Thursday and Saturday

Thursday afternoon we watched Parker's team beat Centralia.  They made a few mistakes but still managed to win by 20.

Thursday night we watched Auna's team beat Stevenson.  Papa did lines.  This morning we watched Auna and the Rockets play in the Mark Morris tournament.  We came home at noon to watch the start of Gonzaga vs. San Diego,

 we watched the first set then went to the RV Park where Rielee was participating in the Lil' Squatches Fun Run. 

She had a great time, got very muddy

 and ended up running it 6 times total, it was so much fun. 
We hurried home and I watched the rest of Macee's match, she was playing DS,  it was an exciting  but they lost in 5.  Papa headed back to watch the rest of the MM tournament, CR played well and tied for 3rd place.

This evening we went to Papa Pete's for James' 17th birthday party.  It was fun visiting with everyone. 

Mermaids

After their bath tonight the girls were being silly and had their pajama bottoms on with both legs in one pant leg so they could be mermaids.  Rielee came over and played with them after school, then stayed for dinner since we were having corn on the cob and blueberry muffins, she loves both, as does Ava, Harper doesn't like corn on the cob, but will eat it off the cob.

Rielee soccer/Emmy's birthday

Rielee scored a goal early in her game tonight and then asked her coach if she could be the goalie.  It was a boring time for her, with no action near the goal.  Just before halftime she yelled to her coach in frustration "I haven't got to kick the ball once!"  She got no sympathy, he answered "Hey, you asked to play there!"  They won 4-1.

Emmy's birthday is actually tomorrow, but with conflicting schedules, the only time she had to celebrate was tonight after Auna's volleyball game.  Laury made her apple pie instead of cake. Emmy got the funniest card ever from Sam (the dog) that said

 "Happy Birthday! Hope no one else got you a stick!"- so fitting since Sam is the most obsessed stick-chasing/chewing dog in the world. 

I can't believe our little Emmy Dolan is 23, honestly it just seems like yesterday that she was born. 

Rielee sewing

Since Rielee is taking sewing classes, I thought she should sew the curtains for her clubhouse.  We went to Joann's for fabric, then to Home Depot for some floor tile.  She picked out the tile and we got a curtain rod also.  I let her do the scanning at Self-Checkout.  The clerk monitoring the registers got a kick out of her when she scanned the curtain rod 3 times, then it fell over in the sack and scanned again!  When we got home we started right in on the curtains, she knew how to thread the machine and all the basics, even what a seam-ripper was, good thing, cause we used it a couple of times. I lined things out and she did all the sewing and did really well.  She got Papa over to the clubhouse to put up the curtain rod and I helped her finish up the painting that she and Mom started yesterday.  Her clubhouse is a nice peach color, she loves it and was really happy with her curtains.

Bridget's party

I took Rielee, Ava and Harper to Bridget's 4th birthday party today.  She had a "Frozen" themed party.  There were lots of cousins there and the kids had a great time.

Harper just had to try out Tor's truck before we left, although she was way too big for it.  Fortunately, Tor didn't seem to mind.

Luke football/Auna volleyball

 We watched Luke's team play at Liberty Middle School in Camas this afternoon.  Luke is #6 in gold.  He played great on special teams and defense and recovered a fumble.

 We had been there for awhile when we heard Harper and Ava running crazily towards us.  They had been sitting with Mom at the other end of the field.  They livened up the whole area playing with another little girl,  just being their silly selves.

 Luke lining up for yet another kick-off, they were ahead by a bunch and pretty relaxed at this point.  One thing I noticed about Luke-he is always talking to and encouraging his teammates when he's off the field.

It was a funny coincidence that Auna's team was playing Seton Catholic tonight at the same school where Luke played (Seton Catholic doesn't have athletic facilities of their own).  Being in Camas made it convenient for Auna's Grandma Mary and Aunt Susan to come and watch her play,  Emmy and Dan didn't have to travel far either.

Auna got a great swing on the ball for this kill.  They won the first two sets, then lost 2, but came back strong and won the 5th. 

Playing in the car

I went out to check on the girls this afternoon and could hear them but didn't see them, then I noticed some movement in the car and was surprised to find Ava sitting in the driver's seat.  She was waiting for Harper and Rielee to join her to go for a ride.  They were all dressed up, with heels on and had their purses, too. 

They played out there for the longest time, going from one car to the other, pretending to go on dates and taking their babies on trips.  Lots of fun.