Multipurpose Birdbath!!

Who says that birdbaths are only for the birds!!!??? They obviously can be made in to the perfect sitting area
for 5 yr old little boys who are hanging out with the kitty's!!

The Halloween that wasn't...

We may not have gotten to go to town and trick-or-treat because of the girls' final soccer tournament of the fall in Council Bluffs, but that doesn't mean we don't get dressed up!!!!!!!!

"My favorite love"

I coud go on and on with reasons why my children are the greatest joys of my life...and every once in a while, they do something that reminds exactly why I feel that way.

Kale is normally right by my side at almost every single moment of the day, but yesterday I needed to be in the field all day and I wanted him to stay inside because of he's been horribly congested. So when we finally reunited later in the evening, he made sure to make up for long lost time giving me lots of hugs, kisses, and snuggle time. As I was putting him to bed, he gave me the biggest hug ever and said "Mom, I need a kiss", so I gave him a kiss and he whispered, "You're my favorite love, Mommy". Love that little boy!!!!!

1st day of school

I'm not really sure how summer flew by so quickly, but it did. Even though we had so many more things we had hoped to get done before they started school, the kids were ready to head back. Funny how they like routine as much as we do!!

The girls absolutely LOVE 3rd grade - having an amazing teacher helps! Kale wasn't sure he wanted to head back to preschool, but he's realized that even though some of his really good friends have gone to kindergarten he still has some friends that are with him in preschool! Next year will be a tough year for this mommy!

All 5 fingers

I can hardly believe it's been 5 years since Kale was born, it feels like it was just yesterday. He's still the little boy that loves his mommy, but he's wanting to be such a big boy which is kind of hard for his mommy! Our little boy is growing up!!!!!

We had a quiet, low key, birthday gathering with his Grandparents...per Kale's request supper was at McDonald's and cake/presents were at the park. We love you buddy!!!

Club Soccer

Wow, okay, so things have gotten really crazy around here with moving, soccer, etc. and I've gotten really behind!! Club soccer has been such a great addition - they are really enjoying it! On August 21st we made our first trip to Sioux Falls for matches. Having only been a week in to learning the new positions for U10, they played great - even added an extra game to be subsitutes for the other U10 team they practice with every week!

A new place to call home!

For those of you who haven't heard yet, we sold our house and are moving to a new acreage!!! It happened very quickly, and I think our heads are still spinning in disbelief, but we're very excited about the move and making the new place a home we will love forever. I will let you all know of our address and move as soon as it happens!

There are many, many trees in the yard so it was hard to find a good angle to take a picture of the front of the home, so please don't look so closely at the yard light!! haha