A little bit of everything

We have kind of had a crazy couple weeks and I have to admit that I haven't been doing a great job at juggling all our activities and responsibilities. I will be really glad when a couple of our commitments go away (i.e. soccer, cross country...) Needless to say, I haven't been blogging much. This might be a bit random so bear with me :)

Last weekend, Air Force played Navy and that means FLY OVERS!!! Here is the stealth bomber flying right over our house. You can't see them in the picture, but two Thunderbirds were flying behind it. We all really love watching the planes.
Papa Gary~ I took this for you! Pretty cool. You can't even see it until it is almost directly above you.

Alice had her last soccer game on Wednesday. Finally she realized that you run at the ball and kick it! She played an awesome game and luckily I had the camera.

Throwing the ball in.....

Yeah! Yeah! She is dribbling and kicking!!!!!! I think I cried. You would too after sitting through 5 weeks of games. Great job Ladybug!!!

Scott snapped these pictures of Paige playing outside this week. Isn't she sweet sitting there on the bench? Don't mind the two HUGE bucks hanging out behind her!!!! Of course, before moving her, we had to snap some photos!!!! We have a lot of deer pictures taking up space on our hard drive. Maybe if I had a bear living under my deck :) I could move on to other wildlife! Check out my friend Laura's blog http://3boys247.blogspot.com/2008/09/do-not-go-out-and-play.html. She really does have a bear living under her deck and it won't go away!

Scott is off this weekend on his annual romp through the woods with a gun (hunting). We are looking for lots of fun to fill up our weekend while he is away.

Jennifer

Sock Hop

Last night, we attended the annual Sock Hop at the kid's elementary school. The pictures tell it all!

TOO MUCH COTTON CANDY!!!

SMILE!

Yesterday I started out my day with a long walk with my friend Victoria. We met at the church and walked for about an hour. It was really nice to chat and get some exercise as well. I then headed to Target to look for black t-shirts for our family pictures, which were later in the day. Of course, I did find black t-shirts for all AND lots of other stuff I needed. Why does this always happen? I think that there is some subliminal music in Target that makes you put crazy stuff in your cart that you think you might need at some point some time in your life. Anyway, like I mentioned earlier, we were having our family picture taken for our church directory and since we only have one taken every 3 years (taking a self portrait with the digital camera does not count), we needed this one to turn out! 3 kids, it is a long shot.... So after picking up the kids at school, running to track practice, getting home, eating a snack, throwing the kids in the shower, doing homework, getting everyone dressed and redressed (I do have a 3 year old), we headed down to church for "the picture". While waiting for our turn, the kids managed to become undone, shirts untucked, hair bows hanging, shoes off...I am sure you can imagine. Wow, now I know why we only do this once every 3 years. After what seemed like days of waiting (really only 15 minutes) we redid the kids back into their cute charming selves, brushed ourselves off and finally said "CHEESE!". Every picture had %80 of our family smiling. Pretty good odds. We picked the best one and headed home. Thank goodness that is over...until 2011. Maybe then the odds will get better. Oh wait, we will have another child. Scratch that....let's just prop up the camera on the mantel and get it over with.

BTW, in case you were wondering I didn't actually throw my children into the shower. Gentle nudges :)

Paige and Alice sitting and waiting to get pictures taken....

Here's to a quiet day for all. Enjoy your Friday!
Jennifer

Family Fun at the Wescott's

Scott's parents went home today. We haven't seen them since last Christmas so we were all really excited for their visit. The kids had such a blast with their grandparents and we are truly blessed to have them visit. Hopefully they are having a quiet ride home. Life with three kids can be crazy!

This past weekend we went camping in Golden Gate State Park. We stayed in a rustic cabin (beds, table and propane heater) instead of tent camping. The evenings are getting cooler here so we thought the cabin would work better for all. We stayed busy hiking and fishing. The kids had a ball playing cards with Grandma and Papa. We never have to take toys camping because the kids have so much fun just searching for rocks and running around the woods. Paige caught her first fish. Unfortunately, as she was reeling it in, it jumped off her line. We all got a quick peek at it before it jumped ship....so we counted it as "caught"! The Aspen trees were beautiful and had mostly all turned. It was a gorgeous fall weekend. Of course, the kids enjoyed hot cocoa and smores around the fire. Who doesn't? On the ride home, we stopped in Golden for a bite to eat and a quick stroll on the river walk.

Alice is still playing soccer. Her games are so fun to watch. I am not sure if she has actually made contact with the ball yet but she is great at chasing it around the field! Last night, in the second period, she got tangled up in a pile of kids and hurt her pinkie finger. She sat out for the rest of the game, in case it was broken. Oh well, sorry Grandma! At least it wasn't too cold :) Enjoy the video...Alice is the one with the bow on her head...of course.

I hope that you all had a nice weekend. If you are reading, please comment and let me know that you are here!

Jennifer

Life has been really a bit crazy around here. Scott's parents have been visiting with us since last Thursday and we have hardly sat down. They are getting a front row seat to the business of being SAHM to three active kids under 6. They have accompanied us to cross country meets, birthday parties, soccer games, karate class and down to school every morning. They also got to have lunch with the kids at school and take a peek at their classrooms. Today, kid free, we rode the Cog Railway up to the summit of Pikes Peak. The weather could not have been better and you really could see to Kansas from the top. We had some of those famous donuts made only at the summit (secret recipe) and took tons of pictures. Stay tuned for more...this weekend we are camping at Golden Gate State Park.

What a breathtaking view from the summit!

This sign points back down the trail, luckily we were riding down :)

Scott's parents enjoying the view from the top.

Another beautiful view...there really isn't a bad one.

Run Like the Wind

Sam and Alice had their first cross country meet yesterday after school. They both did awesome and ran the entire course which was a little over 1/4 mile. My understanding is that every race will be a little longer. It was so fun to see them excited about running.

Wow, doesn't this sum up their personalities?

Of course, we couldn't have a post without a cute Paige picture. Workin' the glasses and hat before the track meet.

This weekend we had such nice family time. Between kid activities, work, school, etc. we don't find ourselves all home at the same time very often during the week. On the weekend, it is so nice to just spend time together as a family.

Friday night, we rented movies, ordered Chinese food and just hung out!

On Saturday morning, very early and before half of my family was out of bed, I went to the Chef Catalog Warehouse sale with my friend Victoria and some of her neighbors. We waited in line for about an hour until the sale opened. Wow! These ladies (and some men) were vicious. They were filling their carts so fast. I couldn't even concentrate on what was on sale because I kept checking out what everyone else was picking up! Easy on the caffeine people! I finally elbowed my way to the pots and pans section to see what I could find. I ended up with 3 new stainless steel pans that were a great deal! I also managed to find 8 matching cloth napkins for a dollar a piece. Mom~ you would love it, look for the next sale in April! We enjoyed the latter half of the day at a picnic for our neighborhood babysitting co-op. The kids had a ton of fun playing with their classmates and neighbor friends. This group of families is wonderful and I am not sure what I would do without them.

Today we are trying to get our house in order for company. Scott's parents are visiting this Thursday and we hope to have all our projects (aka messes) completed (picked up) by then. The kids are really excited and keep asking if tomorrow will be Thursday.

Have a great week.

Sam and Alice have their first cross country meet on Tuesday. Now that should be very amusing and great fun for all :) They have loved their practices but come home exhausted! This makes for a very easy bedtime.

Let's see how many kids we can get on top of that car!