Monday, April 28, 2008

1st Sleep-over

Crazy Divas - Logan, Gracie and Kathleen

The whole crew - Kathleen, Logan, Gracie, Luke and Jax

Dressed-up for church and backpack-prepared for sleep-over


Gracie and Jaxon had their 1st sleep-overs this weekend. They stayed with Logan and Luke (our friends, the Sparrows). Not only did the Sparrow house have the 2 Sparrow children and the 2 Kenworthy children, but they also had another friend, Kathleen. The amazing part of the story is that Renai hosted all 5 kids BY HERSELF! Her husband, Kenny, is in Texas on business, but she still wanted everyone to spend the night. We're not sure if she's crazy or just an angel (probably a little of both).

Another 1st was going to church on Saturday night. We all went together since we knew the kids wouldn't get up on time Sunday morning. Our Saturday night service is called 'Denim at Dusk', and it is a very informal service (the exact same service as Sunday morning only with casual attire). Jaxon cries almost every Sunday morning because he doesn't want to wear 'church clothes'. It is a constant battle, and it leaves everyone unhappy. Wouldn't you know it...when we told him to get dressed for church Saturday night, he insisted on wearing his sports jacket (he also picked-out his shirt, shorts that didn't match so well and his nice shoes). Maybe his motivation was knowing his best friend, Luke, would be joining him at church. Gracie also dressed beautifully and even wore hose. They got several comments when we arrived at church (needless to say, they were a bit overdressed).

Kev and I got to sleep-in on Sunday morning and relieved Renae at about noon. By the time we got home, both kids were crying. They went straight to their beds without even eating lunch. Jax slept for 2 hours, and Gracie was out for about 3. After their huge naps, we all went out for a little exercise. Jax rode his scooter and his bike, I ran 1 mile, Kev ran 1 1/4 miles, and Gracie outdid us all by riding her bike 2 miles. Unfortunately, we probably negated all the work by heading to Working Cow for homemade ice cream after the work-out. Oh well, at least we all had fun!

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Gracie Scores!!!


Gracie's soccer team has struggled a little this year. They have some talent, but they had yet to win a game (in fact, they have yet to score a goal). In defense of the team, there are several kindergartners, and there are only 3 boys (and, yes, there is already a difference in athletic ability between boys and girls in 1st grade).

Today was a whole new game, though! GRACIE MAE scored her team's 1st goal of the season (and her 1st goal ever), and her team went on to win the game!!! Gracie was so excited when she scored, and the other mothers on the sidelines teared-up (everyone loves Gracie, and we were so happy we finally scored). The dads and the rest of the team were screaming like crazy. Gracie immediately wanted to know if she got a treat for scoring (...of course, we went to get ice cream right after the game). Anyway, Gracie's goal ignited her team, and Sierra went on to score twice. A little in-team competition is sometimes nice. Hopefully this is the start of something good (even though we all know winning isn't everything...but it sure is nice) for the Wiles Wildcats.