Easter Weekend - Part I

This was a busy, busy weekend. Friday evening, I made a 90 minute meal. It wasn't quite the fast 30 minutes Rachel Ray advertised.  I'm sure the extra time had something to do with the fact that I was holding Ian and only had one arm available for cooking. :) After dinner when Ian was in bed, we packed lunches and got everything ready for Jacob's first Denver soccer game.

Saturday, everyone was ready well before it was time to leave. So we left early. You can't just sit around and chill if you have kids. That's just a fight (or several) waiting to happen. We stopped at the car wash and then grabbed some breakfast.  William and Jacob watched movies while Ian took his morning nap. The ride was very pleasant.

The soccer game started at 11:45 p.m. Jacob warmed up with Coach Eddie while the other boys worked with Coach Drew.

The game was just awesome. Everyone played so well, and they really looked like a team. Jacob made several excellent saves. It was honestly the best I've ever seen him play. So glad I was there. Ozzie even scored with a header from a corner kick by James. Talk about profesh!! Here's a video. The final score was 8-1, with the Lions for the win.

William did his usual thing. He played with the iPhone, but he stopped just long enough for me to get this beautiful picture of him.

Ian had fun throwing grass at me and William. He kicked the soccer ball some too. 

Still so cute even with the snot on his lip!

After the game, we ate near the playground. John made wraps and homemade cole slaw. Ian had his usual cheese stick and Z bar. The kids had fun on the play ground. Jacob pushed Ian on the swings while William had fun with the zip line.

After the park, we stopped at John's cousin's house so Jacob could change. We didn't have much time to visit before we had to leave for the Rapids game in Commerce City. The weather during the first half was nice, but the wind picked up toward the half and it got cold. Ian was a good boy the entire time. He even watched the game. The Rapids tied 2-2, and we headed home.

Why can't he just smile and look cute like his daddy? :)

They boys watched the rest of their movie and Ian fell asleep again. Another wonderful, quiet drive home. It was a long and busy day but it was so fun. Everyone was so well behaved. Definitely makes all of the hard work of packing, organizing and preparing worth every minute!

Love you so much Norrie boys!