Stuff

This is just going to be a hodgepodge of stuff that we've been up to around here lately :) This weekend was fun! It started with a family movie night on Fri night. We got pizza and rented "Soul Surfer" ---what a great movie and amazing story. Ellie loved it! Saturday started with Ellie's soccer game--her team has been so fun to watch this season. A lot of the girls have played together for a few seasons and then we have a few new girls this season. They have really come together as a team and it has been a great season with perfect soccer weather! We have only had 1 game cancelled and that was for lightning that started after the game had started so they called the game early. So we have 1 game left to make up this Saturday and I have to say that I am actually a little sad that the season is over. I really like the other parents and we've gotten to know eachother because like I said many of the girls have been playing together for a few seasons. We'll have her pizza party on Sun night and then we'll be done until Spring. Ellie has really come along with her soccer skills. I can't belive she's been playing since she was 3 yrs old!!! Every season I think it's going to be her last and then she ends up loving the season and improving so much that she wants to play again. We'll just keep playing until she says no more!! Saturday she is going to start another session of gymnastics. We did a session this summer and then took a break for soccer and now she is excited to start back up again! What will I do when Jack starts activities??? Saturday night was the NU vs Ohio State game (Big Ten home opener!!) Dave and I were there and what a great game that was!!! WOW--we were down 27-6 in the 3rd quarter and half of the student section was gone (our seats are right next to the student section---good times!) The rain kept coming and it wasn't looking good. But somehow we ended up coming back and beating OSU 34-27. What a great ending!! So glad we are "die hards" and don't leave games early :) The kids were each staying at a grandparents house so we were in no rush to get home. My parents kept Jack for his 1st overnight at their house and Ellie went with Dave's mom for the night. We normally don't split them up but Dave's mom wanted to take Ellie to Wenninghoffs's Pumpkin Patch on Sat night because her church was having an event there and I think it would have been too much to take both of them. So it really worked out well and Jack did great at my parents. Sunday we picked up Jack and went to church and then went to Jimmy's Egg with just Jack (Ellie spent Sunday with Dave's mom). What a "weird" feeling to just be with Jack all day. It reminded me of the days when it was just Dave, Ellie and I. Jack missed Ellie tremendously and wasn't exactly thrilled that she wasn't there but we made it. We took advantage of just having one kid with us and went to NE Furniture Mart and picked out a new bed for Ellie. She had a full size bed in her room and it was taking up entirely too much room. So we went for a twin trundle bed and it arrived today! It is a great bed and she loves it! So finally Jack is out of his crib!!!!! We put Ellie's old bed in his room last night and he slept great. I can not believe he was in a crib (still sleeping with this boppy/nursing pillow) until he was almost 4!! But he LOVED his crib and there really wasn't a reason to move him out of it until we just decided it was time. We haven't decided if we are going to leave the full bed in his room or get him a twin so I haven't bought new bedding yet. So the poor kid is sleeping a pink bed with flowers on it :) I haven't taken a pic yet because I'm not sure he will like that in a couple of yrs so I am waiting to decide what we are going to do before I buy him bedding!! Sun night Jack, Dave and I went to dinner with my parents for my bday. Ellie didn't get back until close to 9. Her and Janet and Janet's friends spent the day at Ash Falls State Park near O'Neill, NE. Janet has a woman from Columbia South America staying with her and Ellie is enamered with her. So she was in 7th heaven spending the day with "Laydie" (not sure how she spells her name). She is great with Ellie and is very patient and kind to her--it's very sweet! Monday Julie took Jack and I out to lunch for my bday and then  we had our Brownie meeting after school and Tues we had soccer practice and then birthday cake with my parents. Dave brought Indian food home for my bday and we ate that after the kids went to bed. Oh and I forgot on Monday I got rear-ended by an F150 truck. I am fine but it jolted me and caused a little bit of damage on my bumper--not a big deal but a pain in the you know what because know I have to deal with insurance--fun fun!! I sat down to write thinking we hadn't had that much going on in the last week but evidently I was wrong! Still loving Fall and everything about it!! Our weather has been amazing (almost too hot--yikes that is going to come back to haunt me in a few months!) and it's just been a great Fall so far! I almost think I have figured out how to add pics to this blog. That is on my list of things to do asap--get pics added to previous posts. I'm hoping I can get it figured out soon!!!