Another soccer game is done. Unfortunately Accalia's team lost (unofficially, of course, since scores are not kept). I'd have to say this was the most annoying set of coaches and parents that we've encountered so far. One of the coaches was constantly yelling (not in a mean way) at the girls on the other team, and it was rather grating to listen to. The team even had a cute little cheer to psych themselves up and a little cheer they did for the other team at the end of the game. You know, all of this was probably perfectly normal for team sports, but I am so not a sports parents. Particularly at this age, it just seems that it should be about having fun and learning skills rather than trying to crush the opponents.

Ella didn't nap once again, so she was ready for bed by the time we got home, everyone had some food and took baths. I think Cole and Accalia are pretty tired, too, so we'll see if they wind down early.

Overall it was a pretty decent day. This morning we went to a small park right by the Missouri River where construction of the new Discovery Bridge is taking place. It's become a huge attraction for local residents to come down to this park and just sit and watch the construction. So far there are three sets of the pilings or whatever the bridge supports are called, and the fourth set is underway. I think there will probably be a total of five. It's really neat watching the construction and how the workers have to adjust to working in/on the river. They speed back and forth in motor boats, which the kids thought was neat. Here are a few pictures:





Here are a few pictures of the kids playing on the hillside - rolling down the hill, doing summersaults down and up, and Ella crawling backwards down the hill rather than rolling.




We saw this butterfly on a tomato plant in our garden today. I think it's a swallowtail. What do you guys think?




Tomorrow I need to go and renew my driver's license. There's nothing like waiting until the last possible day since it expires on my birthday - this Saturday - and tomorrow is the last day the examiner's will be open before that. I'll be so happy to replace that license, though. It still has our Mitchell address and me with my short, short hair. On the positive side, that picture was taken just a couple weeks after Cole was born, so I still have that soft, post baby glow to me.