found pairs for three of the socks in my hand- The bad news, I found MANY, Many more that were just floating along with no partner at all. Where do they all go? You all know what I'm talking about! But where are they? My house can be as clean as a whistle, and they still don't reappear! There must be a small family living between the walls that comes at night to get new sleeping bags...and they must have a wholelota girls who live pink!

Laying Like a Lizard

At any given time of day, Maverick can be found soaking up the sunshine. I swear he has this house mapped out according to where the warmest sunlight will fall. In the morning he's in Deagan's room on the floor and by midday he's in the kitchen, and by the evening it comes right in the windows and shines up the stairs. He's like a little lizard!

DD@7:15am on Thursday Morning

yes, you read that right! It was 7:15 in the morning. Jeff and Olivia had just left for school and Deagan was begging me not to go back to sleep. So, for once, I gave in. In his jammies, he slipped on boots and a jacket and headed out back. Quite adorable I must say. Within five minutes he asked for a popsicle, I obliged. He's just so stinkin' cute!

in between weeks

My hot hubby

olivia and deagan trying to run him over!

playing hockey in the culdesac

Jeff and Deagan took off to the driveway to play a little hockey. Olivia joined them and then they both decided it would be fun to chase Daddy and see if they could hit him or run over the golf ball. It was a nice outlet after a mostly rainy weekend.