Soccer and Rockets

This past weekend was great, the weather was perfect for playing outside and we did just that the entire weekend. Saturday we slept in and then went to Ally's first soccer game. I forgot my camera so I'll have pictures of her playing another time but she had a huge grin the entire time she was on the field. She loved every minute. It's funny because her coach always asks Ally before she takes the field if she is thirsty because she's already known for asking for drink breaks a lot.
Then it was home for lunch and rocket building. The girls have been begging Mike to launch the rocket he bought last year so we decided today was the perfect day to do it. However, when Mike opened the box it was a lot more complicated than we expected. After 1000 "is it done yet, daddy" questions we finally got it in the car and over to the school track near our house. It took a few tries and one run to the store for more vinegar but we got it launched. The girls were sooo excited. It had quite a good kick to it. Mike didn't let go of it quick enough at one point and it actually popped his shoulder out of joint for a second, (an old dislocation injury so it's not uncommon for him).

Here's Nate kicking back in his cute new summer outfit and matching hat Nana had bought him that day so he wouldn't get sunburned outside. After our rocket Mike and the girls ran the track some and played soccer. Emily turns out to be a pretty good runner. She ran 1/4 mile and kept ahead of Mike almost the whole time. Mike has been wanting to run with her and maybe Ally for quite some time. Ally enjoyed the soccer part more than the running part, but she gave it a shot.

After that we went to Nana and papa's house for rotisserie turkey. It was yummy and I didn't have to cook so it really completed our day.
This is the much needed bath after a busy day. He was very ready for it.
This is our rocket we launched. It stayed in tack so we can launch it again sometime soon...and I do mean soon as our girls ask every day.

3 mo. pictures

Emily- 7 Allyson- 4 Rylee- 2.5 Nathan- 3 mo.

Milestones

So much is happening in our lives. So many changes for our kids. Life is super busy but a lot of fun. I can't say it isn't without stress...there's plenty of that. But it's fun to watch our kids grow and learn and play and laugh. They bring so much joy to us. So here is an update on our family. Above is Mike and I at a Kings/Trailblazer game. Matt and Tricia's dad got free tickets and we went down last minute with them. We literally got there as the game started and left right after to get home after midnight. It was a fast but fun trip. We had 6 adults in our car. 4 guys and Tricia and I waaaay in the back of my car. But it was a ton of fun.

Ally turned four and is now officially a soccer player. She was so incredibly excited to start playing. She had her first practice on Tuesday, (so now we have dance and soccer that night). She looked so proud in her little soccer gear. She and Mike went to practice, it was 42 degrees and freezing out but she had a blast. Unfortunately she wasn't getting that there wasn't a snack involved but she rolled with it!


Nathan turned 4 months last week. Holy Cow! Where did the time go? He has really really turned a huge corner the last few weeks. He went from me holding him most of the time to happy entertaining himself up to 1.5 hours sometimes. He just sits in his chair or swing and talks up a storm. He's also taking a bottle...hurray! It's been 6 years since a Littau baby took a bottle. Unfortunately my breastmilk was causing him to not gain weight. When I started to supplement formula, he gained almost a pound in a week and he was much more content. Hence the happiness on his own! At his 4 mo. checkup he weighed 11 lbs. 0oz. and was 25 inches tall. He isn't on the growth curve yet for his weight but he's just below the 50th % for height.
Nate's new bumbo chair we're borrowing from our friends. I am so grateful to so many awesome friends for loaning us some of their baby gear so we don't have to buy stuff for our last. We've gotten a car seat, bumbo chair, papasan chair, swing, baby backpack, and clothes. We're so incredibly thankful.

Nate's first little faux hawk! I love it! It helps that most of his hair is on top of his head.


Emily finally hit a huge milestone...she learned how to ride her bike with no training wheels. We knew she could do it but she just never had the interest or confidence to try. So today Mike was determined and she got it in no time. By the afternoon she could take off and ride all by herself. We even took her on a walk at a trail and she rode way ahead of us like she had been doing it all her life. I love these special moments with our kids.

A funny story of Rylee, no picture though. As I was getting ready to go to the ball game last night, Rylee was in my room talking to me. I got out a belt to put on and I guess I don't wear belts often because as soon as she saw me she started sobbing very hard.

Me: Rylee, what's wrong?

Rylee: NO! NO! NO!

At this point I'm thinking, did someone hit her with a belt or something, sheesh!

Me: What's wrong Rylee?

Rylee: NO! NO MOMMY! DON'T GO TO WORK!

Me: I'm not going to work, Rylee. I'm going to basketball game and you're going to Nana's remember?

Rylee (totally fine all of a sudden): Oh, ok.

And happily marches off to play. I guess she knows that the last thing Mike does before he goes to work each morning is to put a belt on. LOL! Smart girl. She thought I was putting a belt on to go to work.