Okay, so we were at my parents' house the other night for dinner with the rest of the family for no reason other than Bill and Bette were actually in town. I was in the front driveway chatting with Babs and Natalie and her kids (mine weren't there yet) when sweet Abi heads toward the large fountain. "She's going to get her hands wet" was the general consensus from the adults as we watched her progress. Well, seeing that Abi has just learned to walk, her balance isn't quite 100% yet, and when she leaned in to put her hands in the fountain, she did a header and her whole little self plunged in. Natalie, being the super mom that she is, rushed over and pulled her out. Me, being the worst auntie ever, rushed to my bag and pulled my camera out. I SWEAR that if there hadn't been two other capable adults nearby, I would have gone for the baby first. But, seeing that all's well that ends well, I got a great picture of a soaking and (rare) crying Abi- and she's wearing the perfect shirt. Well, she was scared and cried for about 1 minute (that's a lOOOOONG cry for Abi) then got her shoes and was happy again. I think we have a Carrie Bradshaw in the making- shoes make her very happy. I love you Abi, and I love this picture!
Saturday was Chloe's last soccer game of the season. The last 10 minutes of the second game, AC parked Chloe RIGHT in front of the goal, and our 2 good players tried and tried and tried to help Chloe score a goal. They would kick the ball directly to her, and she would turn around, get ready to kick . . . and someone else would kick it away. So sad. Even all of the parents were cheering, "Get it Chloe! Score a goal, Chloe! There it is Chloe! Ahhhh nooo . . .". It was quite funny. I think the OTHER team's parents might have been cheering as well. Drew and Connor, Chloe's teammates, were so awesome- really good sports. They could have each scored about 10 times, but tried to get it to Chloe instead. Alas, she didn't score, but she was VERY excited about how close she came to a goal. Maybe next year!
ACs parents were here for a visit last week. The kids had a blast, and I was the only lady on the block to have my very own "Manny". He played with the kids, took Hayden to the bus stop every morning, ate breakfast with the kids and even got them up in the morning and let me sleep in. By the time they left I was a lazy mom- it was quite the shock to my system to get up with the kids in the morning after they left! Good thing Nana and Papa will be back in a few weeks, so I can relax a bit around here!
Some pictures from Hayden's game today. The Goblins are pretty fun to watch, and not because they are scoring a lot of goals (because they are not!!) Hayden loves defense, and will get in there and stop just about anybody. Today was also the day he had his quarter in the goal- and he did not like it. One thing I know, he sure is the best lookin' Green Goblin out there!
Our little munchkins dressed and ready to go! Hayden was a football player, complete with balloon shoulder pads, Chloe was a princess, and Ellie was Tinker Bell for the 2nd year running. Her Tinker Bell costume is getting little bit on the small side. We went to Auntie Natalie and Uncle Travis's house for Trick or Treating, followed by a party. We had a great time, got a load of candy, and tons of Natalie's WONDERFUL food. Thanks for having us! Billy was an awesome Buzz lightyear, Emi was a gorgeous princess, and Abi the cutest little fairy ever. 
