Saturday Fire Day

Today was about getting ready for next weekend. First off we had soccer as our standard Saturday morning event. Levi sored two goals and their team won which was great. They played a team that was fairly evenly matched and so the score was pretty equal. I love watching these games because the kids have to try really hard and they appreciate the other team, celebrating their goals as well. I have fun on the sideline because all the parents know each other and are good friends now and we chat as much (probably more) than we watch the kids! Jo and Jane come and watch fairly consistently as well now so they are getting to know the kids and their parents as well!

Levi's birthday party is next weekend.  OK to be more honest, the first of his birthday parties is next weekend.  I can't believe how quickly this has all happened even though the wait has seemed interminable.  Now I am thinking it will be hard to get everything done that I am wanting done before we leave.  The party is just the start!  Today was about cleaning up the backyard and sifting sand.  I had to sift the sand because it doesn't have a cover and I am going to have the kids search for dinosaurs in the sand next weekend.  Let me tell you my shoulders and back are sore!  After sifting wet sand for hours today, I think I will need to have a quieter one tomorrow!  Luckily tomorrow is about buying supplies and getting them organized rather than heavy manual labor.

By this afternoon, other people were coming over, so we planned to take them down to the creek and do farm things.  It was a beautiful day with bright sunshine but there was anedge to it.  There was a bite to the wind and in the shade it was coolish.  None of that stopped the kids from wading in the creek though.  At least with the fire we could warm them up afterwards.  The kids were city kids and not used to fires or creeks so they had a complete blast and Levi loves showing off his 'countryness'.  I bought a bag of marshmallows and the kids stuffed themselves.  Oh they will be impossible tonight for their respective parents but that would be their problem and not mine!

The other thing that Levi has to always demonstrate is that he is allowed to be in the car on the property without his seat belt.  In fact, he loves to stand on the front seat with his head out the sunroof with the wind on his face as I drive from the creek up to the house.  It isn't far and I go fairly slowly but he loves that he is stretching the rules somewhat, and more so that he can show that off when ever any new people come to the house! 

It has been hard to get anything done with the computer today as the internet has been really dodgy.  Luckily I have been so busy there is always something else to do!