It's Been Awhile. . .

. . . since my last post.  So, here is what we have been up to since November:

Of course, I couldn't have a post without mentioning soccer, since we live at the soccer field most of the time.  Sadie's team won two tournaments and took 1st place in the U11/U12 Rec + Division:

Lizzy's team also won one tournament and took 1st place in the U13/14 Rec + Division:

Silas' team won all but one game this past seaon.  He scored so many goals, I lost count:

He has decided to not play this Spring, but will be playing baseball instead.  I am a little sad about this, because I enjoyed watching him play soccer so much.

Henry's soccer team came in 3rd out of 5 teams.  Unfortunately, I didn't get any good pics of him playing with his team.  They were all blurry.  But, I will have more opportunities this Spring, as he has decided to continue with soccer instead of playing baseball.  (Don't ask Aaron how he feels about this :)).  

Sophie had another "mini" recital:

Isn't she pretty?  Her big recital is coming up in May.  She has started practicing her new routine and had their costume fittings.  She is so excited and I can't wait to see her.

Samuel celebrated his 15th birthday:

He wanted triple banana delight for his "cake" and he got a bowling ball and a bag to carry it in.  He is still enjoying his league every Wednesday afternoon.  He is bringing his average up every week it seems.  

And, Nicky has been hanging out having fun:

Lizzy, Sadie and Samuel entered the Ugly Christmas Sweater contest at church.  Samuel took his off before I could a picture.  Can you believe they didn't win?

We had a fun Christmas.  Here are the kids in the new Christmas jammies striking a pose.  They love opening their jammies up on Christmas Eve.  We had a blessed year and are looking forward to 2014!

Halloween

For Halloween this year, we had a "cereal" killer:

A ceiling fan:

A bag of Jelly Belly jelly beans:

And, two Iron Men:

Sadie won 3rd place for her costume at the Wagoner Trunk or Treat.  Her award was $15 and a Sonic coupon for a sundae:

She also entered a contest with her orthodontist and won a $50 Visa gift card:

The best part of all :)

Shepherds Cross Farm

I haven't taken the kids to a pumpkin patch since Samuel and Lizzy were young.  So, I had heard about Sheperd's Cross Farm and decided to take them.  It was a really neat working farm.  The people who own it are Christians and they have scripture posted everywhere.  I would highly recommend going if you ever get the chance.  I plan on taking the kids back in April, when they do their sheep sheering demonstration and show how they turn the wool into yarn.  They even sell their yarn in the store, which is in the red barn to the left in the first picture. The store is in the bottom of the barn and they have made the top of the barn into a learning center.  They had games and displays throughout.  This was one of our favorite fieldtrips!    

Silas

Silas played soccer and flag football this fall.  His flag football team, the Raiders, were the K-1 Division Champs.  His soccer team, the Avengers, lost only 2 games this season, with Silas being their leading scorer.  Here are a few photos and a cute little video of the Avengers doing their team chant:

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