End of May

 Enjoying the day at the beach last week...maybe one of our last on Lake Maxinkuckee

 Ahhh...nothing like a warm empty beach!

 Hard at work making a castle.

 Maria's final soccer game for the season....and she scored a goal!

 her team...about 30 preschoolers!

 Coach Ryan giving her a medal.

friends Madi and Elisabeth

Strike

We took the girls bowling on Fri. in lieu of trick-or-treating.  So, we took dress up for them to wear.

 

Watching in anticipation.

Three cute girls!

Their 1st bowling experience.

They loved it...except when Maria dropped a ball on her toe.

SO happy with herself.

The girls were so crazy, can we say tired.  Who needs bowling when you can spin and roll around on the floor.

Forever friends are the best friends.

His attempt to block my picture of him, and he ordered me to delete it after I took it.

Can you tell Anna is SO tired...at least they both fell asleep on the way home and didn't fully wake when we carried them up to bed.

We have plenty to praise God for; fun with friends!

end of the season

Only one more game for the season, and although she has had fun, she says she doesn't want to play anymore...we'll see what next year brings.  Thanks to grandpa for these pictures!

happy soccer girl

This Saturday Maria had her first soccer game.  It was quite amusing to watch as the boundaries didn't mean much to them, and they were just this little pack following the ball around.  But if you can't tell by the smile on her face, she was having a great time.

 First they had a bit of practice/warm-up.  She's dribbling the ball, she has a hat on.

 In the goal retrieving her ball.

 Waiting.

 She's wearing the yellow vest over her jersey, but is still wearing the hat.

 "Mama", the first thing she told me was "I listened!"

One happy little soccer player.

soccer girl

She's only had one practice and the first game was canceled due to the yucky weather Saturday, thank goodness.  She has her second practice on her birthday this Wed. and then the first game will be Sat.  Luckily the grandparents will be here to celebrate birthdays, so they will get to experience the thrill of the game!