A New Springtime

Soccer Finale!

  Another soccer season has come to an end. This year we had four playing. We had a JV , a Suburban Traveler, a Rec. Dept., and one on instructional. Husband and I, actually did pretty good at managing the chaos and not losing our heads. It was actually quite a fun season we met some great new families!

It was also nice to be able to relax the formal meal schedule and kind of wing it a bit. A couple of times we even ordered Chinese food and a pizza to eat right there at the fields. I would have never guessed in a million years that I would be a mom of 4 little soccer players. It felt good to cheer the kids on! Another thing that was nice about it was I got to see the kids as siblings get excited over each games.

I feel so blessed to have my children. They are the joy and highlight of my life. They are the ones who are teaching me through our Lord how to be less selfish. I learn something new everyday.We are truly becoming a team not just in number but in the sense of family. It's not always perfect but as we practice and with Jesus as our coach we keep getting better and better.

Congratulations to all of you who made  it through another season!

Fall Soccer

We have been spending alot of time at the soccer fields. It is actually a relaxing and peaceful time once we get out of the house. We have 4 kids playing now. Our 14 year old is homeschooled but he plays on the junior varsity team for the local high school. Our 9 year old is on a traveling team and our 7 and 5 year old play on town recreational teams. It has been great for the kids and is a great way to be able to get to know the community.

Our soccer fields are in a beautiful location where we are exposed to the fall foilage.The trees are just starting to change. I will post more foilage photos as time goes on.  It is great to relax in the fresh air and maybe even order out and have a picnic. We do this quite often. I love the town we live in!!  Here is Joe Joe #5 doing his thing. It was hard to get a good shot but here are a few anyway.

The Loveliness of Family Games

  Last year on a thrifting adventure I came across this little game still in the package. I think I paid $1.49. It turned out to be one of those great divine providence blessings.When I got it home I opened it and read the instructions. I was thrilled at the ease of how to play this game. There was only a deck of cards and a dice with the numbers 1,2 and 3 on it. Each card on the back had a set of questions.  3 easy on the top and 3 hard on the bottom. The front of the card had  great illustrations on the theme of that particular game. The name of the game was Professor Noggins- Explorers.

We played the game and every one was having a great time. The best part though was the kids were actually learning the facts about the explorers. When you roll the dice you roll a 1,2,or 3 you have to answer the question.If you don't, the reader will say the answer and the card goes to the back of the pile for someone to have another chance. If you get the answer you get to keep the card. If you roll a 2 on the back of some of the cards there is a Professor Noggins and that allows you to take someone elses card.

In the box was a pamphlet of all the other games. I had to look into getting some more. I called the local  science store and they had them.I was so excited! The games run about $10.00 a piece but are well worth the investment. The kids ask to play them all of the time. They are fun and educational but most of all these games bring us together as a family. I thanked God for leading me to such a gift. I could not have picked out a better game for our family.

This is the first game we owned fron the series.

This is the pamphlet listing some of the other titles.

This is the front and back of the cards.

These are the other titles we have.

 

Have fun and use your Noggins!