Soccer Season Has Begun! - September 14

Ella and Vanessa

Running down the "high-5" line!

Ella's team played another team that had her good friend on it, Abby.  They are both really strong teams. In the last 30 seconds of the game Amita on our team finally scored the one and only winning goal!  It was a great game!

It's Still Summer! August 30/31 And Taking the Day Off - September 6

 Andrew trying to surf in the pool.

Ella, Reid, Andrew and Kaitlyn

Riding bikes in Newport.

Finally had to cool off after all the bike riding.

Just the girls!

Kaitlyn and Ella in the waves.

Andrew is cold already!

As an anniversary present to ourselves, we went to Newport and rode bikes along the beach.  We brought the kids' bikes and James and I rented some in Newport.  It was a sunny warm day and riding along the beach has been something I have wanted to do for a really long time.  We even splurged and ate at a little Mexican restaurant right near the water.  We found a nice strip of the path that wasn't too busy and after returning the bikes we went and cooled off in the water.  The waves were really huge and Kaitlyn and James got tossed around in a few.  It was a nice start to our first 3 day weekend of the school year, to take a break from the norm and go on an adventure!  

Andrew had a stomach ache this morning so he didn't go to school.  I told him it would be "super boring" to stay home since I needed to work in the morning and run errands in the afternoon...but alas, he stayed home. After reading his book as I had required him to do, he decided to raid his lunch and watch a show.  He has everything he needs within reach in this photo.  This is how I found him after working for a bit...t.v. remotes-check, lego magazine-check, water bottle-check, lunch-check, socks off-check and last but not least the dustbuster (to clean up any crumbs from eating in the living room!)-check.