Winter Soccer

Kendri tried out for Winter Soccer this year and made the team!  Whoo hoo Kendri!  One of her games happened to be in Merced where Grandma Reese lives.  We stopped by to pay her a visit and while we were there we decided to pick some ripe grapefruit.  The kids had such a good time "harvesting" that we came home with about 7 bags of grapefruit.  Now I'm no mathetician, but I know I'm not getting through that many grapefruit in a timely fashion!  We shared the wealth with friends and family.  

After all that work we were hungry so we headed to Black Bear Diner where we had lunch.  It was the first time we had eaten there and we were pleasantly surprised!  The portions were huge and the food was great.  I think next time we'll share some platters......Thanks Grandma Reese for hanging out with us!

Happy 11th Birthday Lexi!

If I thought Kyson should slow down a little, I definitely think Lexi needs to!  How did this happen?  Eleven is nearly a teenager! I mean I hardly look a day over 18 myself......ahem.  

Anyhoo, Lexi had a friend party this year and wanted a candy land cake.  There was much ooohing and ahhhing over it, but I think all those girls really wanted to do is devour the candy.  And they did just that.  In like 5 minutes.  So much for the hours of labor I poured into it.  ;)

So what did we do? The girls all played flashlight tag and then came in for a little dance party.  We borrowed a friends disco light bulb and PART-AYed!

And if you can't tell by Lexi's plugged ears, 12 tweens can really belt out the birthday song. In fact, they can belt out anything.

Lexi got some clay for her birthday and wasted no time at all.  She got right to work creating masterpieces.  This is her first dragon. Since then she has made lots of different charms and figurines.  Two headed dragon, hamburger and french fries, bacon and eggs, donuts and lots more!  You name it and she'll make it.  She is currently taking custom orders at school and selling them 50 cents.  She loves being an entrepreneur as well as creative.

At 11 Lexi is:

A great big sister
Helps around the house when I ask her to
Still innocent and sweet but likes to be the boss
Enjoys volleyball and violin
Michael's is her favorite store
She is always creating something
Gets excellent grades

We love having Lexi around! Happy birthday!

Buddies

Kyson and Shayli are good little buddies.  They play so well together.  Kyson took it upon himself to help teach Shayli the finer points of baseball.  

She actually got a hold of a couple of the pitches and got herself a good little hit.

And just as a side note, there are perks to being pregnant.  Not always, mind you.  But if you are lucky you can find superb parking every once in awhile!

And here we are at 24 weeks.  Making progress and still a little dumbfounded about how fast I am popping out!