Long weekend visit with friends - Part II & Ryan's 1st Soccer Game!

So the where was I? We got up on Saturday morning had a quick breakfast and headed to Ryan's first soccer game! This was so cute. Team Dynamo consists of 5 and 6 year olds. They are so cute, they just clump around the ball and chase it around the field like a swarm of bees. Here are some pictures of him, he's #10. We really need to work on his aggressiveness during the game!

The team took turns playing goalie. Here's Ryan being goalie

Here's Ryan's cheering section!

This is me with Emily, Casey, Ella and Jackson.

Here is Aunt Wendy, Cory, Cole, Mere (holding Brenton), Nan (holding Emily), and Tripp.

The 3 in the back is Jacob & Luke (Ryan's cousins) with Casey. The 3 sitting on the blanket is Caden, Jackson and Ella.

Then we made a tunnel for the kids to run through after the game. It was so fun to watch him out there and he loved it!

After the game we got pizza for lunch and one of Mere's friends came up from Tucson to hang out with us. Us girls even got to sneak away and enjoy some Coldstone ice cream while the guys stayed home to watch football (and kids, hopefully!).

On Sunday morning, Mere and I got away again. We went to Starbuck's and just enjoyed the morning. It was great. Mere and I usually enjoy our coffee together. Even though we moved a year ago, we still have coffee together almost every morning. I can't start my day with out my "morning cup of Mere"! Mere is the friend that I call when I have nothing to talk about and she's the friend I call when I have everything to talk about. Does that make sense? Most of the time when I call her, it's for no particular reason. She said this about me but I must say it of her too because I fully agree: everyone needs a "Mere" in their life. I'm so blessed to have her friendship, she's an amazing friend. So we pulled ourselves out of Starbuck's and headed home but not before getting doughnuts to bring home! The rest of the day we just hung out and the kids played outside. The weather was beautiful. Here are some pictures of the kids playing outside:

As much fun as it was for us to be together (all 12 of us) and watch the kids play like no time has passed since they last saw each other (though it's been over a year), the very best part of their whole entire visit was when the 4 of us adults were able to have a grown up date night! Tripp's beyond wonderful parents came to our house and watched all 8 of our kids so Cory, Mere, Tripp and I could go out to dinner. It. Was. Fantastic. We went to this fun Mexican restaurant where there was a flamenco dancer! We had great food, great margaritas and an all around great time.