Soccer!!!

The Comets... a few peeps were missing.

Jackson decided to try soccer this fall after never having played. He is doing remarkably well and had a goal and an assist in his second game.  

Jax on the move

Jax loves to do the throw-ins and play forward.  Except the third game, he mostly played defender and kind of lost interest.

While his ball skills are a work in progress, Jackson loves running all over the field and does a nice job hustling.

Abby was trying out Halloween costumes and may have found a winner!

Abster was all over us to set up the jumpy house on Saturday. After we relented, Abster played on it for a total of 4 minutes and went on to something else!

Catie was all smiles at the father/daughter lunch. Dad tried to convince all her friends that the scoop of mashed potatoes was actually ice cream. He had many of the kids fooled but not Catie... she is used to his shenanigans.

The Big Sleepover

The crew is ready to bowl!

The kids had Lizzie and Jacob over for a sleepover last week. They requested that we go to Stars & Strikes, a huge bowling and gaming center.  

 We are not sure how Jax was able to hold the ball without falling over!

  

Ann was quite the bowler... who knew? Here she is trying to tutor Abster in the fine art.

 

Lizzie asked if she could use the "ramp" at  bowling. We had no idea what she was referring to and finally asked the attendant if we could have the "ramp" brought out to our lane. He stated that it was intended for the physically challenged, but "what the heck you can use it."  It was such a hit that the family next to us asked if there was another one that they could use!

Vampires are everywhere these days!

As you can see, Jackson was quite the ladies man as he kept winning on the wheel of fortune.

Off to school!

The kids love the virtual roller coaster ride!

We spent over 4.5 hrs in Stars & Strikes and even had a "delicious" pizza and nacho dinner.

Laser tag pregame instructions.

The girls were "too scared" to participate in laser tag but Jax and Jacob took on all comers!

Jackson and Jacob were the youngest players by about 15 years and were so small that they were difficult to shoot. They were like two little mice running around the playing field.

The crew even got to ride on the bumper cars and crashed into each other... they loved it!

The girls love to play dress up and try on all different kinds of outfits....even if they are a few sizes too small.

Lizzie likes to wear a tiara around town like it is an every day accessory. Of course Catie had to have one too.

Nothing beats a dip in the front yard family swimming pool or throwing water balloons at each other on a Sunday afternoon!