Finishing Soccer and Continuing Dentistry

Just minutes before Sabrina's last soccer practice she was running on some asphalt and tripped in her cleats.  She managed to tear up her knee pretty badly.  Her last soccer game was the next day, but she had developed a fever so she missed out.  Poor kid!  Thankfully she healed up pretty quickly after that.  

On the day of the last soccer games the girls were waiting for Grandma Jensen to come.  Sabrina got to dress up in her soccer gear even though she didn't get to play.  Over the course of the season Grandma came to one of each of the girls' games.  They loved having an extra audience!

Kate's team this year was called The Skittles.  I was at her last soccer game (with Grandma and Sabrina) while Daddy was at Lizzie's last game.  

 It's too bad the games overlapped, since the rest of us missed an award ceremony after Lizzie's game.  After all the other trophies were distributed the coach called up the two remaining girls: Lizzie and another girl her same height.  He said that they were the two smallest girls in the entire league, but played the hardest and had the most heart and courage in the game.  In the team of wildcats those two were proclaimed the Lionesses!  I'm sure glad we had the opportunity to do soccer this fall!  It was a great experience for all of us.

(Sabrina and I cuddled up at one of the chilly game near the end of the season)

I made one of these trays for each of the girls for watching General Conference.  Muffin tin with little goodies / prizes in each spot, washable glue stick + tissue paper, pictures of each general authority glued on top.  When they noticed a member of the Quorum of the Twelve speaking they could come tell me what he was talking about and then could find his picture on their tray (they were all random) and pull the picture off to reveal their prize!  It worked beautifully.  When one of the First Presidency spoke they could still come tell me what he was speaking about, then they got a gold chocolate coin from me.

While Lizzie was up at the Conference Center for the morning session (!) of conference, I was texted a few pictures of what they were doing.  (I'll have to include pics of here in a separate post). So I sent back a picture of what I was doing.  This is me at orchestra rehearsal early (for me) on a Saturday morning :)

Finally, here are a few pictures of Sabrina and Lizzie at their first major dentist appointments.  They both were pretty zoned out on laughing gas and video entertainment.  I asked Lizzie a question at one point (when we were waiting for the dentist) and she kept talking about the same things over and over in a very loud voice.  They were both fantastic, though!  No complaining or freaking out.  No shrieking or wiggling.  And their half-smiles afterward with half numb faces were very silly.  Thankfully, even after some pretty extensive, and occasionally rather painful, dental work -- they all still like the dentist!  Thank goodness.  Apparently I'm the only scaredy cat in this family when it comes to dental work!

Sabrina Loves...

 Paperclips.  Sabrina loves paperclips.

Silly girl.

Soccer, berry picking, soccer spaghetti, field trips, dentist visits, carnival, tooth fairy, and women's conference!

Okay, so we got Andrew home from his mission, all three girls back to school, and some of our fall soccer season.  Next up: 

Soccer Pictures (we skipped the packages and I took picture of the girls instead.  Way more fun!)

Raspberry picking (It's so much more exciting with a two year old and a baby!  Actually M. did an awesome picking berries and was absolutely delighted to discover real reindeer on the other side of this fence!)

More soccer.  Including eating spaghetti out of thermoses because that was the only way to avoid yet another night of Little Caesars Hot-N-Ready $5 pepperoni pizza.  Other parents were jealous of our real meal, naturally.

First grade field trip!  We went to the fire station, bank, library, and post office, followed by lunch at a park.  And then I slept for a week.  Phew!

Dental cleanings / check-ups for Lizzie and Sabrina.  Lizzie: 8 cavities, Sabrina: 7 cavities -- 6 of which require pulpotomies (root canal on a baby tooth).  (*breathing slowly into a paper bag*)

School Carnival!  The girls got their hair sprayed pink!!!  (I did it ahead of time at home.  Smart mama!).

I'm always impressed at the way these girls can scale a rock climbing wall.

 *side note -- while waiting in line an obnoxious older boy kept trying to sneak ahead in line.  Lizzie politely, but firmly, put him in his place.  Despite the fact that she didn't even come up to his shoulder!  It was excellently done on her part.

Lizzie lost a tooth and left this note to the tooth fairy:

 "Dear Tooth Fairy, Here is a tooth for you.  Please, before you leave, leave some evidence so I know you exist.  (P.S. Use pencil above).  Love, Elizabeth"
"This pencil is so very large for a little fairy like me!  Thank you for the tooth, Elizabeth.  Love, Your Tooth Fairy"
Apparently she believes again.

For the General Women's Conference, Mom and I went to watch with Michelle at her place.  It was very relaxing to sit together and listen to the words of such inspired leaders.  Little J was enthralled.  He sat for several minutes just staring at the speakers!

I believe this takes us through the end of September.  Life is good.