Soccer, Derby Races and More.....

Whew!!! I can't believe another week has flown past us! I feel like in retrospect looking back on the week is a complete blur. I can't wait for summer when we can really enjoy our days. Today has been SUPER crazy as well. Jacob had a soccer game this morning and it was the first I was able to go to since this season started (his last game was when WIll was in the hospital). It was so cold, but he won and with only one score throughout the entire game he had the assist.


Here he is in action!

From the soccer game we had to go straight to Boy Scouts where he competed in the District Pine Wood Derby Race. (See previous blogs on the first race). It too was a lot of fun. He ultimately won 2nd in district and we are waaayyy proud of him, although he took it very hard. He was not happy with not winning first. We had to do some serious talking that second place was not losing. Here are some pictures from the race. The last one is definitely no the face of a second place finisher.



This is during the race when we were still having some fun.



...and after getting our trophy and the sad face after defeat.



And here is Will rooting his brother on in true "Will" fashion. :)

From the derby races we went back to the fields for another game and this too was a winner. THe boys had a lot of fun and won 10-0. I think Jacob ended up with 3 goals. He was starting to feel better from the events of the day. While there Lauren gave us a call because she was out here with our neighbors and let us know that the stray cat that had adopted US had just has kittens of her own. Yes, she too had kittens- six I might add- so if you know any out there looking for cats, in about 6 weeks we will have 11 up for adoption.



NOW we're finally happy with our days work!

Finally last night (I went out of order, sorry, stay with me here) we went to our nephew's birthday party at The Rink. WOW what an eye opener. I couldn't believe that parent would jsut drop off their young children (10 and up) and leave them there. It was hard to enjoy the party becuase of the way these children behaved. I will never go back there again, especially on a Friday night. Other than the profanity and vulgar behaviors by these kids (not the ones at the party)our kids had a really great time. Here are some pictures from the night.



Our kids absolutely loved to skate, but let me tell you they have abosolutely NO balance whatsoever!



And lastly, here is Will looking over the edge wondering how he can get a pair of those cool shoes with wheels!

Well, there is our week in review. I am sure you are all bored to tears by now so I will leave you with a Will update. He started antibiotics on Monday, and so far so good. There has been no more drainage. I ask that you keep praying though because when he stops the antibiotic his where it will be the true test.
Love you all.