Attempting to be a Super Mom

First, I need someone, anyone to lie and tell me this is as crazy as life gets.  I'm exhausted and it's only noon on Saturday.  Ben and Sydney are one of Ben's friend's birthday parties down the street. Rylie is asleep on the couch and Scotland is sitting in her bouncy chair happy as clam. (That's how the saying goes, right?)  Scottie and I are sitting outside on the front patio, relaxing. This morning we have already had soccer camp for Ben. Sydney's soccer camp. And Ben's t-ball game. And after this birthday party is over we have to run out and get another gift bag for the next birthday party Ben's going to attend in a couple of hours. Last night, we had Sydney's dress rehearsal for her dance recital that is tomorrow afternoon. Shawn and Sydney are in the Daddy Daughter Dance together, as is Shawn's brother and his daughter Langston.  It's so cute for them to do that dance ...

Life has been so insane, and now we are adding more...  Bothe Ben and Sydney have started soccer. Last week was their first week.  Ben's practices are immediately after Sydney's dance classes on Tuesday, but Sydney's dance is in another city and Ben's soccer is and the exact opposite side of town. Shawn has to leave work early to pick up Ben from me and run to soccer practice or else it just wouldn't be able to work. Now as if Tuesdays weren't busy enough, they just got busier... Saturday mornings, bright and early Sydney has her "games."  They aren't really games so much as a practice and scrimmage. She loves it so much! Ben has his games on Saturdays at noon.  His are real games except they are 3 vs 3 with no goalie.  He did really well for having only one practice before the game. Ben's team made a goal! Ben's team won, even though they don't technically keep score.  It was so muc...

Ok, hang in there with me.  We've been so busy so this post is to kind of let you in on some of the things we've been up to in our crazy lives. We made our yearly trip to the Kansas City Zoo. We did a little decorating for Halloween and have watched quite a few kid "scary" movies, like Para Norman, Frankenweenie, Hotel Transylvania, Edward Scissorhands, and Hocus Pocus. We went to the Renaissance Festival. We celebrated my mother-in-law's birthday with her. Isn't my niece, Leigha, so adorable, even with the chocolate cake all over her face?!?! We have relocated some eight legged friends. We've played at Laugh Out Loud. Sydney had a class field trip to the Pumpkin Patch, and I got to go too. We also made a family trip to the Pumpkin Patch. Yup, we ...