Wild Weekend

Saturday mornings are always filled with soccer now. This one was the same. Eli and Lehr went to church for a few hours before hand (the game didn't start until 11AM) and Maddux and I stayed at home to clean. She helps very well while I'm vacuuming and dusting; I think she'll really come in handy in a few years! She also got really funny and goofy when I pulled the camera out. Lehr said Eli was equally as helpful at the church. He aided in taking down a huge structure that needed to be removed, and he kept asking how he could help.

The girls met the boys at soccer a few hours later, just in time for Eli to see his best bud from school finish his game. The two posed and played for a few minutes before Eli's team circled up to play. Then more people came to watch. And more.... Before we knew it, four or five separate families we knew had come to watch for various reasons. Eli was completely distracted! He still held his own until the end, but it was crazy. Maddux ran around and kept everyone busy and entertained, of course. I think she got herself more burned out than the players.

Saturday night marked the arrival of Grandma Cathie and Grandpa Jim. The kids were SO excited to see them....lots of running around and laughing followed. Even after we put them down for a late bedtime at 9PM, they were both in their rooms, talking and giggling until at least 10PM.

Lehr and I had to work at church on Sunday, so we left the kids at home with the spoilers, I mean, Grandparents. They went to breakfast and then home to play, apparently. It was just about nap time when we arrived....for everyone. That night we planned to grill out and walk up the street for ice cream. Weather prevented the outside activities, so we drove up instead. Eli milked his cone, which prevented him from finishing it when the strong storms came through. Maddux, on the other hand, ate her dish, some of Grandma Cathie's cone, and a bite of everyone elses. Life is good.