School Day and Soccer Practice at the Y

Monday, April 19th
Both girls headed off to school, with Staci, and we were able to have a busy but relaxing morning. It was strange to have a quiet house, without little girls. We went for a long walk with Cody, and returned home to meet Halle and Madison at 11:45. Madison stayed over for the afternoon, and she and Halle played wonderfully by themselves, though the last hour they watched tv. Evie made them some great lunch, and Madison seemed to just eat and eat, especially the strawberries.
When Hayden got home, we had a snack of artichokes for the girls, and then went downstairs and played for about an hour. At five, we took the two girls to the Y for their soccer practices, Hayden going at 5:00, Halle at 5:30, so we were there for an hour and a half. All the moms were there, watching or waiting, and each team had at least two coaches, which was good. They worked on skills for the first half, then let them play the second half, a good introduction to the game. Not too much pressure, and it seemed to be fun for most of them. Hayden looked more aggressive and actually ran to or after the ball; Halle is a bit unsure but she has fun. We went home to a dinner of chili, which Hayden loves, and because of practice, we had little time after bed for them to play, so we literally started putting them to bed after dinner. Both girls play amazingly well in the basement, and they were upset they could not play that evening. I read Mr. Putter Bakes a Cake to Halle, then put her to bed. Evie has to explain to Hayden about the Two Moons, which she decided was a bit too mature, because both the mother and grandmother die at the end. We watched the Cavs win against Chicago, but missed out on John Stewart, as we are having trouble tivoing some of the shows.