Sunday, April 27, 2008

Rachel's First Soccer Game

I am on a all girls soccer team in the area. Our first game was yesturday. I had been sick with a cold and home in bed not being able to breath and having my nose run forever the past four days. So saturday afternoon I got up from being in bed and got ready for my first game. I wasn't really sure how it was going to play out never meeting the team or playing in years. I just finished coaching my daughters girls and boys indoor soccer team. They had won all but two games. One being a tie and the other a loss. So actually playing had been some time ago.

The wind was blowing really hard. I played full back with one other girl. It was a lot of fun but not so much tring to run the field not being able to breath. By the secound half I was defantly dieing. We lost 5-2. Ben and the kids watched the game. Damon my youngest says "Mom you did pretty good when I was watching you the first part of the game" Ben mentioned "Don't talk so much and just play". So needless to say we had a great time. I came home took a bath and went back to bed.

Today I am defantly sore. Even with working out I am felling other muscels that I have not felt in quite some time. Until the next game.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Spring Break Trip to Orlando Florida

Our whole family just returned from visiting Orlando Flordia for 10 days for Spring Break. We have a timeshare that we stay at that has 7 pools, miniture golfing, tennis, boating, and bike riding. The kids made sure that we went swiming in each one as well as doing all the activities they had. The boys even made a beds on the patio and slept outside for two nights.



As usual our first day there by the pool Devon gets out of the pool to get a ball he was playing with gets on a short wall and jumps off to the ground well he slipped and hit the mud. Blood was gushing every where. I was not surprised but was not sure what we were going to do with him or the rest of the vacation as to activities. For two days he was not to go into any water and keep it tightly bandaged. We did not do any water parks after that. He would say each day "look its forming a scab its getting better, I can walk with out it bleeding". The next day while getting lunch Devon again has another situation happen. He complains of a pain in his chest near his heart. He would not stop crying for two hours. We knew something was wrong when he wouldn't eat his lunch. It eventually pasted after getting some water in him. It took his mind of his leg at the time also. We weren't sure what would happen next or what the rest of the weeks would follow with but with having unlimited passes to the two parks Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure we were able to enjoy the rest of the trip. The weather was great while back at home in Utah there was snow. So needless to say we enjoyed the green landscaping and the warm sun the whole time we were there.


We left Salt Lake City Thursday April 12th and arrived in Florida that evening and returned home on Saturday April 19th.

Here are some pictures of the pool













*Mindi Chillin by the pool
*Devon playing in the pool
*Ben playing with the boys
*Ben & I at the pool

Miniture Golfing:Devon & Damon then there was Mindi & Damon playing










Playing Tennis & Riding the bikes were lots of fun.

Park Pictures:






We did Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure every other day. Our best rides were "Mummy Returns"-Mindi "Freefall" -Devon "Jurassic Park", "Jimmy Nuetron" -Damon "Spider Man"-Was the families favorite

We defantly had so much fun that we didn't want to come back home. We are looking forward to our next trip soon!