Birthday and Baseball

I had a really good birthday. Since it was on a Sunday, I spent the day at church. Then we celebrated as a family on Monday night. I got lots of Bath and Body stuff and a gift card from CJ Banks. I also got a new candle.
Christopher had another game on Tuesday night. They lost 13-2. Our coach found out that the other cities' teams we are playing have been practicing indoors since January. Also they have some kids on AAU teams. It is alittle more competive than we were ready for at this age. They will be having extra practices and Chris is ok with this. He really wants to play baseball. I thought this might deter him alittle bit. We will just have to keep encouraging him. Last night at the game one of the grandmas commented that he was the smallest one on the team. None of his team is very big as there is only 2 4th graders, but I didn't think he was the smallest.

Soccer Pictures

Chris is number 15. He had his second game today in Ames. It was still alittle wet and cold.

Here he is kicking off. They did lose by 1 point, but they all played hard. His team only has 7 players and 6 have to be on the field at one time, so gets alot of playing time.

After lunch we went to Cold Stone Creamery, Wal-Mart and Lowe's. They didn't have the part to fix the swing, so Keith will have to figure out something. Now we are just kind of being bums.

Celebrating Begins

Today I recieved a package in the mail from my parents. I waited to open them until tonight. I'm so excited to say I got 3 new books!!! Bethany and her friend Kayla made supper. It was good except their big cookie ran over so the oven began to smoke. It was kind of funny! Beth and Kayla decided to go thru the toy room downstairs. I think I'll just keep Kayla she's a great worker.
I went beyond our comfort zone and decided to try and fix our dripping faucet on our tub myself. I looked on line and it seemed simple so I began. Keith was good enough to help as the handle and nut had been on for a long time and I wasn't strong enough to get it a part. Chris went with me to the hardware store to get the new washer and screw. I'm pleased as it does not drip anymore!!
Chris has had a stuffed up nose the last few days, but tonight he has a fever and doesn't look too good. I hope to get him to bed soon.
I'm off to finsih up the dishes for the day!!!

Get you all up to date

Ok so we have been busy around here. On March 28-29 we had our purity conference at church for our teens and their parents. We had a great turn out.
Then the following week Chris started baseball and soccer. Needless to say he has had games and practice that were cancelled and rescheduled. He really likes both sports. He is doing so much better this year. He had a baseball scrimage yesterday and it was a much faster paced game. It was actually fun to watch even if it was alittle chilly.
Beth hasn't been up to a lot. She is working on writing a report on the American Girl Dolls. She also wants to make a meal with some foods they may have eaten. A friend of hers is staying this weekend while her parents' go to a homeschool conference in Duluth,MN. So this has given her the push she's needed to get her room clean.
I'm still cleaning 3 times a week outside my house. My house gets clean before Keith's Bible Study on Thursday night. I do need to do some extra cleaning this week.