Weekend getaway...

Last weekend Mike took us out of town on a very last minute getaway. We went to The Ashley Inn in Cascade, ID. It's an incredible hotel and I highly suggest everyone try it out. We had a very nice room with a Therapy Bath Tub in it! They had a indoor pool and hot tub which we enjoyed all three days. My kids are like fish! They served cookies and milk at 8:00pm every night - the girls loved that. Okay the parents did too!

We took the kids on an Sleigh Ride that took you to feed the elk!

When we went into the area the elk were in - they came right up to us and starting eating off the hay bales we were sitting on - it was pretty crazy.

The elk were almost in our lap - they were snorting on us and breathing in my ear. It was gross! I ended up getting an asthma attack towards the end and it was a long drive to McCall for relief but it was worth it - we had a blast!

Soccer, Soccer, Soccer...

Last week was a busy week for us. We started soccer! I say we because I am head coach of Caitlin's U8 team and Assistant Coach for Mikalya's U6 team. Because of schedule conflicts I had to spread out the practice days so we are practicing Monday thru Thursday and games are on Saturday! As if that wasn't enough I got so excited when I played against other coaches that I am going to be playing on Friday nights with these coaches starting in 2 weeks. So I will be on the field 6 days a week. Let's see how long it will take to get burnt out - any bets??

So I was thinking about last year when Caitlin started playing soccer and pulled up a few pictures which also pulled up a few funny memories...

Don't they look so little? Beautiful dress on Caitlin!

Caitlin going in for kick. She was so aggressive I was pretty impressed.

Okay here is the funny story. This team was called the Silver Bullets - as in the Beer. (the name says it all I think.) The kids I think were coached by someone who thought the game was all about winning by hurting the other team! One little girl who I thought looked like an little angel looked at us parents sitting on the sidelines and sand to us in a high pitched devil voice - "you are the enemy - you're going to lose." All the soccer moms there were horrified- where did she even learn this?

By this picture alone you can see how they didn't care about the ball- they were after my daughter! The boy on the right - was flat out pushing our players in the back and kicking them for no reason! He finally got thrown out of the game! But I and other mom's were getting pretty vocal about this little brat. I'm sorry, I mean - kid.

Again he is trying to trip Caitlin - UGH - let me at him....

Doesn't this just look wrong? Lining up to kick my daughter! Caitlin is holding him back pretty well. But she was a little upset at the end of the game about getting pushed and kicked so much.

Caitlin made the final goal and we won the game - so take that!!

Oh and did I mention one dad was drinking a beer at the game? What in the heck? I am speechless over this horrible behavior.

I can only pray I do not have parents or kids that behave this way!