fry-day

on thursday night i was surprised and pleased when laura reminded me that the next day was a cws friday!

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, a day off for daddy!

because daddy is always doing school work, i decided to take the littles to a neighbors thirty-one party to get them out of his hair. we had a good time visiting and eating and it all goes towards my goal of getting to know my neighbors better. win-win-win.

laney and i enjoyed some doritos with our lunch.

1 - because we're super healthy and

2 - because they're delicious.

during naptime matt did homework. definite theme of our lives right now, and although it might seem like i'm complaining about it, and i do hate doing everything alone and miss my hubby, i'm really proud of him and how hard he's working. 

during naptime i cleaned out the jolly green giant and listened to little women, trying to get back on track with my booklist challenge. i read it forever ago and loved it, so it's fun to "read" it again.

ps - i loooove books on tape/cd/self playing audio! 

at 4:30 i loaded up the jolly green with my 3 mini cheerleaders and off we went to the make-up football.

there's our big cheerleader!

there are a few cheers that she's taught the girls, and some they just love to copy, so they had fun dancing and cheering in the stands.

'ma girls!!!

juice-aholic.

who are these boys winning these games???

now i know what you're saying, so what, they've won 2 games (3 if you include the first scrimmage, which i do. i really do). but this is a big deal for these raider fans! i don't know if they've ever won 3 games in a row, and definitely not at the beginning of the season! everyone is so excited, it's so fun!!!

frankie and roni met up and played together. they are so cute.

the game was fun and it's always a good time to see alexis cheer. it's not always such a good time to corral 3 little cheerleaders. they get bored watching, so then they like to stand in the aisle and dance and play, only there are always tons of people walking around and it's not really convenient or safe for them to play in the aisles. they also like to play down closer to the field on the gravel, but it's kinda gross, there are still people walking by, and they push their luck and try to climb the fences and run too far away. they are really good girls, there's just a lot of them, and they have about a 5 minute memory, so i have to keep reminding them not to go too far, not to climb, and to try to stay out of peoples way. it's stressful, especially when you have a one-year-old that almost falls 4 ft under the bleachers. one of those mothering moments where you feel the glare and judgement of a thousand eye's. 

stressful.

so after that 2 1/2 hour game, we headed over to christian's 2 1/2 hour game, just for good measure. big deep breath! at least there are no bleachers to fall under and they can pretty much just run around without bothering people. except that i'm always a little bit nervous that one of them might get kidnapped.

 the boy and one of his cheerleaders.

 

they love each other!

 

 the game started at 7, so it didn't end till after 9:30. these 3 have been going to bed around 7:30, so they were pooped! thankfully jordan was there and she held and cuddled with frankie for a long time. it got cold, and when you've got a cold and tired girl, that can be catastrophic. when the game ended i got to carry frankie, laney, and my big bag'o'tricks all the way back to the car. that was fun. happily, i probably worked off the calories from that cheesy soft pretzel i ate. see, there's always a silver lining!

alas, our fall ball rangers lost, by a lot. chris got a hit but was called out on 1st, it was a really close call. then he got hit by the ball and got on base that way too. he played center field and catcher - which he loved. he's talking about getting catchers gear and everything. as i was visiting with my big kids in the basement (friday night = movie night) i managed to snap my fancy lad with his facial mask. haha, he wasn't happy about that!

 

matt was able to finish his homework around 10:30. it was a long day for everyone.

long, but good.