October soccer and pumpkin time!

Nana was visiting for a WHOLE week in October - helping Auntie Suz and playing with us. 

It was so fun having her at the girls' soccer game! 

The girls improved this year playing soccer again. Ellie is ready to be done with it and Claire loves it. It is fun to see them develop different interests, but also complicates things. 

Charlie has grown into a very good soccer player. His team is really strong and the just love playing together. Coach Jon Neill is the best! 

We took a drive up to Greenbluff on a gorgeous day to get a pumpkin. The plan was to allow the kids to get a pumpkin that they could carry out....

It was bright! 

Ellie fell in love with this pumpkin she named Fred. We told her it was too big and she was devesated and cried on Fred. 

All 3 pitched in and wanted to help Ellie. I love when they become a united front. 

Then we decided to just go with it and Bill - superdad - jumped in to help. 

happy girls.

we stopped at this funny animal sanctuary and brewery type thing.

these potbellied pigs were roaming all over and were hilarious. 

the kids were fully entertaine by the animals. 

Wonderful Fall weekends! 

Last soccer game for the Red Fireballs

Charlie's team wrapped up their Spring season mid-May. It was a great year for the Red Fireballs, however, due to the soccer programs here changing rules we will have to be split up for the fall. They are now going off of birth year versus what school year they are in. You used to be able to play up to different ages, but now that is changing. Charlie falls in 2009 so he will stay with Mitch and Colin and Justin. Drew and Ty are 2008 birthdays (dec) so they will go to a different team. 

Charlie and Mitch

It was a CRAZY windy day the last day - we do love these parents and grandparents that we see each week. 

Simon sipping coffee as usual. and Katie chatting with him. 

Ty running! 

Ty and Colin.

Justin

Colin and Justin the corner. This year the boys really started to play as a team. They would pass and really play together. So fun to watch the growth. 

 Coach Chad talking with our number 2 - Charlie. Drew is #1 too. 

throw in for Charlie.

Mitch and Dw.

Charlie going for it! 

 Big kick!

Charlie and his team.

the tunnel is the best part!

 Charlie's face shows his love for soccer! He is already asking when it starts again! It might be a long summer if he keeps asking - ha! 

Charlie’s Soccer team–Fireballs

Charlie was on the same team as last year – except his friend Drew joined the team too. The longer we are on this team the more thankful I am for our random placement onto it. We have met awesome people and had great, encouraging coaches and families to make the sport fun. Don’t get me wrong, Charlie’s team is really good – with exceptional players, but they don’t push, fight, whine, pout, get sassy when things aren’t going their way.

The boys warming up with Coach Micky.

Charlie – #2

go Charlie!

on the sidelines!

Charlie and Mitch

with Colin

Coach Chad and Coach Micky – the kids doing a tunnel for the parents.

the full team. Micky, Drew, Charlie, Colin, Tyler, Justin, Mitch, Chad.

always ends with a tackle.

We ended the game with a pizza party at our house. It was so much fun!