Soccer, soccer and more soccer!

Shane and I asked ourselves the other night how do these parents do it when they have more than one kid in a sport???? We only have two, Easton and Gracee and between the games and practice our nights are spent hopping from one kid to the next and occasionally playing tag team! It's crazy! Why we do this...there is only one logical answer.. we have been driven to insanity by the very children who love to play and especially love the post game treats!





On the bright side, Gracee actually runs after the ball this year, infact she has already made two goals, and is really getting into it. This is a huge improvement over last year where she was continually asking the coach for a rest break because she was just tooo tired to play. Easton, is also doing great this year, he's a great passer and has also scored a goal. Shane is helping out with Easton's team this year, which has been great for both of them! As for Canster he just likes to chill outside!

Baby Edward???

Shane says that Cannon's teeth are a direct result from all the vampire books I read while I was pregnant...whatever the reason we completely love our little vamp baby!

Gracee Starts Kindergarten

Can you believe, Gracee started Kindergarten this year? I can't! Her time at home with me has gone by so quickly, thank goodness it is only half day kindergarten. She was a bundle of excitement and nerves this morning waiting for her time to go to the "Big School." She is such a sweetheart, and is going to add so much enthusiasm to her class. Her teacher already got her first Gracee gift...a handful of wild flowers (dandelions and morning glory) she picked on the way to school for Ms. Sara! I love that girl! That being said, I'm going to take advantage of the fact, I only have a sleeping Cannon home right now, my house is blissfully quiet, and I have a to do list a mile long which does not include blogging!

Easton's First Day of 2nd Grade

Easton officially started his first day of 2nd Grade today at the Ranches Academy. He is in Ms. Milton's class and is very excited. I am equally excited as both the school and his teacher have been great to work with by allowing me to home school him half day and go to school the other half. He is getting so big, and truth be told if I didn't still get to teach him in the mornings, I would have probably broke into sobs today! He is such a great kid!

Hip Hip Hooray for ME!!!!

Hip Hip Hooray for me....I figured out how to change the text color on my blog! I know many of you reading this probably think this sounds really stupid, but it has taken me over three days and I admit a lot of cursing and maybe even a little cussing to make this all happen! Really though I should blame all you (my family and friends) who have not given me all your blogging trade secrets and have left me to fend for myself in blogger world! I will however give my little sis a pass as she did set up those links on the side, which I have now learned are called side bars, in case any of you are as behind the times as I am! The rest of you though, what have you to say for yourselves????? Don't worry I still love you, besides being as how my memory is still shot and by tomorrow I will probably forget all about this, including how to change the text color, you will most likely all have a chance to redeem yourselves in the near future!

Spaghetti Anyone???

We started giving Cannon a taste of "real" food this week...it's unlikely after his spaghetti experience canster will ever go back to the pureed squash, sweet potatoes, and other concoctions we whipped up in the blender for him! He was a little hesitant at first, (I think he thought we were going to take it away)..but once he realized he really got to eat it, he started shoveling it in with both fists!

Palisades 2

Well I decided I would finish my original post...I had to quit last time or my computer might've had a meeting with my baseball bat! I was so frustrated...who knew blogging takes so stinking long and I still didn't get it the way I wanted..how on earth do you change the color of the font? If this one doesn't go faster, I officially turn in my girl scout blogging badge and quit!!!!! So that being said as Paul Harvey would say..."Now for the rest of the story..."





I know it looks like a mountain of food...it was, but it sure was good! Compliments to the chefs, all our men folk. Isn't it amazing how willing men become to cook when you are in the mountains and they get to use all their "boy toy cookware?" Of course none of it would have been possible without all their great wives who prepared, cut and planned for such a feast...that's right girls we know where the real work is!!! Thanks to grandma and grandpa who came to visit and have dinner with us. It was great to have you there for the evening! A few more pics....

Palisades

I've decided that camping trips need to last longer than 2-3 days... they involve way to much work to get ready and end up going by way too fast. That being said we obviously had a great time with the Wilson Clan. We had a few days of lounging on the "beach," canoeing, paddle boating, golfing for the guys (a game I full heartedly admit I see absolutely no point to) and even a little bit of hiking.









Due to fire restrictions, there were no campfires allowed, but that didn't stop uncle JJ from helping all the kids make s'mores. My curiosity even got the best of me and I not only fell prey to evils of advertising and purchased a bag of the giant campfire mallows...I ate one. I have to say, they were incredibly messy, but extremely good. Not surprising, the kids determined they were too big for there allotted grahm cracker and chocolate and of course lobbied for the full grahm cracker and entire chocolate bar! They lost. We still wanted them to go to sleep!






We weren't sure how little canster would fare with no crib or even a playpen to contain him while he sleeps, but he did remarkably well on the bottom bunk of the trailer in the confines we set up for him. However, he found great pleasure in playing peak-a-boo out the window with all of you who thought it great fun to entertain this notion of his! As much fun as we had with the kids, I will admit I enjoyed when they all passed out for the night and left all us adults in silent bliss!