perfect attendance field trip

both girls earned perfect attendance this year, which was no easy feat!  last year, little sister missed it by only 1 day due to pink eye.   and i really thought big sister was out of the running when she got the flu back in february on a saturday, but we nursed her back to health and she was able to attend school on monday.  as a reward for their effort, they spent the day bouncing around at pump it up.  one of the teacher chaperones shared with me some photos.

memorial weekend

we spent our holiday weekend in new mexico, saying goodbye to our dear grandpa (and great-grandpa) fred.  i learned a lot about him, having only known him for a small portion of his 89 years, and the visits were few and far between.  he was a generous man that touched many lives & he will be greatly missed.  as the girls get older, we will have to remind them all about their great-grandpa fred.

Frederick J. Edeskuty, Sr., 89, a resident of Los Alamos for 63 years, passed away on May 10, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Alcestis von Edeskuty; brothers, Joseph von Edeskuty and Jack Edeskuty and parents-in-law, Alfred and Adelia Bergren. Fred was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was extremely proud of his children. After receiving his doctorate degree in Chemical Engineering and Physics at the University of Minnesota, he moved his family to New Mexico where he began a 40 year scientific career with the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was stationed at Oak Ridge, Tenn. Fred was passionate about traveling; he traveled all over the world and he loved taking his wife everywhere he went. He will be dearly missed by those who knew and loved him and his endless supply of jokes. Fred is survived by his wife, Jeanette Edeskuty of Los Alamos; children, Janet Weigel and husband Paul of Edmond, Okla., Fred Edeskuty and wife Brenda of Jemez Springs, N.M. Sharman Carpenter of Savannah, Texas and Dr. Celeste Raffin and husband Ralph of Park City, Utah; 5 grandsons; 11 great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Services will be held at 11 a.m., May 25, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Los Alamos.

soccer party

big sister had her end of the spring season team party today.  the girls got their trophies, ate and played on the playground and in the sand pit.

first tournament

little sister participated in her very first soccer tournament this weekend with the STARS.  this is her first time playing with an academy-level team, and it was intense!!  they had 3 games plus they made it to the championship game.

during the first game saturday morning at 8am, she played about 2 minutes before the half and again at the very end of the game.  we were not really surprised since she is new to the team and not yet at the level of her teammates.  many of these girls have been playing together since they were 4 years old!  our girls won 4-2.  the next game was at 2pm and she played goalie for a good part of the first half.  she played left midfield for some of the second half.  our girls won 5-1.

on sunday, they played again at 8am.  little sister only played a small amount on offense, and the team lost 0-2.  but, they had already earned enough points to play in the championship game at noon.  they faced off against the same team they had just lost to, and the game ended in a tie 1-1.  being the championship, they went into overtime, and after two overtimes, they ended up losing 1-2.  so, a second place trophy and medals for all the girls was what they earned.  a few of her teammates were crying because they did not win, which little sister did not really understand.  she is just in it to play and have fun.  now that she is playing with a much more competitive team, i hope she maintains her happy attitude, whether they win or lose - but that is not likely.  as long as she wants to play and is having fun, that is what matters to me.

another tooth

and with this lost tooth - #8 - i think she is done for a while...and her smile is balanced yet again.

mom's day 2013

cards, craft projects, candy, a clean house, lunch out, and kids asleep by 8!

sounds like a pretty good mother's day to me...

field day 2013

 what a great day for field day!