On Friday night, I got an email that Rocket's final soccer game of the regular season was cancelled. The other team forfeit as they did not have enough players to field a team. So I made a spontaneous decision to drive the kids out to an apple orchard and pick some apples on Saturday. This is also known as MOMMA gets to do something besides sit in the house alone while the kids run in and out the door while playing the neighborhood.
So sis had her dance class, then we came home, she changed, I fed them both a snack and I packed lunch for the 90 minute drive out to the orchard.
The day was cool and windy- a perfect fall day.
At the top of the orchard is this hill that overlooks the entire area. I don't think sis had ever seen so much empty space. We talked about our weekend away (coming in 2 weeks) being over in the area far in the distance.
We decided this hill was perfect for sledding in the winter.
On the way home, I took the kids to a pumpkin patch- some treats before (note to self- sis can not handle this much sugar without become very mean and nasty and defiant- limit her sugar at all times).
The name of the pumpkin farm. We picked our pumpkins, rode the hayride and walked through the corn maze. A good way to spend the afternoon.
Hayride- and the boy being silly.
The sunflowers - we had 2 nights of frost so they were very droopy.
finding our way out of the corn maze.
goofy kids
Sunday, we celebrated sis' birthday. Her birthday is actually in 2 days, but this was time the family could celebrate. Her brother and her former foster mom came to celebrate with us. It was a good time.
yummy cake- just huge issues with it falling apart while I was spreading the frosting on it.
sis and her brother.
presents.
We have the kid birthday tomorrow- at the skating place. I am never doing this type of party again- only 8 girls were invited and I have definite responses from 2 of them if they are coming or not. I am over people not RSVPing to parties or even saying they are coming and then asking if the other kids (who don't play with my kids, aren't friends with my kids, etc) can be left at the party too.
In any case, it is a week of parties here and I will be happy to get to the weekend. The boy has at least one 1 soccer game- for the end of the year tournament. If his team wins that game on Saturday, then they automatically qualify for the state tournament (same weekend we are away for the weekend trip) and he also has to play a game on Sunday (at least one game). if they win the first game on Sunday, then they play the afternoon game to determine the league champion.
I am not sure what I am hoping for an outcome, other than the boys playing their best for the whole game.
Love and hugs,
Deb
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