Bizi Farms.....

Ahhh fall...it can be so beautiful here in the fall when it doesn't rain! This year we went to Bizi Farms in Vancouver to get the pumpkins. We actually just went spur of the moment because it was a pretty day outside and only stayed about 1.5 hours not thinking this would be the only time we would go to the pumpkin patch this season. Alas, it is a week before Halloween and I don't think we will be able to make it again! Oh well, maybe next year we can go and hang 1/2 the day and play...


















I absolutely love this picture of Jake and Mackenzie in the tire!


















Todd and Mackenzie launching their pumpkin...the goal is to make into a metal garbage can really far away..good luck! :)

Mackenzie's First Goal.....

The first picture is of Mackenzie's first goal EVER!!!! She was SOOOOO excited! She actually got the ball at the other end of the field and ran it all the way down to her goal...it was very impressive if I do say so myself! The 2nd picture is of Mackenzie and her new buddie on the soccer team McKenna.

It's official...I'm a soccer mom.....

Here she is the next Mia Hamm! (sp?) My life has been nothing but soccer this fall! Jake has practice Tue/Thurs for 1.5 hrs. with games on Sat. and Mackenzie has practice Wed. /Friday for 1 hour with games on Sat.!! I'm so coming to terms with the saying "soccer mom". I feel like we are doing "soccer" 24-7! At least we are getting plenty of outdoor time right?!

At first I have to say Mackenzie wasn't sure what to think of soccer. She kind of liked it but the idea of trying to get into the middle of a bunch of girls swarming around a ball and kick it away from them was very intimidating! The only way I can describe how she played at first was something like this:

There is a swarm of girls all huddled together around the soccer ball following it wherever it goes...no strategy... no organization...just screams and laughter! Then there is Mackenzie who is the "sun" orbiting around the swarm .... no direction....no intention of kicking the soccer ball...just running around the group of girls who are running with the ball..this is fun enough for her! :)

At the end of a game she would often leave crying saying " no one gave me the ball"! :(
Ahhhh competition....I'm not sure it is made for 5 year olds!