YMCA soccer

Avery's been doing well in soccer. She practices with her team and the coach. She'll even chase the ball during the game but I don't think she feels the need to kick it! Haha
Here are some pictures of her and her friend Katie.

Before the game




During a water break



Here's a video of Avery in action.

Imaginative Avery

Avery "kind of" dancing while making up a story. She didn't know I was recording her.

Avery reading...

Ok, so maybe she can't read, but she's good at making up stories!!

Zoo day

Today we met up with some friends for a fun day at the zoo. Boy was it hot!! The kids had fun but complained about the heat the whole time!!!
I'm not sure we'll be back this summer.

3rd of July

This year we were invited to Bill's house to BBQ and watch fireworks at vista ridge in Erie. They do their fireworks the day before. the kids had fun and enjoyed the show.
Me and Avery waiting for the show to start.


Here's a video clip of the finale.

ON the 4th, we stayed home and Eric worked on our sprinkler system. We had out neighbors over for smoked ribs and all kinds of yummy sides!!

All in all, we had a great weekend!!

45 minutes

A lot can be done in 45 minutes. Make dinner, watch a tv show sans commercials, quiet time, 1 load of laundry in the washer.

For 45 minutes today, I ran. I ran for 45 minutes today on the treadmill at the gym. I did 4.09 miles in 45 minutes.

I feel accomplished today. I never thought I'd ever make it past 3.2 miles and today  I ran just a bit more!!

It was definitely a rough go, battling strep over the weekend, but I kicked my ass for 45 minutes and I'm very proud of myself.... I might actually make it to a 10k after all! :)

weekend recap

Avery had her first sleepover friday night! Well, i guess it's not her first... technically she spent the night at Lucas' friend's house first. But this was the first time she got to spend the night at HER friend's house and boy was she excited!!!

She apparently did very well and we are looking forward to having some of Avery's friends over to spend the night!

Lucas got to spend the night at his friend, Dylan's house. Luckily, we were already gonna be there for a family BBQ! :) Although we were kid free for a night, we ended up spending the evening with our friends at the BBQ.

The kids had a birthday party at Lifetime sunday afternoon.... they had a blast!

This weekend is looking up for me.... strep is making a move on out of my system and I'm ready to face the week.
I never got to run my 45 minutes this weekend, so I'm hoping to be able to knock it out Monday morning!!

Hope you all are having a fabulous weekend!