tournament champions

We had a hot and long weekend of soccer. Harkin's team worked hard and they won the tournament for his age group. These kids have been together for over 5 years now and really have come together as a team. So happy for them. 

soccer: upgraded

 Will has been working towards one goal: To play professional soccer.

He has been playing men's soccer at the collegiate level for the past three years and has been working so hard towards the next step.

This summer it is coming true. He made a National Premier Men's Soccer team. He is playing in Hershey PA for the Hershey FC. This is a big deal and we are so very  proud of him. 

It hasn't been an easy road and he has had several disappointments along the way, but kept on persevering. This is by no means the end but we can't be happier for him and love watching him play. 

Your our superstar!!

May and June

Two months have passed since I have written. Life is definitely going by faster as I get older. Its been a good two months. 

Spring came slowly has we had lots of rain but now we are about to head into summer! 

Landon came home from Spain and it has been so good to have him home although we don't see him much as he is busy working a lot. 

Will stayed in PA for the summer but came home for a quick visit one weekend. 

Harkin has been enjoying going to the Vermont Green games with either Eric or myself.

Izzy got promoted to her next belt.

We are hoping to have a pretty mellow summer.  Already made it to the pool once! Yay.

last runs

 So glad we hit the slopes for our last runs last Friday. This past week has been rainy and the trail count is significantly lower. The day we went, April 18th, was a beautiful bluebird day. A great way to end our season. I am happy they still enjoy skiing with their Mama as they are so much better than me at this point but they put up with me and where I want to go. Love my babes.  

sunday smiles

 

sunday smiles

 Still able to hunt for the easter eggs in town;)

this is 12

 So Harkin turned 12 way back in February. He finally got to go snow biking which was something he has wanted to do for the past three years.  Thanks to the great people at Jay we were able to make it happen and he absolutely loved it. He picked it up so quickly and was going through the woods and doing spins by the days end. He also managed to run into a tree and broke the ring, which many people don't  do but it was all good. 

We came home and had a yummy dinner made by dad and blondies with ice cream. Happy Birthday to my sweet young man. Can't believe its been 12 years already. Going by way too fast.

ice skating

 So my goal of writing more often this year has not happened as regularly as I had wanted. There are so many things that I have missed that I am going to play catchup for a few posts.

So from October to February Issabelle was participating in ice skating lessons and then at the very end they had a performance. She has worked really hard this year and was asked to be in the opening show as well as her regular class. It was kind of a big deal. She has really taken to the sport and would want to go on extra days to just practice by herself. I am very happy for her that she as found something that she really enjoys, although she does do several thigs already. We had fun watching her preform and are proud of her.

initiated

An exciting week for Will. He was inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma Chapter, a national college athlete honor society, for his hard work in academics and athletics. We are so proud of him. 

It has been a hard two years for him and this team so I am very proud of his persistence and his unwillingness to give up. He has had to face such adversity but it has only made him a stronger young man and better person. We love you Will. You are awesome!!

sunday smiles

 

back at it

 

The first quarter of 2025 has already past and the jokes on me. I have set several goals for myself and have had to readjust as I am finding they may not all be realistic ones. The winter has seem to fly by as always these days. Life just keeps on going and I need to figure out how to keep up. 

I worked a lot at the mountain, especially during the month of February. It was great and the kids got lots of days on the mountain just not with me as much as I would have liked.  Harkin turned 12 which was a delightful day. William came home for a week long visit, but worked every day so we really did not see much of him. Landon is still in Spain but getting ready to come home. 6 weeks and he will be back in the states. Our plan of visiting him didn't quite pan out.

I started working at an afterschool program twice a week. I enjoy it because I get to plan my own classes and the kids are pretty good, but still hard not being home with my kids. Just till the end of the school year and then we'll see what's next.

I am still selling items on eBay and Esty. That's going ok. A few things a week it seems, so making a little money and getting rid of stuff.

We have completed three puzzles so far: one a month, so I'm keeping up with that goal for now.

We had family visits all in one week. Izzy participated in Junior Ski Patrol day at Jay which was lots of fun.

My hope is to write and record our days more often. I miss writing and love looking back on our days as time goes by.