Soccer Season

This fall was consumed with soccer. I loved it but with 3 kids playing and practice, it was all we did. All the soccer pictures from the season were sadly on the compact flash that got corrupted and so the only pics we have are from their last games. The game was also on Halloween so our cute friend (Tami the haircut girl--that is what syd calls her) cut Calebs hair in a mohawk and we spray painted it blue to match his team colors. I actually thought he looked pretty awesome and he played the best game of the season even scoring a goal. Caleb and his friend were the only 6th graders on the team the rest are 8th and 9th graders.

Technical Difficulties

I have had some issues with the computer and my camera, and I didn't want to blog out of order because I am OCD and it would drive me crazy. But WAHOOO!! I was finally able to upload the pictures from the Canon Camera. Syd started ballet in september and loves it because she gets to go with her best peeps dylen, brooklyn and riley. She is so cute and VERY serious.

I guess I'm doing this thing......

So this is where I will be Sunday morning.....hopefully not Sunday afternoon.
I only have 2 goals for this race. 1) Finish 2) Finish on my feet, not a stretcher.
Not too lofty. We shall see. All this time I thought my crazy running partner was
joking about doing it.

Soccer pictures....

Here are this years Soccer pictures. It was a crazy, hectic season having all 3 kids playing, but it was also a lot of fun. I will post more pictures of their actual games later. Syd and Dylen had buddy pictures taken. They were so cute.

I loved Ashlee's uniform. She was pretty cute out there.

So I get that I am his mom, but I think that Caleb is getting so big and he is pretty stinkin cute.

Not to mention that he is hilarious.

Tami's list.....

My friend Tami wrote a list of things that she enjoys, it was fun to read and she challenged us to make a list too. Here goes...
* Running (I know it's crazy and irrational but I really love it, most of the time)
*Going on vacations
*Reading a good book
*Watching cooking shows, I don't watch tv much but I love cooking shows. (I still don't cook)
*Playing board games with the kiddos (I love to WIN)
*Framing
*pedicures
*Eating sushi
*Hiking
*Boating
*wakeboarding
*backpacking with the hubby
There are lots of things I like to do. Just not enough time.

A few more pics.......

Tami Tam took some photos at the pumpkin patch too so here are a few more. Only 1 more Halloween post after this one, I promise.

Miss Dylen got a little sad, so Syd was giving her a hug.



I was pulling the kids around in the wagon. max called it his pirate ship. He kept hollering that there were "crocodiles". So cute.

Costume Pictures

My friend Misty was telling me about this costume our sweet friend Dylen wanted for Halloween, it was a Little Red Riding Hood costume. I told her I could sew it for her instead of having to buy one. I haven't really sewn for awhile, but I have a machine and was excited to try. While we were at the fabric store with Misty, Ashlee found a pattern for a cow girl costume. She was so excited because she actually has a pretty big obsession with horses and all things cow girl right now. Sydney does too, so I bought the fabric and decided to try and make all 3 costumes before Halloween. I actually had to stay up late the night before the kids harvest festival finishing Syds, but I got them done. I was pretty proud of my accomplishment until Carl told me the costumes look like they belong on the show "HEE HAW" . Oh well, the girls loved them. Friday afternoon I took the girls to a little pumpkin patch in Riverbank and my amazing, talented friend Misty took some pictures of them in their costumes for me. I need a memory because I am never going to try and make costumes again. Tami Tam came with her girls and she got some pictures too. I love that I have these great friends that are so good at photography so I can just mooch off their talent. Thanks ladies.

Miss Dylen as "Little Red Riding Hood"

I love this shot because it is really hard to get her to smile for real. She has a fake picture smile.

I LOVE that it is Friday!!!

Caleb has been gone all week to 6th grade science camp. That being said, I am soooo glad that it is Friday and he will be home within the hour. I have driven past the school a few times (I lost count) to see if the buses got here early. I am the mom that still has a hard time with him walking to his friends house alone so this has been a pretty crappy week for me. When Caleb reads this, I just want to tell you bud that I missed you and I LOVE YOU!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Last Tuesday we went to the Del Oso Pumpkin Patch. As far as Pumpkin Patches go it is pretty fancy. Lot's of rides and stuff to do...not to mention the Pumpkin BLASTER (a Carl and Caleb favorite). Our friends the Goeckeritz and Ballards met us there. The kids had soo much fun. Brooklyn, Sydney and Dylen are great little friends and Caleb loves Max. Ashlee hangs with the girls too, and is a little mother hen to Nikell. We went on a train ride and a scarecrow ride. We ate vendor food for dinner and did the pumpkin blaster. I have to say my favorite of the day was watching my husband race Caleb on these bike things around in circles. He has his sling on and was driving like a maniac. Seriously? Is it that surprising that he broke something. It was inevitable. I love the fall and all the fun things here in the Valley.Sorry for all the pictures. I got carried away.

Please take note of the strap to his sling flapping in the wind behind him.

Our little friend Max makes a pretty cute piece of corn.

The girls were hilarious in the hay maze.

Carl taking a pic of Tam taking a pic.

Playing with Brooklyn.