Soccer, Homework, Repeat

After a rainy weekend, we've had some beautiful fall weather. We all trekked out to Kristin's soccer practice yesterday evening. Kellen and I had fun exploring the school grounds where the practices are held. He found one area that had a truck load or two of sand mixed in with the grass and had fun playing in that. He asked me to build him a sandcastle, but we were without a bucket or water, so he was out of luck. Usually we we on a short walk exploring and then head back to the area where the practice is held. By then, there are a numer of other little boys about Kellen's age, or maybe just a little bit older, for him to play with.

This evening was another nice night so I took advantage and edged and mowed the front yard. Danelle kept Kristin on task with her homework. Writing,spelling, and math. Kristin came home with a new folder today that is labelled 'Daily Math Homework'. So we've got that to look forward to. :-)
She is doing awesome on her spelling. She's got a set of words to learn for her grade level and then three 'challenge' words. So far she's gotten the challenge words figured out by the time she has her spelling test. This week the words are 'echolocation', 'nocturnal', and 'hibernation'. Wow!

Soccer in the Rain

Get out the umbrellas, tents, raincoats and rainboots! Oregon fall is here. Soccer game in the rain. The girls did great in the rain though. You could tell the ball was a little slippery with some misses, but they all had fun. It is fun to watch the girls grow together. They are starting to put together some good plays and are making some good passes. Go Cheetahs!!!

Kristin had a birthday party for a friend this afternoon at a brand new bowling alley/arcade. The party was in the arcade section and then in a party room for food and presents. The kids had fun playing games and then picking prizes. While Kristin and I were out the rain stopped and Aaron and Kellen got out for a walk/scooter ride.

Jog-A-Thon 2010

Kristin had her jog-a-thon fundraiser today at school. Boy, that snuck up on us again this year! Kristin ran 6 laps around the track, or about 1.5 miles, in 20 minutes. Way to go Kristin! Danelle said that she ran the first two by herself and then walked/ran with her friend Ella for the rest of the way.

Another busy weekend ahead, but tomorrow's Friday!

Here's a picture of Kellen sharing his digger at Kristin's soccer game last Saturday, and a couple photos from today.

Boo!

We got a surprise the other night on our doorstep around bedtime. A friend has boo'ed us. This neighborhood likes to have fun things for the kids to do... so this one seems to be like May Day when I was a kid. You leave a bag of treats on the doorstep an ring the door bell and run. The twist here is you do it at dark and it is Halloween related. You also get a paper with 2 ghosts on it to hang on your front door so others know you have been boo'ed. You can only be boo'ed once. So, tonight we boo'ed two of Kristin's friends. She had fun! Nothing like ringing the doorbell and running out of sight. ;) The second house had a nice twist as the sprinklers were on... you would almost think they knew we were coming! BOO!

First Communion!

Kristin started her Children's Faith Foundation classes for the new school year today. They used to call it CCD when we were growing up. Anyway, this is the school year that she will recieve her first communion. She is growing up so fast! Her class was after mass today. After her class, she and Danelle jetted off to a birthday party for one of her classmates. Kellen and I hung out while they were gone. Well, sort of. I had some work that I took home and he wanted to watch Cars, so I guess it worked out. One of the catch-phrases from the movie is 'KA-CHOW'. Kellen likes to add a little 'KA-CHOW, KA-CHOW, KA-CHOW' to his activities.

Danelle got the kids out for a walk/scooter riding later in the afternoon. Then she went out and got a new cell phone. She now has a texting plan, for those in the family that know who to do that. :-) Wow, when did I become a technology dinosaur?

Family Movie Date

This morning had soccer and they did well. Kristin didn't score today, however, she played some great defense. :) Go Kristin! It was a cool morning, but dry. Great for soccer.

This afternoon we all went to a movie, How to Train Your Dragon. Kristin's school in conjuction with a locally owned movie theater offer tickets for family matenees during the school year. You get 10 tickets for $8... and the parent go for free! Kristin and Kellen both seemed to like the movie, but there were a couple scary parts where both Aaron and I had a kid in our lap. Later on in the year we are looking forward to seeing Toy Story 3.

Yesterday the kids helped me decorate the house for Halloween. Now Kellen is asking to got trick-or-treating... a lot!!! The next four weeks are going to be long. ;)

Friday!

Happy Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa Jungblut!! (Thursday)

Happy Birthday Grandpa Jungblut!! (Friday)

Yesterday evening was curriculum night at Kristin's school. Danelle went and listened to a presentation from Kristin's teacher about the various lesson plans and classroom rules. It sounds like this teacher is a great fit for Kristin. We're happy and thankfule for that.

It's nice to finally live in the neighborhood where Kristin goes to school. We went out for a walk this evening and ran into one of Kristin's classmates (and soccer teamate) and her family. So we all walked together for awhile. Kristin and Kellen had their scooters, the other kids had their bikes.

Another busy but low-key weekend ahead- soccer game, birthday party, maybe a family movie.