I am grateful...

I am grateful for what I consider to be pretty cool kids. Sometimes I am even grateful that their elementary school is minimum day

 EVERY SINGLE FRIDAY (I said sometimes people).

Now, my cool kid, Ian, is NOT  a fan of movies. In fact he hates going to the movies. It doesn't matter what we are going to see he would rather stay home. He could not think of anything more boring than just sitting in the dark for and hour and a half to watch a screen. However, he has been so excited to see Wreck it Ralph. He has seen the previews and has been waiting and dying for it to come out. Today it did. It was of course a minimum day, thanks Mr. Rose-not, so we went and saw the much anticipated movie. I loved it, so cute, and so well done. He even loved it. Don't get me wrong with about 30 minutes left he started asking me, "when is it over", but he claims he loved it!!

Funny kid!

Isabella as we were leaving the theater said, "I want that movie for Christmas!". So, I guess it was a hit with her too if she wants her own copy. Oh, my cool kid, the BUG. She can try my patience like no other. When she was little she had the cutest voice ever, and I mean ever! People would start up conversations with her just to hear her talk. This is one of my favorite pictures of her deep in conversation with Prince Phillip at Disneyland. Even he loved her voice. I so remember this day, I swear this conversation lasted a good 5 minutes. He couldn't get enough of her.

Now, she has this high pitched crazy loud voice, shoot me now. I am however, grateful for how much she loves to sing! And I do enjoy her singing and her zest for life.

It was a great day at the movies with 2 of my cool kids. I love spending time with them and just hanging out! I am so so grateful for them and their huge personalities and their great health!!

Soccer is here!

By noon today we had been to three soccer games in crazy 100 degree weather! And, I loved every minute of it. All of my girls are playing this year. It is Isabella's first year and she is loving it. I think she was way more nervous for her game than she was her first day of kindergarten! She did such a great job. She is playing in the U6 division, so there are only 3 kids on the field at a time and no goalie. She made herself the designated goalie. She was so funny whenever the other team got close she would get in front of their goal so they couldn't score. I guess I may have a competitive one on my hands. She was even lucky enough to play against a team with three of her friends from church, Brianne, Sadie, and Ella. Her team is THE PINK SPARKLES, and she has her cousins Gabrielle and Lacey on the team. Her coach is her Aunt Kim and Uncle Kris. I think we are in for a good year with her.

The Team

Nice throw in Isabella! Daddy coaching her from the sidelines!

THE PINK ROCKERS is Sophie's U10 team. She, #2, ran more than any other girl on her team today. I was so proud of her! She played defense, offense, and goalie(I hated that)!


Olivia's was our last game of the day and by then it was so hot and I was sick of dragging kids from field to car to field back to car to another field that I didn't even take one picture at hers. She is on TEAM TROUBLE MAKERS! What can I say, she played great, she loves soccer and is talented at it! I can't wait to see what this season brings for my three girls.


What a blessing it is to have healthy, active children!

A real fire station and

real firemen and real firetrucks! Isabella was so excited to go on a field trip with her preschool class to the fire station! She couldn't believe that it was all so real! Of course, since it is preschool I got to go along which meant Ian came with too! He had a great time playing with all of the bells and whistles. All of the kids listened very carefully and Ian just touched everything shiny, which is everything! I can't believe how clean everything is. I think they might even be better than
Carmen!

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All of the kids got a turn to sit in the engine truck! Isabella wanted the real fireman to be in the picture with her!

Ian loved the cool trucks. when it was his turn to sit in the cab he instantly grabbed the steering wheel and started making car noises. That boy is all boy!