It's that time of year again...fall soccer. Although it's only August it feels like fall to me since Ben already started school last week. This is Ben's third year playing soccer with Upward and Curt's second year coaching. We really love the Upward program and are looking forward to a fun season. Ben had a sleepover the night before his first game, so he was dragging out there a bit. Hopefully he will get more into it next week. Lucy had fun playing with some other little girls, but it is definitely hard to watch the game and keep an eye on her. Last year, I still had her in her stroller. This year, she has freedom and wants to run free! I snapped a few quick pics with my phone, but hopefully I can take a few with the good camera one of these games...that all depends on my little wild Lucy girl. :)      The players and coaches waiting for the game to start.  Ben running out to the center of the field after they announced his name. The teams say a praye...

I haven't been a good blogger this summer, but since I love to look back at old pictures on the blog, I wanted to at least give a quick glimpse of our summer. We didn't do any super exciting exotic trips, but we had lots of fun together as a family and that's what great memories are made of. We did take two separate trips up to Michigan to see our families. We tried to fill our days with fun activities like going to the beach, zoo, mini-golf, etc...It was great to visit with everyone and the kids loved playing with their cousins! Overall it has been a really great summer. I cannot believe that school starts tomorrow. How is Ben already a first grader? AHHHH! I know he will do great tomorrow. I, on the other hand, will probably be hiding some tears as he gets on that bus in the morning.    Ben started soccer practice and has his first game his Saturday. (He's in the gray shirt)  We went to Parkview Park after dinner last week. It was fun to run around toget...