Wednesday, September 30, 2015

September 2015: Staying (super) active!

We might have taken on a little more than we should have this school year, but there was just so much the kids wanted to do.  Liam started back with DI once a week and both kids started soccer 3 x a week.  The girls are doing gymnastics and all the kids are in church school.  But somehow we made room for even more!  Liam was so excited to sign up for boy scouts this year.  Here he is 15 minutes early to his first information session reading his tiger book :)
 Our proud Tiger cub scout!
 Within the first month, Liam was selling popcorn door to door...


 He was so excited to earn his bobcat badge with his fellow cub scout Matthew...

The "kitchen sink" ice cream to celebrate our new badge :)
Both kids started their Fall season of soccer and Liam officially joined his academy team, Sao Paolo...

 My number #2 and #13...
 Nora's first gymnastics class!
 So lucky to have a big sister to help out :)

Liam doing Fall tennis...
 His biggest fans while he's on the court :)
 Story time at the library...
Playtime at the park...




Even when they aren't at the park, they still just want to be outside!




Sophie's 5th birthday party at the pumpkin patch...
 Love our playgroup friends!!

A much needed pizza and movie night to rest!
 It's getting harder and harder to find the time (and remember) to take pictures because we are so busy.  It's not a bad thing though, just means we are living and enjoying life to the fullest!

Thursday, September 24, 2015

September 2015: All I see is soccer

To Nick's extreme delight, our kids are really getting into soccer.  In their down time, they just want to play soccer!
 Liam has really taken to the goalie position while Bryn loves playing forward...makes for a good family match :)

The 2 non-soccer players did lunges while watching the game...
 So far, all I know is it is very nerve-wracking to be the parent of a goalie.  But Liam is getting better and better and really enjoys the strategy of defense.


 We are really lucky to have found such a great team of boys!

Don't worry kid, I'm making the same face on the side lines!!  (And yes, he blocked it!)
 Double dip was called for after that game ;)

Sunday, September 20, 2015

September 17-20, 2015: Lindsey's Bachelorette Party!

I was so excited when Lindsey chose LA as the destination for her bachelorette party!  (And super excited for a girls' weekend getaway!) We got a great house in Venice right on the beach for the weekend.  View from our patio...
Dinner and drinks in Playa del Rey the first night..
The next day we woke up early to hike to the Hollywood sign...
Ate some Roscoe's chicken and waffles after hiking of course...
And then hung at Venice beach!
 So relaxing, I forgot how much I miss the weather!  That night we did dinner in Malibu off the pier...


More beach and shopping at the Santa Monica pier the next day.  Saturday night we headed to Hollywood to eat and party at Sur and Pump...with our tattoos of course!


The beautiful bachelorette...can't wait for the big day!