A little soccer

I Max liked the idea of playing a sport again this spring so we decided to do a short trial of soccer. The first couple weeks he was excited. As it's dragging on he's less excited. I heard him telling the coaches he won't be here next week. I decided I better snap some photos of his 2016 short soccer adventure. He seems to have fun as they make up cute games here. They are currently playing little fox and I will get dales to play sharks and Minows soon. 

Warming up 

Dinner with the cousins

Over the past six months we have started a tradition of having the kids over for dinner at least once a month if not more. All the kids are really starting to enjoy this and count on this. It's a shame they're moving. My kids will surely miss this time. I snapped a photo of the five of them sitting at dinner the other night. They were enjoying their spaghetti and chicken.

They are all getting to an age where they play nicely together. Erica loves to watch Claire and Claire loves her time with "Erikaka."

Errands

I've done a good job of allowing the kids to stay home and play while I take care of errands alone much of their lives. Because of this they truly don't enjoy running errands, especially Ellie. Max can be convinced sometimes. And, Clair is the exception as she just loves running around and seeing the world. 

Yesterday I decided to bring Max and Ellie with me to grocery shop despite their protest largely because David was so busy with a big house project and couldn't mediate fights and respond to needs. They weren't pleased but once I to the car they were good spirited. 

I decided to treat them to something they rarely get if they behaved and they did. We all stopped st Starbucks and I got them frappochinos! They were so pyhsched. Best faces all day! Too bad it's a love a sugar, but still love these moments. I was grouchy and stressed out with everything going on so this was my good moment of the day. 

Clair loves her Legos!

Clair will spend hours playing with her Lego diploma since we expanded the set at Christmas. She creates whole stories and worlds for all the little figures we have lying around the toy shelves from the frogs, to smurfs, her fairies, and many more. 

I captured this photo mid play last week and think of it as a real picture capture of her childhood. 

Interview with the kids: Subject - Mommy

Yesterday I followed a fun facebook/email interview with the kids on the subject of Me, Mommy. Below are the answers and they were quite fun to here. Each kid's personality came out in their responses. It was a bit hard for Clair, but in Clair spirit, she can do anything Ellie and Max can do, so she wanted a chance too!

Instructions: Without ANY prompting, ask your kids these questions. Its a great way to see what they think. 

Ellie - age 8, Max age 5 1/2, and 2 1/2
1. What is something I always say to you?m- stop
E- hurry up and get ready
C- get a bath

2. What makes me happy?M- when I snuggle you
E- me protecting you
C- chocolate

3. What makes me sad?M- when I'm in time out
E- when I have to be away from them
C- go to time out

4. How do I make you laugh?M - when I tell you silly things to say to people
E- by being funny with me
C- how to put our pants on

5. What was I like as a child?M - silly
E- I don't know

6. How old am I?M- 39
E-39

7. How tall am I?M- as tall as a dinosaur
E- 5 feet 7 inches

8. What is my favorite thing to do?M- sleep
E- play with us
C- put shirts on

9. What do I do when you're not around?M - watch a movie
E- I don't know
C- wake you uo

10. What am I really good at?M- writing pictures and keeping things safe
E-cooking desserts and playing with us
C-taking care of Clair bear

11. What is something I'm not good at?M- putting eye-drops in my eyes
E- spending a lot of time with us
C- at the letters

12. What do I do for a job?M- work on my computer
E- you help make apps to fix computers
C- go on a phone call

13. What is my favorite food?M- turkey
E- peanut butter
C - meat

14. What do you enjoy doing with me?M- movies, getting dressed in costumes
E- going on dates with me
c- putting our socks on