The Weekend What

When the weatherman said that it was supposed to rain on Saturday, I was really hoping that he meant late in the afternoon. We had a very busy and fun day planned. First on the list, was Evan's soccer game. Then, Payton's first basketball game of the season. After that, we planned to eat lunch with Grandma and Papa, followed by a trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Despite seeing gray clouds in the morning, I got the little girls pumpkin patch perfect. I laid out clothes for Evan and Payton to change into after their games, so they too would be ready for all kinds of Fall Fun. When we stepped out the door, I noticed that the skies looked REALLY dark! Here's Addi as we were leaving for Evan's game.

Addi & Karsyn too!

Karsyn told me that she needed a picture in her pumpkin shirt too. This is her new cheese face. Oh my! I can only imagine what our little family's Christmas cards are going to look like this year. ha!

Karsyn

As we were driving out to Evan's game, it started to sprinkle. As we pulled into the soccer complex, it started pouring!!!! Daddy and I decided for me to keep the girls in the van and let them watch Strawberry Shortcake. Daddy asked for my umbrella. I should have taken a picture of the look on Jason's face when I told him that I didn't have one. One mama, 4 kiddos, with one umbrella just doesn't work. I explained all this to Jason and I think his exact words were, "I'm getting an umbrella for the van." Then, our poor guys headed out to the fields. It was raining so heavy that the Ref called a 30 minute rain delay. Then, there was a flash of lightening and the game was cancelled. We had just enough time to get our soaking wet boys home to change, before it was Payton's turn to play ball. Here she is in action.

Payton just threw the ball in.

Nana met us at Payton's basketball game. The kiddos were all really excited when she bought them all popcorn! Addi and Karsyn both sat very quietly either munching on popcorn or playing a game on Daddy's phone for the entire game. I love that going to games is getting much easier with two little ones, but at the same time, it's a sign that that they are growing up. Evan gave us a play by play of the game. I'm pretty sure that he could be a sports announcer if he wanted too. He also really liked helping out by going to the concession stand all by himself. Yes, another sign of growing up. (And just so you know, if he wasn't in full view the entire time and if the game wasn't in a small church gym, this wouldn't happen.) Payton's team did a really good job, but they ended up losing. I was really proud of the way that Payton played. (She didn't get her jersey until we got there. I promise to have a post of Payton ready to play ball next weekend.) After the game, we had lunch with Grandma and Papa. At this point, it was still raining and the Pumpkin Patch was a no go. We decided to swing by the house that Grandma and Papa are flipping. Jason worked on painting the pool on Friday and we wanted to see how the paint job held up in the rain. It looked to be just fine. We spent a little time at the flip house before we parted ways with Grandma and Papa. Then we headed to the mall. We got Daddy some new work clothes and found a few good deals for Evan and Karsyn. We didn't leave the mall until after 6 o'clock!!! The kiddos were all starving, so we stopped for dinner at the Santa Fe Cattle Co.

Payton, Addi, Evan, & Karsyn

The kiddos all loved throwing their peanut shells on the floor! I stayed true to eating healthy and had grilled chicken with mixed veggies. Yum! Even though the day didn't quite go how we had planned, we still had a lot of fun! Hope you all had a great weekend too!!!