The Weekend Report

Nothing like a WILD Friday night! I sent this pic to Marisa because she was headed to the big city and I was headed for COMFY :) 

Even Barks knew it was a snuggle in kinda Friday night. Course he had also played with Rangeley for about 30 minutes and nothing like a puppy playdate

Miss B had a friend over and they jumped right into the fort Minnie had made the day before.

My view before an early bedtime for me... :)

but not before some snuggles with Minnie :) She wanted the TV with me and I fell asleep. Whoopsie :)

We headed out after Husband made the crew pancakes... to the apple "festival". And they got whoopie pies :) 

It was WAY smaller this year than in years past but we were happy to be BACK!

It was a GORGEOUS Saturday, we chatted with LOTS of friends and even met a new one! Minnie and Miss B's 5th grade teacher's daughter!!! Doesn't she look THRILLED!?!? :) 

After the apple fest... we DID go PICK apples... Minnie LOVES apple pie and ALWAYS has a hankering :) Miss B was happy to be hanging with her bud!

We hiked to the top again even though I'm pretty sure it was roped off.... but the view really is the best

Love them.

And handy having Ally with is... built in family photographer! :)

Minimal pics (ok NONE) from apple picking on but we did have our annual block party but Ray and Heather didn't make it and Eric came late because of a wind storm the night before... but we had Brad and the kids, Marisa was out of town, and then Courtney and her boyfriend came :) Miss B had gone to Ally's soccer game so her parents came to drop off and stayed for some of the campfire :) It was a fun crew. 

Sunday AM we had decided we needed a family re-set day. The four of us needed to connect. The weeks are so busy, there have been some challenges and teachable moments that we needed to follow-up on, and things that just NEEDED to happen but we haven't had the time to do.... we did MC's game... Freeport.... Portland... and rolled home around 2:30 to just HANG....and I got flowers from TJ's :) 

and some from my garden :) STILL!

bedtime snuggles with THIS one to finish up the weekend.... just what my Mama heart needed....

Randoms

I haven't made this version of homemade pizza since January and we forgot how YUMMY it is... Miss B ONLY likes pizza from the local variety store and even SHE ate 2 pieces! SOOOO YUMMY!

I am so happy I still have flowers in my yard but it definitely seems like we should transition to fall...

No one told these guys though....back to full force...

So on Wednesday the gals and I grabbed some mums at Lowe's...and I swapped out the petunias on the chicken coop for a full yellow hanging one (makes me so happy)

but I'm not grouchy that these are still GOING STRONG! 

and just for the record... I'm not the only CRAZY one taking pics of this handsome dude. I took NONE of these :) "but MOM he's SOOO CUTE! Look at him! So cute!"

 

Wordless Wednesday: We'd know that ponytail ANYWHERE!

 

The Weekend Report

 

Friday night Minnie had a soccer game. It was a COMPLETELY different kid than the one I watched on Tuesday! Girl was SO fun to watch! 

Maybe, aside from when she booted a ball and it hit a girl less than 5 feet away from her square in the face.... whoopsie!!! Girl was OK but it was a boot!

They won 2 to 1 and Minnie scored two goals... you do the math ;) Then she was asked to stay for the 8th grade game and scored then! :) I was so proud of her! 

Her buds!

We drove separately, Husband, Miss B and Barks came together after his golf practice and I took Miss B and Barks home so when I got my hands on this girl!! So PROUD of this girl!! I called Dawson before she got home to thank him for the support... all week we had been talking about how if she was playing in the backyard vs. Daws she would never EVER let her guard down... she played just like that. So PROUD!

Saturday AM it was BACK on a field but this time Miss B had soccer pics and they stayed to watch Bode :) So cute!

Part of HIS fan club! :)

Saturday night was supposed to be the annual block party but one set of neighbors got the date wrong and they were in Rangeley. So it just ended up being Eric (Heather was working) and it turned out alright :) We rescheduled for next weekend.

and these two had a BLAST!

Gals put one of Aunnie's fire packets in and I had about 257,568 fire pics on my phone :)

Sunday AM was a quick grocery run, church and then off to Miss B's STEAMY game. They are a very YOUNG team but came a long way in just a week. A teacher's work is NEVER done... see her in the chair there working away? And the kiddos cutting, sorting and organizing for her :) 

So proud of my defensive girl! She learned a lot. The gals left the game with the Allaire crew and Husband and I headed home...

I put together these flowers from my gardens and with a little Hannaford help and ran them to sweet Dayna with a gift card for all she's done for Barks. So appreciate that gal!

and speaking of Barkley... I mean come ON... a whole weekend NOT in his crate! LOVE.

All The Things...

 It's a busy season at the Mouse House... fall and spring with Husband coaching and the gals getting bigger mean CountryMouse is ramming the roads... add a puppy into the mix and WHEW....

I do LOVE it though. I LOVE LOVE LOVE watching my gals do all.the.things. and I HATE it when I miss things. I told Husband last night that while it seems like I am stressed and crazy...98% of that is thinking about Barkley and how to make sure he gets everything HE needs and we are being responsible pet owners...  Organizing people to come let him out of his crate for the first 2 weeks we were at school and now sweet Dayna comes when she can to surprise him and do some training and potty breaks. I just remind everyone that I was the one who DIDN'T want a puppy and THEY are the ones with ALL the activities! 😄😄 and they sure do LOVE their activities! Miss B had her first travel soccer game on Sunday afternoon. 

 

Sporting big sister's jersey and Sky's high school number...

Love it!

and now it's time for the big sisters to support the little sisters :) Love that all three of these gals are the bigs and have littles :) So fun!

HOW did we get HERE so fast!? Last week I had a moment when she got off the late bus and I was picking her up... practice clothes, soccer socks and Birks... my baby was so big I started crying... course in classic tweenager she rolled her eyes and said .... "Moooooommmmmm!!!"

But I mean SERIOUSLY... THIS WAS YESTERDAY RIGHT?

Guess not....

My heart walking around outside my body... or rather running, kicking and getting handball calls... hahaha

 

On Tuesday, Husband had a match (aka single-mommin') Minnie had her first 7th grade soccer game, was asked to also play up in the 8th grade game, Miss B had a riding lesson and did I mention the puppy? There was a potential for a thunderstorm which I might have had my fingers crossed for but alas no... it ALL happened... all the things. And NONE of it would have been possible without SIL L. She picked up, dropped off, watched games, grabbed Barkley, AND MADE COOKIES! I tell yah... I don't know WHAT I would have done without her. When the gals and I left the barn I said "Thank TiTi for making all your dreams come true!" 

This season is so short... puppies don't STAY puppies and babies don't keep... I'm so thankful for these gals of mine and all the things they love to do. When I get to watch... cherry on top! 

Picture from Sky's Summer Soccer Camp August 2015

Wordless Wednesday: Reminiscing