Soccer Time!

Brooke and Nicholas each played soccer this year for our 4th year with "Gerber Soccer." I love how ALL the teams share one huge field behind our church and so with multiple kids playing, there is no driving around to different fields to watch them play. There are never games on Saturdays and the season is a bit shorter than a regular league. Best of all, it's FREE!

This year Brooke and her cousin, Spencer were on the same team and both their dads coached. Brooke was also happy to have 2 good friends, Sydney and Paige, on her team.



Brooke in the middle, Spencer on the right:

Going after the ball:

Still chasing the ball:

Sometimes she would rather dump her water out of her water bottle instead of drink it:

Enjoying the game:

Coach Mike leading the stretching before the game. "Pick the weeds!"

Not sure what this picture is about, but Brooke looks like she's having fun!

Brooke all the way to the left and Spencer all the way to the right:

Coach Adam, Coach Mike, Spencer, and Brooke:

Zach the photographer:

(Below his nose is the remains of a bike accident.)


David being cute (with Grandma behind him):

Nicholas was able to have his friends, Nathan and Joe, on his team and Joe's dad as their coach:

Nicholas anticipating the ball:

Throwing it in:

Nicholas was a serious soccer player this year and really went after the ball. He's aggressive as well as a team player.

I think I had the wrong setting on my camera so the pictures are a little blurry:

Watch out red team!

Great job, Nicholas!

We were very fortunate that there was no rain on game days the whole season! Last year we weren't so lucky.

Birthday Fun

For my birthday, I wanted to go on a family bike ride so here we are at the Banks/Vernonia Trail. It worked out pretty good to have 3 of us on bikes and Mike pushing the youngest two in the jogging stroller on his roller blades. I know, not the safest way for them to travel, but on this paved, flat trail we had no problems. (Well, other than Nicholas' back tire locking up and I had to carry his bike back since the others had gone ahead while he and I were eating blackberries.)

I think Mike got the biggest workout.

Nicholas and I enjoyed stopping to pick and eat blackberries along the way. No one else in our family like them. How sad!

We got home just in time for my friend, Beth, to take me out to lunch, which was very sweet of her.

Then Mike and I headed to the temple and afterwards ate dinner at 5 Guys Burgers and Fries. Mike loves that place and I had never been there before so that was fun.

I really wanted just ONE SLICE of this fantastic cake from Claim Jumpers:

All 6 of us couldn't even finish it off in one sitting!

And presents from the kiddos and I would call it a perfect day!

Happy 37 to me!