Apparently, I’m into alliterations this month. My last post was Flowers, Food, & Fun! and this one is Soccer, Seattle, & Swim! I’m curious if I can keep the theme going and what letter will represent the next part of our month. Okay, I’m taking mental rabbit trails early on in this post. I’ll rein myself in now!
Spring soccer started a week ago. It’s a short season. Only 4 sessions. The boys were a little nervous because their favorite coach and her kiddos weren’t participating this time. Thankfully, they recognized quite a few kids on their team and they connected well with the new coaches. Homeschool soccer is run like a sports camp. The kids do drills and skills practice for the first half of the time and then they scrimmage the second half. It’s been neat to watch them grow over the last few years. They both mentioned their legs being tired the next day. It had been a while since they ran full tilt! It’s joy to watch them from the sidelines; cheering alongside the grandparents. They are blessed with a faithful cheering squad!
For Mother’s Day weekend, I requested an adventure in Seattle. It had been over a decade since I’d been to Pike Place Market. We’d never taken the boys to this part of a Seattle. It was fun to walk them through the highlights of the market. They saw the first Starbucks, watched cheese being made at Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, gobbled a couple of cookies from Cinnamon Works, and got to watch the fishmongers tossing fish into the market. My favorite moment was the look on their faces when we went down to the iconic gum wall below the market. So gross! After taking in the sights (and smells) of the market, we wandered down to the waterfront to purchase tickets for the Great Wheel. The giant Ferris wheel sits on Pier 57 and has great views of the sound and the city. Despite some reservations about the height, a good time was had by all and memories were definitely made.
Mother’s Day weekend was spent celebrating Grandma on Saturday and Nana on Sunday. Celebrating with food is important to our family! On Saturday, we enjoyed Papa Murphy’s pizza and Nothing Bundt Cakes. On Sunday, we had my favorite mac and cheese from the Costco deli and in honor of Nana we got fried chicken from KFC. My love of chocolate cake was fulfilled with both Linda’s Fudge Cake at The Cheesecake Factory on Friday (split with Owen) and a tuxedo chocolate mousse cake from Costco on Sunday. To break up the chocolate, my bundt cake was lemon flavored on Saturday. All were delightful! I love cheese and cake! It was a blessing to share the weekend with our moms. These ladies are dearly loved by our families. They add so much joy to our lives and we are thankful for them!
We did a round of spring swim lessons this week to prepare for summer pool season! Our backyard pool should go up next weekend! Owen is a strong swimmer, but Graham needed a confidence boost. We don’t swim often enough over the winter months to keep swim skills sharp. They both improved their strokes and stamina over the course of the week. Friday was an open swim and the kids got put their swim skills to good use while playing! Jeremy has been out of town the last few days at a men’s conference. Swimming lessons, piano lessons, an afternoon with friends, and special dinner plans have keep us hopping. We’ve tired ourselves out! I’m very thankful that today is a home day and a day of rest. The Lord knew what he was doing when He created the Sabbath! Amen!
Amy Scott's Thoughts 