Soccer Party and Our Newest Family Member

Aaron's first season of soccer has officially ended...the coach and his wife threw a fun party at the park complete with pizza, cupcakes, and trophies!

After the soccer formalities, the kids got to play...all the kids, big and small!

Here are Daddy and Aaron skipping rocks in the creek:

Mommy and Emily got to play around too...She gets SO excited to see ducks and lucky for us, there was an adorable duck family that swam across the creek into the brush you see behind us! A Daddy, Mommy and two adorable babies!

Here are Aaron and Jack playing together on the playground:

Daddy started building a shed in the backyard a few weeks ago. He picked up this saw for Aaron during one of his trips to the store! He barely had enough attention to saw through this piece of wood but he looks like a pro!

Introducing...our latest addition:

This is what happens when we take Daddy to Cost.co with us! The kids love it and I can't help but admit that I was excited about it too...who wouldn't be?!

Emily loves to snuggle it...and they both enjoy wrestling it, and each other!

Take a closer look here...

Yep, she's biting him. Oh boy...guess we don't have to worry about her holding her own!

Here's some proof that they can just relax and enjoy the bear together:

Our Emily is sweet and a little bit fiesty...here are some of her expressions that we love:

wonder:

thoughtfulness:

and, of course, drama (a new one for our family as Aaron does not possess this trait!):
Here's our handy helper with his wheelbarrow...he'd been helping put scrap wood into the firepit with it!

The bear has a permanent place here...he was still welcomed the next morning with a quick snuggle by Emily before breakfast:

Title for this picture:

Daddy Babysitting

All in all, life is good:)