Weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Airplane

Grandpa and Grandma Airplane came up for the weekend a few weeks ago and 

we packed in a lot of fun...

When the kids woke up Friday morning Grandpa and Grandma were here. And it just so happened to be picture day at school so Kylee and Grandma had fun picking out clothes and doing hair. Grandma snapped a picture right before we walked to the corner to catch the bus.

Grandma loves getting a makeover.

We stopped at Frost Me Sweet for some parfaits to share. Those cups are packed full of layers of cake and frosting and they are the best cake I've ever had!

We stopped by Steve's work to share our treats and so his parents could see the campus.

Girl party in the backseat.

Liv is a crack up.

Grandpa Airplane brought all of his electronics and had them all lined up and ready to go for Steve to look at when he got home from work. Let the fun begin!

We were in the process of getting our backyard sprinklers and sod. After school a dump truck brought a load of topsoil and the kids could have played on it all night.

They got sooo dirty.

Olivia, Kylee, Ava (Kylee's friend), and Cody

While the kids were getting dirty in the backyard, we were getting things clean in the front yard. Grandpa Airplane enjoyed using our power washer to get all the bugs off the front of his car.

Aww...Steve wrote my name in a heart on the driveway.

It must be true love.

The kids had to be hosed off before doing anything else.

Then we played a bit and then headed out to our very favorite place to eat.

El Fat Cat Grill! 

It's the best food.

The kids discovered that they love waffles with cream cheese and chocolate chips. They're always experimenting and the weirder the better. Then it was off to soccer!

Kylee

Olivia

Olivia

Kylee

Kylee

Another fun Saturday!

On Sunday Steve took a little nap with his best buddies.

And then he made awesome Mexican food (as usual)...

which always tastes better with fancy soda.

We also watched for the Red Moon on Sunday night while the kids had fun marching around in the dirt.

We're so glad they made the drive up. 

We all loved it!!

FFS: Family Friendly Soccer

This fall we joined a soccer league called Family Friendly Soccer.  It's an awesome program. There's a boy and girl team for each age group. All the teams meet at the same park at the same time on Saturday mornings. Half the time you do drills and the second half you scrimmage. There are no uniforms or travel costs or weekly practices. When I first told the kids that I had signed them up Kylee was pretty upset, but she has enjoyed it, as well as Cody and Olivia.

Somehow I got roped into being the Assistant Coach for the Pre-K B Girls Team (Liv's team).

Olivia

Kylee in orange

Kylee politely kicking her ball at her coach

Liv is standing next to me while I try to convince her teammate that sitting in the middle of the field is a bad idea.

Liv loves to make goals and dribble when we're doing drills, but when it comes time to scrimmage she doesn't like the chaos (hence the hands behind her back and her distance from the ball). Since the first day of soccer she is improving each time though...especially since we talked about listening to the coach and working hard.

We're also seeing Kylee improve. We keep telling her that she's allowed to be feisty on the field. How do you teach your child to be polite and kind off the field and be aggressive on the field?

Cody loves soccer and is doing well. His favorite position is Defender.

His coach is our home teacher (in the green shirt on the right) and he does a great job of teaching them on the field while their playing.

The younger teams get finished earlier than Cody's team so the girls dribble on over to the other fields and then we get to watch the big boys play.

It's easy to spot Cody in his blue soccer socks.

Teaching the 4 year old girl team is lots of fun. They are giggly and silly. If the coach gives them the choice between sitting in a circle and talking and anything else they will always pick talking. One time we were sitting in a circle and the coach asked them to name some rules of soccer. 

The girls shouted out:

"Don't use your hands!"

"Don't run away!"

"Try to make a goal!"

"Don't bite people!"

Then one girl sighed and said, "There are so many rules!"

August & September Pictures from my Phone

Kylee passed off her swimming lessons and is now on Level 3! I love the quote from our prophet, President Monson, "Your future is as bright as your faith." Kylee prayed and worked hard and was able to overcame her fears. 

Shortly after swimming lessons ended, school started. We decided to start the tradition of "Boo-Hoo Breakfasts" since I will miss them so much! 

And the it was off to school! Kylee in 2nd and Cody in 5th. 

The next day it was Olivia's first day of preschool. A great reason to break out the whip cream again. 

She was soooo excited. 

Pretty much every time Liv goes to the bus stop in the morning to send off Cody and Kylee she is fully accessorized with bracelets, headbands, hats, sunglasses, high heels. 

Kylee won a bike from the library as a part of their summer reading program. 

For Family Home Evening one night we went to Krispy Kreme and learned all about how the donuts are made. It was awesome!