Spring Play/Softball/Soccer

 We are in full spring mode here, and I think the weather is going to finally start cooperating as well. This past week has been filled with softball practices a couple nights a week, and Elliott had a soccer practice, and two games this past week, so we have been running around. 

Elliott had his first soccer game on Thursday evening at 6:00pm at the Sanford Field house. It was nice it was inside, because the weather outside was terrible. Elliott's team ended up losing 0-4, but they had fun and they are learning as they go. 

Friday evening, was Bethel's Spring Play Table for 5,000. It was a really cute play about Jesus and the feeding of the 5,000. Emma was Mary Magdelin, and had a speaking part, and Elliott was the disciple, Andrew, and he also had some speaking parts. They did a great job singing and telling their story to us and we really enjoyed it. They also had their piano recital before the concert. Emma played two songs and did a really nice job, and so did Elliott. They both seem to really enjoy piano, which is nice. 

After the concert, we visited for a while, and then Emma all of a sudden decided she wanted to sleepover at Lily's house, so she went there for the night. We enjoyed a quiet evening at home with Elliott. 

Saturday was a busy day. We went to church at 9:00am for spring cleaning. We spent a couple hours doing some deep cleaning of the church, inside and out. Then, we left at 11:00 for Elliott's soccer game at the Sanford Field House. Elliott's team lost again 0-2, but they looked better, and they were so close to scoring a goal multiple times. I can't wait to watch them get better and better each week. 

After the soccer game, we picked up Emma, and then had lunch at Gilibertos. It was super busy in there and took a while. Then, we headed to the East side of town and handed out flyers for the Avera Caner Race coming up. It was nice to have the whole family hand out flyers, and we were done in no time. But, it took a while to drive across town, and then back again, Sioux Falls on a Saturday is no joke. Then, we stopped at Target to get Elliott a new carry-on luggage for our trip to Hawaii, and then we picked up Jacob and brought him to our house for a sleepover. It was quite a day. 

Today, was also busy, but not quite as bad. We went to church, dropped off Jacob, and then we went to Brandon to see their Beauty and the Beast Play, It was really, really good I'm always so impressed with how well these high school students can put on a play. It lasted about 2 hours, and then we headed to Costco for some groceries, and then we finally made it home for the day. 

It's been quite a weekend. The kids are pretty crabby because they both had sleepovers this week, and they are just tired from all the activity. So, we are in wind-down mode here. They are both Ipading right now, and John and I are enjoying some relaxation, and preparing for another week. 

We have plans to finish our Peter Pan and Wendy movie, which we started last night, and then we are putting the kids to bed early. The wind has been blowing like 45 mph today all day, so we are all tired and sick of the windy weather. 

Here's to a less-crazy week next week, although I think we have something going on every day of the week next week. These last 3 weeks of school are going to be crazy!!

Emma learned how to drive 4-wheeler!!

Piano Recital 

The Spring Play