Logann's First Week of Preschool & First "Real" Soccer Practice!

Logann had her first "real" soccer practice yesterday! By "real" I mean that it rained! The girls had an absolute blast playing in the rain! I remember being little and playing soccer in the rain, and I hated it! Probably the reason why I chose to play indoor sports! The temperature was actually warm though, so that is probably why the kids had such a great time! We're looking forward to the next game this Saturday! Hopefully Logann worked the jitters out this week at practices...and is more comfortable during the game! Stay tuned...

Logann started Preschool this week! This is her second year going to Miss Connie's Preschool next door. Miss Connie does a wonderful job teaching the children. This year, it is three days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This year the kids are lucky to have two teachers. Miss Carol is joining the group to help Miss Connie with literacy. She is a retired literacy teacher who taught in the Vancouver School District! BONUS! You wouldn't believe the field trip schedule! They are going on at least one field trip per month, sometimes two! It will be a busy year, but we are thankful to be able to send Logann to Miss Connie again this year!

Slumber Party!

Aunt Amy and Cousin Sydney came up for a slumber party this weekend! Unfortunately this is the only picture we took! The girls kept us pretty busy and we forgot all about taking pictures! It was a fun weekend though!

Logann's First Soccer Game

Logann and the Timberette's had their first soccer game this Saturday. Logann had a case of shell shock...she wasn't quite sure what to do! She was confused...very, very confused! She didn't know who the "other girls" were, why they were wearing different shirts, and why they were on "their" field. Finally by the second half, she started running and chasing after the ball with the rest of the girls, but still didn't quite get it. She had LOTS of questions for us after the game. Luckily we have two more practices this week, before this Saturday's game, so we'll see if things start to click! She said she had fun though...and that is what counts, right?!

Brent's birthday date...Keith Urban!

This last Friday Brent and I went on a date to the Keith Urban concert at the Rose Garden! It was Brent's birthday so we had to find something fun to do...and Keith was the ticket! It was the 6th time we've seen him in concert, and once again we were not one bit disappointed! He ALWAYS puts on an amazing show! Very entertaining...and if you don't already know, he is coming to the Oregon Jamboree down in Sweet Home next summer, so if you are curious to see him in concert and haven't already...now is your chance! We're definitely going, and considering taking Logann...since she knows all the words to all his songs! The girl is in love with him, just like mommy!

Colin and the Girls!

We had the Dukes' side of the family (minus Amy's family) over for brunch on Monday. Uncle David wasn't feeling well so they couldn't make it. Watching Colin and the girls play together was great! They really got along well...and we need to get together way more often so they can play and run around together! They all especially enjoyed the trampoline, bikes, basketball hoops, and feeding the fish in the pond. Luckily the weather was dry enough to let them run around outside! Hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend!

Time to Can Fruit and Veggies!

Grandma and Papa came up yesterday to can pears and tomatoes! Pears were dropping at the farm, and tomatoes were turning in my garden faster than we could use them, so we planned a canning day! Papa helped peal, Brent hopped in to help cut, and Grandma and I did the canning parts! We did 21 quarts of pears and 11 pints of tomatoes...doesn't sound like much for all the work we put in, but it was well worth it! The girls LOVE canned pears, and those should last a while! Plus, when Papa picks pears, he PICKS pears...we had 4 full crates leftover in the garage that we didn't get to do because they were too green. I saved one big crate to can pear-sauce for baby Raegan's baby food, and I will make some into ice-cube tray baby food as well! I am TOTALLY in the nesting phase of pregnacy by the way...I've already made all of the carrots from my garden into baby food, and a lot of the zucchini has been cubed up for baby Raegan! Thank goodness for the vacuum sealer...the cubes will stay good and fresh until she begins eating solids! So, as soon as all those pears ripen, I will be on to pear baby food. I am steaming some yellow zucchini (from Nicola's dad...thanks Patten!) right at this moment, and the timer just dinged, which means I need to go put it in the blender then pour into the trays! Call me crazy!

Logann's First Soccer Practice!

Today was Logann's first soccer practice! My cousin, Bob, is the coach! We have 6 girls on the team. One of my goals this summer was to get her signed up to play soccer this fall, but it was also something that I put off a little too long. I remember that my cousin Bob suggested that when I do sign up the girls, that I go through the Eisenhower Soccer Club. So I called last week (forgetting how popular this sport is in Vancouver) to see if I could get her registered, and all spots were filled (of course) unless I was able to find a coach and enough girls to form a new team. So I thought about it for a while and came up with a crazy idea...I wondered if Bob would want to coach again (he coached his girls in this club when they were little) so I gave him a call! He said he was actually thinking of coaching again starting this year, so he happily agreed! He said that if I could round up enough girls, that he would coach...so I got on the phone and found enough of Logann's friends to form a team. Bob started the team off with their first practice today and the girls did great despite the hot weather! They took many water breaks! His daughters, Natalie and Hannah are going to help assist! We are pretty excited to see what the season brings!