Dirty but Happy

These last couple of weeks have flown by for us. With soccer and softball almost every single night, we are starting to feel a bit worn out. Thankfully Chris has been here to help. He even suffered through a case of strep throat for most of his time here. He was still a big help. I'm not sure how I would have managed all of the chaos alone.

Neil had his last day of preschool this last week. It was bittersweet for me. As I walked down the hallway that was decorated with all kinds of adorable preschool art, I got a little bit teary eyed. This is it. My last baby is done with preschool forever. How did this come so fast?

We had a farewell picnic lunch out on the playground and enjoyed popsicles. We will really miss this great school and all of his friends. He really enjoyed his time here and it was so good for him!

The rest of our time was spent out on the fields. Claire has really started to enjoy softball. She has built up her confidence and is starting to do really well. She's had a couple RBI's and today she had a nice single. Most of the weeknight games don't end until 9pm, so everyone gets home dirty and exhausted. It's been really hot and humid here, so the kids are usually dripping with sweat and dirt. You can tell that Neil loves it though. At least they are all getting some great exercise. 

Yay! Claire is safe on first!!

The Power

My cute but very dirty little boy.

Grace has also been doing really great with her soccer skills. She's improved a bunch over the season. Today she scored a goal that she kicked from mid field. She was pretty excited about that. I think she's done the best on defense though. She is a fabulous sweeper. Go Orange Tigers!

The regular season of softball has now ended. We just have one tournament left to go. Soccer has a party and one more game next weekend. Hopefully it will all go smoothly. Chris flies back to CA tomorrow. All I have to do now is: end of school stuff/parties, teacher presents, a birthday party for Claire, close on a house, pack for our trip to OR, get the house ready to move, ship off my van, relocate the kids and me to a hotel, and lots of little stuff in between. That's all before Chris comes back. Oy. These next 20 days are going to be INSANE! Please forgive me for the hiatus in posts that I know will be coming.