Soccer Saturday Game 2

This week's started earlier with the addition of a lot of traffic.  There was a college football game starting the same time as well as something at the basketball arena.  This made for crazy roads & parking lots.  

Once we found a parking spot we then had to find the right field.  Thank goodness their uniforms are so bright.  Time to play....

They did really well scoring 9 goals to the other teams zero.  The bright side the other coach kept commenting on our team had great team work & communication between each other.  I completely agree with him.  They work so well together and are very supportive of each other.

Happy 7th Birthday....

It's hard to believe little brother is now 7 years old.  He has been counting down the days since September started.  Playing football the night before didn't stop him from waking up bright and early ready for his special day.  He was already "King" for the week in school.  So he was more than ready to be KING for the day home as well.

His morning started with a breakfast of scones & honey butter.  Then off to school.

King Ryder

Birthday dinner @ Chuck a Rama
At least this year he isn't underneath the table.

Yummy ice cream sundae.

Presents....Just what he wanted.
Star Wars Legos, and Captain America Movie

Make a wish....

Stop Dad no more.
I am out of breathe.

A Special Delivery from Grandma & Grandpa.

A BYU football shirt.
Mom, doesn't she know I play for the Cowboys?
Of course she does and look they have the same colors. 

Look Mom there's another present inside.
BUBBLE WRAP!!!!
Spoken like a true boy.

He fell asleep exhausted from such a busy day.  He is already talking about his next birthday.  How did we get so luck to have this little boy in our family.  Can we all survive 365 days until the next special day?

The Cowboys vs The Chargers

The week the games were starting 15 minutes earlier.  I walked in the door and Ryder greeted me with what time does the game start, will I be late, and what time does practice start?  This was all said in one breath.  I shouted to everyone to get in the car and we were off.  No time for food or a bathroom break we were on a made dash to the game.  

We arrived just in time to practice and the game started....

Run!!!!

Hike!!!!

And the Fake

TOUCHDOWN!!!!!

Grinning from ear to ear it took him a minute to realize he really did score.  They won the game and earned a piece of pie for Free Pie Night at Village Inn.

Let's hope he sleeps tonight with all of the birthday excitement coming his way.

Rodeo Time

Rodeo week snuck up on me and with all the craziness during the week we didn't make it to the actual rodeo.  Instead we went to the parade to score the candy they always throw by the handfuls.  The weather hadn't cooled off any but we braved the heat for candy.

Waiting patiently
Check out the horse with pants.  Remember him from last year?

We know that boy!!! It's Dacoda
Crimson View Elementary

We are hot, sweaty, and very thirsty.  Let's eat!!!!!  It was a great day full of family togetherness.  We even survived that.

Soccer Season Begins....

The Gecko's vs the Teal Dragons and the girls were anxious to play since they had a bye last week.  The day was sunny + no shade = a very hot day. 

Supporting their team.

Go Reganne...

Get that ball....

Teamwork

The skill of these girls is pretty amazing and with the directions from the coaches it will be a successful season.  Reganne is very excited to play on an all girl team and even better with girls from her class.

It was time for lunch and Reganne picked pizza.

We Are Ready For Football...

It was time for another football game and the boys were more than ready to get it started.  Tonight they were playing the Forty Niners.  They have practiced so hard this week and it was showing.

Doing the splits?
This will help me run faster.

Hike the ball and fake a play.

Good play and they scored the extra point.

It was a great game but the lost by a point.  That didn't matter to them they were all smiles.  All the way home all Ryder talked about was how much fun he had and he loved playing the rover.  The second question was when is the next practice?

Another New Skill

In a matter of days Ryder jumped into riding his bike.  This little boy has a quick mind that is always working.  His logic is if he learns to ride his bike then he won't have to walk home from school anymore.  

I love his logic however, he forgot a minor detail.  Reganne also needs to be able to ride her bike. She hasn't ever been excited to try.   Thank goodness for Dad being persistent she was riding again in a couple of days.

New skill

YEAH!!!! I can do it!!!

Practicing

We made a deal with Ryder if he practiced every day he would be able to ride to school after his birthday.  He has worked really hard and can't wait until Monday and his first official bike ride.  Reganne has been a little slower and doesn't want to ride yet so she will be riding her scooter.

A major plus this has been good exercise for all of us to ride 3-5 miles each night.  

Can we keep it up until the cold weather sets in?