Soccer Saturday

Today was another round of soccer for S. He had pictures early and then a game. It was soooo blasted hot. His poor little cheeks were fire red, like his shirt, when he was done playing. Daddy got a soccer picture with him, much to Daddy's dismay. He hates doing pictures like that.

Anyway the game went good. S is getting better. He is sure loving playing with no tears or break downs like last season. He is playing up a level this time, for our convenience since his coach is our neighbor : -) It's amazing though how well he's playing against kids 1-2 years older than him. There was kid on the other team playing today that was a head taller and about 20 pounds heavier than any other kid and twice as big as S. Daddy Piper made the comment about checking his birth certificate and the other coach overhead and laughed that he was legit. It reminded me of our friend's daughter in MN. She is quite a bit bigger than the other kids her age. It reminded me of her and made me miss seeing them so much!!!!! L enjoys S's games since there is another girl to play with while S is playing. They conspire, snack and giggle... just like 5 year old little girls should be doing. S was running up and down the field and then turned and said "Am I doing good Mama?" I assured him he was doing AWESOME. He asked me later if he was my favorite soccer player and I smiled with reassurance that he totally was my favorite.

The game was followed by a pet store trip for food for Pongo and then lunch at Sonic. We tried for Quiznos but our favorite location was closed : -(

Dinner was steak, mac-n-cheese, green beans, and Ranch Style Beans (YUM!). We took a bike ride after dinner. I think the kids are getting ready to graduate from training wheels. S is enjoying is Harley bike. L crashed and when she hit the ground yelled "TOUCHDOWN!". I have no idea where that came from but at least there were no tears shed. She did almost start crying though because she wanted to ride through the empty building one more time. I turned back and when with her. She was pleased. Bike riding is so much fun as a family. J loves to ride in the bike trailer, thankfully. Everyone just rides along, laughing and chatting. Great times!!!

Later tonight was family coupon clipping time. I had gotten behind so everyone got out their scissors. S & L got a bit carried away and ruined some but no hollering from this mama. I just let it go - something I am learning more and more.

Oh and J did great last night. He slept from 11 until 6:30 AM. But I guess L and S didn't get the memo about sleeping through the night since they were each up once due to bad dreams or maybe just extra snuggle time from Mama.