Yesterday we had three games at the same time. Mike coached the first half of Andrew and Bev's soccer game. Andrew didn't play soccer. He was playing flag football on an adjacent field. Mike coached the second half of football. Halfway through the games, Christian ran to his soccer game. At one point I stood on a little hill between the three fields and I could see all three of them.
Bev is in the distance playing goalie.
Christian is in the distance warming up for his soccer game.
Andrew is over there playing flag football.
Then, because we hadn't had enough chaos, we went to Costco. Christian loves the "examples" he gets to sample. We hadn't been in a while, so our carts were full. Andrew, our worry-wart, future financial analyst, checked the receipt and declared that it costs a lot to raise kids.As I was cleaning out and organizing the pantry and fridge, Mike did yard work and the kids decided they should play in the mud from the field.
I heard them squealing in the backyard as Mike was spraying them off.
I am glad they have Mike, because I would have told them "no" on the mud fight. It's just that I view the work involved for me in their fun. I get to clean that mud out of their clothes and hair and ears and toenails.
It was worth the work. They had a blast.
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It was great that you found such a good vantage point to watch all three of them. At least your future financial analyst will be going into parenthood with his eyes open. It is good to see that Mike was washing them off with water and not the weed killer or whatever on his waist, especially if it was plant food because they are growing up too fast as it is.
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