Fabulous Weekend

I have to say that we had an amazing weekend. Our little Kleve Family enjoyed time together......

Max is now playing soccer. I was not sure how he would like it. Matt does not think it is a "real" sport (sorry Aunt Amy). I have to admit, though, Max loves it. He had so much fun at practice on Friday.....but since that was the first practice I was nervous about the game on Saturday. It was actually a good game. We have one kid on our team that dominated and scored 3 times. Max got to the goal and kicked, but was blocked twice. The second time he came screaming across the field crying about not being able to get it in the goal....we finally convinced him that he did a good job just trying. Some of the kiddos did not even get to kick the ball. After that, Max got to play goalie and he blocked a goal. It was awesome and we tried to focus on that rather than the missing goals. I think all in all he had a great time. We went straight to Walmart after the game to get him some shin guards and his OWN soccer bowl. He spent part of the afternoon practicing in the back yard. We have another practice this Wednesday and then a game on Saturday.....I am now officially a soccer mom. YEAH!

Sunday was a great time......we all went to Happy Apple Farms to pick pumpkins. I thought it would be great to pick berries too. The kiddos ran after Daddy as he tried to find berries for them to eat. Once he was able to show the boys berries and let them taste them, it was all over but the crying....literally. Ben would go around and pick berries, ripe or not, and eat them. Sometimes Max would follow, but mostly Ben. He would bring some to me if the stem was stuck on it. When we tried to pull him away to go and get pumpkins, it was all tears. Finally we got to the pumpkins and the boys tried to pick them all up to see if they could. Max got a couple of big ones that he struggled with, but lifted. He was told if he could carry it to the front he could have it. After a few that just did not work, he settled for a smaller one with curves like Mommy's. Ben picked one that fit in his berry bag (no berries, just an apple and a pumpkin). Matt got a typical round pumpkin.

After pumpkins, we decided we needed to find something to eat. It just so happened that the Pueblo Chili Festival was going on.....so off we went. It was pretty crowded and way hotter than we had planned for the day. 90 degrees. UGH! Anyway, we all had a good time....ate some fabulous green chili and enjoyed each other.

Sitting here on a Monday, I have to look back and be thankful for all that I have in my life. The boys are really good and my husband rocks.