Lots of fun stuff to share!

Last weekend we scoped out a soccer league for Ellie and got her all the gear she needed to start this week.  She was very excited all week and would practice every day.  It was fun watching her in action and it was a nice change of pace to add to our daily activities.

 The kiddos were very excited to get a package from Grandma Jeannie and Papa Jack.  

 She loved her shin guards so much she wore them
out of the store. She never practices without them!   

Ralphie likes to get in on the soccer action too.

   

 The Doc is in!  Doc McStuffin's Ellie came out this week.

 It was good to see her again, she is getting pretty creative with her diagnosis.  

 The kids had fun with play dough and math.  Ellie loves the dice games we create!

  We had a magical rock treasure hunt.  I made this "rocks" the night before with baking soda, food coloring, and glitter and I hid jewels in them.  So Ellie first had to find all 12 rocks I had hidden in the backyard. 

They had to of course go in a treasure box!

The Fairy Garden was a good place to find magical treasures!

One of the rocks broke open during the search and she discovered what was inside!

First jewel removed the fizzy vinegar way.

Then she tried breaking it open by throwing it on the ground.

 

One happy girl counting her jewels! 

 The big day for Ellie to make her soccer debut!  Unfortunately, all that practice this week was not enough to keep her going the whole time with her team.  They do a 10 minute practice and play cycle.  Ellie made it through the first practice and play schedule and then she had it.  We may have to work on that endurance!!  We're going to stick it out and keep going, hopefully each week will get more time out of her!

It was fun to be out and having Ellie try something new!

After church on Sunday we made our way to the mountains to visit Shaver Lake for a picnic lunch.

The ducks got to enjoy some Dorito crumbs.

Ellie informed us on the drive back that feeding the ducks was her favorite part and she had named them...Sunny, Tree, Walkie, Holly, and Camolie.  Love the names she comes up with!

Shaver Lake was yet another pretty stop that blew us away.  We drove further up in the mountain to check out the ski resort and Ellie said, "You thinking what I'm thinking...lets go sledding!"  We got a kick out of that.  She is full of funny one liners.  I wish I was better about writing them down right away so I won't forget them.  Something that melted our hearts this week was Jack finally saying "I love you."