Summer Soccer

 Our good friend, Eric, ran a free summer soccer clinic for 5 & 6 year old boys to help get his son interested in the game.  Both boys loved it, although we did have to temper Frankie's enthusiasm just a bit!  (Boasting your hat trick and taunting a group of barely 5 year olds isn't exactly good sportsmanship!).  Eric did an awesome job with the kids and even sprung for trophies at the end of the 8 weeks!  Henry can't wait to play for Coach Eric in the Fall!

The Lego Rockets!

A day on the farm!

Wednesday we met Shanna in Burlington and headed to Yates Center to visit Shanna's parents' farm.  They had a lot of "firsts" and even Mom learned a few things (one might have been that driving 20 mph on a gravel road is a "city folk" trait!).  Shanna's dad and brother sacrificed an afternoon of work to show us around and welcomed the hundreds of questions we had (Did you know a horse is pregnant for 11 months?).

Lexi got a warm egg fresh from the hen house, we rode in a semi truck, picked corn and soybeans, were weighed on a cattle scale, and met two pregnant horses and more pregnant cattle than we could count.  The #1 thing on their list, though... petting the farm dogs and seeing the dead armadillo in the front yard!

Showing off her egg

The chicken was less than pleased to be caught!

Including "both Henrys"!

Lexi Turns 9!!

Lexi's birthday celebration spanned several days, in true Wonka fashion!

She had a sleepover on her actual birthday, complete with pizza, swimming, and candy sampling!  The girls guessed what each candy was called and got to try some they'd never had before.  Lexi's deemed this an "every birthday tradition"!

Of course, no birthday is complete without Chinese Buffet and Shanna!  Grandma and Grandpa couldn't make it because Grandpa wasn't feeling well, so we stopped by their house on the way home!

Happy 9th birthday!

Ready to "sample"!

Chinese Buffet with Shanna