Highlights from the 1st week of May (I got my camera back!)

Husband had a softball tournament in my Mom's area yesterday from 8:30am-1pm then had time to kill until his other game at 5pm so I begged him to swing by and get my camera. Since I missed my opportunities last week to retrieve it. Anyway, doesn't matter-I have it now and I get to recap the 1st week of May...Mother's Day and an awesome Saturday prelude to it.

A. Soccer highlights. I love watching my Husband coach. He has a passion for this game and it shows in his players. They feed off his enjoyment and excitement. He is always trying to come up with fresh ways to build skills through fun. It's amazing because the kids listen with intent and the same heart for the game. He is also so fortunate to have awesome assistant coaches. Coach Dave (on Nana's team) is so organized and enthusiastic. Coach Dao is a soccer player/lover too so his passion shows and he gets the kids so amped to play!

Dev is into it so much more this year but he has his moments. Seeing 5 year olds when you're already the shortest on the team can be a bit intimidating. He usually rises above it in the end but it's still a bit of a team effort (me, Coach Dao and Grandpa Eddie-Coach Daddy is too busy) to build his confidence up to be aggressive and go for it! When he's in...he loves it and scores goals (when he's not thinking of how large they are versus him). Thank you, Coach Dao for encouraging Dev!!

I love the team huddles. The kids looking around, picking grass (or their noses) while their coaches give them a team pep talk is hilarious to me. I feel their pain as a mother.

B. Then, we headed home for a play date with Tyler. I had some Mother's Day preparations to do for the following day, Isa had 2 school projects to prep for and Daddy had to work. So, I took them home to have some lunch and play in the sun. The kids aren't big eaters when they're playing so I usually throw some fruit, veggie chips, turkey and bagels onto a plate so they can just snack back and forth.

My son riding his bike!! He loves riding it whenever we can. One of my favorite times of the year when the kids can get out of the house and ride their bikes. I got Tyler on a trike and he loved it!! Camie, if you're reading this you should get him a bike for his birthday he did really well!!


Izzie and Isa. Izzie came over for a sleepover (yes, before Mother's Day-we had her promptly home in the morning to be with her Mommy though). They painted nails and lounged outside all day with the other kids.

C. Mother's Day! In the morning, we went to Grandpa Wade's and Grandma Kim's for brunch. I brought strawberries and kiwi (my favorite), yogurt and granola for the kids and artichoke jalapeno dip with garlic and green onion pita chips (YUM!). Grandma Kim made all her favorites too; cinnamon rolls, homemade raisin bran muffins, quiches (from Metropolitan Market), her famous deviled eggs and sausage/ham. It was delicious.

If you only knew how many takes it gets to get it right. Granted, Grandpa Wade and I were snapping at the same time. There's my oldest with her peace sign, seriously-what is the deal with that??? It drives me nuts!

Isa took this picture of them. She was getting frustrated that she couldn't get everyone to look at the same time...Daddy thought that was fun. Her upset that no one was following her direction, welcome to our world. :)

Miss Madi. Isa fixed her hair for me which is a task in itself. I was appreciative of her taking over that task for me on Mother's Day. Madi was cheesing for the camera.

After that we went to my Mom's house to celebrate with my Grandma and Mom. My Dad BBQed and we played more outside. My Mom made my most favorite bundt cake with strawberries and icecream for my birthday/Mother's Day. YUM. Very relaxing day. My pictures turned out too dark at my Mom's house. Which always happens...I always get the lighting settings backwards. Anyway, Daddy had a game that night so we hung out until his game then went home to wrap up our weekend.