Super Saturday started off in usual fashion with soccer only this week we had soccer pictures thrown in too. First up Papa at 8.30 am for his pee wee soccer pictures then practice. Bambeano went with Papa while Boo Boo stayed with me and I got some things done around the house.
10.30am Boo Boo and I made our way down to the soccer fields for what would be the 5 hours, yep 5 hours!!!!! Boo Boo up 1st with her pictures then her game, she won in amazing fashion with a 3-1 win. No goals for her but she played her heart out in what would be hot 95 degrees.
We had an hour break before Bambeano's pictures and game so Papa did a quick trip to Sonic for lunch. Bambeano had a great game and the score was 0-0.
Back home to get Bambeano down for a nap before our big night out. The kids were being dropped off to Bounce U for the parents night out. We were taking advantage of dropping the kids off and enjoying a date night, more on that later, so Bambeano safely tucked up for a nap and Papa and I finally got to chill all that sun from the soccer fields sure did zap us of our energy.
No sooner than an hour passed and Papa got ready for his soccer game while we stayed at home and got showered and ready to go out. Papa won 4-1 and he was the goalie, wish I had seen his saves sounded like he was a superstar in goal, no surprise there!!!!
Kids dropped off at Bounce U, they were so excited, Papa and I strolled around the mall to kill some time before our dinner reservations at PF Changs.
What a great end to a fun filled day, PF Changs was yummy and just being with Papa was great I had a great date night. After picking the kids up it was apparent they had a great time at 10pm they still wanted to stay!!!!
About Me
- UK mum of 2 US kids
- Harrisburg, NC, United States
- UK transplant living in the US with husband and 2 beautiful US bred children.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
How does god make babies
So today my daily morning school run was quite interesting I had to take a tip my neighbor gave me, remembering the things kids say keep it in your phone, today that tip came in handy, thanks Claire.
Bambeano - god rested after 7 days
Mummy - Really
Bambeano - yes.........pause for 5 minutes
Bambeano - how did god make me
Mummy - while trying to concentrate driving wondering what in the world to explain to a 5 year old surely I have not reached the "birds and the bees" conversation already
Bambeano - mummy how did god make me.......
Mummy - In mummy's belly
Bambeano - how?
Mummy - from an egg (now I am seriously squirming)
Bambeano - oh do you eat it?
Mummy - thinking how in the world do I get out of this one - where is Papa when you need him?
Mummy - No all mummy's make eggs (holding my breath to the next question)
Bambeano - oh
Phew escaped that one now we have silence in the car
Bambeano What do you give babies
Mummy - so much for my escape I think, well buddy we give them food, hugs, kisses and change their diapers
Bambeano - ewwww I am not doing that
Oh we at school, thank goodness for that - here's tomorrow's car ride
Bambeano - god rested after 7 days
Mummy - Really
Bambeano - yes.........pause for 5 minutes
Bambeano - how did god make me
Mummy - while trying to concentrate driving wondering what in the world to explain to a 5 year old surely I have not reached the "birds and the bees" conversation already
Bambeano - mummy how did god make me.......
Mummy - In mummy's belly
Bambeano - how?
Mummy - from an egg (now I am seriously squirming)
Bambeano - oh do you eat it?
Mummy - thinking how in the world do I get out of this one - where is Papa when you need him?
Mummy - No all mummy's make eggs (holding my breath to the next question)
Bambeano - oh
Phew escaped that one now we have silence in the car
Bambeano What do you give babies
Mummy - so much for my escape I think, well buddy we give them food, hugs, kisses and change their diapers
Bambeano - ewwww I am not doing that
Oh we at school, thank goodness for that - here's tomorrow's car ride
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Super Saturday
After last week The Bowdens were very eager to wipe last week's soccer disappointment. The day started off early with Papa's pee wee soccer, yes I know we have no kids that could possibly be eligible for pee wee and you are right but Papa LOVES coaching this age group and continues to coach. He really does bloom in coaching and I am very proud of him.
This Saturday was no different. Not only did I have pee wee parents comment on his natural traits of coaching these 3-4 year olds but during Boo Boo's game parents from the other team were describing Papa's coaching skills, positive of course, what they didn't know was I was the wife.
Boo Boo was up 1st, after last week I was excited and nervous for her. I was excited that she bounced back from last week's disappointment but also nervous that her confidence could be knocked again. No fear Boo Boo came out fighting even going into gaol again for the 4th quarter when we were winning 2-1. It stayed 2-1 she won!!!!! Way to go Cyclones!!!!!!
Onto Bambeano's game for some reason Bambeano did not want to go in goal, Oh my please don't tell me her was affected by last week too!!!!! After the coach asked the rest of the team who wanted to go in goal, Bambeano came through and went in goal. We won 3-0 and while Bambeano did score it didn't count :( The other team had a goal kick and the ball should cross the line of the box before it can be touched, Bambeano took a step forward and "BAM" he rocketed into the net), Poor Bambeano he really didn't understand. Way to go Lightening
Well it didn't end there, Papa had the 1st game for the adult fall season, up against white, who in draft appeared to have alot of young feet on the team, and the talk was this was the team to beat, well Papa beat them, and in amazing fashion, they won 7-2, yep 7-2 and 1 of the goals was an own goal.
GREAT RESULT FOR SATURDAY AND THE BOWDEN SOCCER TEAMS!!!
This Saturday was no different. Not only did I have pee wee parents comment on his natural traits of coaching these 3-4 year olds but during Boo Boo's game parents from the other team were describing Papa's coaching skills, positive of course, what they didn't know was I was the wife.
Boo Boo was up 1st, after last week I was excited and nervous for her. I was excited that she bounced back from last week's disappointment but also nervous that her confidence could be knocked again. No fear Boo Boo came out fighting even going into gaol again for the 4th quarter when we were winning 2-1. It stayed 2-1 she won!!!!! Way to go Cyclones!!!!!!
Onto Bambeano's game for some reason Bambeano did not want to go in goal, Oh my please don't tell me her was affected by last week too!!!!! After the coach asked the rest of the team who wanted to go in goal, Bambeano came through and went in goal. We won 3-0 and while Bambeano did score it didn't count :( The other team had a goal kick and the ball should cross the line of the box before it can be touched, Bambeano took a step forward and "BAM" he rocketed into the net), Poor Bambeano he really didn't understand. Way to go Lightening
Well it didn't end there, Papa had the 1st game for the adult fall season, up against white, who in draft appeared to have alot of young feet on the team, and the talk was this was the team to beat, well Papa beat them, and in amazing fashion, they won 7-2, yep 7-2 and 1 of the goals was an own goal.
GREAT RESULT FOR SATURDAY AND THE BOWDEN SOCCER TEAMS!!!
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Brick House.......
So today was Bambeano's 5 year old check up. Papa had the luxury of taking him today and I wish I had been a fly on the wall as the updates I received Papa had my rolling on the floor.....
Firstly Papa as usual was ill prepared and had no insurance card with him, this resulted in a frantic IM (instant message) to me for all the important insurance details, last time I checked Papa was going to the Dr so I could get some work done.
Anyway I was happy to oblige with the details and on to the visit. First up the weighing. 51lb a whopping 90% of his percentile, nothing to worry about except the following 2 boys (about 8 in age) were weighed and weighed in at 50lb. Bambeano's height is at 60-70% of his percentile.
The Dr has no concern of Bambeano being "obese" as he put it. He described Bambeano as "no issues with weight he is just solid built " In Papa's world he is built like a BRICK!!!!
Dr Swetenburg does not anticipate future issues or visits from Bambeano but considers lots of visits to the orthopedic as Bambeano is the type of child to fall down and break something, get back up and break the same thing over and over, GREAT I think should I take out additional health insurance now.
So Bambeano has this knack of potty breaks at the most unusual time and decides to broadcast the worst things, now pee pee he is very discreet saying he needs the bathroom, but #2 is another story this he decides he need to broadcast as needing to go poops. The visit at the Drs was no different. Papa let him off for his business only to discover that Bambeano was not happy with the lingering after smell and proceeded to empty half the can of air freshener that was in the stall. Papa asked him why he sprayed so much air freshener and Bambeano replied "It stinks it, smells like poison ivy"
All in all a very health check up, no shots and just a nasal flu shot, now just to get the rest of the family with flu shots :)
Firstly Papa as usual was ill prepared and had no insurance card with him, this resulted in a frantic IM (instant message) to me for all the important insurance details, last time I checked Papa was going to the Dr so I could get some work done.
Anyway I was happy to oblige with the details and on to the visit. First up the weighing. 51lb a whopping 90% of his percentile, nothing to worry about except the following 2 boys (about 8 in age) were weighed and weighed in at 50lb. Bambeano's height is at 60-70% of his percentile.
The Dr has no concern of Bambeano being "obese" as he put it. He described Bambeano as "no issues with weight he is just solid built " In Papa's world he is built like a BRICK!!!!
Dr Swetenburg does not anticipate future issues or visits from Bambeano but considers lots of visits to the orthopedic as Bambeano is the type of child to fall down and break something, get back up and break the same thing over and over, GREAT I think should I take out additional health insurance now.
So Bambeano has this knack of potty breaks at the most unusual time and decides to broadcast the worst things, now pee pee he is very discreet saying he needs the bathroom, but #2 is another story this he decides he need to broadcast as needing to go poops. The visit at the Drs was no different. Papa let him off for his business only to discover that Bambeano was not happy with the lingering after smell and proceeded to empty half the can of air freshener that was in the stall. Papa asked him why he sprayed so much air freshener and Bambeano replied "It stinks it, smells like poison ivy"
All in all a very health check up, no shots and just a nasal flu shot, now just to get the rest of the family with flu shots :)
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
BooBoo does it again
Booboo excels yet again at school. Another week of 100% on homework and spelling. At the moment she is learning about the human body and the skeleton. She has a skeleton project to complete with Papa and yesterday she came home and told me that humans have tail bones like animals and 206 bones in our body........WOW I even learnt something. REALLY 206 bones in our body?
BooBoo is really excelling in academics she makes me proud!!!!!!!
Saturday, September 11, 2010
My heart breaks......
Weekly Bowden Saturday soccer only this time it was a little different......
BooBoo had played her heart out all game and 4th quarter she was in goal, a normal position that she excels in and today was no different. Here she was again at her finest, Rocket powered shot right on target and my baby SAVED it!!!!!!!!
Her excitement and joy just made me so proud but WAIT what happened next left me gobsmacked.
In BooBoo's excitement she jumped up and landed her back foot behind the goal, the ball was clearly in front of the goal still SAVED, what happened next felt like slow motion, the kids still excited that BooBoo saved the goal looked in disbelief as the 2 refs looked at each other then simultaneously pointed to the center spot a goal was given!!!!!!!! WHAT!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!
Now to be fair I was not near the goal so didn't actually see what transpired until later but it was quite clear Papa was enraged, I think for a moment it didn't matter if it was BooBoo in goal or another kid from the team all that mattered is Papa had to fight for what he believed in and he knew it was NOT a goal.
Papa and the ref got into it with Papa shouting at the ref and the ref shouting back, the ref even threatened with a red card to Papa. BooBoo was heartbroken, her earlier excitement and joy was wiped away in a millisecond by the ref, BOO YOU REF!!!!!!
BooBoo had played her heart out all game and 4th quarter she was in goal, a normal position that she excels in and today was no different. Here she was again at her finest, Rocket powered shot right on target and my baby SAVED it!!!!!!!!
Her excitement and joy just made me so proud but WAIT what happened next left me gobsmacked.
In BooBoo's excitement she jumped up and landed her back foot behind the goal, the ball was clearly in front of the goal still SAVED, what happened next felt like slow motion, the kids still excited that BooBoo saved the goal looked in disbelief as the 2 refs looked at each other then simultaneously pointed to the center spot a goal was given!!!!!!!! WHAT!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!
Now to be fair I was not near the goal so didn't actually see what transpired until later but it was quite clear Papa was enraged, I think for a moment it didn't matter if it was BooBoo in goal or another kid from the team all that mattered is Papa had to fight for what he believed in and he knew it was NOT a goal.
Papa and the ref got into it with Papa shouting at the ref and the ref shouting back, the ref even threatened with a red card to Papa. BooBoo was heartbroken, her earlier excitement and joy was wiped away in a millisecond by the ref, BOO YOU REF!!!!!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Another week end bites the dust.....
Wow cannot believe how quick this long week end past by......
No soccer games for BooBoo or Bambeano but they still had practice and today they ended up playing a pick up game with some other kids from the Harrisburg Youth teams.
This week end Papa was a busy bee getting a lot of projects done around the house, namely pressure washing the house, of course that started a flurry of conversations in the cul de sac with the prospect of the Bowdens putting their house on the market......for the record we are not putting our house on the market.......just yet!!!! It will be a sad day leaving our cul de sac family but we wont be moving out of Harrisburg.
The other big thing we did this week end was purchase our new sofa and love seat, leather recliners so I am sure Papa will fall asleep more in front of the tv. the new furniture will arrive in 6-8 weeks.
No soccer games for BooBoo or Bambeano but they still had practice and today they ended up playing a pick up game with some other kids from the Harrisburg Youth teams.
This week end Papa was a busy bee getting a lot of projects done around the house, namely pressure washing the house, of course that started a flurry of conversations in the cul de sac with the prospect of the Bowdens putting their house on the market......for the record we are not putting our house on the market.......just yet!!!! It will be a sad day leaving our cul de sac family but we wont be moving out of Harrisburg.
The other big thing we did this week end was purchase our new sofa and love seat, leather recliners so I am sure Papa will fall asleep more in front of the tv. the new furniture will arrive in 6-8 weeks.
Friday, September 3, 2010
FINALLY THE WEEK END!!!!
What a week.....
Mummy tore her MCL (inside knee ligament) at soccer last Sunday. A trip to the Orthopedic Drs on Monday and now in a brace and crutches for the next 5 weeks, GREAT NOT.
So after a delay here are some picture from Bambeano's birthday party
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