What's going on...

besides soccer? Here are some pictures that a friend took at Zoe's and Emily's last rec game. I'm beginning to think I need a better camera. Look at these great shots! Zoe is #14 and Emily is #24.





The ref here is Zoe's middle school coach. He runs the rec league.
Zoe scoring another goal. She scored 5 goals during a game a few weeks ago, and she scored 3 goals during this game. Emily scored a goal a few weeks ago, too.




I'm back in a decluttering/organizing mood now that the weather is cooler and wet. I noticed Eleanor's artwork the other day and realized that I haven't posted her pictures yet. So, here they are. The first 2 pictures are of her art folder.







Well done, Eleanor!

I took a break from decluttering today and took Kate and Noah to the children's museum. Kate LOVES the museum. It just brightens her day when I tell her we are going there. Noah was delighted to "drive" at the museum today!




After the museum, we went to lunch at Governor's with my mom. Our favorite waitress, Kathy waited on us when Zoe was Kate's age. Kathy just can't believe how much Kate looks like Zoe. She said it's like Deja vu having us there with Kate.

We had a family dinner tonight. That really is big news because it hasn't happened in a long time, unfortunately. We are home together a lot, but Matt and I have been eating our diet food and the kids are left to fend for themselves. Matt made chicken fajitas this evening and we all sat down together and ate the same food and talked. It was so nice! It wasn't perfect by any means with plates being played with during the prayer and very loud voices and many voices talking at once, but it was still nice. Zoe came up with a great idea to talk about what everyone is going to be for Halloween. Zoe thought it would be neat for us to have a family theme, which I think is a great idea. In fact, I've suggested it before, but the kids have always wanted to do their own thing. So, I'm excited that we have come up with a coordinated idea...which I'm not going to reveal until later on in the month. Stay tuned!

So, back to the diets. Matt is still doing the South Beach Diet and he is doing great! He has a goal weight in mind and he continues to make progress toward that goal. I did a 4 week round of The Game On Diet with a group of friends and lost 5.8 pounds. WOOHOO! I'm gaining it all back now that we are taking a week off, but I know it won't stick around for long.

Zoe came home last Friday saying it was her best day ever! She received 2 different compliments that day from teachers and she loved it. She was told she takes the best notes in her math class, so the teacher was going to copy her notes for a student who is struggling with note taking. The other compliment was from her music teacher who invited Zoe to participate in a more advanced music class during recess on Fridays. There are only 3 students in this advanced class I believe, so Zoe felt quite honored that she was chosen to participate. I have noticed how well Zoe reads music and how she can teach herself how to play different instruments. It is quite impressive! Way to go, Zoe!

Okay, I think you are updated now and I can check off updating my blog from my to-do list. :-)