When you get a new box

OK so who had the bright idea to pack a new futon in our new box...really? Come on people..you know that we did not really want a new futon..we just wanted a box so we could make a new house right in the doorway of the hall!


At least Ruby appreciates the contents of the box more than the box itself!


There is some serious construction and concentration going on.
Ruby nominated herself as the official foreman of the project.

Do you see the word "trouble" written anywhere in this picture?


Hard to believe that Bailey Bug will soon be 8 years old!


The house has been labeled and there is an approved guest list that includes everyone but Mom and Dad (yes even the dogs are welcome!)

Soccer 2009

Saturday was the official 2009 Youth Soccer Opening Day and dedication of the new Soccer Complex in our town. Everyone is excited to have regulation fields to use for Fall Soccer. And during the ceremonies the announcement was made that Spring Soccer will be start in 2010! (um yay, I think!!)


The children getting settled in for the ceremonies. Our team is the Cyclones and we are made up of 1st and 2nd grade girls. A few cool facts about the team this year: all 6 girls go to the same school, 3 are 2nd graders, 3 are 1st graders, & the 1st graders are all in the same class together!!

Ladajah, Bailey, Kaitlyn.


Some of the organized chaos getting ready for the ceremony. I was not able to get any pics during the actual game due to weather! The rain actually held out for the first half and then sprinkled on the girls the whole second half!

Our New Backyard!

Our backyard needed some work (still more to do but we are now well on the way)

Friday afternoon our yard looked like this:


Then we decided to move some grass and weeds out of the way:


And of course nothing would be complete without a visit from the dump truck!


You can not even imagine the dirt that went down the drain after these two conquered the mountain!



After a lot of hard work we got to this point on Saturday:


Then the real fun began:



Now we have this!!!!!!! I am so pleased! I can not wait for it all to settle in. The kids and dogs are itching to go play but they will have to wait quit a while!