WHAT A WEEK!!

Let's start from the beginning....

Last Saturday was the kick-off to a new flag football season. YAY, Ayden. He caught everything that was thrown to him, deflected a pass while on defense, and put the heat on a few guys who were trying to protect their flags! It was a lot of fun for us as well as Ayden:)

By the looks of my little urban cowgirl you can see we had some special plans in mind for Saturday afternoon. A woman Jason works with invited us to ride her pony. It was like Claire's dream come true...literally. She LOVED every second and can't wait to return.
Ayden took a shot on the pony when CLaire was willing to give her up! It wasn' t easy. Claire insisted she walk with the horse while Ayden rode, because she just couldn't stand being any distance from Ishy (the pony). He didn't seem to mind and let Claire do all the talking:)
Although Ayden liked riding he wasn't quite as enthused or impressed as Claire who continually talked, patted, praised, and smiled at Ishy. It was too darn cute.
By the end of the afternoon she was "on her own" with Ishy. GOOD JOB CLAIRE! She was really willing to try something new without any fear and OODLES of confidence. THANKS so much to Karen for introducing Claire to riding. Now for the big question, "Daddy, when can we get a pony?"

I am skipping ahead to Tuesday, only because the beginning of the week had a few WHOPPERS! However, Tuesday was incredibly exciting as Claire earned second place in the 1/2 mile run held through our rec. center. She raced other 2nd grade girls and did a FABULOUS job.

NOW, if you look closely you will notice why Sunday was a doozy. Ayden broke his arm while using a stool to reach the string to his ceiling fan. Yep, it wasn't the trampoline, wasn't his skateboard, basketball, football, biking.....it was a stool:( Sorry kiddo.

IF that weren't enough, our good friend Tyla took a spill on her skooter Tuesday afternoon and broke her knee cap! What is happening on Hampden Rd? Wrap your kids in bubble wrap this week...I have a feeling the next few weeks will be interesting as we try to play cast friendly games/activities in the neighborhood! These are the memories we will laugh about later, right?

Lots of Activity!

AHHH! What a beautiful weekend...nothing too scheduled, nothing too strenuous, just relaxing and lots of fun! It really doesn't get better than being with my family:)

The kids have wanted to visit Lancaster County Skate Park for quite some time so today was the perfect day to do it! The skate park is pretty big, a little intimidating and totally ours...almost no one else was there:)

Like I said, it was pretty big! Especially depending on your perspective!!

It's a good thing these kids don't have confidence issues:P

They just gave it their best shot!

Ayden was truly in his element.

He aspires to be an expert skateboarders someday.

I think he is off to a good start!

Claire did a little rollerblading AND skateboarding!

She is pretty darn good at both:)

Everyone became VERY brave into the afternoon.

Of course, Jason had to show off some of his "moves". Let's say just it was entertaining!

Among the arguments they may have, I have observed Ayden and Claire becoming each others friend and support system:) I don't think there is anything greater for a parent to see!

When we are not trying something new, we are squeezing in our favorite Summer Activity...SWIMMING.....with two of our favorite kiddos, Trent and Eli (my nephews).

Swimming just isn't swimming without a good battle!

Last but not least, this week has brought the first day of the 2010 school year! The girls in the "hood" were ready to go 20 minutes ahead of time! RIDICULOUS!

They can't spend too many hours apart without going through withdrawal!

Ayden had other things on his mind...

when is recess, when is gym class, and how long is the bus ride again?

These are pictures that we will keep forever... what a good group of kids. I feel so fortunate to have neighbors that appreciate each other! These kids couldn't be more different but are all able to get along and have fun! Cute, cute cute!