Soccer

Well it is finally over and I must say that neither Dave or I are sad the fall soccer season has ended. When Kaleb played soccer in Idaho he was there mainly to cheer the other players on. He rarely kicked the ball and usually just cheered no matter who scored. Devin has taken his approach except that he really does run up and down the field a lot. I can tell that the socializing, treats and trophy at the end were the main draws for him. The pic to the left shows him actually running - and to give him credit he didn't wimp out like a lot of the kids there. The pic to the right show him doing what he usually did - talk to his buddies.

My little business

So I really am not making money off of these cute little mouse pads but I did give them as gifts to girls at work. I saw some at a boutique and thought it would be fun to make my own. I love the color and personality they bring into any room.

Devin in his element

So here is a picture that really displays the fun that he was having. He even bumped into his friend Caleb Cameron there. Seems kids can make friends with anyone. At McDonald's once he met a girl and played with her on the toys. When it was time to leave he said to me "mom can this girls come home with us. She is a sister and I don't have one". Glad we have Aubrey so he isn't just picking them up off the street.

My least favorite place...

It doesn't seem to be apparent to Aubrey, but if you look close Devin has the same look on his face as I am feeling. Chuck E Cheese is not my favorite place in the world but the kids just seem to love to blow endless amounts of money on getting stupid little tickets that they redeem for even more ridiculous prizes. Boy I sound really bitter there... They had fun and that is all that matters! I will get counseling to deal with my anger against the bad pizza.

Trouble

I know these boys look sweet, but don't let that fool you. (L-R) Jack, Ryder and Devin are great buddies and get into trouble with the best of them.

Dave's favorite time was when they took his brand new container of Chocolate Covered Raisins from CostCo (so about 20 lbs :) and threw them all over the side walk. Not only did it waste the precious calories that Dave sorely needs, but there was a nice mess to clean up later.

Pretty girl

I am still getting used to having a girl around. Everything at our house is "beautiful" or "wonderful". And she sings and dances for everything.

We went to see grandpa on Sunday at the rest home. He seemed a little more alert then last week and he let me cut his nails. Aubrey was really curious about this and had to stand right in between us while I did it. Her favorite part of the rest home are the animals. She loves to see the birds and rabbit. We spent almost as much time with the bunny as with grandpa and as we left there was an older man on the front patio to whom she said "Bye, bye Grandpa" - he was in heaven.

Here kitty, kitty...

Aubrey is trying to get Simba to come out from underneath the car so I can give him his medicine. He got really good at hiding under there after a few days of taking the nasty tasting stuff. Chad, you might want to stop reading this about now... I played the amateur veterinarian and ordered antibiotics on-line for him to save the ridiculous fees to give him the Cephalexin that I knew he needed to cure his absess. Of course the only way you can order it is if you buy the Fish version which I am sure tastes awful.

So far so good... Simba is looking much better and hasn't started growing gills.