So I've had in the back of my mind forever that I wanted to try this coffee shop in downtown Roswell. I don't even know where I first heard about it. So after the game, I look at my gps, and we're .3miles away. We walked :) It was fun and yummy!! and expensive. oh well. Abby got a hot chocolate and my coffee was quite good. Here's my current favorite picture of Abby-girl....
Her soccer sure keeps us busy, but you know I really am enjoying it. She loves it, so I love it. And even with these away games, the car rides really aren't that bad. It's been good talking time and music blasting time. Since I hadn't seen the girls at all on Friday, Abby talked non-stop all the way to the game [esp impressive considering we left at 7:45am]. She told me every detail of every obstacle on the East Cherokee road race fundraiser event they had done at school the day before. And of course she usually ends up dj'ing the radio/my phone at some point.
After the coffee shop, we headed back to the country :) and met up with the rest of our crew for Chloe's i9 soccer game. She loves playing! She has Coach Daddy this season, along with Mr. David- Jake's dad [and Ryan's buddy, Matthew]. It's been a learning season, but they are learning and getting better every game. And they're the cutest little herd of cats you'll ever see!
Home for a quick lunch and back to i9 for flag football. Ryan has a really fun team! Coach Cody, Clark's dad, and Coach Jeremy, Jake's dad, has been the assistant. So Ryan, Clark, Jake, along with Spence and Matthew. Trevor is one of Clark's best buds, and we've seen him around baseball forever. Spence's cousin Michael. And one lone potluck kiddo, Sam, who is an awesome player and seems to fit in really well. I love that Cody and Jeremy have been holding weeknight practices and investing in the boys. It's not even about winning or losing, but just the team camaraderie and friendships and being a part of something. They played the first place team this weekend and lost by one touchdown. I thought they played great, but I know some of the boys and coaches took the loss hard.
After the game, Matthew and Jake came over to watch the UGA - FL football game. It was an awesome game and a solid Dawg win, but the boys played basketball in the driveway the whole time and wouldn't know! Rumor is they were sore and tired, esp Jake, after basketball practices, a flag football game, and about four hours in our driveway. I guess we did our jobs as parents that day - tired kids are good kids.
After church, Sunday featured an away soccer game for Abs and her Daddy. The other team was apparently really good again, but we held our own and ended in a 2-2 draw. The game was about 1:15 away, so they were gone pretty much all day! Ryan went with Kaden to his Adventure Air birthday party, and I dropped Chloe off at Rachel's party [Clark's sister :)]. As it worked out, I was alone for about an hour and a half in the middle of a Sunday. A little weird, but I went for a great run and took a hot shower. Abby and Daddy picked up Olive Garden with the last of a giftcard, and it was wonderful to all be in for the evening and enjoy a good meal together. Even if it was dark ridiculously early, yay time change. And oh!! ... so we also watched the ten year old Little People dvd after dinner. Yes, all five of us. Classic. Man, I miss that dvd and our afternoon quiet times.
Monday was fairly routine with school and practices, but then the kiddos were off Tuesday for election day. That'll confuse your week! We enjoyed Ryan's 12 year check-up and flu shots?! But missing middle school is a lot more daunting then elementary - and Ryan doesn't want to miss either anyways. And we did make the best of it - we went out for a yummy pizza lunch. The theme of Tuesday was "hurry up and wait." We got to the doctor a minute or two early, were called back on time, but then waited about 40 minutes for the doctor to come in. That'll make for stir crazy kids, and Abby earned the nickname "Giggles" from Dr Bowman. From there we went about half a mile to the bank - but they were paving the road. Luckily we weren't in any hurry. Our pizza lunch was really fun, a cute place in downtown Crabapple. They had pizza and wing lunch specials, so everyone was happy [Ryan loves him some hot wings and Abby gets lemon pepper]. But of course we had to wait. It was fine, I just wasn't expecting to wait 30 minutes for a lunch special slice of pizza and wings?! Oh well :) Like I said, we really were just fine, I'm not lying to make everything look falsely happy and perfect. I enjoyed a break from routine and being with my little flock. I love how involved they all are, but I also treasure the slow moments together! Mommy's flu shot at publix, a few minutes at home, and Abby & Taylor's soccer practice that evening. Usually we work it out so one parent takes them without siblings. So much easier and then it's perfect for running, walking, whatever. But Coleson had late meetings, so I took Ryan and Chloe with me. But we had planned for it and brought books and school work and added things to the amazon Christmas wish list. Sometimes the confinement of the car is a good thing :) - kinda like when Abby and I go to away games I suppose!
It's such a balance sometimes I feel like - this whole your kids growing up really fast thing. I LOVE seeing them become little people, find their passions, excel at school and sports, make real friendships, discover their personalities. But I also miss having them little and always around and doing everything together. Of course by this stage, it's super easy to forget about all the hard parts and the fussiness and lack of sleep. It's just so different. I remember my cousin Teri tell me years ago, that it changes - when they're little it's more of a physical exhaustion, but as the get older it gets harder emotionally. I will agree with that! I've been sleeping through the night for years, but it's definitely becoming more about emotional exhaustion and attitudes and relationships and bickering and backtalk and finding the right mix of independence and responsibility. My kiddos are awesome though, and I do sometimes feel like we're sort of in a sweet spot right now. I'm sure it'll get harder as the teenage years get closer and closer! Anyways, enough of that little pondering, wandering tangent.
Happy Thursday, y'all!! Make it great!
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