It's time for some soccer!!

This year Cole was FINALLY old enough to start playing soccer. Not sure who was more excited - Jim or Cole!! He is on the "Skyhawks" team and Jim is one of the assistant coaches. Our team record is not so great thus far (0-3) but we are hoping for a come back :-) The days have been so hot lately that I feel bad for the boys playing in the heat, but they are still running around doing the best they can. Hopefully fall will come one of these days and the weather will begin to cool down. It is almost October after all :-)

Cole and Jim getting ready for the first big game.
 
Happy Boy
 
 
Cole and his friend, Nolan
 
The Cheerleader!!
 
 

Game #2

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Let school begin!!!!

Well with what ended up feeling like the looooooongest summer ever I was very very excited for preschool to start this year. I decided to put both kids in 3 days/week from 8:30- 11:30. It gives me just the right amount of a break and I try to take advantage of every minute to run errands, make appts. and go to the gym. I really like both of the kids teachers this year and I'm so happy for them. Cole is having a hard time at drop off (what else is new?), but Olivia is doing great. She gives me a kiss and she is off and running. I love seeing all of the fun arts and crafts they bring home and hearing about all of their fun preschool tales. Here are some pics from our first "Meet the Teachers" Day and their first official day of school.

 
 
 
 
 
 

And these are pictures from their first "offical" day:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




Picture Day!!!
 
 
 

Rollins Lake

In August, we went camping for the weekend with our neighbors, the Cukjati's, to Rollin's Lake. The kids had a blast and so did we! We rented two very small cabins but it was just enough to make a huge difference between traditional tent camping. The weather was perfect and Jim brought his zodiac up there so the kids all went out fishing on the lake with the daddy's and lots of fish were caught!! I forgot to bring my camera so here is what I captured from the iPhone!

Even though it may look like a playhouse, this was our cabin for the weekend :-) It was small, but did the trick!
 
Cole's first catch of the weekend!
 
 
 
 
 
The second big catch!
 
 
 
 
 

Camping in Tahoe

In August we went on our "second" annual camping trip with my mom and Mike to Lake Tahoe. This year we decided to tent camp since the trailer last year was overrated and the kids had a blast. They love to camp, of course, what kids don't love to camp? Olivia was disgustingly (?) dirty all weekend and loved every second of it and Cole was very excited to go fishing! We were able to meet up with my cousins and their kids from San Diego and we all had a great time hanging out.


 

 



 

Grandma and Olivia taking a dip in the cold water.

 

Jim and his "manly" princess fishing pole. 


 
 
Our tent with the lake in the background
 
Yes, I made Jim bring an aero bed for us!
 
Breakfast from Grandma - Cereal, Hot cocoa and a chocolate donut = YUM
 
Out little dirt ball :-)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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