It's HOT!!

We have set records the last three days for heat and will probably set two more on Monday and Tuesday. We were told it was because of the hurricanes coming from the east - it has stalled our weather.  Its nice to have sunshine in fall, but man is it hot.  We even had to turn the air on!

We had visitors twice this week!
Last Sunday, Aunt Kathy and Holly came to visit for church and for lunch. It was great to just hang out and talk - and it was sunny and warm!

Our friends from MN, Dave and Ronda, were driving through to meet their family in Maine, and stopped here for lunch on Thursday. It was great to show them around and just to catch up a bit!

Last weekend was Warrior Weekend. A Homecoming of sorts. True Homecoming is during basketball season, but they have this - which really is another homecoming - during soccer.  Lots of crazy stuff goes on, including dress up days which I did not take any pictures of this year.  They had dress like a farmer day, green and white day, sports jersey day, denim day and one other one I can't remember. Anika always gets very into these things. I guess Jessica was called up to represent the 7th grade class in a dance off, and she didn't know the song, so it didn't go so well, but she did it!

Anika is SOOO excited for pep band, can you tell.  Yes, pep band for a soccer game, soccer is a BIG deal out here.

Brandon playing in the JV game before the varsity

Jessica and Maria have been making all sorts of slime. There are many different ways to make it - but they prefer to use glue, tide, shaving cream and many other random ingredients. I guess its a big deal in the 5th grade girl circles right now. Maria said girls on her soccer team buy and sell it. Whatever works.

This Saturday Jessica had a first - first cross country meet. She isn't sure she wants to be a volleyball player so for junior high she is trying both. She ran 2 miles in 17:14 so she did pretty well considering it was almost 90 and the due points were in the upper 60's!

Brandon had to ref three soccer games - Jessica was supposed to, but the cross country meet conflicted so we made Brandon do it for her. He was overjoyed at the idea of blowing a whistle at 6 year olds. It was a long morning.

And finally, Brandon had to work Saturday night, Matt was reffing, so Anika, a friend, Jessica, Maria and I went to camp to play in the lake.  Did I mention its hot here?

We love to play there - paddle board, kayak, basketball, beach volleyball, four square - always something to do!