Soccer is OVER!!!

I love soccer. I really do. It is a great sport and the boys have fun playing. But I am glad the season ended a few weeks ago. For most of Aug, all of September and the first week of October, we lived at the soccer field (or at least it seemed that way). We have a few months before we start thinking about spring soccer (sign up is in January). I think we are going to try to get Joshua in a winter league in a nearby town. Here are some snaps from the last day. None of Joshua though :(( I'm a bad mom remember??

Timothy on the field with his to big t-shirt. I couldn't find his so he borrowed one.

Timothy's team

Noah getting his trophy from his coach

Noah on the field

Trip to the fire station

Rochester has a new and well deserved new fire station. The old one was to small and not what the men who put their lives on the line for us should have. Timothy's preschool class took a trip and it was fun. Sprinkling, but that didn't stop them from taking a quick ride atop the fire engine.

Timothy & his classmates

Timothy with his buddy "firefighter Jeff". Jeff goes to our church.

Can you believe he is sitting that still?

Chief Butler telling the class how to behave on top of the fire engine

Waiting for the ride

Ride is all over and they get to come down using a slide

Sitting on the step of the truck. He even wore his firefighter pants to school that day.

Did you hear my scream??

Everyday after school Noah has to check on his toads that live in the flower bed. Today the big toad was "home" and he wanted to take it to the store to show Nini Ann. As we are walking across the driveway, I yell because there is a snake. Just a small one, but still it was a SNAKE!! I go into the store saying behind me, no you can't bring the snake in too. When a customer heard this she quickly asked where the snake was and I told her in my driveway, but not to worry, it won't come in the store.

Let's count the number of animals that I saw outside my house after school: 2 toads, 1 leopard frog, 1 snake and 1 bat. Yes, I said bat. We have a bat that has taken up residence on our garage above the security light. I never see it leave--I hope it isn't dead up there!!

I'm a BAD, BAD, Mom

It's true. I'm a bad mom. Want to know why? I'm so ready for this week to be over. Why you might ask? Because all the practices for football, soccer, swimming will all be over and we can get back to a nice routine after school and can eat dinner as a family. No more practices until 4 pm, rushing home to get changed for football or soccer practice that starts at 5. No more running out to the store telling Jon his dinner is in the oven and we'll be home at a certain time. Ready to get homework done at a normal time instead of it being pushed until 7. The most important thing? No more sweaty cleats & socks getting left in my truck to make it stink!!

Matthew & the Geography Bee

Matthew came home excited from school yesterday. He has been asked to take part in the geography bee. I guess all those years of studying maps with Jon has paid off! Matthew has been looking forward to middle school because of the academic teams. He said it was the one place it was okay to be smart!!

Sad day at our house :((

Yesterday was a sad day at our house. I found our beloved snapping turtle in the middle of the road and he/she had been hit. I called Jon out at the store and he came over and got it off the road into the woods. Hopefully it will survive. I'm not sure why it was headed to the woods since the pond is surrounded by trees and brush. I thought the boys were all going to start crying.

Purdue Football!!! Go Boilers Go!!!

I took Matthew, Joshua and Noah to a Purdue game last Saturday. We made it down early enough to see the band--you know, the one I marched in for 4 years all those years ago--perform at Slayter. Then walked to the stadium and watched the team warm up. I don't care what you say, you are never to old to appreciate men in tight football pants--but I digress. We had seats in the north end zone so we could see the jumbo tron as well as all the bands antics. Most of the game was pretty boring and I was tempted to leave with 5 minutes to go to avoid the rush of people leaving the game. I'm glad we didn't since the last 2 minutes of the game were the most exciting.

The AAMB marching into the stadium

A few minutes into the game, Noah says Mom, I just pulled my tooth out. I proceeded to put in my pocket to take it home for the tooth fairy that night. He seemed to think that since it was the 2nd tooth he had lost, that he should get $2 for this one. Told him it didn't work that way. He then proceeded to count the number of teeth he had left and figured out how much he would get from the tooth fairy over the next few years.

The final score. I'm glad we didn't leave early!

Matthew & Noah by the Xtra Special. Joshua was being a stinker and wouldn't get his picture taken.

The band performing at Slayter. Sure looks different from this side. If I could go back in time, it would be to my time at Purdue. But I'd only want to repeat my time in the band, not the other classes. Wonder if the band department is hiring??

Finally a picture of all three of them!! That is one big drum!

Matthew & Noah with Purdue Pete

Noah in the stadium. We have 4 tickets for the homecoming game and he was on his best behavior (for the most part) to earn one of those tickets.