Just Soccer

It's Friday, and that means soccer. We enjoyed the nice weather this morning. I wore track pants to the park and dressed Ainsley in long sleeves and pants. By the time we left, I was wishing we wore shorts. It was still very nice though!

Here are a few pictures from this morning. It seems like no matter where I'm standing, I can never get a good picture of Collin while he's playing. It's always a side or back shot.

Future Mary Kay lady

So...yesterday was a crazy busy day. Jeremy was off and we had tons of running around and things to do since it's his only day off until we leave for Maui on Sunday. Collin had a dentist appointment for his first ever cleaning. He went to the dentist I guess last year to have his teeth checked out, but it was a very basic visit with no cleaning involved. He was terrified and screamed the entire time. So this time when I made the appointment for his cleaning, I told the lady that I wasn't sure how he'd do. I even went so far as to ask if it was possible to give him "the gas" if he got too hysterical. She told me that they don't really do that for cleanings, and I assume she probably thought I was crazy. Let me tell you, Collin did GREAT! When they called his name he went right on back like it was nobody's business. All his teeth look fine also - no cavities!

After finishing up at the dentist's office, we headed home because the exterminator was coming to take care of our pesky little bugs and whatnot. In the course of her (yes, our exterminator is a lady) de-bugging our home, she asked if Ainsley was in my bedroom trying to take a nap. I told her I didn't think so, that she was probably seeing what she could find to get into. A few minutes passed and I realized that it was pretty quiet and decided I had better go check on her. And there she was. Standing in our bath tub, Mary Kay compact in hand, digging her fingers into my eyeshadows. Ahhh!!!!!! Boy what a time she had rubbing that eyeshadow on her face, belly and then the tub. This one picture truly does not do it justice.

Night Out

Tuesday night was National Night Out. We got together with people in and around our neighborhood, over at Messina Hof. The winery is pretty much in our backyard! Actually, if you went out our backyard and through a pasture, you'd end up in the Messina Hof vineyard. It was so nice of them to host the gathering this year. They had wine tastings, raffles, a movie for the kids, and part of the band from the new Rudder High was there. The weather was perfect and we had a really good time.

Collin & Ainsley with our neighbors' kiddos. Is it bad that we took a photo of them in front of the wine tasting table??

Toss the cork in the bucket...

Face painting (and/or hand painting!)

Feeding the turtles

Soccer Boy

Today Collin LOVED soccer class. This was the third session so far this season. Last week wasn't so great. We ended up leaving because he refused to participate. But this morning we had a little talk and I told him that if he didn't want to play soccer anymore that he just had to tell me and he could quit. But he was very excited to go and had a great time once we got there. Here are a few pictures from our morning.

Oh what a beautiful morning...

What a beautiful day! Not a cloud in the sky, perfect temperatures and a light breeze. Had to take advantage of this weather and get the kids outside for some playtime before it ends! I told them we'd only play outside until lunch time, but now I'm thinking that maybe we'll just have a picnic outside!

Anyway, my plan was to organize my thoughts and our needs for our upcoming Maui trip while the kids played. I can't seem to concentrate on what needs to be taken care of. Could be the screaming, crying, fighting and "Mommy-I-Need's" that are interrupting my thoughts. Plus, it's hard not to give my attention to the kids when after all, I'll be leaving them for a week straight!!! My anxiety kicks it into high gear when I think about that too much. Ahhhh, enough of that!

It is now 11 days until we go to Maui. CRAZY! Up until the past two weeks, it has seemed like the trip was so far off and I had no worries whatsoever. But now I know I'm probably driving everyone crazy with my neurosis. I probably put way more thought into it than is necessary. I tend to be a little OCD when it comes to travelling. Good thing we don't do it often! It's not even all about what to take on the trip. I'm obsessed with having my house clean before we leave, because I refuse to come home to a mess. Then there's making sure the dogs have everything they need, the kids have everything THEY need, bills are paid on time, etc., etc., etc.!!! OK, ENOUGH! :o)

Here are a few pictures I've taken while we've been outside this morning, snotty noses, dirty faces and all! Gotta love seasonal allergies...

Mad for some reason...

And now even more mad when she discovered me taking pictures of her tantrum...

What a day!

From the title of this post, you might think that we had a fun-filled, adventurous day. Well, sort of. I waited until this evening to write because if I had posted earlier, I'm sure I would've sounded like an angry, crazy, out of control mom! And now that things have settled down and it's time for the kiddos to go to bed, I'm looking back and thinking, "I guess it wasn't that bad!" Just kids being kids I suppose. Collin was such a sweet angel today, in comparison to his sister. I think our day started off with Collin running to me, screaming and crying because Ainsley bit him. And she did a doozy on his leg! She chomped HARD. No skin was removed or anything, but there's a definite, teeth-shaped bruise on his thigh. Then there was lunch time. Don't know what I was thinking when I allowed Ainsley to go solo feeding herself ravioli in tomato sauce. I mean, I know kids have to learn to feed themselves. But this was a disaster. She flung it all over the walls, blinds, herself. And then to top it all off, she thought it was a great idea to also pour what was left of it onto our dining room rug. Thank goodness for steam cleaners! I can't tell what the final result is after cleaning because it's still wet. Hopefully it won't look too awful once it's dried!

I'm sure there was some other stuff that happened, but I guess my brain is overloaded because I'm not remembering what it was! Other than the time spent working in the flowerbed. Ainsley loves to play in the dirt. I didn't actually take pictures of her after she was covered in it, but here are a few of the kids having fun outside this afternoon.

Random Happenings...

Well, it looks like Ainsley is on her way to the world of big-girl panties! She has been showing more and more interest and "signs of readiness" as the books say, in potty training. Now only if I can hang in there with all the accidents that are sure to happen along the way!

Jeremy's sister Kim and her family came into town this weekend for a visit. While they were here we all attended the wedding of their cousin, Sara, did lots of visiting, and had just a good 'ol time! Here are some pictures from the weekend.

And now, what you've all been waiting for! A song by Collin & Ainsley!