Soccer and Friends

Soccer season came to an end :(  Usually I'm ready to be done, but I loved watching the kids this season.  They have been progressing and so have their teammates and it has been so fun to go to games and cheer these kiddos on.  Jeremy worked hard with his boys, and they have improved so much since when they first started!

Carson's age is a hoot to watch.  Still learning the game while trying to be aggressive at the same time.  From the parent section I think there are more giggles than anything.  These boys rocked it this year and grew together as a team.  

Carson thought it was pretty cool to get a trophy :)

Audrey was awesome at the games.  She's not a wanderer, which I LOVE.  She'll hang around and find friends to play with :) (Madeline Hansen)

Craig was pooped by the end of the season... little did I know that he was only tired because he got sick.  Hand Food Mouth! Yuck!  I have no idea where it came from, and thankfully it only hit Craig and Audrey.  But it was no muy bueno.  Poor little things.

When they got better they were back to their old selves again.  Teaming up in the mornings to find some strawberries to munch on <3 p="">

Recently, Cami, Meg, her mom, and I went and celebrated Sweet Miss Halle's birthday.  It was such a fun day!  Shopping, crafting, dining, photo shoot, movies, chatting till midnight. It was like a mother daughter retreat and we all had a blast!

Each girl got matching outfits and had a photo shoot (More to come in another post).

Friends matter so much.  I am grateful for the amazing friends Cami has made here in Prosser!  And I too have such wonderful friends and I love them deeply!!

Cami-Meg-Halle

These girls had so much fun and they are just the cutest! 

I love what their shirt says too... "Fries before Guys" ;)

Girls just want to have fun :)

Four Hoorays!

This little guy has been ready to be four for a while, and the day finally came!

We celebrated with balloons, morning presents, and traditional money pancakes :)

Birthday pic with dad <3 p="">

One of Craig's favorite gifts was from Grandma Elli.  He LOVES geo track trains, and when he saw that he got more he was insistent on setting it up right away :)

When everyone was home from school and Jeremy got home from work... we set off to his favorite activity ever.

BOWLING!!!

I'm not kidding either, this kid LOVES to bowl. About 2 months ago, one day Craig was asking me all day, "Can we go bowling?  I want to go bowling."  I don't know what got it into his head but he would not stop asking about it literally all day.  So instead of saying 'NO' every few minutes, we made a birthday jar!  Each day we put in a gem.  When it was filled, it would be time for his birthday and we would go bowling.  Clever right?  Had to be, my patience was wearing quite thin by the afternoon that day.  To say the least, he was elated.

I had to take a pic of Alex's form... it looks so professional ;)

Then we came back and had his very favorite treat, brownies.  I'm pretty sure he could eat a whole pan by himself in one day if I let him.  Love this little guy!  Happy Birthday Craigy!

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I love being a mother. 

Audrey and I enjoying a couple of dad's amazing cookies!

For Mother's Day this year, I joined a band of Secret Sisters.  The night before Mother's Day we joined up at the church, all wearing black, and each bringing some of our favorite things.  We then complied them into gift bags for other mothers, piled into my van (lol yes the back seats are down ;) and delivered them late into the night, ding-dong ditching, hoping no one could figure out who they were from.  It was such a blast!  I'm telling you, these ladies are the bomb! 

The next day, (and the previous night before) Jeremy set out to cooking a grandios meal for mother's day.  I seriously love it when he cooks.  I even got to sleep in til almost 10!!  I surprised myself even ;)

They even made mayo from scratch!!  These kids are awesome.  They were so sweet to me and each other all day.  Seriously, that's all I wanted.  Their effort was the best.

This cute couple, Jaynan and Jason Redd, and their fam joined us for dinner too! 

You guys are the coolest :)

I know some Mother's Day haters and Mother's Day lovers. 

As for me... I'm a lover.  In the end their is only one way to describe it:  I Feel Blessed.