April 22, 2008 at 9:02 pm (Chayse, Friends, Tyler)
Happy Tuesday everyone….or should I say happy Wednesday since it is so late in the day already. We had a few things going on this past weekend. As always, we had soccer practise for the kids on Friday night, which really works out well since their games are on Saturdays. This way the kids don’t have time to forget what they just went over in practise and the games usually go better. This week was no exception. Tyler played great!! He almost scored a goal, but the other teams goalie was on his game!! Ugh. But, the cool thing about the shot was that Ty kicked the ball from center field and it made it all the way to the goal were the goalie stopped it. But I have to say it was a way cool kick!!! Go Ty!!!! This was a really really good game. We unfortunately ended up loosing 4-3, but his games are finally getting to be very exciting and fast passed. All the kids are getting better, trying harder, and are pushing themselves more which makes for a great game. Chayse’s game on the other hand was quite different. Now, you have to remember (and I tell myself this all the time) that the kids are only 3. There are a few kids on her team that really try hard and have fun playing. Chayse on the other hand does NOT like playing. Before the season started we asked both kids if they wanted to play, they both said yes. Well, Tyler meant it and we thought Chayse did too, but we are finding out she does not like playing soccer. She does love her dance class, but not soccer. All she does every game is stand on the field and cry. Mark and I don’t want her to think it is okay to quit, so we make her stay out there. But, she has no intention of playing, helping out her team, or anything of the sort. She simply stands there and cries. So how many more games do we have to put up with????? I don’t know, but it cannot end soon enough….for us and her.
Okay, I totally got off track. All the soccer stuff was from Saturday. Now, going back to Friday. After soccer practise we loaded up the kids and went to the UNLV Spring football game. Our friend is the strengthening coordinator for the football team. He and his wife invited us to the game. We unfortunately missed most of the game since we arrived so late because of practise. However, we did get to see a little bit. I guess what they did is have the 1st string play against the 2nd string and they were not taking to many chances since they don’t want anyone getting hurt before the season begins. After the game we went down to the field to see John and let the kids run around. Nicholas took Tyler around to introduce him to some of the players that he knows and then the boys were throwing the football around and trying to get it through the goal posts. The girls were also having a great time running around the field and chasing each other. After that we headed up to the club level were they had Memphis BBQ catering the event. Great food!! We hung out, had some dinner, and were introduced to a lot of the UNLV football staff. We had a great time and want to say thank you to John and Jamie for inviting us and the kids!
The rest of the weekend was pretty basic. Mark worked in the garage and is getting ready to redo the sandbox and make it bigger…since the kids are out growing it already. I also had him buy some pink paint for Chayse’s room. I am planning on painting that next weekend. I will take pictures once her room is done and post them. That is pretty much it for now. Oh, I am going to leave you with a picture of a guest we found in our backyard on Sunday. Goodnight!
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April 9, 2008 at 4:49 pm (Friends, holiday)
Okay, so it has taken me a long time to post again. Sorry! We had friends in town from California and I was not on the computer much at all. So, here I am, trying to catch y’all up on what has been going on since Easter! I ended last time with the egg hunt we had at our house. Well, after that we got ready and headed to the church service that was being held in one of the parks right down the street from us. See, our neighbors moved here last July from Florida to plant a Christian Church here in our community. They are great people and were having their first official church service on Easter. We wanted to be good, supportive neighbors, so we wanted to make sure and attend their service. It was very nice! The weather could not have been better and they actually ended up having way more people attend then they expected. After the service was over, they had an egg hunt for all the kids. It was very cute seeing all the kids dressed up, running around, finding eggs.
After the egg hunt, we headed back home to have a BBQ with some of our friends. The kids played in the back yard on the swing set, rode bikes/scooters, and ran around playing for hours!! Us grown-ups were able to hang out and talk, have a few drinks, and just enjoy watching the kids play. And yes, some of us had a few more drinks then others, but that’s all good!!! We were celebrating right? Besides, that is when you are truly friends with someone when you can act crazy around them and they still like you……maybe even like being friends with you more because of it! Which we do!!!! We love you guys….crazy husband and all! 
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April 1, 2008 at 4:55 pm (Chayse, Friends, Tyler, holiday)
Okay, so I have been kind of missing in action lately. Sorry!! We have had a lot going on and I just have not had the time to sit down and write. Or, whenever I do try and sit down to write someone needs something and blogging just gets put aside. Well, I have the chance now since Mark and the kids are off on an adventure right now. So, to back track Happy Easter!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. We started off the holiday weekend with coloring Easter eggs on Saturday with our good friends Lee, Amanda, and Tyler David (oh, and we can’t forget about baby Noah!!) This was the first time EVER that the kids colored eggs! They has so much fun!!! But, I do have to say that understanding the concept of trying not to drop them took some time to sink in. Now worries though, they had a blast!
Easter day was a full one for us. First off, baskets from the Easter Bunny! Yeah!! Not over filled like most years since I was tring to keep down the candy content. Then came the egg hunt in the back yard. BUT, before we can get started the kids needed shoes and I went out to make sure everything was set to go. HOLD UP….one thing we completely forgot about was the dog. She had been outside while the kids were going through their baskets. She was having a field day “hunting eggs” herself….AND, tyring to bury them in the sand box!!! GROSS! So, I had to “find” all the eggs the dog had gotten to before the kids could start. Okay, that done the egg hunt begins. Now, remember this was the first time the kids had colored eggs so it was the first time they were hunting “real” eggs. We had half and half real eggs and plastic filled eggs. Well, every egg that they picked up they just tossed into their basket…..real ones…CRACK. Oh, and then here are the filled eggs….these are the ones we like! So, the separation began. If it didn’t shake it went back on the ground!!! Through this whole ordeal Mark and I were cracking up!! It was probably one of the funniest egg hunts I have seen.
Next up for the day: Easter Service in the park, egg hunt after, and then we had our friends coming over for a BBQ. I will got into those on the next post.
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March 3, 2008 at 7:43 am (Friends, birthday)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PERRI!!
We Love You and Miss You!
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February 21, 2008 at 12:43 pm (Chayse, Friends, Tyler)
I want to say thank you to everyone who sent me birthday wishes; they mean so much, especially to an old woman such as me! Having gone out for my birthday last weekend with Mark, Tuesday was a pretty quiet, simple day. The kids and I did some shopping and just hung out at home. When Mark got home from work we went to Bahama Breeze for dinner. AND, much to my surprise, Katie showed up! I guess the two of them had the whole thing planned. It was so great to see her since I hadn’t seen or even talked to Katie since Christmas. You look great sis!! And thank you for spending the evening with us; it means more to me then you know!
This Saturday will be Tyler’s last soccer game of this season. After the game the team will be meeting at one of the parents houses; our neighbors Bret and Jorie. We will have a little pizza party for the kids and give out their trophies. I am in charge of making the cupcakes. I will try and post some pictures on Sunday. The next soccer season will begin sometime in mid-March. This time we have Ty and Chayse signed up. It will be interesting to see how the schedules fall for both their teams. I am also looking forward to seeing how Chayse likes playing. I already know that she loves her dance class, but we will see how she does with playing a sport. We figured that we would try and expose her, and Ty, to as many different activities as possible in hopes that they will find what they really love. So, we’ll see. But, for now my main focus is the party coming up this weekend.
I also want to wish Perri good luck in her season opening softball game this Saturday. Go Perri!!!
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February 12, 2008 at 5:54 pm (Chayse, Friends, Tyler, neighborhood)
I just have to make a quick post saying that I LOVE our neighborhood! Right now as I type this and for the past 1/2 hour there has been at least 7 kids (including our two) outside playing together. All live on our street and all are wonderful kids. I can hear their laughter coming in through the open window……I can hear them driving around in the power jeep……I can hear them zipping by on their bikes and scooters……I LOVE this!!!!
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February 12, 2008 at 9:58 am (Friends)
I just found out today that some very good friends of ours are going through a bad medical scare. I have to say that my heart is breaking for them. They are some of the most amazing people we have met since we moved into our new house and I can’t imagine what my life would be like without them as our friends. It’s strange how your day to day life can come to a complete halt when you get bad news. I know that I can’t really do anything to help them but to hope and pray that they make it through this time quickly, healthy, and strong. I love you guys!!!
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