Luke's First Soccer Game and Warmer Weather (Kind of...)

Look at this! I'm typing up another blog post and March isn't even over yet! I knew this is how it would be... Everything is always so slow early on in the year and then it all picks up and we're busy for the rest of the year. This weekend has been good, a little crazy, but good. Last weekend was the time change and it always seems to throw us all off. Everyone's grumpy, everyone needs sleep. And while I'm enjoying the extra time in the evenings, I still hate any change to routine.

Yesterday was Luke's first soccer game. He's joined the ABYSA group and is in the 6 year group (because, well, he turns six in a month.) They do it really well with this group and split everyone up into small groups, do a thirty minute practice session, then a 20-30 minute game where they just rotate the kids in and out. It keeps the littles entertained and active. In fact, Luke fell asleep in the car yesterday on the way home. Plus, it was FREEZING. The weather forecast had said it would be close to 50 which is really reasonable in my book, but I guess what I missed is that the wind would be whipping the whole time. We took a picnic and had lunch with my mom and dad at the field, but I thought we'd all be frozen popsicles by the end of it. Next weekend it's supposed to be almost 70 so I'm hoping the weather will cooperate more.

The weather was considerably better today, and we had a catch up day. I cleaned laundry and we were able to hang out with our neighbors this afternoon. Luke and Oakley are in the same class and are best buddies. They would practically live together if we'd let them. Oakley's little sister, Tesla, came along and all 4 played in the backyard while the mama's caught up. It was a lovely afternoon!

Next weekend, we're having our front deck replaced. I think that it must be original with the house and it's about to fall off the side of the mountain, so it needs to be done.  I just dread the huge amount of money it will cost. HA! It will look super nice and I'm excited to have a good place to hang out this summer. We've decided to keep this house for the long haul so we're slowly taking steps to get it where we want it to be.

We're gearing up for summer and I'm getting excited for the break. Luke will stay with my mom and dad three days a week and then I will switch my schedule to be off 2 days a week. I want to take them to the splash pad and the Nature Center and to the pool and maybe the zoo. I have ambitious thoughts so I hope I can keep up with it. I'm just looking forward to a break from the routine, not having to pack lunches in the morning and maybe sleeping in just a little bit longer. More fun stuff to come!

Yeah. That's how I really felt about it.