She's A Go-Getter!

Karli had her first soccer game tonight! She was excited to be doing something that big brother and big sister get to do. They play in Bremen, 3 on 3. So most get a chance to kick the ball.

Rob said she was acting shy at her first practice. So I was anticipating the same thing at her first game, but that was not the case! Look at her go!

She was keeping up with the competition!

Then she made her first goal!!

Giving the Coach five!

She was having fun! Every now and then you would see her do some random jumping around on the field.

I think she was most excited about getting snacks at the end. She had seen her brother and sister receive this at the end of their games. And, this time.......

she didn't have to share any with them!

New Look!

It's so much fun to change my blog! With school starting I haven't really had much time to add anything lately. I just had to get these awesome pictures that my friend, Traci, took for us this summer on here though. We had a fun time taking them (just of the kids). You can see her link in my friends section. She does a great job! You will appreciate her site if you are a teacher or a parent who enjoys reading with their children. (Even those who don't enjoy reading to your children, this is for you! So, come one and ALL to take a look!) She has started doing a fun "Wednesday - What To Read" blog.

Okay- I need to go to bed! Maybe I will keep up with things a bit more.... and maybe not! We'll see how the year goes. Rob and my mom (didn't you, mom??) remind me that my goal is once a month. Later!

Biking at Potato Creek

We met our small group at Potato Creek on Sunday for a picnic and some biking. We had a great time together.

It took all 5 to grill the meat!

The little crew!

The big crew!

The too cool crew!

Kelsi and I were going a little slower than the others.

Then we caught up with the rest at the end.

It was a beautiful day!

I bet my friend, Jessi, has more pictures on her site, The Yoder's.

Time with Family!

Our kids have been able to spend quite a bit of time with relatives this summer. First, my mom took Nathan and Kelsi to Ohio on her way to Grandparent's Camp with Kelsi. (I don't have any pictures, may have to post some later.)

She left Nathan in Ohio to stay with my brother and his family. My niece, Erin, and nephew, Ben, are too old, along with Nathan, to go to grandparent's camp. Then after being at camp three days they all (my mom and dad, Nathan, Kelsi, Erin, and Ben) went camping in Kentucky for 4 days. They had a great time!

Now this past weekend Rob's sister's kids came and stayed with us for four days while their parents went on a mission trip with youth kids from church.

I tell you 5 kids is a lot to keep up with! Actually, Monday they spent the whole day outside swimming. It was so quiet in the house!

Working on making a sand castle.

"Rollin', rollin', rollin', keep them doggies rollin'!'"

The sand castle when they were all done. Lot's of hard work and much sand in the swimsuits!

Monday and Tuesday Bethany and Noah had swimming lessons at 9:00. I tell you I had a hard time waking all the kids up! They wore themselves out everyday and wanted to sleep in but couldn't! We had a good time with them here. :)

Soon.... school will be starting (boohoo). It's so true, time flies when you are having fun!

My Sweet Girl!

As I was getting ready for the day, a sweet voice came from behind me. She said, "Mommy, what do you want on your toast?" My heart melted! Kelsi was working on making me breakfast! What a sweetheart! Too bad I had already eaten. So she went ahead and made her own toast. I just had to get a picture of it. She is becoming so independent. I can't believe she is going to be in first grade!

She loves peanut butter, just like her dad! :)

Florida Vacation

We just got back from spending two weeks in Florida. It was a fun and restful time for us. We spent the first few days going out to the beach. Some of us got burned! So we needed to be really careful about reapplying our sunscreen after swimming (mainly Rob). :)

Then my parents came to spend a few days with us. This was their first time to Florida and they loved it! Maybe they will retire there! ;) The five days they spent with us were busy! We went to the beach the first day. The weather was very odd! It was red flag, very cloudy, windy, and hazy. Storms were coming. They still had fun playing in the ocean. We ended up going to see "UP!" that night. We loved it!

The next morning we went fishing off the shore in Lido Park. Then ended up going to the Mote Aquarium in the afternoon. Sunday we went to the beach again. The weather was beautiful!

Monday was the big surprise! We did not tell the kids that we were going to Disney World! On our way there we played 20 questions. Nathan guessed right away. The weather was hot and there were lots of people but it was so much fun! Nathan's favorite rides were Big Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain. Kelsi's favorite rides were Splash Mountain and the Tea Cups. Karli loved meeting the Princesses. Grandma enjoyed watching the kids have so much fun!

We took my parents to the airport on Tuesday. The rest of our days were spent going to the beach! We did have two days that it rained so we went shopping! The two weeks were great and we were actually ready to come home. The kids missed Libby and Tiger!