Soccer Season

Last season Zoe played her 2nd season on the u10 Breakers team.  She played A LOT of forward and midfield (her favorite position) and had a chance to score many goals.  

Noah played his 2nd second season on one of the HYSL u6 teams.  By the end of the season it was all really starting to "click" for him and he even scored his first goal!

             Noah and his coach Scott

                       Noah's Team

      Zoe's team at the Spookfest in 

                       Fort Bragg

  Zoe's team dressed up as minions for the Fort Bragg Spookfest (so did just about every other team)

       Apple Classic Tournament

Yummy Treats after a long Soccer               weekend in Sebastopol

Cross Country

Last Fall, Zoe and Noah both gave cross country a shot.  They were the two lone runners that represented Kneeland School in the Humboldt Youth Redwoods Running Club (HRRA) cross country meets.  The both LOVED running in the races and did surprising well for their first attempt at cross country.  So proud of my little runners!

3rd place at her first cross country meet

in the mile against 3rd-5th graders

Meet #2

Zoe and Elsa racing to the finish!

Rivers Dunes Challenge

Noah bit the dust at the River Dunes Challenge...

it was NOT a pretty sight!

 3rd place in the cross country championships

(1 mile)

 1st place in the cross country championships 

(2 miles)

Back to School

All Ready for Kindergarten & 3rd Grade

July 2013 (Erie, PA)

Last summer the kids and I headed to Erie, PA to visit family.  It was my first real solo trip without Steve.  I loved that my kids were able to see/meet our east coast family!

 Lake Erie Swimming

 A Fun Day at Waldameer

 Time with Cousins

 Spending time with Grandpa Flo

These two are a couple of goofballs!

Time with my oldest and dearest friend!

When Life Gets in the Way...

I can't believe it's been over a year since I've blogged.  Let's just say life has gotten in the way :)
I have so many things to share and document, but for now a picture or two...

Toothless Wonder

Although Noah is 5, tonight he officially feels like a BIG boy.

After wiggling & wiggling, he lost his first baby tooth!  

Wow, the littlest Macknicki is certainly growing up quickly!

Documentation of this momentous occasion was a must, but as you can see from the photos it was a little hard to capture the perfect photo due to this little guy's goofiness!

2013 Humboldt Tri Kids

Today Zoe competed in her 2nd Triathlon.  This year she took 4th place and bettered her time by 6 minutes!  We are so proud of our little athlete!

Zoe getting ready to cross the finish line

Noah running in the 1/2 mile TriKids Fun Run

Night Owl Party

It's hard to believe that Zoe is 8 years old!  

We celebrated by having a Night Owl Party.  

Zoe's friends came in their pajamas and brought sleeping bags and blankets.  The party was in the evening and was like a slumber party, but in the end all the party guests slept in their own beds!  

Happy Birthday to my smart, confident, outgoing, creative, athletic 8 year old!

 The Birthday Girl and her #1 Fan

The Table...Made to Look Like a Bed

(complete with headboard and bedskirt)

Needed Some Extra Space for Some of the Party Guests

Also a Better Close Up of the Cute Straws and Napkins

(polk a dots make everything cuter)

Stuffed Owls (sewn by me) for all the Party Guests

 Pillow Case Decorating
(Notice the Vintage Smurf Sheets I used to Make the Edge of the Pillow Cases)

The Cake

Cute Fruit

More Party Food

See Polk a Dots Make Everything Look Better

Super Yummy Raw Vegan "Cheese" cake
(Thanks again Colleen for the Recipe Link)

Present Time
(So Many Thoughtful Gifts...Thanks Friends)

Pausing to Stop and Think About the Perfect Wish

Make A Wish!

Dance Party!

Wipe Out!

Noah got a new, bigger bike for his birthday. He spent the morning trying to get the hang of the bigger bike. He got a little too confident on our rocky, hilly driveway and...WIPED OUT!

bye-bye shiny new handle bars

hello scuffed up boy & bike

Bugtastic

Yesterday, we celebrated Noah's up and coming 5th birthday by having a bug party.  I was up until 3 AM the night before prepping for the party.  Although I felt exhausted, all the time and energy was worth it to see how happy Noah was.  I kept hearing him say, "Zoe look at what Mommy made"  and "Wow, look at that!"  All the details were definitely noticed by my little man.  Thanks to all the friends who made the trek up the hill to spend the day celebrating our (almost) 5 year old!!!!

 Bamboo Straws with bug, straw toppers for drinks

 Bug Juice (a.k.a limeade with gummy worm ice cubes)

 Bug Masks for coloring

 Caterpillar (cup)cake

 Caterpillar Grapes

 Ladybug Fruit Platter

 Strawberry Ladybugs

 Lantern Clusters

 Party Goodies

Our Littlest Party Guest

 Bowl 'o Beads for...

Making Bug Catcher Necklaces

 On a Bug Hunt

 Searching High and Low for Bugs

Counting to see if he found all 10

the Happy Birthday Boy!

 Present Time (thanks friends for all the great presents)

 Make a Wish!

Yummy Cupcakes

 Preschool Buddies

Mason, Noah, and Jacob