Detective Day

Trace's 1st grade class got to dress up as detectives. I think we had the cutest one for sure!

NWOYSL Festival Soccer Tournament

The girls both played in a soccer tournament located in Sylvania, Ohio this weekend. Kianna's team struggled through the tournament with a 0-3 record for the weekend. Kianna got to play goalie several times, which she really enjoyed and is hoping to keep working on.

Kaylee's team did amazing and ended up 4-0 for the weekend. They were the U11 Champions. This is the second tournament they have won. Kaylee played very hard and is a really good left side defender. She even had a shot at a goal one time and took some headers for the first time. Her soccer skills are definitely improving. Her team is really fun to watch and really solid in every position!

Camp Friedenswald 2015

Mommy and Kianna

Kianna and Tory Swiggum

Fen Hike

Callie and Kianna

Mahkaylah Fulks and Kianna

Baby Racoon

Dissecting an owl pellet

Our Cabin: Maddie, Ada, Callie, Kianna and Chloe

Chloe and Kianna

Our Silly Girl

Shipshewana

Horse and Buggy Ride

Kianna and the other 3rd graders from LCS, along with their parents and teachers got to go on a three day retreat to Camp Friedenswald in Cassopolis, MI. It is located 2.5 hours west of Adrian. It is a science camp where the kids learn about nature, the food chain, herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. We did a lot of hiking, solved some animal mysteries, made candles, sampled some edible plants, and dissected an owl pellet. In the our free time, we played ping pong together and Kianna played with her friends.

In the evening, we had a bon fire one night where they popped pop corn in a huge kettle and we sang camp songs. We also played Capture the Flag, Capture the Balls, and the Survivor game. There was amazing parent participation. I'm pretty sure the parents had as much fun as the kids, if not more. We played games until us parents could barely walk out of camp on the last day. We were so sore from all the sprinting we had been doing. Proof of our aging bodies...

We shared a cabin with our friends: Ada and Jen Marlatt, Chloe and Amy Grupp, Callie and Christi Anderson and Maddie and Rochelle Hoogeveen. The kids have fun playing cards and being silly together. Camp was an absolute blast!

On our way home, the Marlatt's carpooled with us and we stopped for a yummy lunch in Shipshewana, Indiana. Kianna was really excited to see all the amish people riding around in horse and buggies. We surprised the girls with a horse and buggy ride before heading back to Adrian. It was time well spent with my Nana Bear!

Ice Skating

Trace got invited to his friend, Eleanor's birthday party at the ice skating rink. It was his first time skating so he was a bit apprehensive. He pushed around a chair for stability most of the time, but got brave and tried a few times without any support. He did a great job. It was fun seeing all of his little friends pushing around chairs on the ice. We had a blast!

Bowling Green Soccer Tournament

Kianna

Kianna

Kaylee

Kaylee

Kaylee

Kaylee with her new trophy

U11 Champions

The girls both had a soccer tournament this weekend in Bowling Green, Ohio. Kianna's team played great. Kianna made the winning goal one game with just a minute to go. It was so exciting watching her dribble the ball across the field and score. Her team won that game 3-2. They ended up getting 3rd place overall with a record of 2-1 for the weekend. 

Kaylee's team is really good this year. They have a solid team all around and are really strong with two offensive threats, Chesney and Jenae. Kaylee played some tough defense. She pancaked one girl and got two fouls. It may sound funny to be so proud, but she used to be such a passive player. We LOVE how aggressive she has become. Kaylee helped her team with the Championship. They were 3-1 overall for the weekend and were the U11 Champions, making them the first FCA team to ever win a tournament. The girls were SUPER excited and got really nice trophies. These victories are a welcome change from the last two soccer seasons where they only won one game in a year and a half....

First Day of School 2015-16

The kids were excited to start school today. Kaylee woke up early and flat ironed her hair. She is getting so grown up. Literally, she is 5' 3/4" tall, wears a 7.5 women's shoe, and almost weighs three digits. Kianna also woke up early and worked hard on her hair. She was determined to get her short hair into a pony tail. She is our little fashion diva. She weighs 59 lb and is 4'4". Trace doesn't have much hair, so he is easy. He weighs 49 lb and is 3'11". Kaylee has Mrs. O'Brien. Kianna has Ms. Laughlin. Trace has Mrs. Banks. We had a great summer and look forward to a great school year!

Kaylee-5th grade

Kianna-3rd grade

Trace-1st grade

Our blessings

Soccer Tournament

Nana Bear

Kianna as goalie

Kaylee

Kaylee kicking the ball

Soccer Sisters

They both chose my old college basketball number.

Both girls tried out and made the FCA Club Soccer team. Kaylee is on the U11 Orange team and Kianna is on the U9 Orange team. This weekend the girls had their first tournament up in Royal Oak, MI. We went up the night before to hang out with the Swiggum family. We had fun getting to know them better. We went out for dinner and talked while the kids swam in the hotel pool.

Kaylee played two games and Kianna played in three games, so it was a long day. Kaylee played left side defender and did a great job. She played the whole time. Kianna played goalie one game, a little defense, and a lot of offense. She has some good offensive moves and even scored a goal for her team. The girls play completely opposite of each other. It was fun watching them develop their own unique styles.