Soccer

Katie had her first soccer game yesterday. She and her daddy ran around the field practicing and then playing a short scrimmage. I, Ally, Blake and Mom and Teresa sat on the sidelines watching and cheering. It was great to see her participating in a sport Joe enjoyed so much in his younger years. The jersey, shorts and socks were huge on her and it looked like she had short stuby legs. hehe
She loved it though and can not wait until next week!
She has games every saturday(except 10/11) at 10am until the last week in october or so.

In addition to Soccer Katie is in Awanas Cubbies program again this year.
They meet every wednesday night and have a little book they do a chapter in each week. They learn a verse to recit to their teacher each week and learn various games and songs.
Last year Katie was only in Cubbies for about 6 wks and learned all 30 or so versuses that all the other kids learned that whole yr in thos few weeks. The teacher was so impressed with her they want her to do a book in addition to the book that everyone does this year! She is so excited! =]

Point Park and the weekend

When I was a little baby my parents took me up on Signal Mountain to Point Park and took some pictures of me. When Katie was a baby we decided to do the same with her. Of course then I wanted to do it with Ally and last week we took Blake up there and took some of him as well.
We had fun walking down the little path with my parents and then looking over to see the beautiful river, river banks, mountains, trees, open sky and more from where we were. Katie and Ally thought it was great to be so high and get to see so much.
After that we went to coolidge park and the kids and I rode the caresoul and played in the fountains. Then took a LONG walk around the paths in the park. Finally we ate dinner at Mud Pie for an end to a nice afternoon and a start to a great weekend.
Saturday Joe and I took the kids to the pool. Spent a few good hours there, brought a picnic lunch and then ran errands while 2 of the kids napped in the car. Finally grabbed a bite to eat with some free dinner passes we had and let the kids play at the mall.
Sunday we went to some friends apartment for a cookout. They have 4 cats and 2 dogs in their tiny 1 bedroom apartment. I believe Blake had a same allergic reaction cause he woke that night with a stuffy nose, that went into a green snotty nose and a low grade fever the next day. I took him to the doc Tuesday morning to learn he had a double ear infection. Poor little man. Although I want to blame it on the animals, I think it must have been a cold that went into his ears(although he did not show any signs till sunday night) cause Ally went to bed last night with the sniffles and now has a runny nose and is sneezing. I hate it when my babies get sick. And it runs through all three of them and takes forever for everyone to get well again. And it is so hard to take care of three kids when you aren't feeling well.

Park Days

The kids love to go to the park, although this summer has been so hot we have not been much at all. This morning I got us all up ealy and out of the house for a doc appt. Which, when we got there was next week. Not my fault, the nurses. She gave me the wrong date which I had immediatly wrote in my planner. Oh well, we went to the park instead.
As babies, Katie's and Ally's favorite thing to do was swing, now it is Blake's turn. It is hard to find a park with a baby swing though, and then when you do they are normally in use by someone else searching for one....but this morning was quiet and has one baby swing, unoccupied when we got there. So Blake got to laugh and giggle and have a good time while the girls played.
Then we went to Partville where we had a scheduled playgroups outing. Blake slept in my baby backpack while Katie ran around having a good time and ALly clung to my leg crying! lol Ally did eventually warm up to the place and ran around with the other kids, she never got on the inflatables but she did have fun!

Mall Play Area

The kids LOVE the mall play area. Some weeks we will venture there 3-4 times. The girls love to bring our lunch(only on occasions do they get treated to chic fil a while there!) and eat in the food court. They get to 'eat out' but it saves us money too! Then we play in the play area until they get tired of running off all their energy. Take a couple laps around the mall.....to burn off my energy(or fat...whatever you want to call it lol) and sometimes a cookie if they were good. They get to throw a penny in the fountains to make a wish(Katie once told me that her Daddy works to make money for her to throw in the fountains! hehe He said at least he was working for something!) and if I have some change on me ride the quarter operated cars at the entrance.
It is a great way to burn a few hours before I drag them all home and put them all 3 down for a nap so I can do things like write these posts! =] Or laundry, dishes, sweep, mop, ect ect. Which I should be doing now, but who really likes to do those things when they have time to do them?! =/

Busy weekends.....

As I sit here and type this update, I am watching my two little girls play in the bathtub. I do this many nights a week....let them play while I wind down from a busy and normally somewhat stressful day. They enjoy the water and it keeps them occupied for a moment or two.
Since Friday we have been very busy. Friday EARLY morning Joe left us for DC. He was gone all weekend so Friday night the kids and I spent the night at my parents house. The girls lOVE sleep overs! =] We went to Dalton the following day to visit my Grandmother's gravesite. Then did a little shopping at the strip mall there. I got Blake some onsies and shorts since he is outgrowing his clothes so quickly! He is already wearing 9 month sleepers and is barely 7 months old! Then Sunday I cleaned the house and we went to a little friends birthday party at Play World Down Under. Sunday night we had dinner at a friends house. Today(monday) Joe got home around 3am and we had a play group come over for swimming in the kiddie pool. Buck got a clean bill of health from the vet, the kids and I went to my book club meeting, went to the grocery store since there was practically no food in the house and then got home to cook dinner all before 7pm! lol Many people say I am crazy for going to the grocery store with three kids by myself....I am not sure why or what their kids do in the stores...but mine are usually quite good. Just sit in the carts(I push 2!) and I get in and out with little or no arguments in less then an hour.
Shew....I am almost more tired from typing that then from doing it all! lol
It is 8pm and Blake is already down for the night(well will prolly get up to nurse once before I go to bed). and the girls are well on their way. Joe is out contacting and getting diapers. ANd I am very much ready for either a soak in a warm bath or cookies and milk.....a bath is probably better for me huh?!
Blake started sitting up on his own this weekend! He has his 6 month check up tomorrow. I can not believe he is already almost 7 months old!! Time sure flies!
We have another BUSY weekend planned this coming weekend so I will be posting again then with updates and hopefully pics. So check back =]

Aquarium and Play World Down Under

We went to the aquarium today. Play world Down Under ysterday. Had picnic lunch both days. Girls love PB&J and picnics! They got to play in the water infront of the aquarium....I think that may have been the highlite of their day! =] They had so much fun looking at all the fish, trying to touch a sting ray and watching the butterflies. Ally actually played well at Play World, she even attempted to go up in the big kid play area by herself!
Both girls are actually taking naps after their busy day. Katie hardly ever naps anymore so it is quite exciting for me when she does!
Both girls have outgrown their shoes at the same time! Must have been a growth spurt. And surprisingly Ally now practically fits in the size Katie just out grew! and they are 2 yrs apart! Go figure!? So, after the aquarium it was off to buy some new Dollar General brand Clogs...the way they outgrow shoes there is no reason to spend more then $3.99! =]
Ally is doing so well with her potty training. I am so proud of her. She was dry ALL day today. Went potty when we all took a bathroom break and when we got home before naptime told me she was ewey(what she calls her wet or dirty diaper). I kept feeling her diaper and it was not wet, then when I laid her down, she was wet. she was not telling me she had a dirty diaper but that she needed to go potty! My mistake....we need to teach her to say potty now I guess! lol
Blake is doing well scooting. He pulls himself with his arms and scoots for wahtever it is he wants in front of him. Ally started crawling when she saw my cell phone near her but out of arms length, she craweled for it....I feel Balke will do the same thing very soon!