V-I-C-T-O-R-Y

We survived the full weekend of soccer and had a blast cheering on our favorite teams! Amelia was up first on Saturday and she was super excited to have Grandma and Papa Poulin there to cheer her on! We had a little break in between and then Maggie played her first of four games of the weekend.  Saturday was absolutely perfect Fall weather.

Mille showing her fancy footwork

Maggie at her second game at the Federal Way Jamobree

Maggie and teammate Becca. It's hard to tell these two apart on the field.

The brothers showing some team spirit. I love to hear Sammy cheering for his sister and her team.

Maggie at goalie. Not her favorite position but she's getting more confident there and had a great game! Lucky for her she has some incredible defenders helping her out! I must admit I get a bit nervous when she's there too. There is something about soccer that raises the blood pressure like no other sport....at least for a spectating mama!!

At the end of the long weekend they could cheer Victory! Not only did they play fantastic as a team but they went 4-4! Goooooo Twisters!

Our view from the soccer fields. Awww...love it!

Happy Monday!



Soccer Anyone?

Looking forward to a weekend filled with soccer and baseball. 6 games to be exact. Thank goodness the weather man is calling for sunshine!

*and if you're wondering, no Josie is not playing soccer yet....she likes to think she's on the team and we indulge her a little. Those are babylegs she's wearing for shin guards.

everything's coming up rosettes

i found a tutorial....and i've become obsessed with making these cute little rosettes.....

made these little memory verse cards for my sunday school girls...now they all want to learn how to make the rosettes. guess we'll have to have a craft day at sunday school:)

Just for Fun

I've been working on finishing up a few little projects around the house before I dive into some new ones. Mostly just cleaning, purging and organizing. I filled a large garbage bag last night with toys from the play room {shhhh...don't tell Millie the pack rat}. Thankfully it was a black bag so she was none the wiser when we made our deposit at the Goodwill this morning. Just for fun I thought I'd share a couple of the projects that have been in "the works" for some time now. I think the below before picture might have been taken in late 2008 early 2009. Okay this project took a LOOOONG time to complete but I'm so happy with my clean and organized laundry/craft room.

I love having clean counters!

No before picture but we had a big blank wall screaming for some art and really no budget for art. So, thanks to a super crafty friend I got the idea to use an old window as a frame for a chalkboard. We let Sam throw a baseball through it a few times and break out the glass. We threw some chalkboard paint on the wall {about 4 or 5 coats} and voila....wall art for about 30 bucks! I let the kiddos do some chalking but now we are using it for memorizing scripture. This weeks scripture you ask? Philippians 4:8....

The buffet below belonged to Rock's great grandmother Josephine. We've had it for about eight years and always talked about sprucing it up with some paint. I know that makes some cringe but I'm a shabby chic girl at heart and I love me some distressed paint. So we finally opted for some good ol' white paint and swapped out the hardware. I did hold onto the original knobs and pulls because they have such beautiful detail.

The new white buffet...

It fits just perfect in this little nook and it makes for great storage. Next on the "to do list" is finish painting a freebie desk from my parents shop. Maggie Lu needs a spot to do all her 4th grade homework!

And since this post is titled Just for Fun, I can't resist sharing this little clip. Do you remember this movie? Did you watch it 100 times over and over? Did you pause the movie so you could work on the cheoreography from the final dance scene? Okay, maybe too much information. (You may have to double-click to open up a wider screen).