The Coach Stands Corrected

Actually... it would be the Assistant Coach of Jake's Soccer team. Just had to share this funny (at least his mom thinks so) moment. After making his third goal today and running over to the sidelines, Jake's asst. coach all nice and pumping the kids up says, "Way to go Jake! You made two goals!" To which Jake high fives him and says, "Actually, I made free" and holds up three fingers. His team won 10-1 today... but we don't keep score. ;)

Soccer Saturday's Begin

This is where we will be spending our Saturday's for the next couple of months... the soccer field. Jake's team is the Sharks and it's very basic... no refs, no keeping score... just aiming the kids towards the right goal and pretty much just hoping your kid gets the hang of it and has fun. Jake's game was at 1:00 today and he was in his uniform as soon as he got out of bed today. It was all he could talk about until time to leave... he was so excited. For awhile Jake only seemed interested in us and if we were watching him so he focused more on us on the sidelines than he did on the game itself. But, as the game progressed he started getting the hang of it and did get two goals. Thankfully... the games only last an hour. Maggie spent her morning at a cheerleading clinic with one of the local high school squads. She will get to perform at halftime with all the girls at the next home football game.

Jake's last year of Pre School

One excited little boy... ready to go to school!

Jake's new back pack. He chose Star Wars over Spiderman or Batman because this is the game he plays on his friends Wii.






Jake making friends and sitting on his letter mat.

Labor Day Weekend with Family & Friends

We hope everyone had a nice, enjoyable long weekend. Jeff's sister Angie and her husband Dallas were in town so we were happy to get to visit with them. The kids had fun spending the night with friends, swimming, riding 4 wheelers, watching movies, and playing video games as the summer starts coming to an end.

Angie, Dallas & the Pack
Jake with his buddies Turner & Trey
Maggie & her friend Taylor

Who needs a pool??

One of the biggest adjustments for the kids since the move has been not having access to a pool like we did in Kentucky. Especially for Jake since he's the one who is home all day while the girls are in school. He does enjoy taking baths and when I walked in to check on him the other day, this is what I found. Jake in his goggles and swim trunks swimming and splashing and making the best of the situation. He's also been totally into the Olympics, especially the swimming and all the attention on the amazing Michael Phelps.

Krysta's Move to Tampa

We had a good, and busy trip to Tampa while moving Krysta into her dorm. She and Jeff drove and before they were even out of St. Louis, she had car trouble. Thankfully, they were able to get to a dealer and get what was wrong fixed and thankfully, at the expense of the dealership who had just put in new brakes and had done it wrong. Nice!!

I think the most noticeable change for Krysta was the HUMIDITY as she got out of her car. Welcome to Florida is all I can say about that. It was good getting to see a few families from back in Cincinnati and since Tampa is home for me, it's always a good time to see old FL friends from church and on the campus.

Jeff & I finally got out to a movie (kid free) and saw The Dark Knight. We also squeezed in a pre-season Tampa Bay Bucs game that was great to watch. I went out and visited my grandmother and aunt and had fun doing some last minute shopping for Krysta and picking up souvenirs for the three back at home.

Of course, it wouldn't be natural to move into the dorms without the threat of a hurricane and that's just what we got... Fay!! But, we got out Monday night and turns out, the hurricane never even got near Tampa... of course!!

Another big thanks to my parents for coming and helping out with the kids while we were gone. They had fun taking them to the Arch and going out to eat. Also, they got more boxes emptied for us and got some little jobs done for us and that was nice to come home to.

There She Goes...

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Krysta packed and loaded up her car today to head to Tampa, Florida for first year in college. Do we really have a daughter going to college? We have enjoyed having Krysta with us this last month in St. Louis... we actually got to see her and spend time with her since she wasn't working. And, we think she enjoyed the time off for a few weeks to sleep in... watch movies... and just chill before she has to get serious again with her studies, etc. A HUGE thank you to GranC and Granddaddy Mike for coming in from Texas to help with the other kiddos while we are gone helping Krysta get moved in.