Category: Fun

Fort Wayne Soccer Game

AndreaWe went to Fort Wayne for our soccer game. We played against a very good team. We had fun.

I think that I did good.  I need to work on keeping the ball. Sometimes, someone would take the ball from me because I am not good at blocking or keeping the ball by me. I think I am getting better though.

I have two games coming up.  On Saturday at 3:00 in Michiana (not sure where yet) and one on Monday at NIBCO, where I have practice.

Andrea 2This week, Momma said she will help me practice keeping the ball so I do better next game.

I won’t be so tired for my next game too. We had a friend over all weekend and we stayed up later than normal. It is hard playing well when you are tired.

After the game, we had ice cream! Daddy treated us because I tried hard.Andrea 3

 

Cookies

Momma said that if we pulled weeds yesterday, we could have cookies for a treat  later. 🙂 I pulled thorns.  I made cookies.  Momma said since we did such a good job, she would make them big for us. I used chocolate chips and butterscotch chocolate chips. They were great!

Here is the recipe we usedCookie

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 cup Demerara sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar (add another 1/4 cup if you like it sweeter, Momma cut the sugar down)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups soft white wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/4 cup coarsely ground almonds
  • 3/4 cup butterscotch chips
  • 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips

Beat butter with sugars and egg until creamy

Add remaining ingredients except chips, mix well, then fold in chips. Dough will be stiff

Use HUGE scoop to mold cookies.  Place on parchment lined cookie sheet if you have it.

Bake 10-15 minutes in preheated 375 degree oven. Cookies will be soft in the middle but edges will be turning brown.

Carefully take off sheet to cool slightly before eating. If they fall apart, let them sit a little bit on the cookie sheet before removing to cool.

 

Soccer

Andrea 2013 FlamesAndrea soccerI am playing on a different league for soccer this year. Instead of Upwards, I am playing with the Flames. Daddy thought I would do better with the Flames.

We play real soccer (Momma says that Upward has modified rules).  We are a traveling team, which means our games are in different places.

It is fun, but harder than Upward.  The balls go a lot faster! I am learning how a goalie works (Upward does not have one).  I am trying to get more comfortable with using my head to hit the ball. I have done all the positions during practice except goalie. So far I don’t know what I like best. I think I am doing good, but I need to practice a lot to get better.

BallThis week I play on Saturday, April 20, at 1pm at Middlebury Magic fields (58685 County Road 37 Middlebury).

Here is the rest of my schedule.
4/28        11am  vs. Fort Wayne Fever at NIBCO (Going to Church instead)
4/28          3pm   vs. Marion Lightening at NIBCO (2 games today!)
5/5            2pm   vs. FWSC Chargers at Fort Wayne Sport Club #3
5/11          3pm   vs. Michiana Echo Aces at Newton Park Orange
5/13          6pm   vs. Middlebury Magic at NIBCO
6/1            2pm   vs. NWI United at Imagination Glen WEST #2

Chocolate Day

Triple chocolateToday is Nashunol choklit day.  So make some choklik chips cookeys and eat them. Do not be serprised if your siblings (or Momma) ask if you can make some cookeys or ask if they can have some choklikit from your candy box. **

Translation if you need it:Chocolate Ice cream

Today is National Chocolate Day. So make some chocolate chip cookies and eat them. Do not be surprised if your siblings (or Momma) ask if you can make some cookies or ask if they can have some chocolate from your candy box.

** Momma said that I had to tell you that it is not really National chocolate day. It is really “Make your Own Holiday” Day. But, I wanted it to be National Chocolate Day.  So if you want to bring me some chocolate to celebrate, that is great with me 🙂

Snow Fort

Snow fortMark and I were making a snow fort. We put snow on a pile until we liked how high it was. Then we dug it out and put the snow on top. We kept piling until we liked it.

We would like it bigger, so we can stand in it. 🙂 But we don’t think we can make it bigger because the snow is melting. 🙁

Sap

Sap Today we tapped are trees. It is a good time to start tapping.

Last year we tapped our trees on 30 Jan at 4:20.  Today we are ahad be 2 days and 5 awrs abd 20 minits.

 

 

 

 

 

Translation if you need it:

Today we tapped our trees.  It is a good time to start tapping.

Last year we tapped our trees on 30 Jan at 4:20.  Today we are ahead by 2 days and 5 hours and about 20 minutes.

Frozen Bubbles

Blowing bubblesThis morning it was COLD out; Momma said about 10 degrees plus some cold wind. We were freezing some bubbles! We were trying to get a picture of a shattered bubble 🙂

You try to let the bubble freeze on a sled or a pan. They look different and they don’t blow as well because they get frozen. When they are frozen, sometimes they get frost. Then you put your finger in middle and it will shatter. It is fun to try.

Here is a shattered bubble.Broken